Pumpkin Scissors (2006)
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 ,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.
Pumpkin Scissors: Season 1 - 24 Episode s
1x1 - The Invisible 9
October 2, 2006
The Pumpkin Scissors unit gets help from an unexpected source in dealing with a group of rogue soldiers.
1x2 - War Relief Unit
October 9, 2006
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.
1x3 - For That is a Precious Thing
October 16, 2006
Pumpkin Scissors are sent to rebuild a tunnel, and convince reluctant villagers to join their cause.
1x4 - The Cracking Portrait
October 23, 2006
Having become distrustful of Randel, Martis begins investigating his past.
1x5 - The Frivolous Men
October 30, 2006
Martis and Oreldo investigate more about Randel while he is in the hospital.
1x6 - A Fruitful Time
November 6, 2006
Randel and Alice try to find the mother of an abandoned baby.
1x7 - The Lead And The Follow
November 13, 2006
Alice gets a day off to meet her fiance, and the rest of the Pumpkin Scissors must look for missing supplies.
1x8 - Burning Snowfields
November 20, 2006
The Pumpkin Scissors race to deliver vital supplies in a frozen wasteland.
1x9 - Woman of the Morning Mist
November 27, 2006
Ladies man Oreldo helps a desperate woman come to terms with her past.
1x10 - Pumpkin and Scissors
December 4, 2006
The meaning behind the Pumpkin Scissors' title is finally revealed as Stecchin explains its creation to Randel.
1x11 - Quiet Movement
December 11, 2006
Alice is kidnapped by a group of people who want her to reveal the military's secrets.
1x12 - The Unseen Pain
December 18, 2006
Alice agrees to cooperate with her kidnappers and is released; little do they know what someone has in store for them.
1x13 - Rough, but Delicious
December 25, 2006
Martis meets with a foreign princess.
1x14 - The Flame Still Burns
January 6, 2007
Pumpkin Scissors must deal with drug dealers while moving homeless people from the sewers.
1x15 - The Decision To Stray
January 13, 2007
Pumpkin Scissors continues to fight the drug dealers, and their situation is complicated by a person with a flamethrower.
1x16 - The One Who Tears to Pieces
January 20, 2007
Alice must unleash her special weapon to finish the fight against the drug dealers.
1x17 - The Yet Unrescued Darkness
January 27, 2007
Alice fights the Claymores while Randel fights Hans.
1x18 - Small War Potential
February 3, 2007
Stecchin attempts to cheer up Randel, who has been depressed since the last mission.
1x19 - Trick in Treat
February 10, 2007
Alice goes to a ball with her sisters while the rest of Pumpkin Scissors gives rations out to the homeless.
1x20 - Enter the Performers
February 17, 2007
The ball is invaded by an angry mob.
1x21 - The Puppet and the Idol
February 24, 2007
Marquis sends his two bodyguards at Alice when she challenges him to a duel.
1x22 - The Isolated Scales
March 3, 2007
Alice must deal with the mob and her opponents, and Randel again looks for a reason to fight.
1x23 - And Then There Was a Sweet Trap
March 10, 2007
Everyone witnesses Alice's duel, and the military prepares to raid the mansion.
1x24 - Soldiers, Commoners, Nobles
March 17, 2007
Pumpkin Scissors is quickly running out of time to find a solution before the mansion is attacked.
Pumpkin Scissors: 1 Season
Actors in Pumpkin Scissors
Kenta Miyake
Randel Oland, Randel Oland (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
Alice L. Malvin, Alice L. Malvin (voice)
Cho
Captain Hunks, Captain Hunks (voice)
Chihiro Suzuki
Warrant Officer Martis, Warrant Officer Martis (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Warrant Officer Oreldo (voice), Warrant Officer Oreldo
Kana Ueda
Sergeant Major Lili Stecchin (voice), Sergeant Major Lili Stecchin
Kazuki Ogawa
Mercury, Mercury (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
First Lieutenant Webner, First Lieutenant Webner (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Lionel Taylor (voice), Lionel Taylor
Tomoyuki Shimura
Major Connery (voice), Major Connery
Junji Majima
Hans (voice), Hans
Akeno Watanabe
Elis (voice), Elis
Atsuko Yuya
Muse Kauplan, Muse Kauplan (voice)
Kaho Kouda
Solis (voice), Solis
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