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Rating: 9.2/10

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Ewok, I am now only one episode behind, and hopefully I can finish episode 17 before episode 18 comes out. I’m really only behind because of so many shows being better than Pumpkin Scissors, which makes me want to watch this less. That is…until now. This episode is definitely the best episode so far (dunno about 17) and this is the first time I’ve given the episode more than a nine. Hopefully Pumpkin Scissors can stay consistent on this new standard which it has set for itself, as I’m sure everything happening now is part of the main plot, and will be relevant to the end of series from 20+. At least I hope it is. I hate it when shows chop up events and display them with no link to each other.

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Popularity: 8% [?]

Rating: 8.7/10

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I was actually pretty impressed with this episode. Even though I was left wanting action from the last, and for a possible 901 vs 908 showdown, I didn’t feel this episode lacked anything when it had like, no action at all. The story completely makes up for it, as well as the comedy. I really wasn’t sure of what Oreld was doing when he ‘bought’ the girl until Machs stepped in like that, causing a massive burst of laughter from me. It’s just so funny watching someone try to act the opposite of their own personality. The twinkle in his glasses is just golden, and an excellent touch to the scene.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

Rating: 8.7/10

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Ahaha~ the best episode yet with high quality and a decent plot. The first few scenes are really engaging, and it shows Pumpkin Scissors isn’t afraid of showing gore, as those scenes really are quite gruesome. Anyway, the episodic nature of this series seems to have gone and the main plot is in full swing. This means the episodes should continuously become more exciting and interesting. I did say I was going to move this show’s priority up, but the debuting of a lot of the winter shows restricted me from doing this post earlier. Hopefully I will be more on time when the next episode comes out (which shouldn’t be long now – actually, it’ll probably come out today, if it hasn’t already orz). Well as long as the show manages to stay in good quality, it should end up fine. The ultimate ‘goal’ of the show has yet to be revealed, which will be the thing that concludes the show when it is achieved. As for now, yay, we’re learning more about the Invisible 9! Another Invisible 9 unit dude has appeared, this time a killer flamethrower guy! It looks like next episode will pit Orlando and this guy together: what an awesome match up. I’m being serious this time when I say I cannot wait to see it!

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Popularity: 6% [?]

Rating: 8.5/10

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Oh damn, this episode has really shown me how uninterested I am in Pumpkin Scissors, because I totally adored this episode! Not following me? Seeing as how this episode, which has nothing to do with the current plot and Orlando, has become my favourite Pumpkin Scissors episode, the normal storyline must be pretty boring. Well ok, the last episode was alright, but really, this one is incredibly amusing and cheesy; an episode devoted to Machi-character-development with a feisty princess loli thrown in for the hell of it. Even though her character is highly generic, cute yet bratty characters never cease to entertain me. There are some nice life lessons as well, but who pays attention to that anyway? Heck, I wouldn’t mind if Pumpkin Scissors was actually a series revolving around Septieme and her daily endeavours. It would seem much more interesting than the current plot, though hopefully the pace will pick up next episode. The quality remains rather high as well, which is nice. Oh and lol at the bottle joke again; this time it was steel reinforced it seems. xD

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Popularity: 6% [?]

Rating: 8.4/10

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I say if you see potential in a show, continue watching even if it starts crap. However, if you don’t see any potential by 1/4 of the series, then drop it and never look back. But then again if you’re an American, Korean, Malaysian or any other damn country with good and unlimited internet, you can just marathon the whole thing at the end if it turns out to be good. But for those who live in Australia, you must know the pain and suffering of expensive, shit and limited internet, like me. Well anyway, the point of that is to say that I am glad I didn’t drop this series. And now by the halfway mark, the show’s storyline is finally taking precedence. Not to mention the quality has returned to a high level and has stayed there since. I think I might actually start writing summaries and place this show a bit higher on my significance chart. It is still quite low, seeing as how late my entries for this show are, but that will probably change. For once, apart from the first and second episode, I’m actually excited about this series. Let’s hope that doesn’t wear out too fast.

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Popularity: 4% [?]

Rating: 8.2/10

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Wow, Pumpkin Scissors has returned to the manga storyline. And the quality has returned to normal…somewhat. I should be rather pleased. Maybe I should start writing summaries for this show again. Hmm, not this time though; still not motivated enough. Anyway, for once this episode ended on a cliffhanger. It took some time, but finally the plot is smoothing out and we’re actually getting progressive episodes now. Obviously this can’t compare with other current shows where almost every episode is a continuation of the last, such as Death Note and Code Geass, but right now I’m just glad that Pumpkin Scissors is finally back on track. I know I would say that this show is much better than how I am treating it now if I were to marathon it, since then I wouldn’t think about how crap an individual episode is. It would be a matter of how nicely the show is as a whole. If I were to average the ratings for each individual episode, the result would not be the same as if I were to score the series as a whole.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Rating: 7.5/10

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Aww the intro is so misleading it almost made me cry. T_T I was getting excited about another tank battle, but it turns out it’s only a lead-in to the flashback that’s to come. Even so, the story regarding Section III’s past is not at all boring, though the animation makes Alice rather ugly, if I must say. The quality has been so low lately I can’t even tell whether it’s gotten any better or worse since last week. Thankfully though, it seems that the next episode, number 11, returns to the manga storyline and is actually of high quality! I can’t wait to see that. Hopefully there will be some action as well, as I’m getting rather thirsty for it. There’s no reason why Pumpkin Scissors can’t produce a good story with guns blazing and bloodshed. I don’t know why they fell into what seemed like a month or so of fillers. Perhaps the manga doesn’t have enough material to sustain a full double-season series. Oh well, either way, Pumpkin Scissors should become more popular again once the main plot resumes and the action kicks in.

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Popularity: 4% [?]

Rating: 8/10

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This episode has sparked some new hope within me. Although I already knew it would get better later on in the series, this episode makes me believe that that rise might come sooner. Even though this episode does not flow along with any form of plot, it does fit in with the ‘war relief’ theme, and actually makes a good watch. Being a double season series with no initial, fixed goal, it’s expected for these types of episodes to fulfil the majority of the first half of the series, and Pumpkin Scissors definitely needs more episodes like this. The mood of this episode is primarily dark and gloomy, and the foggy mornings do it wonders. I’m glad that Oreld is the focus of this episode, since as I have said before, he is the most interesting character if you exclude Alice since she’s annoying. This episode also depicts him in a caring manner, suggesting he has a deeper character than it seems. His difficult past must have shaped this aspect of him. It also goes to show he is quite a sensible, not to mention all round good person, when he’s not angry though (expect an unexpected fist to the face if you’re the one he’s angry at).

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Popularity: 4% [?]