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Aug 10, 2012
Just arrived, two Namio Harukawa books and one Jun Hayami book! All of the books are signed and the Jun Hayami book even has a small original drawing inside the front cover. Namio Harukawa's "Garden of Domina" is brand new; "My Fair Fat Lady" is out of print and hard to find. "Beauty Labyrinth of Razors" is Japanese language and nearly impossible to find!
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| Namio Harukawa Garden of Domina | Namio Harukawa My Fair Fat Lady | Jun Hayami Beauty Labyrinth of Razors |
Click the book covers above for more information and more photos.
Aug 8, 2012
A brand new book that was self-published by Hikari Shimoda featuring her artworks from 2010-2012. Nice, large, full-color pages with her starry-eyed sad super heroes. SIGNED with a small original drawing on the back cover!
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Click the images above to read more about the book and see more inside pages.
Aug 7, 2012
Use coupon code POSTER20 during checkout to receive 20% off of any of the posters listed below. Coupon is good through August 31, 2012.
All of the posters are signed and some of them are limited, numbered editions. Click the poster links above to see more details on each poster.
Aug 6, 2012
A new artist to AkaTako: JUN HAYAMI. Known for his fearless explorations of horror manga, he is not afraid to cross any lines. This original drawing will be followed by some additional Jun Hayami items too!
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Drawing is pen and ink on heavyweight paper.
Aug 1, 2012
Sold out on AkaTako for a while, two popular Takato Yamamoto books have been reprinted! "Rib of a Hermaphrodite" and "Scarlet Maniera" are back in stock and ready to be ordered and enjoyed.
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| Rib of a Hermaphrodite | Rib of a Hermaphrodite | Scarlet Maniera | Scarlet Maniera |
Each book is SIGNED inside the front cover. Click the pics above fore more photos and more details.
Jul 26, 2012
A lovely little 'zine featuring five artists: Philip Best, Trevor Brown, Sarah Froelich, Gea, and JG Thirlwell. All pages are silkscreened and super heavy weight paper. Limited edition of only 125 pieces!
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| Curated by Timeless Gea | Curated by Timeless Sarah Froelich | Curated by Timeless Trevor Brown |
Jun 28, 2012
Four brand new original paintings by Tama are available now. Each measures 9.25" x 11.75" (23.6 x 29.7cm), watercolor on board. Price is $1500 each (free shipping worldwide!). Email if you are interested.
| "Crack Baby" | "Sweet Nutrient" |
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| "Poisonous Angel 1" | "Poisonous Angel 2" |
Jun 25, 2012
The extended edition of the "Becoming Friends with All the Children of the World" includes a few additional artworks and is SIGNED inside the front cover. A really lovely hardcover edition with two dust jackets that overlay to give insight into Fuyuko Matsui's painting process (first photo). Also includes photos from the exhibition and a few stills from a film by Fuyuko Matsui "Regeneration of a Breached Thought".
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The catalog is also available in an unsigned softcover edition.
Jun 5, 2012
Making his first appearance on AkaTako is Osaka artist Namio Harukawa. I had never seen original drawings for sale so I am very pleased to be able to offer TWENTY TWO original artworks. Each is signed and includes a certificate of authenticity.
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Namio Harukawa's drawings are pencil on paper, unframed.
May 24, 2012
Not only are there a couple of signed copies of Trevor Brown's "Medical Fun" available, there are now TWO framed original paintings from the book at ridiculously low prices.
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| Trevor Brown "Pill Baby" original painting | Trevor Brown "Pill Baby" original painting | Trevor Brown "Worm Boy" original painting | Trevor Brown "Worm Boy" original painting |
Click the pictures for additional photos & details and to send an inquiry to receive a custom shipping quote.
May 23, 2012
Based on Trevor Brown's painting from "Rubber Doll", this hand made doll is now available on AkaTako!
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| Trevor Brown "Penis Pixie" doll | Trevor Brown "Penis Pixie" doll | Trevor Brown "Penis Pixie" doll |
She was handcrafted by Rotikmist Loft and will never be made again. Includes a certificate of authenticity.
May 18, 2012
Six of the sold out Kitanya Design Factory kinbaku charms are now back in stock!
And don't forget that any charm can be converted into a necklace pendant or earring (free of charge!).
May 13, 2012
AkaTako was able to find a (used) copy of "Medical Fun" by Trevor Brown. It's in pretty good shape and is even SIGNED inside the front cover!
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Click images to see and read more!
May 10, 2012
Just landed this morning, these four books have come back to AkaTako. Each of them are SIGNED by the artist.
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| Suehiro Maruo Paranoia Star | Suehiro Maruo Maruograph I 1st Ed. | Toshio Saeki The Earliest Works | Trevor Brown Forbidden Fruit 1st Ed. |
Click the pictures or text for more photos and prices.
May 1, 2012
Trevor Brown's "Toy Box" series has been a great success on AkaTako and what better way to celebrate than with some original paintings? All eight of these paintings were featured at the exhibition (but not necessarily in the postcard set or poster) and are now available - shipping directly to you from Tokyo!
Click the pictures or titles for additional information.
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!
