The Squid Girl Specials
2011 · 15 years ago
The Squid Girl Specials first aired in 2011.
7.3 Score
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2007 · 19 years ago
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2007 · 19 years ago
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Today's Edition May 3, 2026 · 8 stories ·
15-year milestone · Lead Story
The Squid Girl Specials premiered 15 years ago today
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AnthropomorphicComedyShounen
- 15
- years ago
- 2011
- aired
- ★7.3
- Score
Fifteen years ago, the world received a small but welcome gift in the form of two extra episodes for The Squid Girl. While the main TV series had wrapped up, these specials provided a delightful continuation of the bizarre and charming antics of the marine girl determined to conquer humanity from her beachside lemonade stand.
It’s the kind of low-stakes, high-comedy comfort viewing that anime does so well. For fans who loved the original run, these specials were a perfect, if brief, return to that unique, bubbly world.
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