Unbelievable 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 Hi there Kitty, for essentially the most half the corporate likes to maintain its collabs delicate, and has not labored with Nintendo for a lengthy time. That means it’s going to doubtless by no means formally launch sneakers 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 current 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 currently based mostly on the whole lot from Dragon Ball to Sailor Moon, typically for patrons, 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 traces the place designs get wild):

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

This can be a pair of Sailor Moon ideas, once more on a pair of Dunks, which with their retro styling and clear panel design makes them ideally suited to sketch out themes like this:

This pair of Dragon Ball Dunks, based mostly on Vegeta, aren’t a mock-up, these have truly 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 beautiful CDG x Nike ACG Mowabbs (scroll via to see the all-cream colourway of the unique sneakers, an all-timer for the silhouette):

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