History Main / Itasha

* ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'', ''SWDC: Sega World Driver's Championship'': as being a licensed race game of certain reallife motorsport series that has itasha racing in it, featured the respective series' itashas.

* Episode 10 of ''[[Anime/PuiPuiMolcar]]'' has Abbey turned into one after their beginner sign removal. Abbey gets so upset that they are seen crying over it in an alley.

An itasha magazine, ''Itasha Graphics'', began publication in May 2008, documenting itasha from all over Japan and providing coverage of itasha meets and interviews with owners.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{GrandTheftAutoV}} Grand Theft Auto Online]]'' introduced the Sultan RS in the January 2016 update. One of the optional liveries is themed after Princess Robot Bubblegum, a fictional anime within the GTA universe.

* ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'', ''SWDC: Sega World Driver's Championship'': as being a licensed race game of certain series that has itasha racing in it, featured itashas in the respective series.

* Two of the Premier series in Japanese Motorsport: Super GT and Super Formula have a regular team that featured itashas for 5+ years. Despite the looks, both are multiple season Champion holders in their respective discipline.
** The success GSR & Team Ukyo (using [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku-themed]] car) raised them to a de facto Mercedes-AMG Japan works team status [[spoiler: as they are the first GT300 Champion Team using Mercedes-AMG]]. Even the Belgian Mercedes-AMG works team Black Falcon love that team very much, that they became stablemate during GSR's second visit of 24 Hours of Spa in 2019, on top of that, giving GSR the opportunity to design for their special coloring for that race.

* The Super GT cars mentioned above. Despite the looks, the main itasha car (GSR & Team Ukyo's [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku-themed]] car) that raced in Super GT is actually a three-time champion in the [=GT300=] class.

* The Super GT cars mentioned above. Despite the looks, the main itasha car (GSR & Team Ukyo's [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku-themed]] car) that raced in Super GT is actually a three-time champion (as well as the current defending champion) in the [=GT300=] class.

* Team Black Falcon and Goodsmile & TYPE-MOON Racing participated in the 2019 Total 24 Hours of Spa using special livery of the [[https://www.mikufan.com/hatsune-miku-returns-to-the-24-hours-of-spa-francorchamps/#sthash.e3gFhwkI.dIOcAmvX.dpbs Fate Series, Hatsuke Miko and Promare.]]

* Team Black Falcon and Goodsmile & TYPE-MOON Racing participated in the 24 Hours of Spa using special livery of the [[https://www.mikufan.com/hatsune-miku-returns-to-the-24-hours-of-spa-francorchamps/#sthash.e3gFhwkI.dIOcAmvX.dpbs Fate Series, Hatsuke Miko and Promare.]]

** Alternatively, the purchasable 'Neneko' paint scheme of the Soldat Raggio in ''Ridge Racer 7'' features a monotone version of the titular character.

* As with ''Forza'' [[VideoGame/{{GranTurismo}} Gran Turismo Sport]] is laden with itasha due to having a livery editor with the ability to upload custom decals and liveries.

* Alternatively, the purchasable 'Neneko' paint scheme of the Soldat Raggio in ''Ridge Racer 7'' features a monotone version of the titular character.

* ''VideoGame/AceCombat6FiresOfLiberation'' takes this trope to extreme (and literal -- they're on airplanes) heights with ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster''-themed paintjobs. Of course, when you're flying a fighter jet that can blow anything else out of the sky, [[RealMenWearPink no one will question your manliness]].

* The Playstation Vita release of VideoGame/RidgeRacer had palette swaps of the available cars based on the characters of ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'', just like Ace Combat 6.
** Unfortunately, [[NoExportForYou they were only released in Japan.]]

* The Super GT cars mentioned above. Despite the looks, the main itasha car (GSR & Team Ukyo's [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku-themed]] car) that raced in Super GT is actually a three-time champion in the [=GT300=] class.

There is an unknown number of these cars currently at large, mostly in Japan; probably the most famous is the [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha fan-car]] pictured above, nicknamed ''Opanchu-go''. As per SturgeonsLaw, these run the gamut from beautiful works of art to incredibly tacky rustbuckets with anime stickers slapped on willy-nilly. Surprisingly, even expensive cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLK and even proper racing cars (explained below) have been known to receive the itasha treatment, although (this being Japan) Japanese sports cars like the Impreza or Skyline tend to be more popular.

There is an unknown number of these cars currently at large, mostly in Japan; probably the most famous is the [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha fan-car]] pictured above, nicknamed ''Opanchu-go''. As per SturgeonsLaw, these run the gamut from beautiful works of art to incredibly tacky rustbuckets with anime stickers slapped on willy-nilly. Surprisingly, even expensive cars such as the Mercedes-Benz SLK have been known to receive the itasha treatment, although (this being Japan) Japanese sports cars like the Impreza or Skyline tend to be more popular.

%%[[http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sgt604325ov1.jpg This is what happens when an itasha is entered into Japan's Super GT series.]] [[http://www.carbonetic.net/blog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/super-gt-mola-leopalace-z.jpg And they're not]] [[http://blog-imgs-44-origin.fc2.com/v/i/p/vip0nanzo/0000000000000001_20110502133716.jpg the only ones either.]] (Why have them when the links don't work?)%%

* The Super GT cars mentioned above. Despite the looks, the main itasha car (GSR & Team Ukyo's [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku-themed]] car) that raced in Super GT is actually a two-time champion in the [=GT300=] class.

[[http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sgt604325ov1.jpg This is what happens when an itasha is entered into Japan's Super GT series.]] [[http://www.carbonetic.net/blog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/super-gt-mola-leopalace-z.jpg And they're not]] [[http://blog-imgs-44-origin.fc2.com/v/i/p/vip0nanzo/0000000000000001_20110502133716.jpg the only ones either.]]

* ''[[VideoGame/EuroTruckSimulator]]'' has a fairly generous assortment of third party anime-themed truck liveries available on the Steam Workshop.

The term ''itasha'' refers to any car which has been modified with vinyls, stickers, or other decorations relating to anime or games - most often featuring female characters and a heavily {{Moe}} aesthetic. Literally translated as "Painful car", this is a pun based on the fact that "ita" can also stand for "Italian", thus evoking an image of a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. The pain in question is referring to either the car being a self-acknowledging eyesore, or the painful embarassment which the owner is expected to undergo when explaining to his (it's almost always "his") family and friends exactly what the hell he was thinking.