(L) Shinryaku!? Ika Musume (Season 2)

[Ithekro]

They cleaned up rather well after that gender gun incident....

[Kagayaki]

@midonin: mind = blown.

[Master_Yoma]

Mini Ika is just so cute and the real Ika is a blood hound of shrimp

[Ithekro]

Last time they had mini-Ika I was expecting to see her on Ika's shoulder in the credits. This did one better I suppose.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by Lost My Music

The Great Buddha of Kamakura





Kamakura seems like a very nice place to visit. I am planning to visit there alone next year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakur...mous_locations

I visited Kamakura on my first Japan trip - Hakone too - and went inside the Daibutsu. I definitely LOL'd at that, and it pretty much answers the question of where the series is set.

[felix]

Originally Posted by Midonin

This image is exactly what you think it is.

Where is that from? It's not official is it?

[Midonin]

Originally Posted by felix

Where is that from? It's not official is it?

Fanart. I just liked the concept of it.

[Peanutbutter]

The first two segments of ep 6 felt a bit off, but the third segment wins season 2!

Spoiler:

Mini-Ika ED was brilliant. Hope someone can make an avvy of that final part.

[felix]

The episode was kind of... plain.

[klare]

when will Goro finally realise that Chizuru is a monster? Sanae is quite funny as SP

mini-Ika is killing me with her cuteness...

[felix]

Originally Posted by klare

when will Goro finally realise that Chizuru is a monster?

Isn't that why he loves her? I know that's why she's my favorite character.

[broken270]

Oh my goodness, mini Ika-Musume is so cute having such a grand adventure just outside her house. Aww.

[Echoes]

Ahh, to experience Ika again, such a joy and a privilege.

The mini-Ika segment alone could have been an award-winning short. The part where she used the flower as a dress in particular was so cute I could have died on the spot. Too damn adorable.

[Nerroth]

I wouldn't be surprised if they made flower-dress Ika-tan as a Nendoroid Petit someday.

[Soliloquy]

I honestly don't see much deal with mini-Ika. I mean the segment is cute but nothing more. By the look of it, if they made a DVD containing only the segments of Mini-ika that lasts 10 minutes long charging $20, it'd sell like hotcakes. I don't understand people sometimes.

I thought episode 06 were not bad but nothing special. Still there were some moments of worthy of chuckle and relaxing slice-of-life. The first segment is probably my favourite in this week.

[Ithekro]

Weapons grade cute. It turns people effected by it into copies of Sanae. Right down to the joy of being slapped or throttled by Ika.

[Kagayaki]

The way I interpreted that last scene was that the mini-ika segment was actually a Goro-dreaming-of-himself-as-mini-ika segment

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

I honestly don't see much deal with mini-Ika. I mean the segment is cute but nothing more. By the look of it, if they made a DVD containing only the segments of Mini-ika that lasts 10 minutes long charging $20, it'd sell like hotcakes. I don't understand people sometimes.

Another thing about the mini-ika segments is that they have a sort of retro appeal to them. Something about telling simple stories using only animation and soundtrack with no dialogue gives off an old-school wholesome feeling that bolsters the superficial cuteness appeal.

[broken270]

Originally Posted by Echoes

Ahh, to experience Ika again, such a joy and a privilege.

The mini-Ika segment alone could have been an award-winning short. The part where she used the flower as a dress in particular was so cute I could have died on the spot. Too damn adorable.

Someone should make a gif of that scene posthaste.

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by Kagayaki

Another thing about the mini-ika segments is that they have a sort of retro appeal to them. Something about telling simple stories using only animation and soundtrack with no dialogue gives off an old-school wholesome feeling that bolsters the superficial cuteness appeal.

I can attest to that. I find the simplicity very charming, the lack of dialogue is a large part of what makes them work so well as stand-alone shorts. Just like a lot of cartoons; except a whole lot cuter. And that's all they need to be, cute and simple stories. They're not the crux of the show, after all, just a nice little something-something to enjoy once in a while.

Originally Posted by Nerroth

I wouldn't be surprised if they made flower-dress Ika-tan as a Nendoroid Petit someday.

I'm not a figurine collector, but damn, that might just make me take the plunge.

[Soliloquy]

Originally Posted by Kagayaki

The way I interpreted that last scene was that the mini-ika segment was actually a Goro-dreaming-of-himself-as-mini-ika segment



Another thing about the mini-ika segments is that they have a sort of retro appeal to them. Something about telling simple stories using only animation and soundtrack with no dialogue gives off an old-school wholesome feeling that bolsters the superficial cuteness appeal.

I get you and thanks for the explanation. Here I am thinking that the segment was gimmicky. Well I guess I'm only holding grudge because everytime this sort of segment is included, two other segments are overshadowed unless they are extremely funny. While I understand, these jokes were not as strong as the first season, I like that the creators managed to be still consistent, playful and lively. If the segment with mini-Ika has positive feedback, she will be definitely back for more.