Genres: Action, Drama, Military Release: Autumn season 2006 Studios: AIC, Gonzo OP: “Aoki Flamme” by Yoko Takahashi ED: “Mercury Go” by Kana Ueda & Yukai na Nakama-tachi Official Site: http://rikujyo3ka.com/ Impressions: When I read the numerous other entries on this anime from other bloggers, I could not see myself liking this type of show. Firstly, it looked like it’s set in [...]
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I’m just gonna dive right into fall. Here’s a first impression of Pumpkin Scissors. Decent action show about a world where a war just ended. Now the aftermath and the cleanup just doesn’t seem to be going that well. It looks like a rather typical bandits will bother people and our small band [...]
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I'm getting worried about the fall anime season; there is too much to watch. Putting aside the immediate favourites like Death Note and Black Lagoon (these two are unmissable in my eyes) the likes of Pumpkin Scissors and D.Gray-man have proved just as fun and action packed, so where does one (desperately trying to be a 'casual') anime fan draw the line? Because at this rate I'll be signing pink papers down at the Akihabara mental asylum by the end of the month!Paranoid rambling aside, Pumpkin Scissors cut an impressive debut. Set ..
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The second batch for the spring season, and the first subs have already appeared. Luckily, the overal quality is better than the previous batch, but still, the huge load of garbage remained. Thank goodness Pumpkin Scissors proved to be good. D.Gray-Man So, this is the first of the bunch of shounen-series, and it isn’t very surprising [...]
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Just got back from school (11PM EST). One of my prototypes broke and I had to rebuilt it from scratch. *grumble grumble* Anyway, Lovely Idol, Pumpkin Scissors, and/or Tokimeki Memorial coming very soon. Edit: Well I got two of the three. If I had gotten home six hours earlier like I had planned, then I probably would have been able to write up Tokimeki and Pumpkin Scissors. Unfortunately, it's now 4AM and I'm dead tired, so that's not going to happen. And given that this week is all new shows, it's looks unlikely that I'll ever get a chance to cover Pumpkin Scissors unless Lovely Idol and Tokimeki both are complete crap in their second episodes and I decide to pick PS up.
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Just got back from school (11PM EST). One of my prototypes broke and I had to rebuilt it from scratch. *grumble grumble* Anyway, Lovely Idol, Pumpkin Scissors, and/or Tokimeki Memorial coming very soon.
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Opening Theme: 「蒼き炎」 - Aoki Flame by Takahashi Youko Download: AVI format (28.4MB) | Download PSP format (coming soon) This is a pretty good first episode. Animation-wise, this seems to be GONZO's better effort. The story itself is quite dark mostly because of the mysterious background that surrounds the main character, Randel Oland. People have been comparing this to Full Metal Panic but I think story-wise, it's a lot closer to Kenshin in the sense that the focus is on a character who tries to move on with his new life but his dark past continues to catch up with him. The Pumpkin Scissors group essentially functions as Oland's link to humanity which he occasionally loses. The opening theme itself is pretty good but then again I've always been a fan of Takahashi Youko's songs like Cruel Angel Thesis. The ending theme is rather humourous which feels kind of strange since this episode has a dark tone to it. Voice acting wise, Shizuka Itou (Himawari in xxxHOLiC) and Kenta Miyake did a god job as their respective characters, Alice and Oland.
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Is it already time for anime season previews? I guess so! Here’s a quick look at Black Blood Brothers, Silk Road Shounen Yuuto, Gin Iro no Olynsis, and Pumpkin Scissors: Black Blood Brothers In addition to being an awesome tounge twister, Black Blood Brothers is the first of the Fall 2006 anime that I’ll preview. It appears [...]
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