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

Jan 1, 2026

Heading to AkaTako on January 5th, Takato Yamamoto's newest series of illustrations for a JP language "Alice in Wonderland" book. The 224 page book is available in a regular edition or a special limited edition (only 1000 copies!) which includes a paperboard slipcase. There's also three very high quality giclée prints, three t-shirts, three tote bags, four clear plastic files, a single postcard or set of 12, and blind choice random pin back buttons! Please check description for estimated arrival dates.

Takato Yamamoto Alice in Wonderland SIGNED
Alice in Wonderland
regular edition
Takato Yamamoto Alice in Wonderland Ltd Ed
Alice in Wonderland
special limited edition
Takato Yamamoto Alice Pin BLIND CHOICE
Alice
pins
Takato Yamamoto Giclee Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
giclée print
Takato Yamamoto Giclee Alice in Wonderland II
Alice in Wonderland II
giclée print
Takato Yamamoto Giclee Alice Mad Tea Party
Mad Tea Party
giclée print
Takato Yamamoto Alice t-shirt Mad Tea Party
Mad Tea Party
t-shirt
Takato Yamamoto Alice t-shirt Rabbit - Denim
Rabbit - Denim
t-shirt
Takato Yamamoto Alice t-shirt Rabbit - White
Rabbit - White
t-shirt
Takato Yamamoto Alice Tote Bag
Alice
tote bag
Takato Yamamoto Alice Tote Bag Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter
tote bag
Takato Yamamoto Alice Tote Bag Rabbit
Rabbit
tote bag
Takato Yamamoto Alice Postcard
Alice
single postcard
Takato Yamamoto Alice Clear File Alice in Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland
clear file
Takato Yamamoto Alice Clear File Alice
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Alice
clear file
Takato Yamamoto Alice Postcard Set
Alice
postcard set
Takato Yamamoto Alice Clear File Mad Tea Party
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Mad Tea Party
clear file
Takato Yamamoto Alice Clear File Small Door
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Small Door
clear file

Please click the images or links above for more details and up to date arrival dates.


Dec 2, 2025

A gorgeous new book by OZUMA - Yoko Ozuma for his bondage/torture artworks and Kaname Ozuma for his tattooed beauties. Born in 1939, OZUMA was the pioneer of bondage artwork with tattooed beauties. "The World of Tattooed Bondage Beauties" has a translucent dust jacket, red page edges, JP/EN essays, and special "stay flat" binding so that the artwork is not destroyed in the middle when printed across two pages. 

Yoko-Kaname Ozuma The World of Tattooed Bondage Beauties Yoko/Kaname Ozuma The World of Tattooed Bondage Beauties

OZUMA was also published in "KINBAKU The Golden Age of Japanese Restrained & Tortured Artworks" book!


Nov 21, 2025

A brand new, self-published book by Daisuke Ichiba is now available. "19999" is a 100 page softcover book, hand signed 'BADA' inside the back cover. Book has zero text/filler pages and is absolutely packed with artworks - drawings, sketches, photo collages, nonsense text blocks, etc.

Daisuke Ichiba 19999 SIGNED Daisuke Ichiba 19999 SIGNED

Click the images or links above for more details.


Sep 30, 2025

On the way to the EU shipping location, some new items made by Em Nishizuka! There's a new 20 page book "Parasitic Blind Love", your choice of SIX new stickers each about 8-9cm, and one new rubber keychain of a girl hugging a nautilus.

Em Nishizuka Parasitic Blind Love SIGNED
"Parasitic Blind Love"
Em Nishizuka art book
Em Nishizuka Stickers
six new stickers
by Em Nishizuka
Em Nishizuka Nautilus Keychain
nautilus rubber keychain
by Em Nishizuka

Items are expected to arrive to the EU location around mid-October. USA should receive before the end of October.


Aug 31, 2025

Just added - "Beautiful Monster" a brand new English translation of sixteen Suehiro Maruo stories previously published in Japanese from 1981-1983 plus one from 2000. There are two essays (by Suehiro Maruo and Michiro Endo) and stories from "Rose Colored Monster", "DDT", and "Ultra Gash Inferno". Fresh from the publisher!

Suehiro Maruo Beautiful Monster

Aug 19, 2025

It's been a fairly quiet summer because AkaTako is preparing a big change - opening a physical shop / art gallery in Berlin, Germany! The visa application was approved in September!! Fingers crossed for a grand opening exhibition in early 2026.

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Further updates will be posted here and to social media as well.


May 9, 2025

Just added, two postcard sets with Kozue Kuroki's dreamy artworks. Now a total of three sets available! All of the cards are 3.9" x 5.75" (10 x 14.8cm) and include little detail images with the artwork title/year printed on the reverse.

Kozue Kuroki Postcard Set 2009

Kozue Kuroki
postcard set 2009

Kozue Kuroki Postcard Set 2012
Kozue Kuroki
postcard set 2012
Kozue Kuroki Postcard Set 2017
Kozue Kuroki
postcard set 2017

Please click the images or titles above to purchase or see additional details.


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