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Nov 13, 2014
There's five brand new designs of Kitanya Design Factory kinbaku charms now available. All charms are hand cast, hand painted, hand tied with mini-rope, and then clear-coated for durability.
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| Axolotl Black kinbaku charm | French Maid kinbaku charm | Nurse kinbaku charm | Swimmer kinbaku charm | White Bunny kinbaku charm |
Previous styles of charms and dolls have also been restocked!
Oct 20, 2014
Now available for pre-order and expected to ship end of November, "Grass Labyrinth" is a special book in two parts - Japanese language novel by Kyoka Izumi which is illustrated by 29 of Takato Yamamoto's black and white underdrawings PLUS 28 full color works by Takato Yamamoto. Each book will be signed and the limited edition is numbered as well.
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| "Grass Labyrinth" regular edition | "Grass Labyrinth" limited edition |
| Regular edition is hardcover with a dust jacket and one bookmark. | Styled after the highly collectible first edition "Kyoka-bon", the special edition is limited to 500 pieces and includes a purple slipcase, melon colored book edges, dust jacket, incense, one postcard, and six bookmarks. |
Sep 23, 2014
Just added, two new issues of Talking Heads Magazine. Number 57 is "Japanese Style Renaissance" and features current artists exploring classic Japanese techniques and themes. Number 58 is "Fairytale" and explores the other side of fairytales that we usually don't see in books.
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Sep 22, 2014
Four brand new original drawings by Namio Harukawa are now available by special order. Each has a military theme and will ship to you direct from Tokyo.
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Sep 8, 2014
A big surprise to have found one each of these Trevor Brown posters again. Only 150 of each were printed and they have long been sold out on AkaTako! Li'l Miss Sticky Kiss plays dress up as "Nazis Are Sexy" and "Nursie". Each poster is signed.
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| Trevor Brown Nazis Are Sexy poster | Trevor Brown Nursie poster |
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Sep 1, 2014
Ending at midnight on Friday, September 5, AkaTako is clearing off a shelf or two and giving you some big discounts! You'll have to be logged in to AkaTako to get the sale price. These items are on sale:
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| Kenichi Murata 11 Sleeping Princess cards was $24 now $18 |
Suehiro Maruo Maruograph DX I was $58 now $42 |
Suehiro Maruo Maruograph DX II was $58 now $42 |
Takato Yamamoto Necrophantasmagoria (unsigned) was $49 now $35 |
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| Takato Yamamoto Nansou Satomi .... SOLD OUT |
Trevor Brown Black and White SOLD OUT |
Trevor Brown Drawing Book EU was $27 now $12 |
Trevor Brown Toy Box Postcards was $34 now $17 |
At midnight (Eastern Time in the US), all prices will go back to normal so don't miss out! If you need help logging in just send an email.
A few tips: if you have ever placed an order on AkaTako, just request a new password. If you have never placed an order before, create a new account.
Aug 25, 2014
Seven rare and out of print manga and one volume of S&M Sniper have just been added. Most of them were published in the 1980s and are quite hard to find!
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Aug 23, 2014
Just added, three extra large (27" x 38.5"!) posters by Hajime Sorayama. All are signed and numbered from limited editions of 240 pieces each.
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| Hajime Sorayama Red Settee poster | Hajime Sorayama Squid poster | Hajime Sorayama Turtle poster |
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Aug 22, 2014
Seven rare, out of print manga by Jun Hayami are now available, plus an unsigned version of "Vile Vulgar".
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| "Adokenai Meikyuu" | "Bloodstained Angel 1st Ed" | "Hentai Shounen" | "Jun no Harawata" |
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| "Nietagiru Mitsu" | "Pinku no Okurimono" | "Axe Vol 26 アックス" | "Vile Vulgar" |
There's also a new, detailed bibliography of Jun Hayami books to help you figure out which book contains which stories. More to be added in the near future.
Aug 6, 2014
Gorgeous set of 18 postcards featuring Koitsukihime's beautiful gothic dolls photographed by Hiroshi Nonami. A few of the "Misericordia" postcards were also featured in Yaso Vampire.
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Aug 4, 2014
Now in stock, regular edition and a special limited edition of "Girls' Kingdom" by Kira Imai. The limited edition includes a hand colored print (signed and numbered edition of only 50!).
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| Kira Imai Girls Kingdom (regular edition) |
Kira Imai Girls Kingdom Limited Edition print |
The pink and gray Gekko Shojo tights by Kira Imai are also back in stock now.
Aug 1, 2014
Yaso "Urbangarde" is now in stock with everything you ever wanted to know about the Japanese band plus a good bit of new art from some favorite artists. There's also new tights by Yoh - "Monochrome Aquarium".
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| Yaso Urbangarde | Yoh Monochrome Aquarium tights. |
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Jul 23, 2014
Now in stock, Tama's new book "Secret Mode". Actual photos and details have been added. Each book is SIGNED with a small original drawing too!
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Jul 23, 2014
Brand new book "Yumenozoki" (Glimse of a Dream) featuring over 150 full color works by Toshio Saeki which were originally printed in SM Select between 1972 - 1984. Book is full of the erotic grotesque artworks that Saeki is well known for but which haven't been printed in other books as far as I can tell.
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Book is SIGNED inside the front cover. Click the images above for more details and photos.
Jul 22, 2014
Brand new softcover book "Simon Doll" features 46 dolls created between 1960 and 2014. Very well photographed, most dolls have several angles, wide shots, and close ups to reveal the intricate details of Simon Yotsuya's work.
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Book is SIGNED inside the front cover. Click the images for more details and photos.
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!
