New signed, limited edition poster by Hajime Sorayama: "Blonde on Black Sheets" is now available. Extra-large, oversized print on very heavy weight paper.
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Welcome to AkaTako - your USA based source 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, 2015
New Shintaro Kago book "Panna Cotta" is the same format and size as "Candy Filled Girl's Head" and is stuffed full of full color paintings. This collection is of works which were shown at various exhibitions in Japan and there is a full list of those exhibitions (in Japanese) included with the book.
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Over 90 full color images included! Click the title or images above for more photos and information.
May 15, 2015
Four brand new hardcover books have been added to AkaTako. Two are signed by the artists! "Badaism" is full of crazy sketches, "Lilith in the Mirror" is packed with erotic photos, "The Longest Dream" is an extended re-imagining of an Alice character, and "Kingdom of Daydream" has classic fairytale characters asking realistic questions.
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| Daisuke Ichiba Badaism |
Kenichi Murata Lilith in the Mirror |
Tomomi Hasegawa The Longest Dream |
Yuko Fukase Kingdom of Daydream |
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Apr 27, 2015
Now available for pre-order and expected to arrive mid-May, two brand new signed posters featuring some classic Trevor Brown artwork!
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| "Medical Play" | "Girl on Toilet" |
Both posters are A2 sized and will be signed.
Apr 23, 2015
As part of last year's "Creation Project 2014", artists submitted works to be used for the covers of hand made Tohoku style notebooks. Each one was made in workshops for disabled persons in the Northeast part of Japan.
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| Fuco Ueda Tohoku Style Notebook | Takato Yamamoto Tohoku Style Notebook |
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Apr 22, 2015
New, expanded edition of Hajime Sorayama's "Sexy Robot" series, "Sexy Robot: Gigantes" has over 1000 images in it with a more comprehensive look into his artwork history. All copies are signed.
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| "Sexy Robot: Gigantes" cover | "Sexy Robot: Gigantes" inside page |
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Apr 16, 2015
Brand new "Funny Girl" watercolor paintings by Shintaro Kago have just been added. There's twelve smaller ones and four larger size paintings.
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Apr 14, 2015
Just released in Japan, Volume 4 of Sousakuzine is now available for pre-order on AkaTako! Featuring the works of and interviews with Etsuko Egawa, Screaming Mad George, Kazuhiro Tsuji, and more.
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Click the images above for more photos and information. Magazine should arrive to AkaTako April 21 +/-.
