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Itasha

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See also: Itabag,Fightstick
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Itasha (痛車) are vehicles decorated to show the owner's devotion to an anime/videogame character or series. "Ita" is Japanese for ouch or painful, which is a tongue-in-cheek reference to "the pain inflicted on the cars as well as the owner's wallet."[1]

An itasha dedicated to Nico Yazawa from Love Live!.


Shows

Shows are large gatherings in open areas such as parking lots, often outside a convention center. Cars are parked in rows for visitors to admire and photograph. Providing a itasha for the display may provide you free or discounted attendance to the event.

  • Itasha Wonderland organised by ItaPara itasha car club claims to be America's first itasha-focused car show.
  • 痛Gふぇすた (Itag Festa) organised by 痛g magazine
  • Offkai Itasha Display organised by Offkai Expo at their 2024 convention.

Meetups

Smaller gatherings can often be organised at the local level between small numbers of enthusiasts.

Artists

References

  1. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (September 27, 2018). "Trend for Female Geeks: "Painful" Anime Bags". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved February 12, 2019.