Pumpkin Scissors (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Pumpkin Scissors is an animation, comedy and drama series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Pumpkin Scissors stars Kenta Miyake as Randel Oland (voice), Shizuka Itoh as Alice L. Malvin (voice), Cho as Captain Hunks (voice) and Chihiro Suzuki as Warrant Officer Martis (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Pumpkin Scissors has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Pumpkin Scissors page.

If you liked it. Fans of Pumpkin Scissors tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.