Episode teaser: Three mini-episodes kick off the comedic adventure of a squid girl's attempt to take over the world. Can the beach cafe get squid of her? [No major content warnings this episode] Squid Girl – Japanese! Title in Japanese: Shinryaku! Ika Musume 侵略!イカ娘 shinryaku = invasion 侵略 ika = squid イカ Did you know? Sometimes when the characters (kanji) are too complicated (ika, 烏賊), it’s more common to use easier katakana instead. musume = daughter/girl 娘 Family: (can end in -san [formal] or -chan [familiar]; not necessarily actual family) kodomo = child 子供 (o)nee(san) / aneki = older sister お姉さん/姉貴 otouto = younger brother 弟 Compare to: [(o)nii(san) = older brother お兄さん] [imouto = younger sister 妹] Frequent: arigato = thank you ありがとう gomen (nasai) = I’m sorry ごめん(なさい) daijoubu = OK / it’s all good 大丈夫 Bonus: geso = squid tentacles 下足 Did you know? In Japanese you can make a character sound distinct by having them end their sentences in a distinct way (such as Naruto’s “dattebayo,” translated as "believe it!"). Additional content notes [spoilers]: The episode is divided into three mini-episodes. Min. 2 many people in bathing suits; Episode 2 begins at min. 9; min. 9 someone is chased and grabbed with a tentacle; Episode 3 begins at min. 15; min. 16 someone is chased and grabbed with a tentacle; min. 20 vomiting
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Laura Egan completed her Masters of Library and Information Science in 2021 while working full time as a Japanese translator/ interpreter. This blog spawned from materials created for a middle school anime/manga club begun during her school library internship.
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