Welcome to AkaTako - your USA based source (with a small outpost in Europe) for underground and hard to find Japanese art: signed art books, limited edition prints and posters, licensed enamel pins and t-shirts, artist produced postcards and mini books, original drawings and paintings, and lots more. We ship worldwide!
Not sure where to start? Check out the more popular artists and items just below. A bit further down the page is a news feed of everything going on with AkaTako.

THE LATEST NEWS

AkaTako Licensed Acrylic Art Stand Collection
Dec 1, 2024

Special licensed collaboration project with sixteen different artists is now available for PRE-ORDER! Clear acrylic stand is printed with artwork by each artist. Each stand has between 4 and 9 pieces (including the base).
Acrylic stands are expected to arrive January 10 +/-. Exact arrival dates will be added here!

** FACTORY UPDATES **
January 3 - printing is completed.
January 9 - cutting is completed.
January 13 - packaging and preparing of parcels is completed.
January 17 - arrived to EU and USA!!
All pre-orders planned to ship by Monday 20 Jan!


Akiko Ijichi
Acrylic Art Stand
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Chika Tanikawa
Acrylic Art Stand
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Chika Yamada
Acrylic Art Stand
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Daisuke Ichiba
Acrylic Art Stand
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Eimi Suzuki
Acrylic Art Stand
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Em Nishizuka
Acrylic Art Stand
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Kana Miyamoto
Acrylic Art Stand
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Kenichi Koyama
Acrylic Art Stand
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Kozue Kuroki
Acrylic Art Stand
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Makiko Sugawa
Acrylic Art Stand
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Mari Shimizu
Acrylic Art Stand
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Mika Nitta
Acrylic Art Stand
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Shintaro Kago
Acrylic Art Stand

Suehiro Maruo
Acrylic Art Stand

Tama
Acrylic Art Stand

Tokyo Jesus
Acrylic Art Stand

Please click the images or titles above for more information.

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New Fuco Ueda Goldfish Goods
Nov 29, 2024

Just added, two new small items made by Fuco Ueda earlier this year for the "Kingyo Bi Show 2024" (goldfish artworks show) held in three different cities in Japan. There's a rigid plastic pill case with slide out drawer and a soft vinyl pouch with irridescent finish. Both very limited quantities!

Fuco Ueda Goldfish Pill Case
Fuco Ueda
Goldfish Pill Case		 Fuco Ueda Goldfish Pouch
Fuco Ueda
Goldfish Pouch

Please click the images or titles above for more details.

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New Licensed Shintaro Kago T-Shirt
Oct 8, 2024

Just added for pre-order, a new Shintaro Kago t-shirt with artwork painted specially just for AkaTako! "Miyazaki Butcher Shop" takes a charming classic and gives it a special Shintaro Kago twist.... The t-shirt will arrive towards end of October/early November. Please check the t-shirt's description for updated arrival dates. [NOW IN STOCK!!]

Shintaro Kago t-shirt Miyazaki Butcher Shop
Shintaro Kago
"Miyazaki Butcher Shop"
licensed t-shirt		 Shintaro Kago t-shirt Miyazaki Butcher Shop
Shintaro Kago
"Miyazaki Butcher Shop"
close up details

Please click the images or links above for more details.

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New Yuji Moriguchi Book + Goods
Sep 30, 2024

Just added for pre-order, Yuji Moriguchi brand new art book "Paradise" is 112 pages. Released just today!! SIGNED copies will arrive in October. Hardcover book with slipcase and obi. More details coming soon.... [NOW IN STOCK!]

Yuji Moriguchi Paradise SIGNED Yuji Moriguchi Paradise SIGNED

There are also some exhibition goods available now as well!

Yuji Moriguchi Acrylic Keychain Fuchi
acrylic keychain		 Yuji Moriguchi Acrylic Keychain Otome Tsubaki
acrylic keychain		 Yuji Moriguchi Clear File Small Let's Eat and Sing
small clear file		 Yuji Moriguchi Clear File Small Veranda
small clear file
       
Yuji Moriguchi Clear File Flower Rain
A4 clear file		 Yuji Moriguchi Clear File Song of the Thistle
A4 clear file		 Yuji Moriguchi Clear File Trunk
A4 clear file		 Yuji Moriguchi Pin Badge Button
2.25" (57mm) pin back button

These items will all arrive at the same time (mid to late October). Please check the item description for details.

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New 2025 Calendars
Sep 29, 2024

Just added for pre-order, two new 2025 calendars - a wall calendar by Eimi Suzuki and a desktop calendar by Tama. Both are expected to arrive mid to end of October. [NOW IN STOCK!]

Eimi Suzuki 2025 Wall Calendar Tama 2025 Desktop Calendar
Eimi Suzuki
2025 wall calendar		 Tama
2025 desktop calendar

Also just added for pre-order and arriving at the same time, two small items produced by Tama for a recent exhibition:

Tama Square Pin Badge Be There Tama Handkerchief Collage
Tama
Square Pin Badge		 Tama
Handkerchief

Please click the images or links above for more information. Arrival dates will be adjusted in each item's description once parcels are on the way.

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New Ran Akiyoshi Book
Jul 31, 2024

Just added, a brand new book with almost 200 artworks by fantasy painter Ran Akiyoshi "A Dreamland of Pleasure"! Based on the out of print 2010 book "Erotic and Fantasy Utopia" but with about three times the amount of artworks!

Ran Akiyoshi A Dreamland of Pleasure Ran Akiyoshi A Dreamland of Pleasure

Please click the images or links above for more details.

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Rare Toshio Saeki Books!
Jul 12, 2024

Very pleased to have a rather big selection of long sold out, rare Toshio Saeki books available! There is only one of each of these although two of them are available at either USA or EU shipping locations. As these are rare and out of print, they all have some condition issues. Please read the descriptions and feel free to ask for photos before you buy!

Toshio Saeki 1970
Toshio Saeki 1970		 Toshio Saeki Chimushi 1
Chimushi 1		 Toshio Saeki Chimushi 2
Chimushi 2		 Toshio Saeki Yume Manji
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Yume Manji
Book + CD-ROM
Toshio Saeki Akai Hako 1st Edition
Akai Hako 1st edition		 Toshio Saeki Yumenozoki
Yumenozoki		 Toshio Saeki Yumegakure Hebimaru
Yumegakure Hebimaru		 Toshio Saeki Yumegakure Hebimaru Special Edition
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Yumegakure Hebimaru
Special Edition with print

And not exactly rare, but the recent "Fievres Nocturnes" book has also been restocked! EU location will receive next week; USA location will receive in about 2 weeks. Exact arrival date will be updated in the book's description.
Toshio Saeki Fievres Nocturnes

Please click the images or titles above for many more photos and details.

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Summer Shipping Sale
Jul 1, 2024

A little promotion on Expedited Shipping for the whole entire month of July!

There is no coupon code required or anything you need to do - 50% reduced shipping cost will automatically appear in your shopping cart.

EXAMPLE:
EU Shipping Promo Example
The usual cost of Expedited Shipping is $19.50.
Now with the July Sale, the cost is $9.75.

Promotion will end on July 31 at midnight central Europe time (UTC+2).
To receive the reduced price, you must select "Ship from: EU" on each item and your shipping/destination address must be within the EU.

Shipping sale is not valid on previous orders, orders that are shipped from AkaTako's USA location, or items that are shipped to a location anywhere outside of the EU.

If you have any questions just let me know.

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