
Poor Ika Musume has found herself co-opted into helping a creepy child predator in his efforts to invade a tender young schoolgirl, prompting police to issue a warning.
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With fuss over the content of late night anime as vociferous as ever, anime fans have been pondering the question of whether there really are any late night anime titles which are safe for family viewing, and if so, what they are.
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Anime fans have been busily compiling yet another list of their favourite flat-chested anime girls, and this time certain insidious influences from the depths of sea, space and outer realms have conspired to dominate the ranking with their determinedly uncurvaceous appeal.
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Miku fans are rejoicing with the news that her BMW sped to victory yet again at the latest Super GT GT300, with second place taken up by Evangelion’s car. Meanwhile, Ika Musume was not having a good day and only placed 17th…
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Japanese are outraged that mere foreigners would dare to criticise their culture of eating live animals after seeing a video of a vivisected squid struggling for life on a plate, even if many of them appear to be of the opinion that it is the very acme of bad taste.
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The cutest of squids Ika Musume will finally receive her Nendoroid form, by Phat Company in July 2012, coming with some food though otherwise making up for her surfeit of cuteness with a deficit in strange accessories.
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None other than Shoko-tan herself has been busy cosplaying Madkoka and Ika Musume, much to the delight of both cephalopod invader fans and magical puella maniacs, to say nothing of Shoko-tan’s own legion of admirers.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Dec 23, 2011 07:09 JST
- Tags: Ika Musume, K-ON!, Marketing, Mass Media, Nichijou, Otaku, Rankings, Tiger & Bunny, TV

Anime fans have been lamenting the wastefulness of anime which the mainstream might accept being broadcast at 3AM instead of at “golden time” in the early evening – and with their number one choice, they may have a point…
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The only thing cuter than an Ika-chan is a Mini Ikachan, as the latest episode of Ika Musume irrefutably demonstrates..
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The most perverted female anime characters have been ranked, resulting in a rather well-deserved victory for a certain Mikoto-maniac…
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Ika Musume can now add home invasion to her many crimes, having done a credible job of invading this happy otaku’s room, although she probably has some way to go to catch up with the likes of K-ON! and Miku…
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Charming cephalopod invader Ika Musume is apparently able to speak English, if only in squidgin form.
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