Unimaginable Pokémon, Anime Sneaker Designs Are Too Good For Nike

Whereas Nike likes to dabble within the out-and-out nerd market typically, from Doraemon to Howdy Kitty, for essentially the most half the corporate likes to maintain its collabs delicate, and has not labored with Nintendo for a lengthy time. Which means it would probably by no means formally launch footwear this good.

The sneakers you’re seeing on this gallery are all of the work of artist Andrew Chiou, who has been doing the rounds on shoe blogs this week for his latest Pokémon work, however that stuff is simply scratching the floor. Utilizing Dunks and Jordans as his canvas, Chiou has painted (or at the least designed) a ton of customized sneakers these days based mostly on every thing from Dragon Ball to Sailor Moon, typically for purchasers, and typically as one-offs for celebrities and athletes.

These are a pair of “What The” Tremendous Mario ideas (“What The” sneakers are Nike’s particular strains the place designs get wild):

Listed below are some Pokémon ones he launched earlier this week, that includes Scyther, Bulbasaur, Shiny Gyarados and Dragonite:

It is a pair of Sailor Moon ideas, once more on a pair of Dunks, which with their retro styling and clear panel design makes them splendid to sketch out themes like this:

This pair of Dragon Ball Dunks, based mostly on Vegeta, aren’t a mock-up, these have really been painted up on an actual pair:

I’m in love with the colourway on these Snorlax Jordan IVs:

And eventually, simply to interrupt up the monotony of Dunks and Jordan IVs, right here’s a Venusaur mocked up over a pair of very pretty CDG x Nike ACG Mowabbs (scroll by means of to see the all-cream colourway of the unique footwear, an all-timer for the silhouette):

If you wish to see extra of Chiou’s stuff, you’ll find extra shoe designs—each mockups and precise customized sneaker paintjobs—at his Instagram web page.