Itasha is a form of painting style which incorporates elements from anime/manga/galgame. For example,if you do watch Super GT,you won't miss this Mercedes: --- Post updated --- Yes.Itasha was originated in Japan.Except a mass of itasha car meets there,you can even purchase a magazine with itasha theme in Japan:Itasha Heaven(痛車天國 in Japanese). Itasha(Japanese/Traditional Chinese:痛車)(Simplified Chinese:痛车)stands for "painful car".That's because in Japanese there's a world:视线が痛い.The word itself stands for"Someone feel embarrassed because he or she had just did somewhat abrupt".Driving a car with your favorite anime character as a livery could be one of those abrupt thing.That's how itasha got its name. In eastern asian country like Japan and China,itasha culture have been widely spread,being liked by anime weebs.If you don't have a car,doing the same work to your motorcycle,backpack,handbag and even clothes are also okay.
How come its popular in the us/eu since not even japan likes it much like you said, and that's where it originates?
No.You might misunderstood what I mean. An itasha car may could embarrass its driver and people around it,but in Japan and China(mostly in big cities like Tokyo,Osaka,Guangzhou,Shanghai,etc.) you could still see a bunch of people driving in their itashas,much more than other countries.Despite driving a car with anime characters on it could be embarrassed,but it is regarded as a attitude towards car and ACG(Anime,Comic,Galgame) culture.So weebs(some of them would even have no enthusiasm in cars)would like to wrap their car with anime elements.So despite that might be embarrassed,you could frequently see them in car meets in Japan and China(These 2 countries might love the itasha style best).
This is my cool car, a 1964 Plymouth Belvedere. Here's some old pictures of it from the '80s and how it sits today (please ignore my messy garage lol).
I have a 2003 Honda Accord Coupe HFP and a brand new Nissan 400z! The Honda Accord is my favorite. I swapped it with an old Civic engine after I blew it and she's pretty fast. Obviously the 400 is quicker but the Accord feels like a ferrari compared to the 400 because you feel everything. (I know my license plate is like super obvious but I covered it anyway for obvious reasons)
At the beginning of the year I bought one of my dreamcars. It's a '71 Chevelle Malibu, it has been modified by the previous owners, different suspension setup, 18 inch rims, front brake upgrade, different engine, modified interior (and someone put Supersports badges on it although it isn't one). At the time I had an '88 BMW E30 as my daily driver, but soon after buying the Chevelle I had an accident avoiding a deer on a nightdrive. Had to get a new daily rather quickly and this '85 Mercedes 190E (W201) popped up on Facebook Marketplace, bought it a day later and it's my commuter car now.
She'd be just as murderous as a Belvedere as a Fury. --- Post updated --- That Merc is beautiful I love it
I meant the exact same vehicle as to what she was in real life. Not to be That Guy, but in the actual book, Christine was a Four Door Fury. And Not to be That Guy part2: "Make" is Plymouth. "Model" would be Belvedere/Fury. AND, that year, the Fury was a subset of Belvedere. We can all be unnecessarily pedantic.
Aren't they the same car, too? Like how Honda makes one car and then Acura takes it and then rebadges it? Or, I guess a better example would be how Chevrolet makes one car and then it's rebranded as Holden in Australia? Oh you edited the post I didn't see the second part til just now lol --- Post updated --- Also, that movie was so cool it's honestly easily one of the best car-based horrors/thrillers and it's such a cool concept. It's also really relatable because we all have obsessions with our cars. I remember when I got my first car, a Honda, all I could think about for weeks was that car.
I hope to soon own this machine. It’s a 1976 Dodge Royal Monaco Brougham. Also, @car_cass220, you are living the dream!
