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.

THE LATEST NEWS

Dec 5, 2013

Because who doesn't enjoy a good eyeball licking? It's the best thing after a long hard day at school. Not to mention having your face torn off. Just makes it more intimate. This new Suehiro Maruo print is exclusive to AkaTako.net and is a signed and numbered limited edition of only 50 pieces.

Suehiro Maruo Print 13 Torture Garden SIGNED Suehiro Maruo Print 13 Torture Garden - detail
Suehiro Maruo print 13 print detail

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Nov 26, 2013

New to AkaTako are two photography books by Nobuyoshi Araki. Shikijyo Sexual Desire juxtaposes sexuality against Tokyo scenes and Tokyo Lucky Hole explores Japan's sex industry in the early 1980s.

Nobuyoshi Araki Shikijyo Sexual Desire Nobuyoshi Araki Tokyo Lucky Hole
Shikijyo Sexual Desire Tokyo Lucky Hole

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Nov 22, 2013

Namio Harukawa's big and beautiful ladies are ready to dominate you in these four original drawings with pink accents. Each one is signed and ships direct to you from Tokyo.

Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 17 Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 18 Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 19 Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 20

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Oct 29, 2013

Now available, signed copies of volume 2 of the mini booklet of Shintaro Kago's "Funny Girl" series. Fifteen pages of wild imagination with a good dose of blood and violence.

The Art of Shintaro Kago JP 2 SIGNED
The Art of Shintaro Kago JP 2

Oct 29, 2013

New shipment from Tokyo brings a brand new issue of Yaso magazine "Filles", a blessing handkerchief by Yuki Onohara, and some lovely ball jointed doll stockings by Koh Ueno.

Yaso Filles magazineYuki Onohara Blessing HandkerchiefKoh Ueno Ball Jointed Doll stockings
Yaso "Filles"Blessing HandkerchiefBall Joint Doll Stockings

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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.


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