One Piece is collabing with Nike on the Air Max Plus line. Nike built three pairs around Devil Fruits, then staggered them so you cannot cop the full set on one morning. Mera Mera hits select retailers September 12. Ope Ope follows September 19 in the US and Europe. Gomu Gomu is the SNKRS pair on September 25. Apparel rides with the last date. It will be a whole month of shoe collecting for fans and collectors alike.
Here is a look at the 3 different pairs of shoes coming this month:
- Mera Mera (IW1283-800): Brilliant Orange / Kumquat / Vibrant Yellow / Healing Jade. Fire-fruit oranges and yellows, teal on laces, tongue, lining, and Swoosh. Ace and Sabo’s flame. Asia and Mexico shops on September 12 (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico City). Australia waits until October 16–18.
- Ope Ope (IW1282-600): Very Berry / Green Quartz / Sport Red. Pink and burgundy room, green hits, swirl detail for Trafalgar Law’s operating theater. Select US and Europe retailers September 19, including shops like Politics in Dallas, Offspring in London, Patta in Amsterdam, and SNS in Stockholm.
- Gomu Gomu (IR0968-500): Space Purple / Purple Venom / Altitude Green / Atomic Green. Luffy’s rubber fruit in purple with acid green Swoosh and laces. Widest drop. US, Japan, and some of Europe get a SNKRS pre-order September 25. China, Mexico, and Australia get a standard SNKRS launch that day. South Korea is Exclusive Access.
The price for the sneaker pairs varies. Several guides have $180. Sneaker Bar Detroit has $210. Check the SNKRS ticket before you buy if you care about price. Nike’s own newsroom framed the pack as three exclusive uppers plus archive-style jerseys, caps, a Jolly Roger tee based on Luffy’s promise mark, manga-panel shirts that look like old Nike print ads, and a vest nodding to Devil Fruit users.
A Tokyo pop-up was on the September 4–6 calendar. Later sneaker coverage said Nike pulled a Japan-only Gomu Gomu popup and folded that pair into the September 25 pre-order everywhere, including Japan. Regional shops still matter for Mera Mera and Ope Ope. Hong Kong HBX and Nike Lab PS7, Jakarta Invincible, Mexico City Lust, Seoul Worksout and Tune, Shanghai Nike Lab, Taipei Phantaci, and Nike Umeda are on the September 12 list.
Bandai tied cards to the drop as well for collectors. DON!! cards match the three colorways. A Character Card P-099 Monkey D. Luffy sits next to them. Japan has popup and lottery routes, plus a Weekly Shonen Jump application window from September 18 to October 18. English cards are slated for Card Game Fest stops, including Utrecht and Dallas.
Nike is putting the three known devil fruits on the noisiest silhouette in the archive and splitting stock by region so resale stays spicy. Gomu Gomu will be the one people refresh SNKRS for. Mera Mera is the one you only get if you are near the right store or willing to pay the orange tax after. Ope Ope is the Law pair, which means it will look the most like a medical-room sneaker and sell to the people who are already fans.
Are you hunting Gomu Gomu on the 25th, or is Mera Mera the only pair you care about? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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