Squid Girl

For the gear brand, see The SQUID GIRL.

Squid Girl, also known as Shinryaku! Ika Musume (侵略!イカ娘 Invade! Squid Girl) is a Japanese comic series by artist Masahiro Anbe about a young squid girl that emerges from the ocean in order to invade Earth to punish them for polluting the ocean, but ends up working at a shop nearby in order to work off a debt. The series has also been adapted to animation.

Squid Girl outfit announcement

On April 1st, Masahiro posted a drawing of an Inkling wearing a School Uniform to his Twitter account.^[1] This was followed in May with Squid Girl and Splatoon crossover artworks by Masahiro, including artworks in the comic magazine, Weekly Shounen Champion.

A page in the Weekly Shounen Champion magazine announced an upcoming Splatoon release:

“	そしてついに「侵略！イカ娘」コラボコスチューム制作開始！　無料アップデートでオリジナルコスチュームの配信が決定！　果たしてどんなビジュアルに！？配信開始予定の８月を待て！	”
— Weekly Shounen Champion

In English, this translates as:

“	And finally, the "Squid Girl" collaboration costume production has begun! It has been determined this original costume will be delivered as a free update! What is it expected to look like? Wait for the planned distribution to start in August!	”
— Weekly Shounen Champion (Translation)

SQUID GIRL Gear

Main article: SQUID GIRL Gear

On 5 August 2015, three pieces of gear based on Squid Girl were released, including the SQUID GIRL Hat, SQUID GIRL Tunic, and SQUID GIRL Shoes.

Gallery

The first tweet from Masahiro.
A peek at the Squid Girl outfits, from a page in Squid Girl.
A close-up of the art in the previous image.
Squid Girl and an Inkling girl holding Splattershots in a Weekly Shōnen Champion issue.
An alternate scan.
A close-up of the art in the previous images.
A page from the same issue promoting Splatoon, featuring Squid Girl.
A render of the Squid Girl gear set from the official Japanese Splatoon twitter.
Teaser of the Twitter release
Screenshot of the Twitter release
Official art of an Inkling wearing the SQUID GIRL Gear.
Thanks art for Squid Girl's final episode.
Squid Girl shooting ink at an Inkling girl with her mouth.
Pages about Splatoon from a Weekly Shōnen Champion issue, featuring Squid Girl.