Achilles Showa Children's Indoor Shoes, Ashita e Attack Volleyball Anime Print, 17 cm, Dead Stock
Achilles Showa Children's Indoor Shoes, Ashita e Attack Volleyball Anime Print, 17 cm, Dead Stock
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A pair of Achilles children's indoor shoes from the Showa era, printed with the heroines of the volleyball anime Ashita e Attack, made in Japan in size 17 cm (6.7 in) and never worn, kept for decades as shop stock.
The Piece
Ashita e Attack was broadcast in 1977 and 1978, one of the girls' volleyball dramas that ran through Japanese television in the wake of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Achilles, the Tokyo rubber and footwear maker, put its heroines on shoes for the children who watched it, and pairs like this one were sold through neighbourhood shoe shops across the country.
These are classic slip-on indoor shoes in pale pink canvas, with a green front panel and bright print panels of the team in their red and white kit, smiling and diving for the ball, and the title in pink lettering at the toe. The insoles are printed with a player and the Achilles name, and the white rubber soles carry the maker's moulded logo.
They were never worn, kept without a box in the stock room of a Showa shoe shop. Size 17 cm (6.7 in), made in Japan.
Details
- Maker: Achilles
- Character print: Ashita e Attack (1977 to 1978)
- Type: Children's slip-on indoor shoes
- Era: Showa, late 1970s
- Upper: Pink and green canvas
- Sole: White moulded rubber
- Size: 17 cm (6.7 in)
- Origin: Made in Japan
- Condition: Unworn shop stock, no box
Condition
- Unworn; kept as shop stock without a box.
- Some age spotting to the linings and insoles; light storage marks.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Every piece is checked by hand in Tokyo before it leaves us. Keep vintage canvas and rubber out of direct sun and heat, stuff the toes with acid-free tissue and store them in a breathable box.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan in a padded carton, then shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.
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