Because of that, creating an itasha (anime art car) usually involves dealing with custom-order graphic design and auto detailing shops, making it a pretty expensive way to show your otaku passion.
However, Japanese Twitter user @sanakithir6 recently turned his Daihatsu Copen two-seater into an itasha honoring anime idol Aikatsu’s Ichigo Hoshimiya, and he did it without spending a single yen.
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At first glance, the monochrome rendering of his beloved idol looks like it might have been done with reflective tape.