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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Invisible 9 | 2006-10-02 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | War Relief Unit | 2006-10-09 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | For That is a Precious Thing | 2006-10-16 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Cracking Portrait | 2006-10-23 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Frivolous Men | 2006-10-30 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | A Fruitful Time | 2006-11-06 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Lead and the Follow | 2006-11-13 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Burning Snowfields | 2006-11-20 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Woman of the Morning Mist | 2006-11-27 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Pumpkin and Scissors | 2006-12-04 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Quiet Movement | 2006-12-11 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Unseen Pain | 2006-12-18 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Rough, But Delicious | 2006-12-25 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Flame Still Burns | 2007-01-06 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | The Decision to Stray | 2007-01-13 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | The One Who Tears to Pieces | 2007-01-20 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | The Yet Unrescued Darkness | 2007-01-27 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Small War Potential | 2007-02-03 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Trick in Treat | 2007-02-10 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Enter the Performers | 2007-02-17 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | The Puppet and the Idol | 2007-02-24 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | The Isolated Scales | 2007-03-03 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | And Then There Was a Sweet Trap | 2007-03-10 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Soldiers, Commoners, Nobles | 2007-03-17 | 25 min |
