Series synopsis
Pumpkin Scissors, also known as パンプキン・シザーズ is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 2, 2006. It ended on March 17, 2007. It was created by Ryotaro Iwanaga. It stars Kenta Miyake, Shizuka Itoh, Cho and Chihiro Suzuki.
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 mark ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenta Miyake as Randel Oland (voice)
- Shizuka Itoh as Alice L. Malvin (voice)
- Cho as Captain Hunks (voice)
- Chihiro Suzuki as Warrant Officer Martis (voice)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Warrant Officer Oreldo (voice)
- Kana Ueda as Sergeant Major Lili Stecchin (voice)
- Kazuki Ogawa as Mercury (voice)
- Akiko Hiramatsu as First Lieutenant Webner (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Lionel Taylor (voice)
- Tomoyuki Shimura as Major Connery (voice)
- Junji Majima as Hans (voice)
- Akeno Watanabe as Elis (voice)
- Atsuko Yuya as Muse Kauplan (voice)
- Kaho Kouda as Solis (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | October 2, 2006 | March 17, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Invisible 9 The Pumpkin Scissors unit gets help from an unexpected source in dealing with a group of rogue soldiers. |
October 2, 2006 |
| 2 |
War Relief Unit 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. |
October 9, 2006 |
| 3 |
For That is a Precious Thing Pumpkin Scissors are sent to rebuild a tunnel, and convince reluctant villagers to join their cause. |
October 16, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2006 |
| Last aired | March 17, 2007 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 02:00:00 |