Man oh man I am so lucky. My best man reminded me out of nowhere nearly a week too late that these released. When I saw in the niketalk thread that DTLR stores also carried them I knew the nearest DTLR would have zero Asians like me living nearby that would even think about buying this shoe so I called them up and lo and behold they only got ONE pair in (but both shirts and the cap) and its in MY SIZE. These shoes were sitting there for 5+ days and no one bought it! The manager said everyone kept asking why there's a Jordan retro and shirts with the #10. Thank you Atlanta for being the opposite demographic for this shoe
I'm Filipino and grew up watching Slam Dunk so this is an amazing find for me. I still remember reading the last volume with my brothers and trying to hold back tears reading the story wrap up and knowing we'd never know more about Sakuragi.
These shoes though... wow they look so good in person. The Icy blue rubber sole, tongue, and ankle loop are the perfect contrast to the red and 3m print. I know it sounds crazy but these shoes make me want to buy a glass case from ikea just to display them in. That's how much I love them. I haven't worn them yet, for fear of wanting to wear them around.