Posts Tagged ‘Itasha’

Dream C Club Xbox 360 Eroge Ita-Bus & Itasha

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

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The new Xbox 360 release of erotic hostess love procurement game Dream C Club was heralded over the weekend by a promotional mini-caravan tour through Akihabara of an ita-bus (presumably the same seen before as the Chaos;Head ita-bus), itasha, and several maid-hostess cosplayers.

The game, a console hostess “eroge” somewhat akin to IdolM@ster (be sure to see the screencaps of the game’s delightful oppai grabbing scenes), is the latest in a long line of promotional Akiba ita-bus marketing stunts.

The ita-mobiles made rounds throughout the otaku metropolis over the whole weekend, but one particular event at a games store likely attracted the most attention with the vehicles parked and the cosplayers out and on full display.

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Those fortunate enough to be walking by were handed these attractive business cards:

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Via Akiba Souken and Dengeki Online.

The cards, not all shown here, each show one of the various hostesses, along with moe messages such as Reika’s “I’ll believe (in you) always. Your dream will come true.”

In addition to the many photos of the very visible vehicles, some videos were taken that show the ita-mobiles traveling around town:

Touhou Ita-Bus Roams Akihabara

Monday, August 17th, 2009

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A Touhou themed ita-bus, bedecked with posters, banners and various sorts of memorabilia of the doujin games’ vast female cast of characters, was once again seen cruising the streets of Akihabara during the Comiket 76 weekend, a time when reclusive otaku can most likely be found outdoors.

The Touhou ita-bus, seen earlier this year during March to celebrate the Touhou only event Reitaisai, is operated by Akiba Express and features the work of several well known Touhou doujin artists.

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A Remilia by circle Eternal Phantasia decorates the left side…

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This lovely art of a number of the Touhou girls is by circle U.M.E. Project

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The rear banner of Cirno is by Pixiv artist 砂雲 (Sunakumo?).

Some other photos of the bus:

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Some Kigurumi terror cosplay.

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Suspicious…

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Watermarked images via Akiba Blog.

C76 Itasha – Otaku Cars Aplenty

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

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Fans of 痛車 / itasha (the so-called “pain cars” favored by otaku) expect the Comiket to be flush with the lovingly otaku-decorated vehicles, and this year’s Natsucon does not disappoint.

Several dozen such itasha present on Day 1 are visible below:

Visit the article to see the rest of the images in this gallery post

Pikachu Radar

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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Pikachu apparently watches over the skies with this ita-radar/SAM system, in what we can only hope is an unlicensed after-market decal, rather than anything the system was sold with in an official capacity.

The source and model of the unit is unknown, but it appears to be part of the Russian SA-10 surface-to-air missile radar system… Just what Pikachu is doing here remains a mystery.

“Real” Touhou Art Terrible to Behold

Monday, July 13th, 2009

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This Touhou artwork depicting several of the game series’ normally moesome cast of characters is done in what is usually called リアル / “real” style, although most observers are likely to regard the artist as having taken it a bit too far…

The illustration will grace the packaging for an upcoming Touhou 1/24 model itasha (or “toy car” if you prefer to be honest about things).

Amiami is taking pre-orders (domestic only), but does not have any actual photos of the product on its site, but a previous Touhou itasha from the same line should give an idea of what to expect:

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The art on the actual itasha themselves (not the image art on the packaging) is by the talented artist Tomusooya, a master of  Touhou pantsu.

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No images of the new release model are available, but fortunately the decals have been revealed:

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More information, and much Touhou art, is available at Tomu’s site, Moe to Web.

Chaos;Head Ita-Bus

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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A promotional ita-bus for the upcoming XBox 360 port of Chaos;Head has been seen in Akihabara, advertising the game with its bus sized ita-artwork and 15 full size TVs built into the sides of the bus all simultaneously playing a promo video for the game.

The bus made began making its appearance on the first day of Comiket 75, which must be an auspicious day for the likely otaku consumers of Visual Novels such as Chaos;Head.

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The marketing stunt seems to be doing well, judging by the throngs of Akiba denizens crowded around it.

However, this is not the first time Chaos;Head has used such an unusual advertising tactic – some of you might remember the Chaos;Head Potato Chips promotion.

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The game itself, Chaos;Head NOAH, will be the XBox 360 port of the original Chaos;Head PC game whose TV series recently concluded. It is scheduled for a February 26, 2009 release date.

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The ita-bus in a past life, when it was being used to promote the Clannad Theatrical Movie.

You may also recall a similar tactic used in support of Platonic Heart

For the curious, below is the promo video that was being shown on the ita-bus’ banks of TVs:

Via Akiba Blog.