Pumpkin Scissors #3

The third volume of Ryotaro Iwanaga's post-war military manga arrives in 2008 with a striking cover featuring a determined young woman in an elegant gold dress, clutching a long lance or polearm while a dark, looming figure crowds the frame behind her. The tension between her formal attire and her combat-ready stance captures the series' signature blend of aristocratic duty and battlefield grit. With "Episode 7: Lady with the Scissors" among the contents, this volume looks to push its characters — and readers — into compelling new territory.