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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Three new issues of Talking Heads magazine are now available! Each one has its own specific theme and is packed full of amazing artwork.

Talking Heads No. 46 Secret Love ToyTalking Heads No. 53 Daydream School of Heaven and HellTalking Heads No. 54 Hospital as Unusual Space
Talking Heads No. 46
Secret Love Toy
Talking Heads No. 53
Daydream School
of Heaven and Hell
Talking Heads No. 54
Hospital as Unusual Space

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All three versions of the new Trevor Brown book "Girls War" are now in stock! And there's also a handy explanation of the differences between the regular, special, and mini editions available here.

Trevor Brown Girls War Books

Every pre-order will have shipped within 24 hours. Check for your emailed shipping notification.

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The gorgeous painting "Revolution" by Trevor Brown is not only the front cover of the new book "Girls War", it's also a jigsaw puzzle! This one's twice the size of the first Trevor Brown jigsaw puzzle so it'll be even more hours of fun! Signed and numbered, AkaTako received very limited numbers so expect it to sell out soon.

Trevor Brown Girls War Revolution puzzle SIGNED

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All three editions of the new Trevor Brown book "Girls War" are now available for pre-order! There's a regular signed edition, an unsigned mini edition, and a signed special edition (yellow accents and includes a mini!).

Trevor Brown Girls War SIGNEDTrevor Brown Girls War Special Edition SIGNEDTrevor Brown Girls War Mini
Girls War SIGNEDGirls War Special Edition SIGNEDGirls War Mini

All books are expected to ship end of May.

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New items from Trevor Brown's forthcoming book "Girls War" are now available for PRE-ORDER. There's two posters (available separately or as a pair) and two clear plastic files. All items will be signed by Trevor Brown. All items are expected to ship to you by the end of May 2013.

Trevor Brown Girls War poster Angels of DeathTrevor Brown Girls War poster Black TuesdayTrevor Brown Girls War poster pair
"Angels of Death" poster"Black Tuesday" posterGirls War poster pair

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Trevor Brown Girls War clear file 1 SIGNEDTrevor Brown Girls War clear file 2 SIGNED
Girls War clear file 1Girls War clear file 2

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Two very lightly used magazines featuring Trevor Brown artwork on the cover have just arrived. Chronic Art is French langauage and has articles on several artists, movies, books, etc. Panik is in English and has stories focused on mostly alternative lifestyles (adults only!).

Chronic Art Magazine No 4Panik Magazine Vol 2 No 2
Chronic Art #4Panik Vol 2 No 2

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Two manga and one novel with illustrations by Suehiro Maruo have just arrived. The very first edition of "Shoujo Tsubaki" and "Weird Storm Boy" which follows a superhero boy. "Haunted Mansion" is a novel by Ryuei Senba. All three books are signed!

Suehiro Maruo Shoujo Tsubaki 1st Ed SIGNEDSuehiro Maruo Weird Storm Boy SIGNEDSuehiro Maruo Haunted Mansion SIGNED

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"Paranoia Star" is also back in stock!
Suehiro Maruo Paranoia Star SIGNED

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In addition to all the new manga recently added are these two eroguro manga that contain stories by several artists including Uziga Waita, Shintaro Kago, Jun Hayami, Taiji Ochita, Henmaru Machino, Asuka Shiraishi, Oujo Karei, Masashi Chikaishi, Saizou Horihone, Begirama and others! Ayla Deluxe has more sexual fantasy and Season in Hell has more sexual violence. Both are signed by Uziga Waita.

Ayla Deluxe Vol 4 SIGNEDSeason in Hell SIGNED
Ayla Deluxe Vol 4Season in Hell SIGNED

Next up is a Japanese book (with illustrations and diagrams) that explains the science behind things like the electric chair, flamethrowers, and some surgical procedures.

B-Geeks Vol 4 Intro to Mad Science
B-Geeks Vol 4 Intro to Mad Science
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Additional images of the inside pages of all new Jun Hayami manga have just been added. Here's one from each of the books:

Jun Hayami Bloodstained Angel SIGNEDJun Hayami Darkness Romance SIGNED
Jun Hayami Bloodstained AngelJun Hayami Darkness Romance
Jun Hayami Vile Vulgar SIGNEDLyricism In the Dark 1 SIGNED
Jun Hayami Vile VulgarLyricism in the Dark 1

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All of the Shintaro Kago manga now have photos of the inside pages added to help you choose which ones to add to your library first. Each manga has 5-6 new images so be sure to check them out! Here's a little sample:

Shintaro Kago Antlion vs BaraBara Girl SIGNEDShintaro Kago Any Chance of a Kiss on the Road to School? Experiment
Shintaro Kago Kasutoru Shiki SIGNEDShintaro Kago Murder Art Through the Ages SIGNED
Shintaro Kago New Banji Kaichou SIGNEDShintaro Kago Shine! Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere SIGNED

Take a peek on the Shintaro Kago page to see the rest.