Just for the heck of it I would get one. Reminds me of a pimped out girl's Huffy bike.
Needs better wheels. Yellow tires don't go well with pink.
I hate pimping out vehicles even if it's a bike. What worries me is that it's bound to be a hot item for otakus to hijack it from me.
ooo. i like it! once i get my new bike(again!) i will make some stickas for it to reflect my tastes..
Itasha is alright, but that!? Itachari is definitely a no-no o.o; I'd think girls would be afraid to ride that.
wow! and i thought putting anime characters onto a vehicle is only limited to cars and bus XDD there's no otaku who would not like to have an anime characters onto their vehicle XDD
hahahaha XD I didn't know "Itachari" exist until now. I am always glad I am a Japanese when it comes to humor. It is funny but cool name.
Some weird concepts here: 1st- Otakus riding bikes? wut? :P 2nd- a commenter said something about Otaku stealing bikes. I can't even imagine how something like this could happen. XD About Itachari... well, I'd do it, as long as it didn't have to be pinku like the one on the photo. That is, if I had a bike. Healthy green transportations... can't even remember what was that.
Brazil in tha house!! Pain Bike. Well, someone said one time that life is pain. And labels for people is a sad thing.
Interesting, not for me, but I am up for creative freedom. It definitely shows what you like and makes your ride unique. Why not, others pimp up their car, so why not have a custom bike. I have seen some rides here in LA too. Custom bikes with lots of chrome. These people make our walk in the street just a little more interesting. Heads up.
Looks cool to me! ^^ I'd do up my bike like that. Now if only I know how to ride one. lol
YES! cool bike, easier to find one's bike. i'd do it, but i don't ride bikes.
lol otaku are still being look down i guess a huge majority of the ppl in japan are being look down lol by themselves but it'd be really odd to own one, perfect good to take pictures/ look at one. Cars would look cool, bike? i dunno but if soemone do it for me for free, i'll accept it happily ^^ and the sumomo looks good (theres not much space to make it anime so i persoanlly prefer a car since its big and capable of huge picture)
In my opinion, they are called "pain" + "car" because it will be extremely painful for the owner when those stickers get dirty from the dirt or grease on the road. Anyway, they look extremely cute ^^ Would like to see more in the future.
I would like to do that .. but first maybe I have to learn how to cycle =P
Haha, "itachari" - I love it! So if it had the huge handlebars and the big basket could you call it a "mamaitachari"? Trying to envision that combination just blows my mind. :P Never seen one of those around Akiba, but I did spot a bike with a Haruhi sticker on the seat near Nakano Broadway once. Yeah, that's right. He was planting his butt right on Haruhi-sama every time he went to ride somewhere.
If a cute girl were to ride on this pink bicycle, it'd be fine. But some creepy-looking otaku type? NONONONONONNONNOONONNOONNO THAT is just wrong D:'
I think the word "chari" is a derivation from the word "chariot" I think the bikes are called Mama-Chari or Mom's Chariot....
just for collection, maybe. definitely not for riding around for me...
I can imagen one these getting trashed in the uk, or its stolen & appears on ebay within a day ^^;
It looks good to me. But I wouldn't wanna ride one.. Wait, I don't even know how to ride a bicycle in the first place T^T
I would'nt like to see a man piloting that bike around... (Piloting? I mean Ride). I recon, the pink should of been richer in colour and metallic, equiped with pink lined tires. I've prefer my bike unchanged. 'cept adding on the headlight for night bike outs :]
Some of the itasha and itachari decals can be pretty stylish, I find. I wouldn't however ride around on a pink bike. That's just too girly.
Hahahaha STILE-ISH!!!!
hey! now that's a bike with some personality! I would not put that on my bike though.. maybe.
At some point ,you could say the guy own this bike is admirable since he can live faithful to his love for manga/anime
im a girl.and im still young so maybe it wouldnt look too weird if i rode that bike.Anyways i really would ride it!The majority of the kids at my school are into anime so they might think it's cute.
Ah, I was wondering about the "otaku" thing, whether or not it still is considered a derogatory term. Funny how fanatics in other countries use the word like a badge of honor. Is there such a thing as a "casual" anime fan?
Aerodynamics FTW... It's set up like it's read for a freakin time-trial...
That is nice for an idea. I know how to ride a bicycle, but I haven't tried in years and am not really interested, so it's not much better than not knowing how to use one. XD Well, people, you are not obligated to choose a flashy pink bike to ride (with Itachari included) to be noticed or to show your passion for anime, games, etc. The same troubles as for Itasha occur here, notably vandalism and theft.
if you take this idea to other cultures, like here in the Philippines, you'd be the most popular person around(good or bad) to any Filipino's this is just the same as Jeepny art.
Cool bikes! I'd like to do my car too!
well in penang lately i have been seeing bikes being given a anime paint job.... worse i have seen lately is a yamaha bike with a PINK... i repeat PINK background and keroro characters dotted all over the bike >__
i want to paint my bike with anime characters,but then again, i have to deal with the police again for the permit. maybe i'm just gonna paint my helmet
I would definitely touch up my bike if I had the chance but... Nice bike = Bait for thieves Can't believe my bike was stolen...
I'm not sure if I would actually do it, but there's a higher chance of me doing this than getting an actual Itasha.
