THE LATEST NEWS

Wow it has been a long very long time that I have been attempting, repeatedly, and failing to upgrade the AkaTako website. The now old website existed for just over 18 years without any major upgrades!! I've gone from Drupal 6 to Drupal 10 with quite a lot of help from a freelancer on Upwork. (Not a paid or compensated ad - just genuinely grateful to have found a talented individual with fair prices.)

AkaTako company is now based in Berlin, Germany. Prices are listed in and will be charged in euros. Shipping and EU VAT are calculated automatically after you enter your shipping address. There's also a new "slow boat" shipping option to facilitate transfer of items from one AkaTako location to the other - and lower cost for you!!

Some "fun statistics" about the AkaTako website:

• Over 2700 individual items offered over 18 years!
• 585 front page "news and info" articles (this is 586).
• The "Related Items" on each product = over 16,000 individual entries! o_o
• Almost 4300 "social media feed" entries!

There are still plenty of things missing or slightly broken. The entire "library" section with reference information doesn't exist yet. This will result in broken links until I find time to import and format everything. (Status will be updated here.)

At this time, only PayPal payments are available. Stripe payments will hopefully be working soon. (Status will be updated here.)

The website also can't actually send emails so the contact form is not working, order confirmation emails, etc. - all of that is broken. Working on it!!  (Status will be updated here.)

If you notice anything that doesn't look right or is not functional please let me know as soon as possible!

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.

Alice in Wonderland regular edition	Alice in Wonderland special limited edition	Alice pins
Alice in Wonderland giclée print	Alice in Wonderland II giclée print	Mad Tea Party giclée print
Mad Tea Party t-shirt	Rabbit - Denim t-shirt	Rabbit - White t-shirt
Alice tote bag	Mad Hatter tote bag	Rabbit tote bag
Alice single postcard	. Alice in Wonderland clear file	. Alice clear file
Alice postcard set	. Mad Tea Party clear file	. Small Door clear file

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

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. 

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

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.

Click the images or links above for more details.

A little restock of Takato Yamamoto small goods including clear files and postcard sets PLUS some brand new postcard sets and two new handkerchiefs!

NEW ITEMS
"Vampire" Postcard Set	"Skull" Postcard Set	Cotton Handkerchief

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RESTOCKED ITEMS
"Nosferatu - Attachment" Clear File	"Nosferatu - Blood and Rose" Clear File	"Nosferatu - Joy" Clear File	"Nosferatu - Love" Clear File
"Nosferatu - Red Sheets" Clear File	"Vampire" Clear File	"Vampire Fairy Demon" Clear File
"Allure of Pharmakon" postcard set	"Japonesthetique" postcard set	"Shintoku-Maru" postcard

Please click the images or links above for more information.

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.

"Parasitic Blind Love" Em Nishizuka art book

six new stickers by Em Nishizuka

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.

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!

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-mid 2026.

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

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 2012

Kozue Kuroki postcard set 2017

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

Just added, three new Shintaro Kago books all printed by The Mansion Press. The next two installments of the "Artbook" series (vol 1 - 2nd edition is still currently available) and the very first installment of a planned 4 volume project "Icons".

Artbook Vol 2 (2nd ed)

Artbook Vol 3 (1st ed)

Icons Vol 1 (1st ed)

Please click the images or titles above for more details or to purchase.