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.
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| The Art of Shintaro Kago JP 2 |
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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
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.
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| Yaso "Filles" | Blessing Handkerchief | Ball 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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).
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| Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 1 | Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 2 | Conceptual Special Effect Makeup Primer 3 |
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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.
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| "Lonely Planet" | "Monument for Nothing" |
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Oct 4, 2013
Tons of items are back in stock that had been sold out for a while! Full list below:
