残酷な天使のように
少年よ 神話になれ
Zankoku na tenshi no you ni
Shonen yo, shinwa ni nare..
The opening bars of Evangelion’s ‘A Cruel Angel’s Thesis’ are the perfect introduction for our next post. We wanted to pull out all the stops for what has quickly become our favourite acquisition of 2020, the Nike Air Trainer III ‘Viotech’.
Making it’s debut in 2002 as CO.JP (Japan Exclusive) release, this unique and striking take on the Air Trainer III like many regional exclusives, wasn’t easily procured outside its country of origin. This meant firm, trusted connect was essential to obtain a pair.
The name ‘Viotech’ comes from the vibrant ‘Viotech Purple’ colour designation that quickly became synonymous with Japanese sneaker culture. The colour features on a number of popular CO.JP releases, starting with the Nike Dunk ‘Rainbow’ Pro B in 2001 and most famously on 2002s, highly coveted Atmos x Nike Air Max 1 ‘Viotech’.
Having struggled in the past to find pairs in our size and always dubious to spend money on older Air, you can imagine our excitement to learn that the ‘Viotech’ was to return this year. Thankfully, like most Swoosh releases that we’d say fall into the ‘niche’ category, the quality and attention to detail is up there with the best.
To mark it’s return we’ve combined two of our favourite Japanese exports: NG Evangelion’s cybernetic EVA-01 and the aforementioned ‘Viotech’ Air Trainer III.