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.

THE LATEST NEWS

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The two newest issues of Talking Heads Magazine are now available - plus three older issues. Each magazine focuses on a single subject and brings you a great full color section along with many images in black and white. Text is 100% Japanese but many of the artist's names and websites are written in English.

Talking Heads No. 37 DecadenceTalking Heads No. 39 CatastropheTalking Heads No. 40 Maiden GroupTalking Heads No. 55 Black and White RondoTalking Heads No. 56 Sign of Man Sign of Woman
Talking Heads 37
Decadence
Talking Heads 39
Catastrophe
Talking Heads 40
Maiden Group

Talking Heads 55
Black & White Rondo

Talking Heads 56
Sign of Man/Sign of Woman

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All four new books have been added with full descriptions and photos - two doll themed photography books, one Shintaro Kago art book, and one Yoichi Nebashi art book.

 Misaki Saijyo Doll Bride Shunkin - Days with a Doll Maiden Shintaro Kago Candy Filled Girl's HeadYoichi Nebashi Secret Honey Girls
Misaki Saijyo
Doll Bride
Shunkin -
Days with a Doll Maiden
Shintaro Kago
Candy Filled Girl's Head
Yoichi Nebashi
Secret Honey Girls

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Now available in three colors, the 100% cotton tenugui by Takato Yamamoto! Choose black, brown, or purple. Handcrafted in Japan by the Kamawanu company.

Takato Yamamoto Tenugui BlackTakato Yamamoto Tenugui BrownTakato Yamamoto Tenugui Purple
Black TenuguiBrown TenuguiPurple Tenugui
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Two thick books discussing the artwork of Hans Bellmer have just been added. Each features images of his works alongside in depth analysis.

Hans Bellmer Le Principe de PerversionLe Principe de Perversion
French text provides context and insight into Bellmer's works. Large, full color images reproduce works in original tones.
 Hans Bellmer The Anatomy of AnxietyThe Anatomy of Anxiety
English text analyzes Bellmer's works from a psycho analytic perspective. Mostly smaller, black and white images.

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Originally printed in the "Rubber Doll" book, the Orange Tango painting is now available for sale! A pair of auburn headed girls are decked out in black and orange fetish gear - ready to be hung on your walls.

Trevor Brown Orange Tango original painting

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Because who doesn't enjoy a good eyeball licking? It's the best thing after a long hard day at school. Not to mention having your face torn off. Just makes it more intimate. This new Suehiro Maruo print is exclusive to AkaTako.net and is a signed and numbered limited edition of only 50 pieces.

Suehiro Maruo Print 13 Torture Garden SIGNEDSuehiro Maruo Print 13 Torture Garden - detail
Suehiro Maruo print 13print detail

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New to AkaTako are two photography books by Nobuyoshi Araki. Shikijyo Sexual Desire juxtaposes sexuality against Tokyo scenes and Tokyo Lucky Hole explores Japan's sex industry in the early 1980s.

Nobuyoshi Araki Shikijyo Sexual DesireNobuyoshi Araki Tokyo Lucky Hole
Shikijyo Sexual DesireTokyo Lucky Hole

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Namio Harukawa's big and beautiful ladies are ready to dominate you in these four original drawings with pink accents. Each one is signed and ships direct to you from Tokyo.

Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 17Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 18Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 19Namio Harukawa Original Drawing 20

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Now available, signed copies of volume 2 of the mini booklet of Shintaro Kago's "Funny Girl" series. Fifteen pages of wild imagination with a good dose of blood and violence.

The Art of Shintaro Kago JP 2 SIGNED
The Art of Shintaro Kago JP 2
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New shipment from Tokyo brings a brand new issue of Yaso magazine "Filles", a blessing handkerchief by Yuki Onohara, and some lovely ball jointed doll stockings by Koh Ueno.

Yaso Filles magazineYuki Onohara Blessing HandkerchiefKoh Ueno Ball Jointed Doll stockings
Yaso "Filles"Blessing HandkerchiefBall Joint Doll Stockings

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