Mizuno Wave Cup SS Japan Review

Not the best of all time, but probably the Top 1 It can be argued that we are in one of the best ever periods of time when it comes to football boots. There are boots for pretty much everyone and all sorts of types of boots to suit almost any playstyle. What is even […]

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Mizuno Wave Cup Turf Review

Boots were supplied by Tokyo Football SG, socks worn are also available at Tokyo Football SG Simplicity goes a long way Back in 2018 Mizuno released the Mizuno Wave Cup remake. With much hype, the boot quickly sold out and is among the best boots Mizuno has ever produced. Lesser known however, is that Mizuno […]

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Mizuno Morelia Neo IV Beta Japan Review

It is a bit Beta When Mizuno first introduced the Beta series with the launch of the original Neo II Beta, it was met positively enough that Mizuno decided to make the Beta series part of the mainline Neo series. The introduction of knit on the Neo III Beta gave Mizuno a killer knit boot […]

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Mizuno Morelia Neo IV Japan Review

Outstanding but… Mizuno has had a strong hold on the Japanese soccer world ever since the initial 2011 release of the Morelia Neo series. It is the most popular boot in the Japanese market and absolutely dominates the high school leagues especially. Because of this popularity, Mizuno has always gone with evolution instead of revolution […]

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Mizuno Monarcida Elite Review

A Great Boot Mizuno’s Monarcida series is one of the reasons why the Runbird dominates the Japanese market. Coming in at a cheaper price than many other Japan made models, the Monarcida was a classic go to for people who did not want to spend the extra bit of cash on the more expensive Morelia […]

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Mizuno’s Big Problem

Continuing to raise prices poses issues I am a massive fan of Mizuno. Since the first time I wore their boots bout thirteen years ago, there has never been a time when I did not have at least one pair in rotation and at least a couple of pairs in my collection. Even now, though […]

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Mizuno Alpha Japan Review

Top Speed One of the things that Mizuno has not done in some time was make an out and out speed boot. The brand always pointed to the Morelia Neo 3 and the Neo 3 Beta as it’s speed boot options, but they are not as outright focused on performance as other speed boots on […]

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Mizuno Alpha Japan Tech Breakdown

Mizuno turns up the heat Over the past several years while every other brand has been continually coming up with ways to reinvent the speed boot, Mizuno has been happy to sit on the sidelines. While others pushed for newer and reinvented ways to use synthetic, Mizuno has kept itself busy refining it’s own use […]

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Adler Yatagarshu versus the Mizuno Morelia II Made in Japan

A made in Japan coming together Regular readers of this blog will know my love the of the Mizuno Morelia II Made in Japan. You will have also no doubt have read my recent review of the Adler Yatagarashu in which I gave it high praise. But now down to what everyone wants to know: […]

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Mizuno Wave Ignitus Remake Review

An excellent experience Starting all the way back towards the end of 2009, the Mizuno Wave Ignitus series has amassed a cult following over the years thanks to its take on the power boot. Every model had a unique power zone/control panel set up and even among models that were not as popular, like the […]

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