A Suehiro Maruo painting "Vampire II" from 2009 is now available!
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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.
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.
POPULAR ARTISTS
THE LATEST NEWS
May 29, 2016
Just arrived, four sets (of four postcards each) featuring the lovely dolls of Mari Shimizu! Featured dolls include her cut-away torso dolls with interior scenes, mysterious victorian vampires, Alice in Wonderland inspired creatures, and more.
 Mari Shimizu Postcard Set #12 |  Mari Shimizu Postcard Set #13 |
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 Mari Shimizu Postcard Set #14 |  Mari Shimizu Postcard Set #15 |
Several of the dolls/images were also printed in her new book "Wachtraum". Click the images or text above for more photos and information.
May 16, 2016
One extremely rare "Shoujo Tsubaki" figure of Midori and Mr. Arashi in the sepia tone and one difficult to find figure of "The Leopard Man and The Young Detectives" are now available! I was only able to find one of each for the time being.
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| Suehiro Maruo Shoujo Tsubaki sepia figure |
Suehiro Maruo Leopard Man and Young Detectives figure |
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May 8, 2016
Two new original black and white drawings by Shintaro Kago have just been added! Very fine detail and line quality in each.
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May 3, 2016
Just added, ten original graphite drawings of big beautiful women by Namio Harukawa. Shipping direct to you from Tokyo, just send an inquiry to confirm availability and get a shipping quote (usually $25-35).
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May 1, 2016
Two issues of Talking Heads magazine - No. 64 and No. 65 - plus one new issue of TH ExtrART File 08 (fewer pages, more photos!) have been added.
 | Talking Heads No. 64 Rhetoric of Objet d'Art / Hitogata 224 pages featuring artists like Etsuko Miura x Ryo Yoshida, Hiroko Uehara, Mari Shimizu, Tacji Kikuchi, Kaoru Mori, Midori Hayashi, Trevor Brown, Nananano, Kenny Horie, Kenichi Koyama, and many others. |
 | Talking Heads Magazine No. 65 Paradise of Food and Drinks 224 pages featuring artists like ynn Bianchi, Will Cotton, Dirk Staschke, Sakurako Hattori, Tama, Sui Yumeshima, Ichiyoh Haga, Yogu, Keiko Miyata, Atsushi Tani, Niko Pirosmani, and many others. |
 | TH ExtrART File 08 Landscape of Visible Fantasy, Tell a Story 112 pages filled with color photos of the works of artists like Tacji Kikuchi, Kaoru Mori, Mai Tamagawa, Yuko Fukase, Mari Shimizu, Brandi Milne, Hinaduki Yoruno, Nananano, Hajime Kinoko, and many others. |
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Apr 15, 2016
Just in time for warmer weather, over-the-knee socks with a kinbaku rope bondage pattern designed by Hajime Kinoko! Available in four different color combinations, you're sure to find one to fall in love with.
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| black background gray/white ropes |
ballet pink background blue ropes |
white background pink ropes |
white background red ropes |
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Apr 1, 2016
The brand new books "Wachtraum" by Mari Shimizu and "Fallen Princess" by Tama are now available for pre-order. They will both be signed by the artist and are expected to arrive around April 15th.
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| Mari Shimizu Wachtraum |
Tama Fallen Princess |
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