Four original "Funny Girl" paintings by Shintaro Kago with a fresh summer theme are now available for pre-order. They should arrive before the end of 2015.
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Welcome to AkaTako - your Berlin, Germany, 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.
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 ITEMS
THE LATEST NEWS
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A small series of Namio Harukawa original drawings featuring a serious brunette woman holding a gun are now available by special order. Each ships direct from Tokyo and is monochrome pencil on paper.
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Three new items by caterpillar obsessed artist Em Nishizuka [西塚em] have just been added. Two signed books and a postcard set combining biologically accurate drawings of various caterpillars cuddling with wide-eyed girls.
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| Em Nishizuka Caterpillar Book | Em Nishizuka Egg Shell | Em Nishizuka Postcard Set |
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Three very rare Trevor Brown posters from the 1990's are on sale for ~25% off until November 15th only. Please login to see the sale price. All posters are signed!
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| "Devil Angel" poster | "Dom Bitch" poster | "Spiky Sun" poster |
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Now available for pre-order, the special exhibition editions of Trevor Brown's "Pandora" and Etsuko Miura's "Reincarnation". Each will come with a mini version and probably have silver foil accents on the covers. I don't have actual images yet. :) Etsuko Miura is also making a special leather bound edition limited to only 50 pieces! Prototype is pictured.
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| Trevor Brown Pandora Special Edition | Etsuko Miura Reincarnation Special Edition | Etsuko Miura Reincarnation Special Edition 50 |
Click the images or titles above to place a pre-order (should arrive to AkaTako mid-November).
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Just added for your shopping pleasure, four new Namio Harukawa drawings - there are three full color originals which ship direct from Tokyo and one monochrome with pink accents that ships direct from New York.
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| Namio Harukawa Drawing 38 (ships from Tokyo) | Namio Harukawa Drawing 39 (ships from Tokyo) | Namio Harukawa Drawing 40 (ships from Tokyo) | Namio Harukawa Drawing 41 (ships from New York) |
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The new books by Trevor Brown and Etsuko Miura for their forthcoming joint exhibition have just been added for pre-order. Order now to reserve your copy - books are expected to ship mid-November +/-.
I'm waiting for further details on the special editions for both of them but hope to add them in the near future.
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| Trevor Brown Pandora | Etsuko Miura Reincarnation |
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Two lovely originals by Namio Harukawa are now available - they are both watercolor + pencil and ship directly to you from Tokyo. Just send an inquiry to get all the details.
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Brand new manga "Ibutsu Konnyu" by Shintaro Kago packs a punch into very short format stories. Forty-three stories packed into only 164 pages! Manga is signed and is super bizarre in the best way possible.
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| Shintaro Kago Ibutsu Konnyu front cover | Shintaro Kago Ibutsu Konnyu inside pages |
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Volume #63 of Talking Heads magazine - "Beautiful Boy's Melancholy" is now available! A slight departure from the usual content, this issue finally focuses on boys in Japanese art (additional, non-boy content after the main feature too).
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| Talking Heads No. 43 front cover | Talking Heads No. 43 inside pages |
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