AMVじゃなイカ? (An Anime Music Squideo!)

Author's comment: For some time now I've wanted to make a video that embodies the animé used so well that it would come to people's minds immediately whenever they thought of AMVs with that animé. As far as I've seen, in order for an AMV to attain such status, it has to meet three criteria:
1) Be one of the first AMVs created with that animé,
2) Be very well matched to its music, and
3) Be very well executed on.

Well, I'm not so sure about that last one, but I think I've got a valid claim to the first two of those criteria. Squid Girl is becoming a popular enough series (and rightfully so; it's cute and funny and a good time) that I'm sure there will be more, but this time (unlike with, say, Loveless or Code Geass) I got in on the action pretty much as soon as I could.

Information
Anime: Squid Girl
Music: Third Impact - Squid Girl
Awards: Best Dance/Upbeat at Otakon 2011, Best Fun and Judges Best Overall at Animethon 18