Popularity revs up for Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon-plastered cars | South China Morning Post

Ryosuke Nakano brings his Nissan Skyline to have massive gun-toting anime characters plastered on the front and sides of the car. For him and other owners around Japan, it’s just another way of paying homage to their two-dimensional true loves. "Itasha" literally means "cringeworthy car", and reflects the misfit ima…

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