Contemporary Japanese Art

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Hikari Shimoda I Was Hurt and Beaten painting
$525.00
Original painting of a pale blond haired boy with a bandage on his cheek and pink sparkles in his blue eyes. He wears white teddy bear ears on his...
Hikari Shimoda I Was Hurt and Beaten painting detail
$525.00
Original painting of a pale blond haired boy with a bandage on his cheek and pink sparkles in his blue eyes. He wears white teddy bear ears on his...
Hikari Shimoda I Was Hurt and Beaten painting detail
$525.00
Original painting of a pale blond haired boy with a bandage on his cheek and pink sparkles in his blue eyes. He wears white teddy bear ears on his...
Hikari Shimoda I Was Hurt and Beaten painting reverse
$525.00
Original painting of a pale blond haired boy with a bandage on his cheek and pink sparkles in his blue eyes. He wears white teddy bear ears on his...

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Makoto Aida Mutant Hanako comic
Sixty pages of the comic "Mutant Hanako" and an additional twenty-four pages full color images of paintings, photos, sculptures, etc. by Makoto Aida. Includes text by Dominick Chen and a...
Makoto Aida Mutant Hanako front cover
Sixty pages of the comic "Mutant Hanako" and an additional twenty-four pages full color images of paintings, photos, sculptures, etc. by Makoto Aida. Includes text by Dominick Chen and a...
Makoto Aida - Baked oened and dried Mi-Mi
Collection of works created by Makoto Aida while he was in his 30s. All images are full color. Book includes bilingual (Japanese-English) descriptions and notes from Makoto Aida that give great...
Makoto Aida Mutant Hanako inside pages
Sixty pages of the comic "Mutant Hanako" and an additional twenty-four pages full color images of paintings, photos, sculptures, etc. by Makoto Aida. Includes text by Dominick Chen and a...
Makoto Aida La Trentaine inside pages
Collection of works created by Makoto Aida while he was in his 30s. All images are full color. Book includes bilingual (Japanese-English) descriptions and notes from Makoto Aida that give great...
Makoto Aida - Bowl of rice with fresh salmon roe
Collection of works created by Makoto Aida while he was in his 30s. All images are full color. Book includes bilingual (Japanese-English) descriptions and notes from Makoto Aida that give great...
Makoto Aida - A Picture of an Air Raid on New York City (War Picture Returns)
Collection of works created by Makoto Aida while he was in his 30s. All images are full color. Book includes bilingual (Japanese-English) descriptions and notes from Makoto Aida that give great...
Makoto Aida Mutant Hanako inside pages
Sixty pages of the comic "Mutant Hanako" and an additional twenty-four pages full color images of paintings, photos, sculptures, etc. by Makoto Aida. Includes text by Dominick Chen and a...
Makoto Aida - Harakiri School Girls (Silver)
Collection of works created by Makoto Aida while he was in his 30s. All images are full color. Book includes bilingual (Japanese-English) descriptions and notes from Makoto Aida that give great...
Makoto Aida Mutant Hanako comic
Sixty pages of the comic "Mutant Hanako" and an additional twenty-four pages full color images of paintings, photos, sculptures, etc. by Makoto Aida. Includes text by Dominick Chen and a...
Makoto Aida La Trentaine front cover
Collection of works created by Makoto Aida while he was in his 30s. All images are full color. Book includes bilingual (Japanese-English) descriptions and notes from Makoto Aida that give great...
Makoto Aida Mutant Hanako inside pages
Sixty pages of the comic "Mutant Hanako" and an additional twenty-four pages full color images of paintings, photos, sculptures, etc. by Makoto Aida. Includes text by Dominick Chen and a...

News and New Japanese Art

Jan 15, 2012

A big box arrived from Kitanya Design Factory full of new and restocked charms, two new doll styles, and two vinyl banks! Also got a SIGNED mini book with photos of 100+ charms, three articles, and info on the artist's process.

CHARMS

Bunny & Cat Pair Karada Kinbaku CharmConstruction Worker Kinbaku CharmDragon Karada Kinbaku CharmGym Uniform School Girl Kinbaku CharmNinja Lady Karada Kinbaku CharmStatue of Liberty Karada Kinbaku Charm
Bunny & CatConstruction WorkerDragonGym UniformNinja LadyStatue of Liberty

DOLLS & BANKS

Dragon Karada Kinbaku DollLucky Cat Karada Kinbaku DollBlack Mask Bunny Kinbaku BankRed Mask Cat Kinbaku Bank
Dragon DollLucky Cat DollRabbit BankCat Bank

BOOK

Kitanya Design I Love Kinbaku Book SIGNEDKitanya Design I Love Kinbaku Book SIGNEDKitanya Design I Love Kinbaku Book SIGNED

Jan 1, 2012

I've managed to find three of the sold out Toshio Saeki books again - and they're ALL signed this time! "The Earliest Works" is also a very low # in the edition - 20/3000.

Toshio Saeki Chimushi 1 SIGNEDToshio Saeki Chimushi 2 SIGNEDToshio Saeki The Earliest Works SIGNED
Toshio Saeki Chimushi 1 SIGNEDToshio Saeki Chimushi 2 SIGNEDToshio Saeki The Earliest Works SIGNED

Click the images above for additional photos and details on the book's condition.


Dec 31, 2011

A new edition of "DDT" has been released - same content but new cover. Available SIGNED inside the front. I've also managed to find a couple copies of Suehiro Maruo's Maruograph EX II that are SIGNED as well! And after much searching, a single copy of Maruograph EX I that is unsigned.

Suehiro Maruo DDT SIGNEDSuehiro Maruograph EX II SIGNEDSuehiro Maruograph EX I
Suehiro Maruo DDT new editionSuehiro Maruograph EX II SIGNEDSuehiro Maruograph EX I

Click the pictures above for more details and images of inside pages.


Dec 19, 2011

Just arrived in Brooklyn is a lovely original painting by Tama called "Lunatic Pink II". Originally published in the "Lidocaine Drop" book, the painting is a perfect combination of cute and violence - she's all dressed up in her best black and white loli dress, ready for a tea party with her amputated legs.

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Ships in an inexpensive frame to guard against damage.


Dec 15, 2011

Winter must be the time to clean out your closets in Japan because Takato Yamamoto's agent in Tokyo got in touch with AkaTako to help sell their stored original paintings. There are THIRTY paintings available - just send an inquiry to confirm it is still available and receive a shipping estimate based on your speed, insurance preferences & location.

Takato Yamamoto A Real Vampire's Head paintingTakato Yamamoto Bound Woman in a Snow Storm paintingTakato Yamamoto Broken Nest Box paintingTakato Yamamoto Calling – A Voice Calling from the Darkness paintingTakato Yamamoto Confusing and Drowning Flux of Blood painting
Takato Yamamoto DEATH paintingTakato Yamamoto Melancholia paintingTakato Yamamoto Mirror Game paintingTakato Yamamoto Moon – Drunken by moonlight, melancholic ... paintingTakato Yamamoto Pillow painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire - Night of the Scarlet Moon paintingTakato Yamamoto Quickening Chimera paintingTakato Yamamoto Sneering at Vanity I paintingTakato Yamamoto Strigoica II paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (1) painting
Takato Yamamoto Untitled (2) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (3) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (4) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (5) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (6) painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire (1) paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire (2) paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire (Silence) paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Collapse paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Memory painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire - Metamorphosis I paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Metamorphosis II paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Temptation paintingTakato Yamamoto Very Early Spring paintingTakato Yamamoto Warring Land Holocaust painting

Prices range from $1175 - $6750. Click the pictures above for more details on each painting.


Dec 14, 2011

Four brand new and gorgeous Hikari Shimoda paintings have just been added! They all feature her sweet and melancholic children with fluffy bunny or bear ears. Click each one to see additional images and shipping details.

Hikari Shimoda Celebration (Midnight) paintingHikari Shimoda I Was Hurt and Beaten paintingHikari Shimoda Power Line and Rabbit (Secret) paintingHikari Shimoda Funeral painting
Hikari Shimoda
Celebration (Midnight)
Hikari Shimoda
I Was Hurt and Beaten
Hikari Shimoda
Power Line & Rabbit (Secret)
Hikari Shimoda
Funeral

You may recognize two of the paintings as the ORIGINALS of the signed and numbered limited edition posters that were released a few months ago! I'm very pleased to be able to offer them. :)

(Higher priced paintings require an inquiry to be submitted before purchase but the lower priced ones can now be added to your cart and purchased with no extra steps!)


Dec 11, 2011

Just in, a set of four novels "Nansou Satomi Hakkenden" with illustrations by Takato Yamamoto! Dust jackets and book covers are full color paintings and each book features approximately 10 black and white illustrations as well. Each book is SIGNED inside the front cover by Takato Yamamoto.

Takato Yamamoto Nansou Satomi Hakkenden SIGNEDTakato Yamamoto Nansou Satomi Hakkenden SIGNEDTakato Yamamoto Nansou Satomi Hakkenden SIGNEDTakato Yamamoto Nansou Satomi Hakkenden SIGNED

Original story by Kyoukutei Bakin follows eight samurai brothers through 15th and 16th century Japan.


Dec 4, 2011

A gorgeous collection of THIRTY prints by thirty different artists. Ten of the prints are SIGNED and each one is suitable for framing, measuring 8.25" x 11.675" (21 x 29.6cm). Artists include Shinji Asano, Junji Ito, Aquirax Uno, Ayaka Shinjo, Shuji Tateishi, Tama, Trevor Brown, Yuko Fukase, Suehiro Maruo, Yoshiaki Machino, Yuji Moriguchi, Takato Yamamoto, and many more!

Unicorns in the Box Print Set SIGNEDUnicorns in the Box Print Set SIGNEDUnicorns in the Box Print Set SIGNEDUnicorns in the Box Print Set SIGNED

Set comes in a cardboard sleeve for safe storage.


Dec 3, 2011

Two SIGNED items by Yoshiaki Machino are back in stock today. Tasteful nudes of pale readheads in a surreal world of shells, skeletons, and symbols.

Yoshiaki Machino La Perle SIGNEDYoshiaki Machino La Perle SIGNEDYoshiaki Machino Margarita print set SIGNEDYoshiaki Machino Margarita print set SIGNED
Yoshiaki Machino "La Perle" bookYoshiaki Machino "La Perle" bookYoshiaki Machino "Margarita" print setYoshiaki Machino "Margarita" print set

Dec 2, 2011

Trevor Brown's newest limited edition poster "Seppuku" went on pre-order yesterday and has been selling fast! Be sure to order quickly so you don't miss out on the signed and numbered edition of only 50 posters.

Takato Yamamoto's latest signed poster of a previously unpublished painting "Strigoica III" arrived to AkaTako today and is gorgeous! Additional photos will be added soon.

Trevor Brown Seppuku PosterTakato Yamamoto Strigoica III poster
Trevor Brown Seppuku posterTakato Yamamoto Strigoica III poster

Nov 30, 2011

Just arrived to AkaTako an hour ago is the lovely new book filled with all black and white artwork by Trevor Brown! Really great quality binding, and every page is full of artwork (no wasted space). Very graphic - lots of sex and violence at a very close range.

Trevor Brown Black and WhiteTrevor Brown Black and WhiteTrevor Brown Black and White

Nov 27, 2011

Additional and improved photos have just been added to the recently restocked erotic photography book "Drink Me Eat Me, Seven Oriental Beauties" by Kuniyoshi Kaneko.

Kuniyoshi Kaneko Drink Me Eat Me SIGNEDKuniyoshi Kaneko Drink Me Eat Me SIGNEDKuniyoshi Kaneko Drink Me Eat Me SIGNEDKuniyoshi Kaneko Drink Me Eat Me SIGNED

Book is SIGNED inside the front cover. Additional photos available on the book's page.


Nov 24, 2011

New lobby card set of mini-prints featuring the macabre dolls of Etsuko Miura. "A Doll's Flesh for Frankenstein" is the special extended edition of "The Doll Bride of Frankenstein" book with 12 cards sized 6" x 8.5".

Etsuko Miura A Doll's Flesh for Frankenstein CardsEtsuko Miura A Doll's Flesh for Frankenstein CardsEtsuko Miura A Doll's Flesh for Frankenstein Cards

Nov 9, 2011

Four fantastic prints by the master of eroguro art - Toshio Saeki. Each print is signed, numbered and dated - all in perfect condition (even though they are 12+ years old!).

Toshio Saeki Print 11Toshio Saeki Print 12Toshio Saeki Print 13Toshio Saeki Print 14
Toshio Saeki Print 11Toshio Saeki Print 12Toshio Saeki Print 13Toshio Saeki Print 14

Closer, detailed pictures are available on each print's page!


Nov 8, 2011

And they are so pretty! You can really appreciate the amount of detail in each painting when it is such a large size. You can count the eyelashes (and arteries). SIGNED in gold marker by Takato Yamamoto.

Takato Yamamoto new posters

Available as a set of three and also individually:

Takato Yamamoto Fermentation of a Hermaphrodite posterTakato Yamamoto Twin Roses posterTakato Yamamoto Transformation of a Sanctuary poster
Fermentation of a Hermaphrodite posterTwin Roses posterTransformation of a Sanctuary poster

Additional detail photos are available in each individual poster page.


Contemporary Japanese Art on AkaTako

The best eroguro art books, posters, prints and magazines that Japan has to offer.

AkaTako brings you the best contemporary Japanese art books, posters, prints, manga, postcards, magazines and more by modern Japanese artists. Many signed limited editions and signed limited edition prints.

Art books, prints, and posters by Trevor Brown, Fuco Ueda, Fuyuko Matsui, Takato Yamamoto, Romain Slocombe, Tama, Hikari Shimoda, Mark Ryden, Gajin Tokuno, Asano Tadanobu, Shichinohe Masaru, Kouji Suzuki, Mutsumi Yamamoto.

Manga, illustrations, posters, and art by Suehiro Maruo, Toshio Saeki, Seiichi Hayashi, Senno Knife, Mitsukaz Mihara.

Photography books by Kishin Shinoyama, Nobuyoshi Araki, Masahisa Fukase, Kuniyoshi Kaneko.

Doll art by Simon Yotsuya, Ryo Yoshida, Etsuko Miura, Hans Bellmer, Nori Tomizaki, Mari Shimizu, Satomi Hirota.

Styles inlclude eroguro art, horror manga, Japanese manga art, Japanese cartoon art, anime art, loli art, goth art, ball-jointed doll art, ukiyo-e style art, kinbaku, fetish art and photography, Japanese bondage art, and much more.

If you want something and you can't find it on AkaTako just send us an email and we'll try to locate it for you!