Incredible Pokémon, Anime Sneaker Designs Are Too Good For Nike

While Nike likes to dabble within the out-and-out nerd market generally, from Doraemon to Hello Kitty, for probably the most half the corporate likes to maintain its collabs refined, and has not labored with Nintendo for a lengthy time. Meaning it’ll 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 current Pokémon work, however that stuff is simply scratching the floor. Using Dunks and Jordans as his canvas, Chiou has painted (or not less than designed) a ton of customized sneakers recently based mostly on every thing from Dragon Ball to Sailor Moon, generally for purchasers, and generally as one-offs for celebrities and athletes.

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

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

This 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 ultimate 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 lastly, 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 footwear, an all-timer for the silhouette):

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