One Piece is enjoying the fame it has earned over the past two decades as global brands and companies are now recognizing the series. Recently, Puma announced a collaboration with the One Piece franchise and released its suede collection that follows the One Piece theme.
Puma and the anime series One Piece have joined hands to create a range of footwear that are modeled after the series characters. PUMA is rekindling its collaboration with One Piece by releasing its Suede sneaker in four distinct character-themed styles, all of which the brand has already previewed.
Blackbeard, Shanks, Luffy, and Buggy each have their own special colorway of the Suede. The company first dabbled in the anime and manga genre in 2019 by releasing a line of sneakers that paid homage to the show’s themes and characters. And while the previous collection got a great response, the latest one might not be liked by the fans so much.
One Piece Collabs With Puma to Launch New Shoes
The One Piece x Puma Suede line includes four One Piece-themed sneakers inspired by the anime series’ new Emperors of the Sea. The official Puma website states that the One Piece x Puma Collection will launch on March 23, 2024. Each adult pair of these shoes will be priced at $85 and available in all four colorways.
PUMA x ONE PIECE is real. Get ready for an epic fusion of style and adventure with the new PUMA x ONE PIECE collab.
The collection drops March 23, 2024, in select PUMA stores and online worldwide. Mark your calendars…#PUMAxONEPIECE pic.twitter.com/iSf1p3BIs7
— PUMA.eth (@PUMA) February 28, 2024
The sneakers will be on sale in Japan as well as a few other carefully chosen locations worldwide. The hues will also be available through the shoe company’s official online retailers. The Puma x One Piece partnership will include hoodies, jackets, jeans, and shorts in addition to a stylish line of footwear.
Additionally, Puma has a number of Puma Suede iterations planned, all of which will draw inspiration from the vibrant and diverse universe of One Piece. For further information about the One Piece X Puma partnership, fans will have to wait patiently. Although this is not the first time Puma is collaborating with One Piece, the new collection certainly has a different feel to it, which may result in a successful launch of the shoes.
Fans Discover Puma’s One Piece Shoes Have Some Major Flaws
After the announcement about the collaboration between One Piece and Puma for their suede collection, an Instagram account by the name of @onepiece_luka shared images of the shoes and how they will look. It showed that fans were not happy with the new collection that the brand has launched.
Fans found major flaws and called the designs boring. Some even pointed out that the One Piece series deserves much better than the suede collection of Puma.
@ccrismatheo commented:
“The designs are boring af. If I wouldn’t know that they are supposed to be OP shoes I would have never guessed it (even less the character some of them represent)”
@alwaysdoyourbest2 commented:
“”It need something else just parking with yonkous colora isnt enough”
@_vraj.suthar_ commented:
“Nah mah boy luffy good in slippers”
@onepiece_luka stated:
“Puma trying to become popular again using One Piece lol”
@o.s.c.a.rrrrrrr commented:
“The buggy one looks like sonic in ball form”
Fans are not happy with Puma collaborating with One Piece and producing suede collections. They have pointed out the major flaws in the shoes and believe the series should get a better chance. However, there are many more items and collections Puma has yet to release in its collaboration with One Piece, so the opinion of the fans might change.
