During the animation boom of the late 2000s, DreamWorks produced hit after hit, rivaling Pixar with films like How To Train Your Dragon, the ever-memed Bee Movie, and much more. But out of their entire library of productions, few were as exciting and entertaining as Kung Fu Panda, a universe that has spawned multiple sequels, a few video games, and now even a shoe deal with Reebok. The capsule is to arrive almost five years after the debut of the series’ third entry. Ostensibly, the breadth — which spans the Club C to the Instapump Fury — celebrates an impending fourth movie, each thankfully alluding little to any important plot points.
The Club C is prepared in two cosmetically modified varieties. The first is dressed understated, with tonal Chinese calligraphy marked over top the white frame; the next, in departure, takes its complement’s patchwork insides and applies it to the exterior, the panels thus alternating from a light hemp to dark suedes, light blue toe caps, and branch-adorned reds.
While the aforementioned more so celebrates the setting, the Instapump Fury honors the titular lead, Po. Underneath its inflating bladder, black and white is found all throughout, a few of the accents textured in a way similar to faux fur. Alongside, ornate markings create an aesthetic near traditional, complementing the branded hits at the counter as well as the mid-fight pose of the tongue button’s graphic.
If you’re looking to purchase any from the set, they’ll be skadooshing their way to Reebok.com and select retailers on January 15th.
UPDATE 1/6/2021
While global retailers will be releasing the Kung Fu Panda collection on January 15th, Reebok.com will be dropping their pairs much earlier on January 8th.
Kung Fu Panda x Reebok
Release Date: January 15th, 2020
