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.

POPULAR ARTISTS

Namio Harukawa

POPULAR ITEMS

Takato Yamamoto
Rib of a Hermaphrodite

White Bunny Kikko Blue
Kinbaku Charm

Tokyo Jesus
Acrylic Stand

Shintaro Kago
Acrylic Stand

Takato Yamamoto
Apparition II

Seiu Ito
Kinbaku Photos

THE LATEST NEWS

One Week Labor Day Sale

Posted on: 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:


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.

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Eight Rare/OOP Books

Posted on: 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!

[sold out]
Aki Uchiyama Ankoro Trio	Hiromi Hiraguchi Neppu Hibarigaoka	Hoichi Rokuhara Kodomo Janaimon!	Hoichi Rokuhara Pinky Panic
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Midori Shida Ranyakata 1st Ed	Midori Shida Ranyakata	Shunichi Muraso Shoujo Hanazono	S&M Sniper 2007 Vol 7

Click the images or titles for more details.

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Three Sorayama Posters

Posted on: 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.


Hajime Sorayama Red Settee poster	Hajime Sorayama Squid poster	Hajime Sorayama Turtle poster

Click the images or titles for more details and photos.

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New Jun Hayami Manga

Posted on: Aug 22, 2014

Seven rare, out of print manga by Jun Hayami are now available, plus an unsigned version of "Vile Vulgar".


"Adokenai Meikyuu"	"Bloodstained Angel 1st Ed"	"Hentai Shounen"	"Jun no Harawata"

"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.

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Koitsukihime x Hiroshi Nonami Postcards

Posted on: 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.

Click the images above for more photos and details.

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New Kira Imai Book

Posted on: 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!).


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.

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New Yaso Issue and Yoh Tights

Posted on: 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".