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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

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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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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

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Apr 29, 2025

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".

Shintaro Kago Artbook Vol 2 2nd Ed
Artbook Vol 2
(2nd ed)
Shintaro Kago Artbook Vol 3 1st Ed
Artbook Vol 3
(1st ed)
Shintaro Kago Icons Vol 1
Icons Vol 1
(1st ed)

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