About this season
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.
Episodes (24)
1. The Invisible 9
9.0Aired 2 October 2006 • 24 min
The Pumpkin Scissors unit gets help from an unexpected source in dealing with a group of rogue soldiers.
2. War Relief Unit
9.0Aired 9 October 2006 • 24 min
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
8.0Aired 16 October 2006 • 24 min
Pumpkin Scissors are sent to rebuild a tunnel, and convince reluctant villagers to join their cause.
4. The Cracking Portrait
9.0Aired 23 October 2006 • 24 min
Having become distrustful of Randel, Martis begins investigating his past.
5. The Frivolous Men
9.0Aired 30 October 2006 • 24 min
Martis and Oreldo investigate more about Randel while he is in the hospital.
6. A Fruitful Time
7.0Aired 6 November 2006 • 24 min
Randel and Alice try to find the mother of an abandoned baby.
7. The Lead And The Follow
8.0Aired 13 November 2006 • 24 min
Alice gets a day off to meet her fiance, and the rest of the Pumpkin Scissors must look for missing supplies.
8. Burning Snowfields
8.0Aired 20 November 2006 • 24 min
The Pumpkin Scissors race to deliver vital supplies in a frozen wasteland.
9. Woman of the Morning Mist
Aired 27 November 2006 • 24 min
Ladies man Oreldo helps a desperate woman come to terms with her past.
10. Pumpkin and Scissors
Aired 4 December 2006 • 24 min
The meaning behind the Pumpkin Scissors' title is finally revealed as Stecchin explains its creation to Randel.
11. Quiet Movement
Aired 11 December 2006 • 24 min
Alice is kidnapped by a group of people who want her to reveal the military's secrets.
12. The Unseen Pain
Aired 18 December 2006 • 24 min
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
Aired 25 December 2006 • 24 min
Martis meets with a foreign princess.
14. The Flame Still Burns
Aired 6 January 2007 • 24 min
Pumpkin Scissors must deal with drug dealers while moving homeless people from the sewers.
15. The Decision To Stray
Aired 13 January 2007 • 24 min
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
Aired 20 January 2007 • 24 min
Alice must unleash her special weapon to finish the fight against the drug dealers.
17. The Yet Unrescued Darkness
Aired 27 January 2007 • 24 min
Alice fights the Claymores while Randel fights Hans.
18. Small War Potential
Aired 3 February 2007 • 24 min
Stecchin attempts to cheer up Randel, who has been depressed since the last mission.
19. Trick in Treat
Aired 10 February 2007 • 24 min
Alice goes to a ball with her sisters while the rest of Pumpkin Scissors gives rations out to the homeless.
20. Enter the Performers
Aired 17 February 2007 • 24 min
The ball is invaded by an angry mob.
21. The Puppet and the Idol
Aired 24 February 2007 • 24 min
Marquis sends his two bodyguards at Alice when she challenges him to a duel.
22. The Isolated Scales
Aired 3 March 2007 • 24 min
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
Aired 10 March 2007 • 24 min
Everyone witnesses Alice's duel, and the military prepares to raid the mansion.
24. Soldiers, Commoners, Nobles
Aired 17 March 2007 • 24 min
Pumpkin Scissors is quickly running out of time to find a solution before the mansion is attacked.