Iwanaga Ryoutarou

The bitter war between the Empire and the Republic of Frost has ended, but three years after the cease-fire, the Empire is still ravaged by starvation and disease, and bandits terrorize the populace. Can the Imperial Army State Section III, aka Pumpkin Scissors, stop a renegade force with chemical weapons? And who is the mysterious stranger helping Pumpkin Scissors?

Power Snips is a collection of side stories that further explores the setting of the manga series, Pumpkin Scissors. Along with familiar faces from Army Intelligence State Section III, new characters also appear to help tell stories of "what happened before", "what happened during", and "what happened afterwards". A young woman worried about her own towering stature meets a certain corporal who's even taller. Sent to infiltrate the Republic of Frost, Cold Vitter stumbles upon a "cat" and a child "gray" as ash. Lieutenant Alice and Corporal Oland form a contract. These stories and more touch on events behind the scenes and between the cracks, expanding the world of Pumpkin Scissors!