[Uma Musume] and 260 other “Itasha” cars will gather in Okuibuki!

May 26th (Sun) “Uma Musume”, “Genshin” and “Itasha” will be held at Okuibuki Motor Park & ​​Event Venue (Grand Snow Okuibuki) https://www.okuibuki.co.jp/green/ We will hold the Itasha dress-up and meeting event “ARC Championship 2024” & “P@TCHWORKSMEET.Final” where 260 cars will gather.

The ``early summer ski resort'' is enveloped in the atmosphere of manga and anime. At "ARC Championship 2024" & "P@TCHWORKSMEET.Final" on May 26th (Sunday), a total of "260 Itasha" will be exhibited. In addition to the meeting where Itasha enthusiasts gather, the event is open to the general public and admission is free.
Characters from manga, anime, and games are printed on all cars, regardless of car model or genre. Also included in this event will be the currently very popular training simulation game ``Uma Musume'' (Uma Musume Pretty Derby), which is an anthropomorphized version of a real-life racehorse, as well as the extremely popular action role-playing game where you play the role of a traveler on a journey to find one half of a twin. In addition to the game "Genshin", "Love Live!" which depicts the growth of idols formed at school, and "Hololive", itasha of "VTuber" (virtual YouTuber) where 2D and 3D avatars distribute YouTube videos. It has also been decided that ``Ita Bike'' will be exhibited.

Popular vocaloid "Hatsune Miku", fleet training simulation game "Kantai Collection", battle royale of magicians "Fate", "Re: Life in a different world starting from zero" which was made into an anime from an online novel, Gakuen × Itasha from popular titles such as the youth x story RPG "Blue Archive" and the unique daily life sitcom "Spy Family" will be exhibited. There is also a one-box car with bold prints on both sides, which is quite a sight to see. Cars that even people who don't know about manga or anime can't help but want to take pictures of are appearing one after another.

"P@TCHWORKSMEET.Final" is a work that celebrates its 18th anniversary with contents developed in various fields such as games, anime, and manga, and "130 Itasha cars" of "THE IDOLM@STER", which collects and trains idols, will gather together. ' will also be held at the same time. This is the fourth and final event after having been held three times in the past.
The anime is currently being broadcast, new apps are being released, and Idolmaster's popularity shows no signs of slowing down, and you can enjoy interacting with many people in front of the many carefully selected Itasha cars this time as well.

At past events, there was also an exhibition vehicle of Nintendo's popular game "Splatoon", and the highlight was the "overwhelming quality" that goes beyond the hobby.
Expectations are high as to what kind of itasha will arrive this year.

Itasha gather from "all over the country". Vehicles on display so far have ranged from Aomori in the north to Kagoshima in the south.
​Galleries gather from all over the country.

A voting-style dress-up contest will be held among the Itasha cars on display, and winners will receive a trophy.

Admission is free for the general public, so please feel free to come with your family and friends.

Event “ARC Championship 2024” & “P@TCHWORKSMEET.Final”
Date and time: May 26, 2024 (Sun) 10:00-16:00
Location: Okuibuki, Kozuhara, Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture, Okuibuki Motor Park & ​​Event Venue (Gransnow Okuibuki)
Sponsor: ARC Championship​ Atsunori Morimoto P@TCHWORKSMEET.
Price: Free admission

Facility name: Okuibuki Motor Park & ​​Event Venue (Grand Snow Okuibuki)
Operating company: Okuibuki Kanko Co., Ltd.
Address: Kozuhara Okuibuki, Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture
Phone: 0749-59-0322

[What is Itasha]
An itasha is a car whose body is decorated with stickers or paint in the shape of characters from manga, anime, games, etc. or manufacturer logos. It is carried out as part of individual fan activities for anime and games, and the characters drawn are based on illustrations commonly known as ``two-dimensional'' drawings on a flat surface, such as beautiful girl characters from Moe pictures. A thing is representative. It is also called Moesha.
​【ARC Championship 2024 Official Website】
https://arcchampionship.jimdo.com/
[Okuibuki Motor Park & ​​Event Venue Official Website]
https://www.okuibuki.co.jp/green/
[Okuibuki Group Site]
Okuibuki Group
https://www.okuibuki.jp/
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https://www.okuibuki.jp/recruit/