Great, character driven action/drama
Although the premise seems a bit cliched, and the trailer doesn't nearly do it enough justice, Pumkin Scissors is a wonderful little series that establishes itself nicely in this first season. We're introduced to a delightful cast of characters and a situation that is unique to war-driven anime: it takes place after the war. Each character is well developed and they seem as much like a family as the guys at Section 9 in GitS. Anyone looking for action won't be disappointed, but this is a drama driven war story that doesn't get to heavy into it's main plot. This is something only touched upon lightly, but you know there is something bigger going on. Instead, the majority of the series is character exploration and a collection of stories about the Pumpkin Scissors dealing with the effects of war on the populace. It really is a great series and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a new anime.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
I'm a bit ambivalent towards this show because most of the characters in the "War Relief" team are stereotypes that I've seen before (lecherous dude, mild intellectual, cheerful girl who serves tea and a middle-aged chief who spends much of his time reading a paper and has nothing useful to say). For an army unit, this group is pretty useless. The bright stars are 18 year old Alice, noble born and idealistic, cute and prone to striking dramatic poses with her sword and the giant Randall. Yeah, Randall makes this show for me. He's well over 7 ft tall, seemingly indestructible and wields an awesome pistol - great for killing the crews of tanks. The giant doesn't speak much but I find him the most interesting of the team. It's amusing to see people react to him! Alice is remarkably accepting of Randall, not even asking about his past, but I think their relationship will deepen as the show progresses. One thing for sure, with Randall the "War Relief" team became a lot more...
An anime definitely not to be judged by its cover!
The war was over and the empire would never be the same. The after-math of a major war could leave cities, towns and the people in chaos as famine, plague and problematic people are common place.
The Empire has created a new division within the 3rd section of the Information Bureau. The new division is called "PUMPKIN SCISSORS" and their mission is to assist areas that are devastated.
Unfortunately, to some people, the "PUMPKIN SCISSORS" is looked at as a group of people who are just the pawns of the Empire that is just there to suppress the people and really, just organized to be "politically correct".
But leading the "PUMPKIN SCISSORS" is Lt. Alice Malvin, a daughter of royalty but chooses to serve the military and help the people who became the casualties of war. She believes in justice, while many think she's out of her mind.
But with each dangerous and deadly mission, she meets up with a very tall soldier who joins the group. A former...
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