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Pumpkin Scissors (TV)

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Alternative title:
Тыквенные ножницы (Russian)
パンプキン・シザーズ (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, drama
Themes: military
Objectionable content: Intense
Copyright notice: ©2006 RYOTARO IWANAGA•KODANSHA/ IZUMI PROJECT
Plot Summary: After a long war with the Republic of Frost, the Empire abruptly signs a cease-fire, ending the war. Three years later, the Empire is in ruins with starvation and plague. Former soldiers have become bandits. Former Anti-Tank Trooper, Randel Orlando, unexpectedly runs into and joins the Pumpkin Scissors platoon, an Imperial Army relief effort led by Alice L. Malvin to restore order to the war-torn Empire.
User Ratings: 1088 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 58 votes (sub:49, dub:8, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 225 votes (sub:185, dub:38, raw:1, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Very good: 291 votes (sub:180, dub:100, raw:4, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 252 votes (sub:181, dub:62, raw:3, ?:2, others:4
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Decent: 130 votes (sub:91, dub:30, raw:2, ?:1, others:6
2 German dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 So-so: 64 votes (sub:47, dub:14, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Not really good: 30 votes (sub:21, dub:9)
 Weak: 27 votes (sub:18, dub:8, raw:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (dub:4, sub:2)
 Awful: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1981 users, rank: #592 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.366 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6601, rank: #2306 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 7.270 (Good+), rank: #2475 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.45 / seen some: 6.71 / won't finish: 4.97)
Bayesian estimate: 7.273 (Good+), rank: #2220 (of 7243)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage:
2006-10-02 to 2007-03-17
2009-08-20 (Animax Asia)
Release dates: We have 11
Opening Theme:
"Aoki Flamme" by Yoko Takahashi
Ending Theme:
#1: "Mercury Go" by Kana Ueda & Yukai na Nakama-tachi (eps 1-17,19-24)
#2: "Pumpkin Ondo" by Kana Ueda (ep 18)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Reviews:
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DVD (Region 1)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Part 1 (DVD) 2008-11-25 (from $25.59)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Part 2 (DVD) 2008-11-25 (from $2.79)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Complete Series (DVD) 2009-08-25 (from $18.97)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Honor & Blood (DVD 1) 2007-10-23 (from $7.94)
    Pumpkin Scissors - The Enemy Within (DVD 2) 2007-12-11 (from $3.09)
    Pumpkin Scissors - The Enemy Within + Artbox (DVD 2) 2007-12-11 (from $39.99)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Wounds of War (DVD 3) 2008-02-26 (from $6.00)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Inferno (DVD 4) 2008-05-27 (from $3.99)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Battlefield of the Heart (DVD 5) 2008-07-22 (from $19.19)
    Pumpkin Scissors - Final Countdown (DVD 6) 2008-12-30

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Katsuhito Akiyama
Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Script:
Atsuhiro Tomioka (7 episodes
eps 1, 7, 11-12, 16, 19, 24
)

Shuichi Kamiyama (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 13, 18, 20
)

Shuuichi Kouyama (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 13, 18, 20
)

Yoshifumi Fukushima (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 15, 23
)

Yūji Hosono (7 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 14, 17, 21-22
)

Storyboard:
Ei Aoki (ep 18)
Hiroyuki Ochi (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 17, 22
)

Katsuhito Akiyama (eps 1, 9)
Koichi Chigira (ep 23)
Masashi Abe (eps 7, 12, 19)
Ryuichi Kimura (ep 20)
Takayuki Inagaki (eps 2, 24)
Yoshihiko Iwada
Yoshihiko Iwata (eps 3, 6, 15)
Yoshihito Nishōji (ep 5)
Yūichi Tanaka (eps 10, 16, 21)
Yutaka Karyu (eps 11, 20)
Episode Director:
Atsushi Takeyama (eps 14, 21)
Hirotaka Endo (eps 2, 11)
Kazuhiro Yoneda (eps 6, 13, 23)
Masashi Abe (eps 7, 12, 19)
Mitsuhiro Karato (eps 10, 20)
Yoshihiko Iwada
Yoshihiko Iwata (eps 3, 8, 15)
Yoshihito Nishōji (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 18, 24
)

Yoshinori Odaka (eps 4, 16)
Yoshiyuki Asai (eps 17, 22)
Music: Kō Ōtani
Original creator: Ryoutarou Iwanaga
Character Design: Chizuko Kusakabe
Art Director: Maho Takahashi
Mechanical design: Shuichi Hara
3D Director: Tomokazu Yoshioka
Sound Director: Jun Watanabe
Producer: Yoko Kawahara

Animation producer: Hisao Fuke
Collaboration: Yoshimi Nakajima
Color design: Aya Ouchi
Color Inspection: Aya Ouchi
Color setting: Aya Ouchi
Ending Animation: Masaru Yonezawa
Music producer:
Junji Fujita
Yuuji Saitou
Recording: Tetsuya Satake
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
Sound Producer: Takeshi Nishina
Theme Song Arrangement: Toshiyuki Omori (OP)
Theme Song Composition: Takayuki Negishi (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Mike Sugiyama (ED)
Yoko Takahashi (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Kana Ueda (ED)
Yoko Takahashi (OP)
Video Editing: Takeshi Nomura (TOVIC)
Kenta Miyake as Randel Oland
Shizuka Itō as Alice

Chihiro Suzuki as Marchis
Chō as Hunks
Kana Ueda as Stekkin
Kazuki Ogawa as Mercury-go (dog)
Kōsuke Toriumi as Oreludo
Shinichirō Miki as Leonil Taylor
Tomoyuki Shimura as Connery

Ai Uchikawa as Hannah (ep 9)
Akeno Watanabe as Elis
Akiko Hiramatsu as Webner (4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 13, 18
)
Akira Tomisaka as Cecil (eps 11-12)
Ako Mayama as Mama (ep 9)
Atsuko Yuya as Muse
Ayumi Tsunematsu as
Lady (ep 19)
Mother (ep 6)
Chafūrin as Paulo
Chikara Ōsaka as
Bandit (ep 8)
Clerk (eps 16-17)
Commoner (eps 2, 21-23)
Customer (ep 9)
Gatekeeper (ep 6)
Gentleman (ep 19)
Government official (ep 13)
instructor (ep 1)
Marco (eps 15, 20)
Member (ep 12)
Nobleman (ep 24)
Officer (ep 18)
Private soldier (ep 7)
Symthson (ep 14)
Chiwa Saito as Septieme Rodelia (ep 13)
Dai Matsumoto as Grauwolf (ep 1)
Daiki Matsubayashi as
Clerk (ep 16)
Commoner (ep 21)
Frank (ep 9)
Emiri Katō as Maid (ep 2)
Fumitoshi Miyajima as Old man (ep 2)
Gō Shinomiya as
Commoner (ep 23)
Ralph (ep 14)
Subordinate (ep 1)
Hideki Nakanishi as Commoner (eps 23-24)
Hideyuki Umezu as Colt (eps 4, 11)
Hiroki Tōchi as Commander (eps 16-17)
Hiroshi Naka as Horst (eps 20, 24)
Hiroshi Shirokuma as Old man (ep 6)
Isshin Chiba as Dolton (eps 11-12)
Ito Sakata as
Lady (ep 19)
Lady B
Izumi Kikuchi as Female inn owner (ep 1)
Junji Majima as Hans (eps 14-17)
Kaho Kouda as Solis
Kan Tanaka as Grandfather (ep 3)
Katsuyuki Konishi as Rahn (ep 18)
Kaya Miyake as Mireille (ep 5)
Kazuki Ogawa as
Clerk (eps 15-17)
Commoner (eps 20-22)
Factory manager (ep 5)
Gentleman (ep 19)
Homeless man (ep 4)
Muller (ep 8)
Shopkeeper (ep 13)
Villager (ep 3)
Kazusa Murai as Rosetta (eps 5, 13)
Keikou Sakai as
Guard (ep 4)
Voice (eps 14, 17)
Kenji Hamada as Ian (ep 7)
Kenta Miyake as Orlando
Kishō Taniyama as Viscount Wolkins (eps 2, 4)
Masaki Aizawa as Hosslow (ep 2)
Norihisa Mori as Schultz (eps 7, 11, 19)
Ryouhei Nakao as Metz (eps 14-16)
Sayaka Narita as Mariel (eps 14-15, 18)
Shinji Kawada as Bruno (eps 11-12)
Takashi Mito as
Bandit (ep 8)
Clerk (eps 1, 15-17)
Commoner (eps 20-24)
Customer (ep 9)
Gatekeeper (ep 2)
Officer (ep 18)
Private soldier (ep 7)
Refugee (ep 14)
Rick (eps 11-12)
Ruffian (ep 13)
Takashi Nagasako as Walter (ep 8)
Takayuki Kondō as
Bandit (ep 1)
Karl
Takeharu Ōnishi as Handke (ep 3)
Takeshi Aono as Gramps (ep 13)
Takumi Yamazaki as John (eps 20-23)
Tetsuharu Ohta as Gentleman (ep 19)
Tetsuya Kakihara as Guard (ep 4)
Tomo Adachi as
Dieter (ep 6)
Female Researcher (eps 4, 16-18)
Lady (5 episodes
eps 9, 19-21, 24
)

Maid (ep 2)
Rosanna (ep 13)
Village Girl (ep 1)
Tomohiro Tsuboi as Rudolph (ep 10)
Tomohisa Asō as
Mione (eps 14-17)
Principal (ep 1)
Tomomichi Nishimura as Wantz (ep 5)
Tomoyuki Shimura as
Lord Malvin (ep 3)
Manager (ep 12)
Wantz (ep 5)
Tōru Nara as Alan (eps 20-24)
Tōru Ohkawa as Ranke (ep 10)
Tsuguo Mogami as Soldier (ep 22)
Yasunori Matsumoto as Messenger (eps 16, 22, 24)
Yō Kitazawa as Mariel's father (eps 14-16)
Yoshinori Sonobe as
Clerk (ep 16)
Snub Nose (eps 17-18)
Yuko Gibu as Peter (ep 3)
Japanese companies
Animation Production:
AIC
GONZO
Broadcaster:
Chiba Television (2006-10-07)
KBS Kyoto (2006-10-02)
Mie Television Broadcasting (2006-10-02)
Sun TV (2006-10-03)
Television Kanagawa (2006-10-02)
Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2006-10-02)
Tokyo MX (2006-10-06)
Collaboration: Big Shot
Planning: GONZO
Planning Collaboration: Kodansha
Recording Studio: Tokyo TV Center
Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Charles Campbell
Translation: Amy Forsyth
ADR Script:
Bernard Lee (Omni Productions)
George Manley
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud
John Ledford
Producer: Scott McClennen

DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes (Box Sets)
DVD Graphics: Victor Cormier
DVD Menu Design: Larry Koteff (Box Sets)
Editing:
Eddie Shannon Jr.
Neil O'Sullivan (eps 1-4)
Patrick Givens (eps 1-16)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Media Coordinator:
Janice Williams (Box Sets)
Sarah Alys Lindholm
Mixing:
Christopher Bourque (eps 17-20)
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 1-16)
Packaging Design: Victor Cormier
Production manager:
Janice Williams (eps 17-24)
Shelly Thomas
Recording engineer:
Bobby Gordon
Charles Campbell (eps 17-24)
Eden J. Barrera (eps 17-24)
Jon Duckworth
Sound Design:
Christopher Bourque (eps 17-24)
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 1-16)
Subtitle Script & Timing: Neal Barnes
Translation Proofer: Javier Lopez
Adam Dudley as Randel Oland
Kaytha Coker as Alice L. Malvin

Blake Shepard as Martis
Brian Jepson as Lionel Taylor
David Lee Mckinney as Martis (Animax dub)
George Manley as Mercury (eps 7-24)
Gray Haddock as Oreldo
John Tyson as Major Connery
Marty Fleck as Hunks
Monica Passley as Lili Stecchin
Richard Magarey as Hunks (Animax dub)
Scott Evans as Oreldo (Animax dub)
Smokey Delange as Mercury (eps 1-4)

Alice Fulks as Hannah (ep 9)
Amanda Hanawa as Rosetta (ep 5)
Andrea Kwan as Alice L. Marvin (Animax dub)
Andrew Nambu as Mayor (ep 1)
Ben Wolfe as Bruno (eps 11-12)
Bill Wise as Wolmarf (ep 1)
Bobby Gordon as
Bartender (ep 12)
Mueller (ep 8)
SS1 Squad Member (ep 16)
Brandon Hearnsberger as Alan (eps 20-24)
Brian Alexander as SS1 Squad Member (ep 16)
Brian Jepson as
Snubnose (eps 17-18)
Thin Hoodlum (ep 13)
Charles Campbell as
Frank (ep 9)
Government Official (ep 13)
Grandfather (ep 3)
Horst Stuka (ep 1)
Major Ranke (ep 10)
Narrator
SS1 Squad Member (ep 16)
Toten Sie (ep 14)
Toten Voice (ep 22)
XO (eps 17-18)
Chris Patton as
Chef (ep 19)
Emissary (eps 16, 22, 24)
Red Beret (ep 23)
Smython (ep 14)
Christine Auten as
Cecil (eps 11-12)
Peter
David Wald as
Metz (eps 14-16)
Stand Owner (ep 13)
Edwin Neal as
Haust (eps 20-21, 24)
Mion (eps 14-17)
George Manley as
Driver (ep 22)
Grumpy Old Man (ep 6)
SS1 Squad Member (ep 16)
Telly (ep 9)
Glenn Fraser as
Customer (ep 9)
Rick (eps 11-12)
Wompam (ep 9)
Jason Douglas as Carl (eps 19-24)
John Gremillion as Hosslo (ep 2)
John Swasey as
Ian (ep 7)
Lord Malvin (ep 3)
Mariel's Father (eps 14-16)
Walter (ep 8)
John Tyson as Royal Chef (ep 2)
Josh Grelle as
Hatchet Josh (ep 23)
Marko (eps 15, 21)
Viscount Wolkins (eps 2, 4)
K.C. Jones as
Helmut Moltke (ep 1)
Ralph (ep 14)
Kelley Huston as Mariel (eps 14-15, 18)
Kevin Charles as
Chisel (ep 9)
Customer (ep 9)
Editor-in-Chief (ep 12)
Kim Prause as
Kid (ep 6)
Mother (ep 6)
Klaus Vaux as
Deathvoice (ep 4)
Toten Voice (ep 17)
XO (ep 16)
Kyle Jones as Rahn (ep 18)
Laura English as Mireille (ep 5)
Laurie Gallardo as
Female Researcher (ep 17)
Kauplan's Assistant (ep 16)
Researcher (ep 4)
Rosanna (ep 13)
Webner
Leraldo Anzaldua as
Rudolph (ep 10)
Shultz (eps 7, 19)
Lowell Bartholomee as Dalton (eps 11-12)
Mark X Laskowski as Paulo (eps 19-24)
Michael Dalmon as
Gefreiter Muller (ep 1)
Jan (eps 20-24)
Wantz (ep 5)
Michael Pizzuto as Randel Oland (Animax dub)
Michele Harrell as Proprietress (ep 1)
Monica Passley as Little Boy (ep 24)
Paul Hope as Dr. Kortu (eps 4, 11)
Phil Ross as Butler (ep 13)
Robert Kraft as Handke (ep 3)
Samantha Inoue-Harte as Dieter (ep 6)
Sarah Hauser as
Ellis (Animax dub)
Sergeant Major Lili Stecchin
Sarah Swofford as Settiam (ep 13)
Shannon Emerick as Elis (9 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 19-24
)
Stephanie Nadolny as
Proprietress (ep 9)
Royal Maid (ep 2)
Tamara Levine as Solice (8 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 19-22, 24
)
Thea Goodman as Muze Kauplan
Vic Mignogna as Hans (eps 14-17)
William Orendorff as Big Hoodlum (ep 13)
Winston Parish as Headmaster (ep 1)

Robert Kraft (ep 4)
English companies
ADR Production: Omni Productions (Animax dub)
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK)
MVM (UK & Ireland)
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll (USA, Canada, UK, South Africa)
FUNimation Entertainment
Hulu
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
FUNimation Entertainment (2008)
Production: Amusement Park Media
Korean staff
Korean companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Animax Korea
Korean cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Black Box
French cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
ADR Director: Tatjana Kopp
Peter Lontzek as Randal Oland
Uschi Hugo as Alice L. Malvin

David Nathan as Lionel Taylor
Dirk Petrick as Martis
Helmut Gauß as Hunks
Jennifer Weiß as Lili Stecchin
Jill Böttcher as Marielle
Julien Haggege as Oreldo
Katrin Zimmermann as Webner
Nicole Hannak as Solis
Reinhard Kuhnert as Connery

Almut Zydra as Inn Owner (ep 1)
Ann Vielhaben as Rosetta (eps 5, 13)
Carmen Katt as Mireille (ep 5)
Diana Borgwardt as Septieme Rodelia (ep 13)
Gerald Paradies as Hans (eps 14-17)
Magdalena Turba as Cecil (eps 11-12)
Marianne Lutz as Mama (ep 9)
Michael Baral as Rahn (ep 18)
Olaf Reichmann as Dalton (eps 11-12)
Robin Kahnmeyer as Metz (eps 14-16)
Sonja Spuhl as Hannah (ep 9)
Uli Krohm as Dr. Colt (eps 4, 11)
Uschi Hugo as Alice 
German companies
Broadcaster: Animax Germany
Distributor: OVA Films

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