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 Ema Collection
Oct 29, 2023

Special licensed collaboration project with fourteen different artists is now available for PRE-ORDER! Solid spruce ema is printed with two images by each artist (28 different ema to choose from!). Expected to arrive mid to late November. Full details at each item's description.
** IN STOCK at both USA & EU locations. All pre-orders have shipped!!

Ema wooden plaque is traditionally used to write a wish or prayer (on the reverse) and tied at a Shinto shrine in the hopes that the local gods will see your request. Also used as a souvenir to hang on your wall as a mini artwork, a Christmas ornament, Christmas stocking replacement, front door decoration, etc.

Akiko Ijichi ema:
Akiko Ijichi Ema Wish Plaque		 Chika Tanikawa ema:
Chika Tanikawa Ema Wish Plaque		 Chika Yamada ema:
Chika Yamada Ema Wish Plaque		 Daisuke Ichiba ema:
Daisuke Ichiba Ema Wish Plaque
Eimi Suzuki ema:
Eimi Suzuki Ema Wish Plaque		 Em Nishizuka ema:
Em Nishizuka Ema Wish Plaque		 Kana Miyamoto ema:
Kana Miyamoto Ema Wish Plaque		 Kozue Kuroki ema:
Kozue Kuroki Ema Wish Plaque
Makiko Sugawa ema:
Makiko Sugawa Ema Wish Plaque		 Mika Nitta ema:
Mika Nitta Ema Wish Plaque		 Suehiro Maruo ema:
Suehiro Maruo Ema Wish Plaque		 Takato Yamamoto ema:
Takato Yamamoto Ema Wish Plaque
Tama ema:
Tama Ema Wish Plaque		 Yuka Sakuma ema:
Yuka Sakuma Ema Wish Plaque		    
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High Quality Giclée Prints
Oct 24, 2023

Just added, fine art giclée prints by several different artists: Em Nishizuka, Shintaro Kago, Suehiro Maruo, Takato Yamamoto, Tama, and Yuji Moriguchi! Each print is hand SIGNED and NUMBERED by the artist, limited edition of 100 pieces each, thick fine art paper with ultra high definition printing.

There are two sizes - larger prints are 12.95" x 19" (32.9 x 48.3cm) and smaller prints are 9.49" x 12.95" (24.1 x 32.9cm).

Em Nishizuka Giclee Print Eggshell Em Nishizuka Giclee Print Red Landmark Shintaro Kago Giclee Print Game in an Abandoned School Shintaro Kago Giclee Skeleton Kiss 1 Shintaro Kago Giclee Skeleton Kiss 3
Em Nishizuka Giclee Medication Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 2 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 3 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 4 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 5
Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 6 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 7 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 8 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 9 Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 10
Suehiro Maruo Giclee Midori-chan 1 Takato Yamamoto Giclee Print Alice's Nightmare Takato Yamamoto Giclee Print Moonlit Vampire IV Takato Yamamoto Giclee Print Night Mirror VII Takato Yamamoto Giclee Print Touch of Magic
Suehiro Maruo Giclee Print Rose Colored Monster Tama Giclee Print Masochistic Pink Yuji Moriguchi Giclee Print Ennui Afternoon Silence Yuji Moriguchi Giclee Print Friend  Yuji Moriguchi Giclee Print Forbidden Sanctuary

AkaTako has very few pieces of each but any print which sells out WILL be restocked. Just sign up to be notified.

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New Takato Yamamoto Book
Oct 13, 2023

Now available for PRE-ORDER "Skull's Box" art book! This is the second Takato Yamamoto book published by Geijutsu Shinbunsha - "Vampire's Box" published in 2022 - same format and size. Books will be hand signed by the artist!

There is also a special limited edition set available (PERMANENTLY SOLD OUT) "All Hallows' Eve Set" which includes both books and a SIGNED letterpress print, packaged in a sleek black slip case. Please note that the set includes unsigned books.

Expected to arrive to the USA location around end of October and to the EU location around mid-November. I'll update each item's page with dates as soon as I have them.
* ALL pre-orders have shipped, "Skull's Box" is now in stock!


"Skull's Box"
(now in stock!, published 2023)Takato Yamamoto Skull's Box SIGNED
"Vampire's Box"
(in stock now, published 2022)Takato Yamamoto Vampire's Box SIGNED

"ALL Hallows' Eve" Set
(SOLD OUT, published 2023)Takato Yamamoto All Hallows' Eve Set

Click the images or titles above for more photos and details.

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Katsuya Terada Exhibition Goods
Oct 9, 2023

Now in stock, some items from Katsuya Terada's 2022 exhibition "Tokyo Dragon Girl".

Three different styles of plastic underlay sheet (to prevent marking further pages in your notebook). Also great hanging on a wall!

Katsuya Terada Underlay 1 Katsuya Terada Underlay 2 Katsuya Terada Underlay 3

And a set of clear plastic files (organize and protect your papers in style) and a cotton tote bag.

Katsuya Terada Clear File Set Katsuya Terada Tote Bag

Please click the above for more information.

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New Suehiro Maruo Exhibition Goods
Sep 13, 2023

Just added, many Suehiro Maruo goods which were made for the July 2023 Tokyo exhibition "Maruo End Expo - Underground Maruo Theater". Items have already arrived to USA, the EU shipping location will received them by end of September.

SIGNED "Underground" manga
Suehiro Maruo Underground SIGNED
-		 Acrylic Keychain
Suehiro Maruo Acrylic Keychain
-		 Body Stickers
Suehiro Maruo Body Stickers
-		 Nail Stickers
Suehiro Maruo Nail Sticker
Blind Choice Pin
Suehiro Maruo Pin Blind Choice
-		 Sticker
Suehiro Maruo Sticker		 Tenugui
Suehiro Maruo Tenugui
-		 Manga Manuscript Set
Suehiro Maruo Manga Manuscript Set
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Clear File - Midori
Suehiro Maruo Clear File 1 Midori		 Clear File - Tomino Jigoku
Suehiro Maruo Clear File 2 Tomino Jigoku		 Clear File - Denki no Teki
Suehiro Maruo Clear File 3 Denki no Teki		 Clear File - Edogawa Rampo
Suehiro Maruo Clear File 4 Edogawa Rampo

Please click the images or titles above for more information.

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Kana Miyamoto Art Book
Aug 25, 2023

Just added for PRE-ORDER, Kana Miyamoto's first art book! "Let's Continue Playing House" should arrive early to mid September (check the item page for updates). 96 pages of her lovely and pure girls with a tiny twist of evil. Books will be hand SIGNED by the artist!

Kana Miyamoto Let's Continue Playing House SIGNED Kana Miyamoto Let's Continue Playing House SIGNED

Click the images or links above for more details and to purchase.

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Takato Yamamoto Books Reissue
Aug 18, 2023

** Both books now in stock and additional photos have been added!
Two out of print Takato Yamamoto art books have just been reissued in new editions! First published in 2002, "Altar of Narcissus" was his second art book. First published in 2004, "Allure of Pharmakon" was his third collection of works. Now both books are available with stylish black sleeve and gray fabric book cover. Books are SIGNED inside the cover by the artist.

Both will arrive to AkaTako before the end of August and are available for pre-order now!

Takato Yamamoto Altar of Narcissus Black Takato Yamamoto Allure of Pharmakon Black

Please click the images above for more details.

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Hajime Sorayama New Gynoids
Jul 31, 2023

Hajime Sorayama new artworks collection THE GYNOIDS LUVTRONIX has just been published! This is the ultimate collection of his "Gynoids" (an android with female characteristics) and includes his favorite artworks from the past and a lot of his more recent "sexy robot" artworks. A massive book weighing almost 4.5 pounds (over 2kg), 272 pages of high-definition printing. A true collector's item with this first edition limited to only 1000 pieces. SIGNED by the artist!

Hajime Sorayama The Gynoids Luvtronix SIGNED Hajime Sorayama The Gynoids Luvtronix SIGNED

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