Seven brand new original watercolor paintings by Shintaro Kago are now available. A couple of them have already sold so don't wait too long to pick out your favorite!
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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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The old "Kinbaku Charm" category has been renamed to "Cell Phone Charms" so that it can include other styles of charms which may not be kinbaku related. The URL is new so please be sure to make a note of it!
For now, there are only cell phone charms by Kitanya Design Factory and Shintaro Kago. Hopefully some new ones will be added in the future.
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Two new books of black and white illustrations by Asaji Muroi are now available. Both were self-published by the artist in the early 1990s but are in great condition and signed! "My Imagination" is a smaller size and has older, more experimental drawings. "Venus with a Dog Collar" is larger format and is devoted to the idea of woman-dog.
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| "My Imagination" | "Venus with a Dog Collar" |
Click the images or titles above for more photos and information.
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One new clear file by Suehiro Maruo features Midori from his very popular "Shoujo Tsubaki" manga, and two clear files by Takato Yamamoto - both featuring artwork from his "Divertimento for a Martyr" book.
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| Shoujo Tsubaki clear file | Night Reverie clear file | Sweet Time clear file |
Click the images or titles above for more photos and information.
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Several sold out manga are finally back in stock! Including Shintaro Kago's "Eccentric People Magazine" and "Kasutoru Shiki"; Suehiro Maruo's "Haunted Mansion", "Paranoia Star", and "Shoujo Tsubaki". The brand new manga by Suehiro Maruo "Tomino Jigoku 1" was also restocked.
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| Eccentric People Magazine | Kasutoru Shiki | Haunted Mansion | Paranoia Star | Shoujo Tsubaki |
All manga are signed by the artist. Please click the images or titles above for more info.
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[Coupon is no longer valid.]
There's a new, coupon on AkaTako to help you save when you have little more shopping to do - 10% off when you order $150 or more! Just use coupon code 150TEN when you check out. This is not a special promotion with a time limit; you can use it anytime you like.
* The coupon does not work for original items or special order items but it works for everything else.
* The coupon only applies to non-original items which have a subtotal of $150 or more. Purchasing an original at the same time will not give you a discount on the original. The value of the original will not count towards the $150 subtotal.
* Please email if you have any questions.
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Buy more for less - now you can either choose your three favorite signed and numbered Tama posters or get all five!
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| Choose Three | All Five |
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New Takato Yamamoto poster featuring "Like a Curtain of Ashes" is now available. Poster is signed!
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New and clearer photos of all the Toshio Saeki posters have been added. There are currently only four styles still available to purchase and these are the last time AkaTako will be able to restock them. Once these have sold out they will be gone forever! [These posters are all now permanently sold out.]
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| Poster 1 (sold out) | Poster 2 (sold out) | Poster 3 (sold out) | Poster 4 (sold out) |
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| Poster 5 (sold out) | Poster 6 (sold out) | Poster 7 (sold out) |
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New from Kitanya Design Factory, one new brand new style: an updated Gym Uniform Schoolgirl with pigtails and red headband. Plus the maneki neko (lucky cat) has been updated with the new lobster clasp style strap to make it a little easier to attach to whatever you'd like.
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| Gym Uniform Schoolgirl charm | Lucky Cat kinbaku charm |
All purchases of cell phone straps are also available with a free cell phone dust plug on request!