Pumpkin Scissors

I wouldn’t be making a per-episode rant/review since, a lot had already done that and you’ll probably ignore this post if still went on with it. Just to give my point-of-view on episodes 20-24, it certainly got better with the action scenes. Interesting how Alice becomes the strongest in the group, when she started out as a character that does nothing but BLAH-BLAH-BLAH. I could forgive that because I’ve seen her with her really kick-ass weapon. I didn’t think she was the kind of girl who would take the time to learn other weapons than the dagger-like thing she always brings with her. She would look cooler without the army coat.

There were episodes before these that were only fillers that could have been removed or easily summarized to short-fillers in the end of some episodes. This series could have been, at most, 16 episodes. But no, they had to make more than 20 episodes. I continued watching this series because Orland impressed me with his skills in the first episode. He got lamer and lamer by the episode. *bah* He went all EMO in the end. Sheesh~

All in all, I can’t say it’s a great ride with this series. The animation’s alright. The drawing sometimes look as if they were lazily worked on. I could give a high rating on music though. The bgm, I mean. The opening and closing songs aren’t really my type. The ending songs are really unexpected from such series. I guess the production thinks the anime is too dark and, to make it lighter, they have to make a happy-feeling ending video.
Animation: 3.5/5
Story: 3/5
Sound: 4/5
Character: 3/5
Enjoyment: 3/5

It sucks that my computer can’t take screencaps from mkv-format videos. I’m getting the mkv version of eclipse’s Pumpkin Scissors. The only thing I like it when it’s mkv is that I can skip the opening and ending parts.
I’m led to believe that the higher-ups of the army or the Empire are up to something. In episode 17, the Himmel drug that is being sold in the sewers is supplied by Silver Wheel. An underground group, it seems, that probably consists of rich people. I thought the long-haired guy who met up with the president of the sewers lines company was Alice’s fiance. After watching the recently-released episode 19, I realized how wrong I was. If he was it would be super cliche.
Episodes 18 and 19 are filler episodes. Episode 18 is cute though. Stekkin’s so childish. She should watch what she says or Mach’s will get hurt more. XD Episode 19 is somewhat serious. I’m not really interested about Alice’s engagement unless it’s part of a big happening. The fat guy in the ball is though… The people that the big guy spied on has something against/for him. I didn’t quite understand that part.

Episode 11: The Quiet Quickening

Section III was interviewed by a big time newspaper to let the people be aware of the tasks they’re assigned to. There were mixed reactions. Some were supportive. Some were not. Of course, it could happen that people’s dreams get shattered when you’ve been in a war for so long. Not many people believe they can restore happiness in everyone. Restoration is hard for them to do since out of desperation do people tend to more bad things. Alice gets kidnapped by Cecile, whose brother was killed for finding out information about the Invisible 9. He was supposed to publish his findings in the newspaper, but he died before he actually completed the article. When he was killed, his manuscript and memos were taken or disappeared. Cecile has a copy though. His brother made a copy, but divided it into 3. Cecile only has the first part it seems. They’re going to use Pumpkin Scissors to find the rest of the manuscript and have it published. They want the people to know what the army/government is up to. The squad searched for her as soon as they found out from Alice’s self-proclaimed fiance.

So far, this is an interesting episode next to episode 1. It takes a single episode per character just to introduce them. This is the second time that we get to see Alice’s self-proclaimed fiance. I call him since it is true and I’ve forgotten his name.

Episode 12: The Unseen Pain

This is the second and last part to the story in episode 11. Alice was released. She returned to their office and reported to their captain what her kidnappers’ intentions are. It seems that Dalton, the reporter who interviwed them previously, is also interested in the Invisible 9 after seeing the Door Knocker w/ Oland. He made contact with Dr. Colt. I remember he’s the father of tanks. He was paid a visit by the female scientist (if she really is). She killed him, I don’t know how, for finding out about the Invisible 9. Cecile’s friends sold the manuscript to Dalton causing them to get killed. Dalton was killed too. Alice and Oland encountered this assassin. Alice tried to get information from him, but he poisoned himself. The assassin seems to be one of the experiments of the female scientist.

The newspaper chief seems to be part of something, but we are not sure what. When he was presented by the copy of the manuscript then Dalton left to get the scoop completed, the chief had to talk to someone. I think that whoever he talked to must have caused Cecile’s friends to get killed. Also Dalton.

Being the said father of tanks, I didn’t think Dr. Colt was unaware of the turning humans into weapons experiment. I knew he was going to die at some point.

This episode is about how Pumpkin Scissors came to be. The longest members of the group are Captain and the one who takes care of Mercury. Oreld and then Machs joined. Then Alice came last among them until the corporal was recruited. Machs was different before he joined Section III (aka Pumpkin Scissors). He was removed from his section because he meddled with the plans of the Major which led him to realize that the major was corrupt. When Alice joined, Machs and Oreld barely listened to her orders, but everything changed when they were able to arrest the major from Mach’s previous section. Section III finally knew their identity. Alice gave their section a name as it is necessary to rally all of them together.

Alice old hairstyle is bad. Haha~ Pigtails? I wouldn’t have expected her to come from a highly respected family and with a HOT fiance if I’d seen her first with that kind of hairstyle. Mach’s too is kinda old-skool.

*bah* It’s raining so hard tonight. Eclipse is just in good timing with their release of episode 9. XD I had a Pumpkin Scissors marathon before dinner. I thought more information about Orland would be disclosed when Machs researched about him. So far, we get to know that 901’s known as the Invisible 9. They were made to fight against tanks, as their name ATT implies, since tanks are the ultimate weapon in war. Machs found out about Orland’s weapon when they visited to Dr. Colt to research a tank they got from Wolkins (the guy who targets people using a tank). I thought the series would revolve around Orland, but I think not anymore. One is because of the tank in question. When they tried to get information about it, some people had it destroyed. Then when they went to a feudal lord who keeps stocks of the supplies he gets instead of giving it to the people, they got rifles with no name/serials. Also, there’s something weird about Alice’s fiance. Speaking of her fiance, man, HE’S HOT. XDDD

Sorry, no screencaps. ^_^;;;

Started watching Pumpkin Scissors after Ultra Maniac. I’ve been watching too much comedy lately that I think it’s about time I watch something that isn’t. Pumkin Scissors is an army group that was formed as part of war relief efforts. After the emperor declared ceasefire after a very long time of war, many soldiers became rebels and peace isn’t completely restored yet. The first episode gives us a little view on Randel Orland — a 901-ATT soldier than everyone seems to be scared of. I only wonder why there are still a lot who doesn’t know him. Including Alice L. Mavin who is the lieutenant (is that right?) of Pumpkin Scissors. Heck, I don’t think anyone from their group is aware of the 901-ATT. Their first enemy in this episode is from 903-CTT. I think CTT means Chemical Tactics Troop. Correct me if I’m wrong.
In episode 2, they were assigned to a task of educating a noble. A viscount, I guess. I forgot. I didn’t take notes on this episode. Before they even got to the nobleman’s mansion, they already found out about the reason why they were called. Machs, Oreld, and Orland become the nobleman’s targets — it’s like a hunting game usually by those rich people, but he uses tanks as his weapon and people as his targets. The maids refuse to turn against him because they couldn’t point a gun to a noble. But Alice is actually a noble and they found out after she told them her background. They were pointing guns at her then. She made them realize that they can point a gun at a noble. Orland used his amazing fighting skills once more. He killed the person who assists the nobleman in his hunting. He almost killed the noble too, if Alice hadn’t stopped him.

I was a bit reluctant to watch this series because it seemed boring. I THOUGHT WRONG. Well, I think it’s still to early to say that. I hope it gets better and better.