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

Oct 23, 2013

Two new original drawings by Namio Harukawa are now available. Both drawings have a military theme with a scantily clad woman wearing a military hat and top.

Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 15 Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 16
Namio Harukawa
original drawing 15
Namio Harukawa
original drawing 16

Drawings ship direct to you from New York. Click for more details.


Oct 9, 2013

A music CD featuring the artwork of Takato Yamamoto, an early edition (1999) of Suehiro Maruo's "Shoujo Tsubaki", and the beautifully terrifying "Brute Love" by Hiroaki Samura.

Takato Yamamoto Music CD SIGNEDSuehiro Maruo Shoujo Tsubaki 2nd Ed SIGNEDHiroaki Samura Love of the Brute SIGNED
Takato Yamamoto
music CD
Suehiro Maruo
Shoujo Tsubaki
Hiroaki Samura
Brute Love

All of these items are signed, out of print, and with very small quantities available so don't wait for too long to order!


Oct 8, 2013

Two new original paintings by Fuco Ueda featuring her beautiful chrysanthemums - "Something Hollow 1" and "Something Hollow 2". Paintings are sold separately but would make a lovely pair.

Fuco Ueda Something Hollow 1 paintingFuco Ueda Something Hollow 2 painting

Pricing and shipping quotes are available by inquiry. Click for more details.


Oct 6, 2013

All three volumes of the best Japanese special effects makeup instructional book are now in stock. Each volume is packed with full color photos and detailed tutorials to replicate the effects (even if you can't read Japanese).

Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 1Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 2Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 3
Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 1Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 2Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 3

Click the images for more details.


Oct 5, 2013

Just added, two exhibition catalogs featuring the art of Makoto Aida. "Lonely Planet" was printed in 1999 and "Monument for Nothing" is from 2013. Both have bilingual text and lots of great photos of his work.

Makoto Aida Lonely Planet Makoto Aida Monument for Nothing
"Lonely Planet" "Monument for Nothing"

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Oct 1, 2013

Just arrived, a new set of two postcards and a tenugui featuring the art of Takato Yamamoto!

Takato Yamamoto Postcard Set 3 Takato Yamamoto Tenugui Black
Postcard Set Black Tenugui

Click the images for more details and pricing.


Sep 19, 2013

There's two versions of the new "Drawing Book" by Trevor Brown and both are now in stock. Both are softcover and have all the same artwork but are different size, layout, and colors. Additional details/differences (images not to scale!):

Euro Version $30 Japanese Version $35 EU and JP size comparison
Trevor Brown Drawing Book EU Trevor Brown Drawing Book JP Trevor Brown Drawing Book EU and JP
28 pages
11.75" x 16.5"
Limited edition of 300
120 pages
7.5" x 9"
Additional 16 b/w pages
of "untreated" images
 

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