Run for the hills! The Puma Japanese Monster Pack is set to drop soon, and we have new pictures of the whole bunch. First up are the First Rounds. The Lizoid King edition is inspired by Godzilla and features a scaley faux-lizard skin upper along with pointy teeth sticking out of the collar’s heel. The similarly copyright-avoiding Mocha King is a send up of the laser-equipped Mechagodzilla. Mecha King is made of metallic silver with rivets strewn about the upper and midsole.
The midcut Puma Stepper is called Terror King in honour of King Ghidorah. Scaley similar to the Lizoid King, these joints find their teeth in the form of triangular tabs hanging off of the eyelets. Rounding out the pack are perhaps the two most popular Puma models: the Suede and Clyde. The Suede ‘Ape King’ features a fuzzy upper that evokes King Kong’s furry physique, while parts are torn away to reveal a red underlay. The Moth King Clyde is also fuzzy, but in a whispier way so as to evoke the horrible symmetry of Mothra (as seen in the colourful underlay).
All five pairs feature the inspiring creature’s ‘attributes’ imprinted inside the tongue, but apparently they share one common characteristic: scarcity. Set to drop Saturday, March 21, these are all limited to no more than 29 pairs each, with the Lizoid King only appearing 13 times. You probably have no shot of getting them in Hong Kong, so check eBay and other resellers starting this weekend. via Kenlu
Update: As of March 21, a limited quantity are available from German sneaker specialists Solebox.
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Lizoid’ First Round (Godzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Lizoid’ First Round (Godzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Lizoid’ First Round (Godzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Lizoid’ First Round (Godzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Mecha’ First Round (Mechagodzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Mecha’ First Round (Mechagodzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Mecha’ First Round (Mechagodzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Mecha’ First Round (Mechagodzilla-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘Terror King’ First Round (King Ghidorah-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘Terror King’ First Round (King Ghidorah-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘Terror King’ First Round (King Ghidorah-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘Terror King’ First Round (King Ghidorah-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Ape’ Suede (King Kong-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Ape’ Suede (King Kong-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Ape’ Suede (King Kong-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Ape’ Suede (King Kong-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Ape’ Suede (King Kong-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Ape’ Suede (King Kong-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Moth’ Suede (Mothra-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Moth’ Suede (Mothra-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Moth’ Suede (Mothra-Inspired)
Puma Japanese Monsters Pack – ‘King Moth’ Suede (Mothra-Inspired)
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BELOW ARE THE CURRENT LISTINGS FOR THESE KICKS ON EBAY:
[If kicks below are a random assortment, desired kicks are not currently available on eBay.]
March 19th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
thi is why i love ur site
moth kings all day, been waitin for yall to drop
-cam
March 19th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
i know a website thats getting em so im set
but i dont belive that there are only 29 pairs otherwise online shops wudnt be getting them
March 19th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
@cam
thanks for the love
@nobu
feel free to click the reference link back to Kenlu. there are just over 100 pairs of all five pairs combined. in other words, the only online shops that will be getting them are resellers, so be prepared for the hefty markup that will come along with that kind of scarcity. if they’re available anywhere, we’ll always include a link
March 20th, 2009 at 12:21 am
i mean i would trust what ur saying
but hanon-shop has been annoucing that they will get them in march for a month now
and they are a soley online retailer based in the UK
March 20th, 2009 at 2:16 am
@nobu
Interesting stuff, and good look on the lead. I checked Hanon’s site, and though they reported a UK-exclusive release on March 14 back on Feb 27, they have yet to either stock the shoes or update their news page with more info. Possible that Puma decided to cut the numbers to make em even more desirable? Either way, thanks again for the info
March 20th, 2009 at 2:50 am
yeh you clould be right and i just noticed the march 14th thing
so well see
hoepfully they do get em so i get a shot at em for retail price
ill be checking all the places the puma undftds dropped for em
March 20th, 2009 at 8:05 am
haha … King Ape’ and King Moth’ are dope … nice pics
March 20th, 2009 at 9:54 am
These are freakin amazing! I could never rock em, but the Mecha Kings are fire.
March 20th, 2009 at 11:31 am
I have to get the Apes & Lizoids. This pack is retarded! Absolutely sick!
March 21st, 2009 at 12:38 pm
they dropped at hanon
i just copped
i got a feeling they aint limited at all cuz they got multiple pairs of each size
March 21st, 2009 at 2:37 pm
http://www.thegoodwillout.com/index.php
They’re out now here. Good luck!