"Itasha" (痛車) literally mean "painmobile", but they are Japan's sticker-covered geek cars. The decals often feature anime, manga or video game characters. "Ita" either refers to the pain inflicted on the wallets of the car owners—or the folks who see the cars.

The Lancia Stratos was arguably the most beautiful rally car ever. In its rally heyday, it was covered with Alitalia and Castrol stickers. Its heyday is over.

Itasha's the Japanese trend of slathering cars with anime or manga characters and pretending it's cool. Fine for Civics and Hiaces, but absolutely obnoxious on a steed like a Ferrari 360. Even a Ferrari can't outrun this owner's loneliness. [RPMGo]

There are Japanese trends we wholly approve of, like dekotora, and then there's Itasha. Literally translated to mean "painful car" this trend is incredibly creepy.