Itasha
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Mon 2007/01/22 03:44
The word Itasha (痛車(いたしゃ))describes a car that has been plastered with anime stickers and other form of decoration. Literally means "pain(痛い(itai)) car(車(sha))" and for some reason the kanji for "pain" was chosen as it sounds like the "ita" from イタ車(itasha)which means Italian Car.
These pictures were taken by Yoshimu-san and you can see more at his blog. Personally I think these cars look cool and cant wait for my mascot to be ready so that I do my car up too ^^
These pictures were taken by Yoshimu-san and you can see more at his blog. Personally I think these cars look cool and cant wait for my mascot to be ready so that I do my car up too ^^
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Polygon Pusher
Wow! I used to want to pull that sort of stunt with my own heap. Never got around to it nor researched how it was done. Interesting to look at though.
(ID #43274) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:00
I need a car first.
(ID #43275) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:08
Gundam Fanatic
Hmmm...it depends on A) what kind of car I have and B) what anime would be on it :P
(ID #43276) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:22
Imagine if you did that to your mobile suit, you'd launch into the battlefield and everyone will be like "omgwtf??!!" and "==;" and "Itagundam!"
(ID #43277) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:42
Policy & Research Officer
Hmm ... it'd be nice to doll up a car like tat, though I probably need to learn to drive and get my own car first. But then, it'd probably be tough to pick up girls with such a car.
(ID #43278) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:47
Haha, there is no way, even if hell froze over and refroze, that I would put an anime character on my car.
(ID #43279) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:50
Art-Type person
I would totally put a massive sticker of a SD Gundam(Advanced Hazel >:3) on my car!
(ID #43280) Posted on 2007/01/22 05:56
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
I would so put my mascot on my car! Female or male; I don't care! As long as it's my mascot I'd do it! :D
(ID #43281) Posted on 2007/01/22 06:07
ColdFusion Developer
I love anime and I love my cars, but still, I wouldn't combine the two to do this. If I had a show car for Autosalon or something I would consider it, but I'd be scared if it got scratched.
(ID #43282) Posted on 2007/01/22 07:32
David -M- in France, Strasbourg
The quality looks very good ! With this kind of tuning you could do a very impressive and funny car ! This stickers are made for only one person or can you buy them easily ?
(ID #43286) Posted on 2007/01/22 09:32
daydreaming and planning to take over the world
hmmmmmm,......I don't know.. My car is already customized...it's completely covered with a leopard-(cheetah)skin sticker;) for promotional issues. Quite an eye-catcher still....but to put an anime on it........???? I'll have to see ...
(ID #43287) Posted on 2007/01/22 10:05
Love anime but on a car, no thanks. I like my car plain and simple
(ID #43288) Posted on 2007/01/22 10:35
Thierry1 in France
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(ID #43290) Posted on 2007/01/22 11:28
Hmmm... Its pretty, but im not a fan of 'pimped' cars. Im much rather see cars in japan in colours other than white, black or grey instead! That car's paintwork wouldnt last long in a UK street...
(ID #43291) Posted on 2007/01/22 11:52
hmmm, anime on cars. for me it would depend on what kind of anime and how extravagant i would want my car to look.
(ID #43294) Posted on 2007/01/22 13:45
仁葉工芸 in さいたま
"痛車" ITASYAとは？ 日本人の私が説明しますと… まず日本では、特にイタリア製の車は、オシャレな外観から"イタ車"（ITASYA イタリア製自動車の意味）と 愛称される事があります、 Dannyさんは、日本では、OTAKUである事を宣言する事は、 少し恥ずかしい事だというのは知っていますか？ そして日本語では"とても恥ずかしい状態"というのを表現する時に "痛い"と表現する事もあるのです、 ですから画像の様にANIMEの絵を車体に描く事を "洗練されてなくて、ANIME好きを公表している恥ずかしい車"を 一言で表現する為の新しい造語として"痛車"ITASYAと 呼ぶのですよ。
(ID #43295) Posted on 2007/01/22 14:01
I wouldn't do that to my car if a I had one.
(ID #43297) Posted on 2007/01/22 14:43
Fulltime Otaku // Student
Those cars looks very good, the stickers really original to have those on a car. I wouldn't mind to have those a car if a had one.
(ID #43298) Posted on 2007/01/22 15:31
Student
That's just sad...
(ID #43299) Posted on 2007/01/22 16:04
Professional Student
Wow.... I'm a huge car fan and a huge anime fan. However, I'd NEVER do that to my car, nor would I ever drive an "Itasha."
(ID #43300) Posted on 2007/01/22 16:31
Wow.. I hate cars, and driving in general, but if I had that Nanoha car, I'd gladly drive all day :> I wonder if I could pay someone to do that professionally... :P
(ID #43301) Posted on 2007/01/22 17:09
Web comic artist, yada yada
I'd do it if I had a garage to keep the car in during the modification. I'd repaint my car, which is suffering from old age (it's going "gray" [primer showing]), and put my web comic's main character there (maybe).
(ID #43302) Posted on 2007/01/22 18:16
OMG that is soo cool! I would love to do that to a Nissan Skyline xD then it can be an Itasha Street Racing Car. However if i did it, i would like to have a Ninja or a samurai on it, but i still think its very cool...
(ID #43303) Posted on 2007/01/22 18:43
Would I convert my car to an Itasha? Heck yeah! I wouldn't feel reluctant nor ashamed to drive an Itasha. Its got to be one of the coolest ways to express one's otakuness, hehehe! ^_^
(ID #43304) Posted on 2007/01/22 19:45
High School Graduate... Now what?
Hail, these are the people who have enough courage and guts to go around and show off their interest in anime! It really tests me too, "Do you have the guts to decorate your car with anime?" Like the lot of people, I probably don't, but I sure like to give props to these guys who actually did. And like a few others, I also need a car. :P
(ID #43306) Posted on 2007/01/22 23:05
destiny
i dont know. even though iam not old enough to drive people would call me perv if i cant to drive it one day but looks alsome!!
(ID #43307) Posted on 2007/01/22 23:09
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
nice, that looks interesting to say the least. lol not sure if i would like my car to be like this. maybe if just adding some designs from anime, actually why not, lets itasha my car. lol i'm looking forward to your with your mascot been all over Tokyo :-)
(ID #43308) Posted on 2007/01/22 23:12
CEO MIrai Inc
仁葉工芸さん、 仁葉工芸さんの説明で分かりました！んんん恥ずかしいんですね^^; David, I need to find out and tell you later as I'm interested in how they do this. Alafista OTAKU, Well it depends on what type of girl ^^;
(ID #43309) Posted on 2007/01/23 00:19
So it's the post you promised to us. All right! I feel that the true essence of otaku-ism is found in Japan, so Itasha is more than okay there. But in other countries, it would leave a lot of people spooked and bewildered as older generations are unfamiliar with anime. I find it great to express your tastes to the public and that some stickers can change your car completely! At worst, every taste is in nature, and there are many eroge fanatics in this world, so itasha should be fine in comparison... I like this idea, and if one asked me about trying it, I'd reply "Why not?"... If it's not about ending having my car stolen or vandalized, that is. ^-^
(ID #43310) Posted on 2007/01/23 03:42
If I had a "spare" car I'll definitely go for it lol. I would like to apply more "discrete" stickers to my car though... Like a A.E.U.G. or Zeon logo car sticker. Never found a place that sells that kind of stickers for cars anyway. Any info is highly appreciated ^^
(ID #43311) Posted on 2007/01/23 04:27
Student
holy crap. i want those sticker thingies... if i had a car.
(ID #43312) Posted on 2007/01/23 04:35
Criminally Insane Metalhead
Definitely will do something like that man. The FAITH logo would be nice as well, but a friend of mine suggested putting a Haruhism sticker or two...
(ID #43313) Posted on 2007/01/23 07:54
People could you actually get paid for this... Considering how big is the anime industry, maybe advertisers could start using cars as the advertising support. That would be pretty interesting.
(ID #43332) Posted on 2007/01/23 19:27
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
I agree with TRISTAN from Paris!! Cars, Buses, Trains.....heck, even planes!! That would be awesome ....
(ID #43337) Posted on 2007/01/23 21:45
To Gordon Pekeur: Well, there has been at least a commercial plane (I think it belonged to JAL -Japan Airlines-) covered with huge Pokémon stickers, itasha style... as far as I remember. Though it has been many years ago already. And I'm sure there are a lot more examples like that one. So it's not that recent for a phenomenon...
(ID #43347) Posted on 2007/01/24 00:54
anime/cosplay events organizer
hmmm... those are printed vinyls, right? this would be a good business opportunity ^^
(ID #43349) Posted on 2007/01/24 02:24
この場合の「痛い」という言葉は、日本人にも わからない人が多いと思うので、ちょっと難しい 言葉だと思います。 「COOL（冷たい）」にも「カッコイイ」という 意味があるのにちょっと似ています。
(ID #43351) Posted on 2007/01/24 03:12
.NET/Web Developer
I wouldn't mind having that on my car. :D
(ID #43356) Posted on 2007/01/24 07:19
ダニーさんの車もこうなったらぜひ見せてください（＾＾）／ ちゃんと奥さんにＯＫもらってくださいね。
(ID #43384) Posted on 2007/01/24 18:42
frankiebit in OSAKA
Yo Danny! These kind of cars were first know as ITAKA (Itai-car) and first appearead at the parking in front of the train station near Ariake (Tokyo Big Sight) during the Comiket a couple of years ago... first trace of itaka found on printed paper is a photo published in Julie's SAMURAI GIRL photobook...
(ID #43387) Posted on 2007/01/24 21:20
wow, it really nice, i would like to do to my car too, i wonder my town here have this service or not....
(ID #54960) Posted on 2007/08/21 04:19
would love to make it into a itasha but i think ppl will attack me here if i do that and i dun own the car >.
(ID #55901) Posted on 2007/08/31 05:46
Student
If I do that to my car, it would be stolen in no time ^^;; Anyway, they look extremely cute. They would definitely brighten up my day if I see any of them on the street.
(ID #55904) Posted on 2007/08/31 05:53
:O Where can I get big anime stickers?!
(ID #55967) Posted on 2007/08/31 18:01
I really...really need to get myself that Nanoha vinyl print on the hood of that white car....any idea where to get it danny? :D
(ID #56352) Posted on 2007/09/04 19:08
I asked at a few auto places and custom vinyls are expensive! i only i could find some vinyl to print my own on the school printer... I love that Nanoha car.
(ID #58327) Posted on 2007/10/02 19:26
I was imagining how would be a Gundam Car Style, or may an Eva Car style. You can also add nice stuff on it (maybe some machine guns and nice wings =P)
(ID #58833) Posted on 2007/10/08 22:14
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
if its the stickers that made cars look more mecha or like planes then HELL YES i would make it into a itasha
(ID #68897) Posted on 2008/01/07 13:50
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Mirai chan on your car would be uber cool!~
(ID #69628) Posted on 2008/01/14 12:02
Mecha_Trueno (Registered on 2008/03/09 21:38)
is there a guide anywhere how to make your car an itasha?
(ID #153524) Posted on 2008/03/09 21:41
Student
There are many, there are already instructions on some itasha goods, it depends on how you'll put it up, just need some creativity.
(ID #218724) Posted on 2008/06/21 19:39
U.S. Army Officer
creepy.... But then again, it nearly reminds me of stuff some guys in my unit try to pull off when I see 56th Stryker stickers everywhere. If they touch my car, then they will be smoked until I'm tired of watching them puke.
(ID #184687) Posted on 2008/05/10 10:31
plasma (Registered on 2008/03/09 16:58)
where can i buy that book itasha road 2007 cant find it no where only in japaness sites looking for a english site to buy.this is wat i put on my car http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4877/dsc5939ki9.jpg http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7892/dsc5940jv4.jpg
(ID #199520) Posted on 2008/05/29 09:53
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
I would put Ichigo from Bleach on my whip.
(ID #200348) Posted on 2008/05/30 09:41
I was walking around Akihabara this evening and seen a couple of cars (180SX, Subaru Impreza, Honda Civic Hatchback and a Silvia) lined up in front of Curry Kitchen all with these stickers on them. Very popular with the crowds as many people gathered to take pictures (so did I). Here's a link to those pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20450&l=22623&id=502529336
(ID #202119) Posted on 2008/06/02 01:20
Future Pioneer and a Dreamer
ever get mirai on your car Danny?
(ID #462217) Posted on 2009/01/26 04:57
plasma (Registered on 2008/03/09 16:58)
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4410/ralliartv.jpg saw this awhile ago
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