Alice Malvin walks into a room convinced the military's propaganda machine can be fixed from inside, and the show spends twenty-four episodes proving her wrong in ways that matter. Randel Orland is a walking contradiction, a super-soldier so broken he might be the only honest thing in a system built on lies, and watching them circle each other across episodic relief missions and conspiracy arcs is watching two people refuse to quit on a world that has already quit on them. The pacing drags in places, and Gonzo's budget shows, but neither thing can touch what this show actually does: it makes you care about a military unit trying to fix poverty and corruption one village at a time, knowing full well they'll never win.

Three years after the long war between the Royal Empire and the Republic of Frost ended, noblewoman Alice L. Malvin leads Pumpkin Scissors, an imperial army unit meant for war relief that many dismiss as a joke. Alice wants to cut through the deception around her. The unit faces famine, renegade soldiers and corruption inside the government. When Alice learns of a super-soldier program called The Invisible Nine, she finds herself caught in deadly secrets. Her unlikely ally is Randel Oland, a hulking, scarred veteran with a gentle nature, a strange blue lantern and a heavy gun, who claims to have served in a unit that does not exist. Pumpkin Scissors mixes comedy with action and drama.