Giant box of books arrived with a lot of items that had been out of stock for a long time. Plus one print and a bandana too.
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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.
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THE LATEST NEWS
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Just added to AkaTako, signed copies of Hajime Kinoko's book "Ichigo Ichie". Wonderfully descriptive photo essay going over these first 10 years of his career as a shibari artist.
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Now that both the regular and special limited edition of Kyoka Izumi's "Tale of a Castle Keep" are in stock, actual images of covers and inside pages have been added! Both editions have the same interior pages/illustrations so be sure to check both versions to see more images.
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Now available for pre-order and expected to arrive end of September, two brand new Hajime Kinoko DVDs! His new book Ichigo Ichie will be available shortly as well.
[DVDs have arrived as of September 29, 2016!]
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| Hajime Kinoko Aozametatsuki DVD | Arukyutei to Bishokukatachi DVD |
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Two new Namio Harukawa drawings are available by special order. They will ship direct from Tokyo to you. Please inquire about purchasing.
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A handful of rare, long sold out items from AkaTako's personal archive have just been added back in stock. There is only one single piece of each of these available so if you are interested don't delay!
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All in stock issues of Talking Heads magazine are now on clearance for $19. Please log in to receive the discounted price.
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[You missed it. =( The sale is over already!]
A little spur of the moment sale, use coupon code LABOR2016 and save 50% off any of these items!
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Sale ends Monday at midnight (NYC time).
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A handful of prints by Toshio Saeki are now available! A few previously available prints were restocked and there's also some brand new (to AkaTako) ones. "Chimushi" prints are mostly from 1999 and the tri-tone prints are from 2006. All signed, numbered, and dated.
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[Books have arrived as of September 8, 2016!]
Now available for pre-order, bilingual (Japanese-English) book illustrated by Takato Yamamoto and Aquirax Uno celebrates the 100th anniversary of Kyoka Izumi's famous play "Tale of a Castle Keep" (Tenshu Monogatari). Arriving end of August +/-, with a total of 48 illustrations. Regular edition and special limited edition available now!
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| Tale of a Castle Keep Regular Edition | Tale of a Castle Keep Limited Edition |
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