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Photos: Anime fans rev up 'otaku' car festival
The car that won the Itasha G Fesuta on Oct. 4. (Mainichi)
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Fans flocked to an "otaku" car festival in Tokyo's Odaiba on Sunday, Oct. 4, with some 830 vehicles adorned with illustrations of popular anime and video game characters on display.
The second "Itasha G Fesuta" was organized by a graphic magazine specializing in "itasha" -- a Japanese term for cars with their bodies colorfully painted with characters from anime, manga and video games. In addition to a live painting performance on a Lincoln Limousine, featured were an array of cars, bikes and bicycles that were decorated by anime fans as well as cosplayers dressed as popular characters.
October 5, 2009
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