Ikaruga Pumpkin Carving: Halloween Harmony

This is a video of a pumpkin that I carved to celebrate my love (and the love of the rest of the community) for Ikaruga, a shoot-em-up made by Treasure in the late 90s. The game itself is based around a harmonic balance between black and white, so I tried to mirror that balance in this pumpkin. In retrospect, I might have gotten away with not carving fully into the Ginkei fighter (the really bright hole), though the opportunity was there, so I took it. I couldn't do the same for the Ikaruga ...
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