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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.

THE LATEST NEWS

Jan 30, 2012

Recently exhibited in Tokyo, Trevor Brown's "Piss Princess" is now available through AkaTako! Further details (and larger images!) available on the item's page....

Trevor Brown Piss Princess paintingTrevor Brown Piss Princess paintingTrevor Brown Piss Princess painting

Painting is currently in Tokyo and ships directly to you for free.


Jan 29, 2012

"Becoming Friends with All the Children in the World" is the catalog from the recent exhibition of Fuyuko Matsui's artwork at the Yokohama Museum of Art. Over 100 artworks are included - full color paintings, pencil sketches, and more! A really impressive book with a lot of bilingual information (Japanese/English).

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Jan 28, 2012

Both "R" and "Eva: Eloge de ma Fille" are back in stock at AkaTako. These Japanese editions are full of the beautiful photography of Irina Ionesco. "Eva" focuses on her daughter's growth from a lovely child to a beautiful young woman. "R" also features photos of Eva but includes additional models.

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Jan 15, 2012

A big box arrived from Kitanya Design Factory full of new and restocked charms, two new doll styles, and two vinyl banks! Also got a SIGNED mini book with photos of 100+ charms, three articles, and info on the artist's process.

CHARMS

Bunny & Cat Pair Karada Kinbaku CharmConstruction Worker Kinbaku CharmDragon Karada Kinbaku CharmGym Uniform School Girl Kinbaku CharmNinja Lady Karada Kinbaku CharmStatue of Liberty Karada Kinbaku Charm
Bunny & CatConstruction WorkerDragonGym UniformNinja LadyStatue of Liberty

DOLLS & BANKS

Dragon Karada Kinbaku DollLucky Cat Karada Kinbaku DollBlack Mask Bunny Kinbaku BankRed Mask Cat Kinbaku Bank
Dragon DollLucky Cat DollRabbit BankCat Bank

BOOK

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Jan 1, 2012

I've managed to find three of the sold out Toshio Saeki books again - and they're ALL signed this time! "The Earliest Works" is also a very low # in the edition - 20/3000.

Toshio Saeki Chimushi 1 SIGNEDToshio Saeki Chimushi 2 SIGNEDToshio Saeki The Earliest Works SIGNED
Toshio Saeki Chimushi 1 SIGNEDToshio Saeki Chimushi 2 SIGNEDToshio Saeki The Earliest Works SIGNED

Click the images above for additional photos and details on the book's condition.


Dec 31, 2011

A new edition of "DDT" has been released - same content but new cover. Available SIGNED inside the front. I've also managed to find a couple copies of Suehiro Maruo's Maruograph EX II that are SIGNED as well! And after much searching, a single copy of Maruograph EX I that is unsigned.

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Suehiro Maruo DDT new editionSuehiro Maruograph EX II SIGNEDSuehiro Maruograph EX I

Click the pictures above for more details and images of inside pages.


Dec 19, 2011

Just arrived in Brooklyn is a lovely original painting by Tama called "Lunatic Pink II". Originally published in the "Lidocaine Drop" book, the painting is a perfect combination of cute and violence - she's all dressed up in her best black and white loli dress, ready for a tea party with her amputated legs.

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Ships in an inexpensive frame to guard against damage.


Dec 15, 2011

Winter must be the time to clean out your closets in Japan because Takato Yamamoto's agent in Tokyo got in touch with AkaTako to help sell their stored original paintings. There are THIRTY paintings available - just send an inquiry to confirm it is still available and receive a shipping estimate based on your speed, insurance preferences & location.

Takato Yamamoto A Real Vampire's Head paintingTakato Yamamoto Bound Woman in a Snow Storm paintingTakato Yamamoto Broken Nest Box paintingTakato Yamamoto Calling – A Voice Calling from the Darkness paintingTakato Yamamoto Confusing and Drowning Flux of Blood painting
Takato Yamamoto DEATH paintingTakato Yamamoto Melancholia paintingTakato Yamamoto Mirror Game paintingTakato Yamamoto Moon – Drunken by moonlight, melancholic ... paintingTakato Yamamoto Pillow painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire - Night of the Scarlet Moon paintingTakato Yamamoto Quickening Chimera paintingTakato Yamamoto Sneering at Vanity I paintingTakato Yamamoto Strigoica II paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (1) painting
Takato Yamamoto Untitled (2) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (3) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (4) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (5) paintingTakato Yamamoto Untitled (6) painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire (1) paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire (2) paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire (Silence) paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Collapse paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Memory painting
Takato Yamamoto Vampire - Metamorphosis I paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Metamorphosis II paintingTakato Yamamoto Vampire - Temptation paintingTakato Yamamoto Very Early Spring paintingTakato Yamamoto Warring Land Holocaust painting

Prices range from $1175 - $6750. Click the pictures above for more details on each painting.


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