2006-10-31, 14:24 | Link #1 |
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Pumpkin Scissors - Q & A
This thread is for those with questions about the Pumpkin Scissors anime or manga. Please keep discussion about episodes in the relevant threads, the purpose of this thread is to ask questions that can actually be answered as facts from the anime or manga.
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2006-10-31, 14:24 | Link #2 |
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Mahou’s Showtime Page | Fall Anime Schedule (credit: Kaoru Chujo) | Date&Time.com (time conversion)
Q. When does Pumpkin Scissors air? A. Tuesdays at 2:00 AM (Japan time). Sometimes listed as Monday 26:00 Click on the "Date&Time.com" link above to convert to your time-zone. Q. How many episodes will Pumpkin Scissors run for? A. Currently unknown (maybe 24). Links ANN, AniDB, AnimeNfo, Wiki, Official Site First episode broadcast on Tuesday 3rd October 2006 on Tere Tama. |
2006-10-31, 16:10 | Link #4 | |
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This might well be a question but it's hardly a Pumpkin Scissors question is it...
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2006-10-31, 18:51 | Link #6 |
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i looked on ANN and couldn't really find an answer to this, so i thought i'd ask here...
how long did the Pumpkin Scissors manga run? I know it has five volumes, but is that just "five volumes so far" or is it "five volumes total and no more to come"? i think i was wondering if it's currently running. I know that NeoSam posted the five volumes' covers and said it was published in Magazine GREAT. Is it still running? |
2006-11-09, 08:22 | Link #7 |
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It's in Monthly Shonen magazine now. ^^ You can special order the new issues at akadotretail.com.
Here's the link for the exact page: http://www.akadotretail.com/product_...ucts_id=17413# Also does anyone know of anyplaces you can get the buy manga at? (I'm not looking for a scanalation, but the physical book.) Last edited by Sakurafire; 2006-11-09 at 08:45. |
2007-01-10, 08:29 | Link #10 |
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Well, there really is no German word "Gespenst Jäger" or "Gespenstjäger". There only is "Gespensterjäger".
Gespenst = Ghost, Haunt Jäger = Hunter Gespensterjäger = Ghost Hunter (A person who hunts ghosts) However, it's obvious that Oland isn't a Ghostbusters reject. Therefore, "Ghostly Hunter" would capture the essence of it best. However, it's still a shaky translation. So we decided to stick with the "Gespenst Jäger" original, with a shiver. |
2007-01-10, 11:38 | Link #11 |
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Why not just translate it as "exorcist", which would stick most to the original meaning of "Gespenstjäger"?
Before you club me to death: I DO know that it does not really make more sense (but hey, I never said I got the perfect answer ) as there are no ghost / supernatural events in PS, but you'll just have to make do with what those Japanese came up with. I have some problems with "Gespenstjäger" and "Gespensterjäger": First of all, neither are actual German words. None of my dictionaries list them. Secondly, a "Gespenstjäger" would be someone who is a ghost himself and hunts. Only the plural form would change the meaning to "ghost hunter". At least that is what my intuition tells me. Mh, could it be that "Gespenst" relates to Oreld fancy blue lamp with the blue light? The etymologic origion of the word "Gespenst" described something like an unnatural apparition or light which led people astray, just like a will-o'-wisp and they could of actually meant to refer to Oreld who goes mental everytime he turns it on. Wait, that's even more crazy than anything stated so far and even completly useless for our problem. Just forget about it. Well, now you might as well club me to death. (^_^; ) |
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[rest deleted] As you can see, there's no Königsweg to deal with it. So when there's no good option, stick with the original. That's usually the least painful approach. |
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2007-02-23, 23:23 | Link #14 |
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What timeline is this story set in? It seems to be the twenties, but some of the vehicles and weapons are not right.
Now I know this technically is not Germany, but come on, we all know this is about Germany after WWI. Hell, they even got the weapons right. C96 Mausers and Kar 98 rifles. But the tanks they show are from later 30s, early 40s and the semi auto rifles are M1 Garands. Is this show supposed to be concrete to the post war timeline or is it just a mix of WWI and WWII things? Also on a side note, in WWII the Wehrmacht actually tested soldier who would fight tanks point blank. Except they used hollow charges instead of kinetic AT rounds. Still this show is really accurate in some aspects. The more you know! |
2007-02-25, 20:25 | Link #15 |
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The M1 entered service in 1936, but it was designed in 26. If we look at it in the show's context of pre-production contra band weapons that the major powers can't produce yet, that puts it in the mid-20s real life time line. The Soviet semi-auto rifle (SVT-40) was first built in 35.
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2007-03-01, 15:55 | Link #16 |
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Still way to early. They are saying it is three years after the war. If it is the same timeline as ours, that puts it at 1921. But I am guessing that it is just a mixture of the mid war years. I mean, tanks like those did not show up in mass till the late 20s/early 30s. Although a few tanks did have turrets in WWI, nothing like those. Those look more like the Soviet T-26. Still even though the timeline is a little messed up, they did very well on the operations of the weapons. I was pleasantly suprised they they actually loaded the M1 like you were supposed to.
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2007-03-03, 18:59 | Link #17 |
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Anime episodes question.
What exactly is written in those documents that the mob riot wanted to propagate outside the Empire's border? You know to which papers I am referring. The documents for which Section I Conelly is willing to authorize shooting down those civilians in order to keep the truth silent. |
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