The Itasha G Festa

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A Festival recently wrapped up in Odaiba, Japan, called the “Itasha G Festa” (Ita G for short). The festival features sports cars with popular anime characters all over the vehicle; mainly Moè characters, especially the ones from Lucky Star. Not only were cars the star of the event, there was Cosplay opportunities (provided you paid the ￥15,000 ($150 USD) fee) as well!

It’s amazing how they could get the characters on here without problems (air bubbles, perhaps?). The real problem though is that it was put on the car in the first place (in the eyes of Muggle). In Japan, “Itasha” (いたしゃ) literally means “Hurt Car”. It’s obvious from looking at the photos.

While you’ll only see cars in this event, in a past issue of Otaku USA (Vol. 1; Iss. 5 (April 2008) – p. 126), motorcycles can also become “injured” with kits like the ones used for cars. At the Ita G event, there’s kits also available for those who wants to take up the hobby. This would have been an awesome event in person, if I were in Japan. But being a girl, I’d be left out not to see cars with male characters (”Shoujo no Ita Club”, anyone?).

[Source: Danny Choo - Photo Source: Otasuke]