Pumpkin Scissors

Pumpkin Scissors is an anime television series based on the manga series by Ryotaro Iwanaga. It began in July of 2002 in Kodansha's Magazine Great magazine from 2002 to 2006, and then transferred to the Monthly Shōnen Magazine magazine in 2006 where it resides its serialization to this day.

It was animated by Gonzo and AIC, directed by Katsuhito Akiyama, and aired in Japan between October 2, 2006 and March 19, 2007, consisting of 24 episodes. The series was released in North America by ADV Films and later FUNimation Entertainment between October 23, 2007 and December 26, 2008.

Synopsis

A ceasefire put an end to the long war between the Royal Empire and the Republic of Frost. Three years later, the Empire is still plagued by starvation, pestilence, and soldiers turning into bandits. To aid in the war relief effort, the Empire created the Intelligence Army State Section III, also known as the Pumpkin Scissors.

Considered a waste of resources by some, and just an instrument of propaganda by others, the Pumpkin Scissors still takes their role in the country's reconstruction seriously. One day their life starts to change when a certain corporal with a mysterious past joins the team.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Randel Oland	Kenta Miyake	Adam Dudley
	Alice L. Malvin	Shizuka Itō	Kaytha Coker
Secondary Characters
	Martis	Chihiro Suzuki	Blake Shepard
	Oreldo	Kōsuke Toriumi	Gray G. Haddock
	Hunks	Chō	Marty Fleck
	Lili Stecchin	Kana Ueda	Monica Passley
	Mercury	Kazuki Ogawa	Charles Campbell (eps. 1-4)
	Mercury	Kazuki Ogawa	George Manley (eps. 7-24)
	Lionel Taylor	Shinichirō Miki	Brian Jepson
	Major Connery	Tomoyuki Shimura	John Tyson
Minor Characters
	First Lieutenant Webner	Akiko Hiramatsu	Laurie Gallardo
	Muze Kauplan	Atsuko Yuya	Thea Goodman
	Solis	Kaho Kōda	Tamara Levine
	Elis	Akeno Watanabe	Shannon Emerick
Narration
	Narrator	¿?	Charles Campbell

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Wolmarf	Dai Matsumoto	Bill Wise	1
Mayor	¿?	Andrew Nambu
Horst Stuka	¿?	Charles Campbell
Headmaster	Tomohisa Asō	Charles Campbell
Helmut Moltke	¿?	Kyle Colby Jones
Gefreiter Muller	¿?	Michael Dalmon
Female Inn Owner	Izumi Kikuchi	Michele Harrell
Hosslo	Masaki Aizawa	John Gremillion	2
Royal Maid	Emiri Katō	Stephanie Nadolny
Maid	Tomo Adachi	¿?
Royal Chef	¿?	John Tyson
Viscount Wolkins	Kishō Taniyama	Jessie James Grelle	2, 4
Peter	Yūko Gibu	Christine Auten	3
Handke	Takeharu Ōnishi	Robert Kraft
Lord Malvin	Tomoyuki Shimura	John Swasey
Grandfather	Kan Tanaka	Charles Campbell
Homeless Man	Kazuki Ogawa	¿?	4
Dr. Colt	Hideyuki Umezu	Paul Hope	4, 11
Researcher	Tomo Adachi	Laurie Gallardo	4, 16-18
Wantz	Tomomichi Nishimura	Michael Dalmon	5
Factory Manager	Kazuki Ogawa	¿?	5
Rosetta	Kazusa Murai	Amanda Hanawa	5, 13
Mother	Ayumi Tsunematsu	Kim Prause	6
Kid	¿?	Kim Prause
Dieter	Tomo Adachi	Samantha Inoue-Harte
Grumpy Old Man	Hiroshi Shirokuma	George Manley
Ian	Kenji Hamada	John Swasey	7
Schultz	Norihisa Mori	Leraldo Anzaldua	7, 11, 19
Mueller	Kazuki Ogawa	Bobby Gordon	8
Walter	Takashi Nagasako	John Swasey	8
Frank	Daiki Matsubayashi	Charles Campbell	9
Hannah	Ai Uchikawa	Alice Fulks
Telly	¿?	George Manley
Propietress	Ako Mayama	Stephanie Nadolny
Customers	Chikara Ōsaka	Kevin Charles
Customers	Takashi Mito	Glenn Fraser
Rudolph	Tomohiro Tsuboi	Leraldo Anzaldua	10
Major Ranke	Tōru Ōkawa	Charles Campbell	10
Cecil	Akira Tomisaka	Christine Auten	11-12
Dolton	Isshin Chiba	Lowell B. Bartholomee
Rick	Takashi Mito	Glenn Fraser
Bruno	Shinji Kawada	Ben Wolfe
Newspaper Director / Editor in Chief	Tomoyuki Shimura	Kevin Charles	12
Bartender	¿?	Bobby Gordon
Hit Man	¿?	¿?
Septieme Rodelia	Chiwa Saitō	Sarah Swifford	13
Rosanna	Tomo Adachi	Laurie Gallardo
Gramps / Butler	Takeshi Aono	Phil Ross
Government Official	Chikara Ōsaka	Charles Campbell
Stand Owner	Kazuki Ogawa	David Wald
Thin Hoodlum	¿?	Brian Jepson
Big Hoodlum	¿?	William Orendorff
Smython	Chikara Ōsaka	Chris Patton	14
Ralph	Gō Shinomiya	Kyle Colby Jones	14
Mireille	Kaya Miyake	Laura English	14-15, 18
Mariel	Sayaka Narita	Kelley Huston	14-15, 18
Metz	Ryōhei Nakao	David Wald	14-16
Mariel's Father	Yō Kitazawa	John Swasey	14-16
Voice	Keikō Sakai	Charles Campbell	14, 17
Hans	Junji Majima	Vic Mignogna	14-17
Mione	Tomohisa Asō	Edwin Neal	14-17
Marko	Chikara Ōsaka	Jessie James Grelle	15, 21
XO	¿?	Charles Campbell	16-18
Emissary	Yasunori Matsumoto	Chris Patton	16, 22, 24
Snubnose	Yoshinori Sonobe	Brian Jepson	17-18
S.LT. Rahn	Katsuyuki Konishi	Kyle Colby Jones	18
Chef	¿?	Chris Patton	19
Carl	Takayuki Kondō	Jason Douglas	19-24
Marquis Paulo	Chafurin	Mark X. Laskowski	19-24
Haust	Hiroshi Naka	Edwin Neal	20, 24
Jan	Takumi Yamazaki	Michael Dalmon	20-23
Alan	Tōru Nara	Brandon Hearnsberger	20-24

Additional Voices[]

Brian Alexander
Leraldo Anzaldua
Eden Barrera
Charles Campbell
Michael Dalmon
Jason Douglas
Shannon Emerick
Laura English
Glenn Fraser
Laurie Gallardo
Thea Goodman
Bobby Gordon
Jessie James Grelle
John Gremillion
Michele Harrell
Amanda Hawana
Kelley Huston
Andrew Jain
Brian Jepson
Kyle Colby Jones
Robert Kraft
Tamara Levine
George Manley
Vic Mignogna
Stephanie Nadolny
Mariela Ortiz
Monica Passley
Chris Patton
John Swasey
David Wald

Animax Dub[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Cast
	Randel Oland	Kenta Miyake	Michael C. Pizzuto
	Alice L. Malvin	Shizuka Itō	Andrea Kwan
Secondary Cast
	Martis	Chihiro Suzuki	David Lee McKinney
	Oreldo	Kōsuke Toriumi	Scott Evans
	Hunks	Chō	Richard Magarey
	Lili Stecchin	Kana Ueda	Sarah Hauser
	Ellis	Akeno Watanabe	Sarah Hauser

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Contents	Region	Country
ADV Films	2007-2008	Episodes 1-20	1 NTSC	United States
ADV Films	2007-2008	5 Volumes
FUNimation Entertainment	2008	Episodes 21-24
		1 Volume
		The Complete Series
		2 Parts
	2009	The Complete Series
	2009	4 Discs

External Links[]

Pumpkin Scissors at the Internet Movie Database.
Pumpkin Scissors (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
Pumpkin Scissors on Behind The Voice Actors.