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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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Just added, four new sets of Mari Shimizu postcards (each with four postcards) plus additional/actual photos of the previously added five postcard sets. Now there are eleven postcard sets to choose from!
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| Mari Shimizu postcard set 8 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 9 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 10 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 11 |
Click the images or titles above for individual photos.
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Two gorgeous handmade dolls by Mari Shimizu are now available through AkaTako. Each one features their own special internal secret which has been revealed for all to see.
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| Anatomy Girl | Death and a Maiden |
Dolls ship directly to you from Tokyo. Click the images or titles for more information and to send an inquiry.
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A big pile of new Funny Girl paintings are on their way to AkaTako next week. Expected arrival is by April 7th but you can shop the new Shintaro Kago paintings now!
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There are 15 small paintings and 4 large ones (on the bottom row above). Click the images for more details and to order.
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Three stylish t-shirts featuring the doll artwork of Mari Shimizu are now available by pre-order. They're expected to arrive around April 12th and will ship to you immediately after they are in my hands.
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| Mari Shimizu Scattered Limbs black t-shirt | Mari Shimizu Scattered Limbs pink t-shirt | Mari Shimizu Torso Jail t-shirt |
All shirts are a 50/50 cotton polyester blend and have a nice, soft and silky feel.
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Five new sets of Mari Shimizu postcards (each one includes four cards) are now available for pre-order. They are expected to arrive April 12th and will ship to you immediately after arrival.
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| Mari Shimizu postcard set 3 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 4 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 5 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 6 | Mari Shimizu postcard set 7 |
Click the images for more details. Postcard set 1 and postcard set 2 are available too!
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Now available for purchase are three brand new posters by Takato Yamamoto. Posters arrived on March 25th and all pre-orders have already shipped! Actual images have been added (including some nice close-up detail shots).
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| Eyeball Bug and Roses II | Horn of a Master of Curses | Alice's Nightmare |
Posters also available to purchase as a set of three.
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There's nine new Shintaro Kago paintings now available by inquiry. All of them ship for free direct from Tokyo.
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Click the images for more information and to send an inquiry.
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Actual page scans and a better description of Etsuko Miura's new book "Eucharist" have just been added.
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| "Eucharist" front cover | "Eucharist" inside page |
A few more photos of the inside pages will be added after the special edition is in stock as well!
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Available for pre-order, Etsuko Miura's new book "Eucharist" is set to arrive to AkaTako March 7 +/-. The special edition is limited to only 50 pieces and is being made now. Not quite ready for pre-order on AkaTako but here's a little preview of the handmade leather cover! (Edit: special edition now available.)
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| "Eucharist" regular edition | "Eucharist" special edition |
Orders for the regular edition will be shipped as soon as the book is received. Additional details and a link to the special edition will be posted as soon as information is confirmed.