IJAM: Itasha.

Chagen

I swear, it's like my two favorite hobbies collided and a glorious thing was created

FUCK YEAH FIRST IJAM THREAD

Bob

Your first IJAM thread, or just the first IJAM thread? If it's the latter, it's not.

The Miku one is sort of cute, the other one is just creepy.

DYRE

It's like they're trying as hard as they can to creep people out.

Chagen

Dude. Itasha are fucking awesome if done correctly.

DYRE

That... doesn't matter.

It doesn't change the fact that if you're driving a car with a giant picture of Hatsune Miku on it, everyone is going to think you're weird.

Bob

if done correctly.

Yes.

I'm not saying that one was bad quality or anything, it was just creepy, and not even the good kind of creepy.

^Also, that.

Chagen

They need to be designed as automotive liveries that just happen to have anime characters on them.

Like this:

┻━┻ ︵ ヽ(`Д´）╯︵ ┻━┻

I'm mainly creeped out by how much money people spend just for this.

DYRE

Otaku seem to have a surprisingly enormous amount of disposable income.

Chagen

Automotive liveries are extremely expensive.

Automotive modding in general is extremely expensive.

Bob

So, I understand you like whatever character from whatever anime, but why pay so much to have them put on your car? Wouldn't that be the equivalent of someone in the 80s having an image of pacman put onto their car?

Nyktos

Wouldn't that be the equivalent of someone in the 80s having an image of pacman put onto their car?

That actually sounds pretty awesome.

glennmagusharvey

If someone posts a picture of Fate Testarossa painted onto a Ferrari Testarossa, they get a win.

Bob

glennmagusharvey

Those are Ferrari Testarossas?

Bob

I don't know. Sure, why not. Yes.

glennmagusharvey

I don't think they are.  For starters they don't have a side grille or intake.

That said, Chagen can probably confirm/deny this better than i can.

Nyktos

Some rich guy should get all the cars that have Nanoha characters named after them and get the appropriate character put on them.

Bob

Chagennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

confirm/deny

glennmagusharvey

I want to see a Nissan Teana with Teana Lanster on it.

DYRE

Nanoha has entirely too many characters.  It had too many characters in the first season, and it just keeps getting worse.

glennmagusharvey

There are only several named after cars.

Bob

That's more than enough.

glennmagusharvey

You have Fate Testarossa, Shamal, Zafira, Vita, Signum, Erio, Caro, Teana, Subaru, Vivio.  I think that's it.  Maybe Jail Scaglietti.

Edit...wait, there;s there's far more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_characters

DYRE

Shamal, Zafira, Vita, Signum, Erio, Caro, Teana, Subaru, Vivio

WHO ARE ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS?

Except Vita.  I know who Vita is, actually.

Bob

WHO ARE ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS?

-actually doesn't know who any of them are and is too lazy to look it up-

glennmagusharvey

Shamal: Member of the Wolkenritter.  A healer and support mage.

Zafira: Member of the Wolkenritter.  Transforms between humanoid and wolfen form.

Vita: Member of the Wolkenritter.  A little girl who wields a magitech expandable croquet mallet.

Signum: Member of the Wolkenritter.  Fast and fights with a sword.  Identifies as a ancient Belkan knight.

Erio: Callsign Lightning 3, a young boy with a spear who strikes at high speed.

Caro: Callsign Lightning 4, a young girl with a pet dragon who can summon.

Subaru: Callsign Stars 3, a girl with magitech rollerskates and motorized punching-fist.

Teana: Callsign Stars 4, a girl who dual wields magical pistols.

DYRE

Wait... Shamal, Zafira, and Signum were in A's?  So they were those people that I remember who they are?

Totally forgot their names the instant I finished the show.

Chagen

None of those are Testarossas.

One is a Ferrari F430, though.

Anyway, I've seen an Ita-Lambohrghini Muericilago. Not Shitting you.

Bob

That counts right?

Chagen

Not really....