- It is a kind of ACGN culture that originated in Japan. In Japan, people who love ACGN culture will spray calligraphy and paintings of their favorite cartoon characters, cartoon companies or character names in order to show their individuality. On top for decoration. One way of saying the term is decorating the car in the way like a human tattoo. English speaking fan of ACGN culture and motor sports loan this word and use them on internet.
Itasha
noun; other word formation type loan word
A loan word from Japanese. Used to describe a kind of sports car decoration.
Etymology : A loan word from Japanese. In Japanese, it is also a neologism compounding word.
Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQfUQI0j14&t=635s (youtube video Apr 20, 2017)
Last modified: 30 November 2020