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** In another chapter, a tetrapod (which usually weighs around a ton) that Ika somehow brought to the Lemon overnight is accidentally enlarged by the Three Stooges, who were trying to get rid of it. Chizuru is the one who ends up removing it, by ''smashing it to pieces with her bare hands'',in a fear-induced adrenaline rush caused by an enlarged bug. Granted, her knuckles were slightly bruised afterwards, but that's still nuts.

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** In another chapter, a tetrapod (which [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_(structure) concrete tetrapod]] (the kind used for anti-erosion protection on shorelines, ubiquitous in Japan and which usually weighs weigh around a ton) that Ika somehow brought to the Lemon overnight is accidentally enlarged by the Three Stooges, who were trying to get rid of it. Chizuru is the one who ends up removing it, by ''smashing it to pieces with her bare hands'',in a fear-induced adrenaline rush caused by an enlarged bug. Granted, her knuckles were slightly bruised afterwards, but that's still nuts.

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* DemotedToExtra: While her father and his fake Ika robot continue to be semi-recurring characters, Ayumi pretty much disappears for the last hundred chapters. Aside from the big ensemble shot in the final chapter, her sole appearance is a one-page scene where Isozaki [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness does not try to hit on her.]]



* MrFanservice: For the same reason as Goro
* PerverseSexualLust: He's absolutely obsessed with Misaki-chan, a female fighting game character. He uses her victory pose to soothe his "broken soul" after striking out.

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* MrFanservice: For the same reason as Goro
Goro.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He once remade himself as a "herbivore man" who renounces chasing after women. Eiko and Ika are immediately suspicous and start tailing him. Sure enough, they discover it's a ploy to make himself more attractive to women.
* PerverseSexualLust: He's absolutely obsessed with Misaki-chan, a female fighting game character. He uses her victory pose to soothe his "broken soul" after striking out.out with real girls. Although he refuses to buy otaku merch so he can try and keep his dignity, through a convoluted series of events he ends up with multiple Misaki figures, including a life-sized one.
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* TheBusCameBack: After being absent for hundreds of chapters, she reappears in the last volume's omake for a quick gag about octopus cannibalism.
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* OutOfFocus: In the mid-to-late 300s, she barely shows up. Her father and the fake Ika have more page time than she does.

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** Uses it to his advantage in chapter 376,during the water fight competition. While everybody else is shooting each other with water guns, he sneaks around and plants water balloons all over the battlefield like mines. They don't notice him at all until he's trumped them.

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** Uses it to his advantage in chapter 376,during 376, during the water fight competition. While everybody else is shooting each other with water guns, he sneaks around and plants water balloons all over the battlefield like mines. They don't notice him at all until he's trumped them.



* TheChessmaster: Comes up with crazy gambits to try and expose Squid Girl as a threat, but they inevitably backfire because Squid Girl is too incompetent and everybody else sees right through her or can handle her with ease.



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As the manga grows into the triple digits, her obsession with Squid Girl gets so out-of-hand she becomes a paranoid wreck who more often than not ''[[EnemyMine teams up with Squid Girl]]'' to preserve their tenuous status quo, such as in chapter 288, where she offers to ''produce'' Squid Girl as an invader just to get people to take her seriously.

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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As the manga grows into the triple digits, her obsession with Squid Girl gets so out-of-hand she becomes a paranoid wreck who more often than not ''[[EnemyMine teams up with Squid Girl]]'' to preserve their tenuous status quo, such as in quo.
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chapter 288, where she offers to ''produce'' Squid Girl as an invader just to get people to take her seriously.seriously.
** In chapter 377, she offers to pretend that Squid Girl subjugated her just so she can demonstrate to the others what it would be like if Squid Girl becomes a ruler.

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* ForgettableCharacter:
** In Season 2 Episode 10.1, ''Ika, Eiko, and Chizuru'' all forget about him while they try to eat as many cuts of meat as they can. Luckily, Chizuru has reserved some cuts (which she initially intended to eat herself) for him.
** Uses it to his advantage in chapter 376,during the water fight competition. While everybody else is shooting each other with water guns, he sneaks around and plants water balloons all over the battlefield like mines. They don't notice him at all until he's trumped them.



* OutOfFocus: In Season 2 Episode 10.1, ''Ika, Eiko, and Chizuru'' all forget about him while they try to eat as many cuts of meat as they can. Luckily, Chizuru has reserved some cuts (which she initially intended to eat herself) for him.
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* SenseiChan: Young, beautiful, and at times surprisingly immature for a teacher.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Although she's somewhat knowledgeable about them (Since she's a teacher), she's terrified of bugs.

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* SenseiChan: Young, beautiful, and at times surprisingly immature for a teacher.
teacher. In chapter 374, Nagisa tells her the reason she's not popular with her students is because she looks down on childish pastimes. Her solution is to put on a sundress and a big hair bow, find the neighborhood children, and ask them to call her Aiko-chan while she plays with them.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Although Being a teacher, she's somewhat knowledgeable about them (Since bugs, but she's a teacher), she's still terrified of bugs.
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Ayumi's father whose first name is unknown. He is the Southern Wind's owner. He is fond of making creepy kigurumi based on Ika.

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Ayumi's father whose father, first name is unknown. He is owns the Southern Wind's owner. He Wind beach house and is fond of making creepy kigurumi based on Ika.

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* OpponentInstruction: After she stopped taking Squid Girl seriously as an invader, she spitballed the idea of Squid Girl getting everybody in the world to love her, then betraying them. It failed so badly she took Squid Girl even less seriously.

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* OpponentInstruction: OpponentInstruction:
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After she stopped taking Squid Girl seriously as an invader, she spitballed the idea of Squid Girl getting everybody in the world to love her, then betraying them. It failed so badly she took Squid Girl even less seriously.seriously.
** Made literal in chapter 354, where Squid Girl dubs her the Invasion Club's advisor on the basis that she's always giving out great tips on how to be a better invader.
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* CharacterCheck: Occasionally, deep into the manga's run, the mangaka will remember Nagisa is a surfer and have her take up her old pasttime briefly before reverting to a paranoid nutcase.

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* CharacterCheck: Occasionally, deep Deep into the manga's run, the mangaka Anbe will remember Nagisa is she's a surfer and have her take up her old pasttime briefly briefly, before reverting to a paranoid nutcase.nutcase waitress. Chapter 321 involves her attempting to surf while pointedly trying (and failing) to ignore whatever Squid Girl is doing.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As the manga grows into the triple digits, her obsession with Squid Girl gets so out-of-hand she becomes a paranoid wreck who more often than not ''[[EnemyMine teams up with Squid Girl]]'' to preserve their tenuous status quo.

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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As the manga grows into the triple digits, her obsession with Squid Girl gets so out-of-hand she becomes a paranoid wreck who more often than not ''[[EnemyMine teams up with Squid Girl]]'' to preserve their tenuous status quo.quo, such as in chapter 288, where she offers to ''produce'' Squid Girl as an invader just to get people to take her seriously.

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* HiddenDepths:
** She apparently really likes soldiers, and has a full outfit to boot.

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* HiddenDepths:
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HiddenDepths: She apparently really likes soldiers, and has a full outfit to boot.



* NeatFreak: Played with. She isn't obssessed with cleanliness per se, but she does feel restless and uneasy if she doesn't clean around the house; even going as far az her gaining an intense, menacing aura if she goes long enough without cleaning.



* OutOfFocus: In Season 2 Episode 10.1, ''Ika, Eiko, and Chizuru'' all forget about him while they try to eat as many cuts of meat as they can. Luckily, Chizuru has reserved some cuts (which she intends to eat herself) for him.

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* OutOfFocus: In Season 2 Episode 10.1, ''Ika, Eiko, and Chizuru'' all forget about him while they try to eat as many cuts of meat as they can. Luckily, Chizuru has reserved some cuts (which she intends initially intended to eat herself) for him.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hh's one helluva grumpy old man, but he means well and he's generous. For one example, when his daughter brought home a stray puppy, he didn't think for a second about kicking it out despite his fear; he instead allowed her to keep it and kicked ''himself'' out. Eiko and Ika lampshade how he's a surprisingly nice guy.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hh's He's one helluva grumpy old man, but he means well and he's generous. For one example, when his daughter brought home a stray puppy, he didn't think for a second about kicking it out despite his fear; he instead allowed her to keep it and kicked ''himself'' out. Eiko and Ika lampshade how he's a surprisingly nice guy.



* MadScientist

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* MadScientistMadScientist: A trio of 'em. Their inventions are usually annoying at best, creepy at worst, but rarely helpful.



* {{Meganekko}}: Wears glasses.

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* {{Meganekko}}: Wears glasses.glasses; enforced by the author, who designed her after he realized there were no major recurring characters with glasses before her.
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* CelebrityResemblance: In chapter 245, she's mistaken for the world-famous charismatic singer Jennifer, much to her chagrin.

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* RescueRomance: Developed a crush on Goro after he saved her from drowning.

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* OpponentInstruction: After she stopped taking Squid Girl seriously as an invader, she spitballed the idea of Squid Girl getting everybody in the world to love her, then betraying them. It failed so badly she took Squid Girl even less seriously.
* RescueRomance: Developed After Goro saved her life, she came up with a scheme to hook him up with Chizuru, but she fumbled it so bad people assumed she had a crush on Goro after he saved her from drowning.him instead.



* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk to others without masks.

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* TheQuietOne: Doesn't talk to others other human beings without masks.a mask on. But when it comes to ''non''-human beings, she's more than capable of chatting up a storm.
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* StalkerWithACrush: To Ayumi.
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* PerverseSexualLust: He's absolutely obsessed with a female fighting game character.

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* PerverseSexualLust: He's absolutely obsessed with Misaki-chan, a female fighting game character.character. He uses her victory pose to soothe his "broken soul" after striking out.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: He's spent so much time getting shot down that when Cindy actually agrees to go out with him, he stammers uselessly until he bails.
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* WantsToBeHated: A variation. Since Nagisa is the [[OnlySaneMan only one who thinks Squid Girl might be a threat]], Squid Girl is overjoyed that someone's finally taking her seriously. As such, she wants to mess with Nagisa as much as possible so that the latter will fear her.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: When invited to teach Takeru English, she did not have obsession with Ika Musume as an alien.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: When invited to the Aizawa residence to teach Takeru English, not only did she wear regular clothes compared to her [[MsFanservice usual bikini]], but she did not have obsession with Ika Musume as an alien.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite Ika Musume's fears, Sanae won't take advantage of Ika when she's not at her 100%. This has happened twice: One from where her tentacles stopped moving and when she had a heatstroke.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite Ika Musume's fears, fears and Sanae's overly obsession, there are a few times where she doesn't cross the tentacle line:
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Sanae won't backed off when Ika Musume's tentacles weren't moving.
** Despite stalking the Aizawa's house with security cameras, Sanae did call the police to capture the burglar that Ika thought was Chizuru's dad.
** When both girls had a heatstroke, Sanae did not take advantage of an ill Ika Musume. She even stated that it would be unfair for her to
take advantage of Ika when she's not at her 100%. This has happened twice: One from where her tentacles stopped moving and when such state. Instead, she had a heatstroke.help nursed her.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: When invited to teach Takeru English, she did not have obsession with Ika Musume as an alien.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite Ika Musume's fears, Sanae won't take advantage of Ika when she's helpless from heatstroke.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite Ika Musume's fears, Sanae won't take advantage of Ika when she's helpless not at her 100%. This has happened twice: One from where her tentacles stopped moving and when she had a heatstroke.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumiFujimura (Japanese), Heather Pennington (season 1), Creator/KiraVincentDavis (season 2), Jessica de Borja (Animax) (English)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumiFujimura (Japanese), Heather Heath Pennington (season 1), Creator/KiraVincentDavis (season 2), Jessica de Borja (Animax) (English)

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* AlienHair: Has tentacle-hair that she can control.

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* AlienHair: Has tentacle-hair TentacleHair that she can control.[[PrehensileHair control]].



* SickEpisode: Ika falls ill to a Squid Girl disease. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, flushes in the face, fever, delirium, and death...[[spoiler:ly cravings for shrimp.]]

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* SickEpisode: SickEpisode:
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Ika falls ill to a Squid Girl disease. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, flushes in the face, fever, delirium, and death...[[spoiler:ly cravings for shrimp.]]



* SitcomArchnemesis: Sometimes sees Goro as one.

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* %%* SitcomArchnemesis: Sometimes sees Goro as one.


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* TentacleHair: She has squid arms and tentacles for hair (though lacking the suckers), which are noted for speed, strength, and accuracy.

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* StalkingIsLove: To IKA.

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* StalkingIsLove: To IKA.Ika.


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* CruelToBeKind: Part of the reason behind her scary behavior is to get people to be more careful at the beach, even if only to avoid her wrath.
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* NighInvulnerability: Chizuru, in an effort to convince the others that she was perfectly human, allowed herself to slip on a banana peel. But she had no idea how a normal person would fall, and ended up smacking into a support beam at the beach house, and then going through the wall. Eiko pointed out that would have killed a normal person. Chizuru wasn't even scratched, just covered in plaster and dirt.
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* MusclesAreMeaningless: Chizuru, despite her WeightWoe, isn't even HollywoodPudgy, and has the trim physique of a reasonably athletic young woman. She can also sever Squiddy's tentacles barehanded, punch holes in walls, and lift heavy weights as though they were light as air.
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* MrFanservice: AND HOW!


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* MrFanservice: For the same reason as Goro

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* {{Adorkable}}: ''Oh so much''. Her being a FishOutOfWater gives her an adorable child-like naiveté and curiosity about many different aspects and items of life on the surface. She's also childish to begin with, which helps make her even more adorkable.



* {{Adorkable}}: She's clumsy and a bit incompetent, but bless her heart, she really tries.



* NoSenseOfDirection: The focus of chapter 379 is her poor sense of direction, to her dismay. When she kept repeating a map's directions in her head to lead Ika where she needed to go, [[{{Adorkable}} she was distracted by two kids reciting the Konami Code]] and ended up even more confused.

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* NoSenseOfDirection: The focus of chapter 379 is her poor sense of direction, to her dismay. When she kept repeating a map's directions in her head to lead Ika where she needed to go, [[{{Adorkable}} she was distracted by two kids reciting the Konami Code]] Code and ended up even more confused.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Originally, her hat stood straight up like a mitre. It took a few chapters before it changed to the now-familiar knit cap design.
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* CharacterCheck: Occasionally, deep into the manga's run, the mangaka will remember Nagisa is a surfer and have her take up her old pasttime briefly before reverting to a paranoid nutcase.


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* MeaningfulName: Her name means "beach", which is pretty apt for a committed surfer.


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* PerverseSexualLust: He's absolutely obsessed with a female fighting game character.

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