In Japan, an itasha (痛車, literally "painful" or "cringeworthy"[1][2] + "car") is a car decorated with images of characters from anime, manga, or video games (especially bishōjo games or eroge). The decorations usually involve paint schemes and stickers.

Ita (痛), meaning "painful" or "cringeworthy" in Japanese, is an aesthetic that refers to the Otaku style of heavily decorating cars, bags, and other types of vehicles with ficticional characters from anime, manga, and video games. It originated in the 2000s, but its roots date back to the 80s.

2018年9月5日 · TIL: Itasha, (痛車, literally "painful car") is a Japanese term for a fashion of individuals decorating the bodies of their cars with fictional characters of anime, manga, or video games. I'll be honest, my initial thoughts were not pleasant or positive, more so …

2024年3月18日 · Literally translating to ‘cringe worthy’ or ‘painful’ cars, itasha are cars dedicated to being decorated in relation to one specific character from a game or anime title. Itasha-experts spend fortunes on making their ride the most over-the-top and dedicated ones in the competition.

2024年11月15日 · Itasha comes from fusing the Japanese words for “painful” or “cringeworthy” and “car” together. A more accurate translation would be a car that is an eyesore, or is not worth looking at. The term itasha generally applies to the car’s decal work, which always involves some type of anime character.

Welcome to the culture-fusing world of itasha, customized cars covered in stickers or vinyl wraps of anime, manga, or video game characters. In this world, your car becomes more than just a set of four wheels, it becomes yours.

In Japan you sometimes see cars with characters and logos from anime, manga and games drawn boldly on the bodywork. They originate from the so-called otaku culture (geek culture) and the main motifs used are heroines and beautiful young female characters from anime and games. These customized cars are called “ itasha.”

In Japan, the passion for anime and mangas goes beyond collectibles and invades the streets. It is in this scenario that the concept of Itasha (痛車) arises, cars customized with stickers and paintings of characters from anime, mangas, games, or idols.

2022年2月5日 · Itasha is a car that has been decorated with stickers or painted with characters related to manga, anime, games, etc. It was first introduced on the Internet in 2000, and has become so popular that events are now held overseas as well! In this article, I’m going to introduce you to the different types of Itasha!

2016年5月20日 · In the world of the Japanese car scene, the word itasha means “painful car”.