Pumpkin Scissors
Pumpkin Scissors is a manga created and authored by Ryotaro Iwanaga. Originally serialized in Magazine GREAT in 2002 it was later moved to Monthly Shonen Magazine in October 2006. The manga has been licensed by Del Rey. An anime adaptation of Pumpkin Scissors has been released, produced by Gonzo and AIC, which began airing on October 2, 2006 across several Japanese television stations and ended with the 24th episode on March 19, 2007. The series was originally licensed to the North American market by ADV Films for $780,000. In 2008 it became one of over thirty titles transferred from ADV Films to FUNimation, the main distributor of anime in the English speaking world.
Seasons
1. The Invisible 9
Air Date: 2006-10-02
The Pumpkin Scissors unit gets help from an unexpected source in dealing with a group of rogue soldiers.
2. War Relief Unit
Air Date: 2006-10-09
Randel is officially inducted into the Pumpkin Scissors unit, just in time for Section III to have to deal with a Viscount who has been mistreating his subjects.
3. For That is a Precious Thing
Air Date: 2006-10-16
Pumpkin Scissors are sent to rebuild a tunnel, and convince reluctant villagers to join their cause.
4. The Cracking Portrait
Air Date: 2006-10-23
Having become distrustful of Randel, Martis begins investigating his past.
5. The Frivolous Men
Air Date: 2006-10-30
Martis and Oreldo investigate more about Randel while he is in the hospital.
6. A Fruitful Time
Air Date: 2006-11-06
Randel and Alice try to find the mother of an abandoned baby.
7. The Lead And The Follow
Air Date: 2006-11-13
Alice gets a day off to meet her fiance, and the rest of the Pumpkin Scissors must look for missing supplies.
8. Burning Snowfields
Air Date: 2006-11-20
The Pumpkin Scissors race to deliver vital supplies in a frozen wasteland.
9. Woman of the Morning Mist
Air Date: 2006-11-27
Ladies man Oreldo helps a desperate woman come to terms with her past.
10. Pumpkin and Scissors
Air Date: 2006-12-04
The meaning behind the Pumpkin Scissors' title is finally revealed as Stecchin explains its creation to Randel.
11. Quiet Movement
Air Date: 2006-12-11
Alice is kidnapped by a group of people who want her to reveal the military's secrets.
12. The Unseen Pain
Air Date: 2006-12-18
Alice agrees to cooperate with her kidnappers and is released; little do they know what someone has in store for them.
13. Rough, but Delicious
Air Date: 2006-12-25
Martis meets with a foreign princess.
14. The Flame Still Burns
Air Date: 2007-01-06
Pumpkin Scissors must deal with drug dealers while moving homeless people from the sewers.
15. The Decision To Stray
Air Date: 2007-01-13
Pumpkin Scissors continues to fight the drug dealers, and their situation is complicated by a person with a flamethrower.
16. The One Who Tears to Pieces
Air Date: 2007-01-20
Alice must unleash her special weapon to finish the fight against the drug dealers.
17. The Yet Unrescued Darkness
Air Date: 2007-01-27
Alice fights the Claymores while Randel fights Hans.
18. Small War Potential
Air Date: 2007-02-03
Stecchin attempts to cheer up Randel, who has been depressed since the last mission.
19. Trick in Treat
Air Date: 2007-02-10
Alice goes to a ball with her sisters while the rest of Pumpkin Scissors gives rations out to the homeless.
20. Enter the Performers
Air Date: 2007-02-17
The ball is invaded by an angry mob.
21. The Puppet and the Idol
Air Date: 2007-02-24
Marquis sends his two bodyguards at Alice when she challenges him to a duel.
22. The Isolated Scales
Air Date: 2007-03-03
Alice must deal with the mob and her opponents, and Randel again looks for a reason to fight.
23. And Then There Was a Sweet Trap
Air Date: 2007-03-10
Everyone witnesses Alice's duel, and the military prepares to raid the mansion.
24. Soldiers, Commoners, Nobles
Air Date: 2007-03-17
Pumpkin Scissors is quickly running out of time to find a solution before the mansion is attacked.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2006-10-02
Episodes
24 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Kenta Miyake
Randel Oland (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
Alice L. Malvin (voice)
Cho
Captain Hunks (voice)
Chihiro Suzuki
Warrant Officer Martis (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Warrant Officer Oreldo (voice)
Kana Ueda
Sergeant Major Lili Stecchin (voice)
Kazuki Ogawa
Mercury (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
First Lieutenant Webner (voice)
Shin'ichirō Miki
Lionel Taylor (voice)
Tomoyuki Shimura
Major Connery (voice)
Junji Majima
Hans (voice)
Akeno Watanabe
Elis (voice)
Production Companies
GONZO
Anime International Company