The Japanese brand Doarat has just released their first sneakers. The Doarat Lightning Tex Sneaker is very similar to the Vans Sk8 Hi.

These sneakers come in three different colorful colorways, all of which have a white lightning pattern throughout the uppers. I really like the contrast stitching against the black fabric.

These shoes are available at eproze for 16590 yen (about $145 USD).

All three color combination are nice, but very different. The hot pink/teal are very bold. The yellow/grey are more subtle, while red/blue are more classic. All three feature black in the front of the shoe and the ptint on the side panels.

I prefer the yellow/grey version pictured above because they aren’t too loud.

Many sneakers have been using reflective materials over the last few months and now Puma has given the Puma RS100 an extensive reflective 3M treatment.

These grey and black shoes feature reflective materials on sections of the sides, as well as around the laces and toebox. I love the black and grey color combination, even if they weren’t reflective. But the relective material gives them a little extra pizazz. These sneakers feature a black toe cap, grey laces low and black laces up top.

The heel tab has a “high voltage” logo. These shoes are available at some local Puma dealers. Via Streething.

This shoe belongs to the Reebok Spring/Summer 2008 Neon Pack. This Pack will have several running shoes and Pump models. These will be available at Colette.

Shop Overkill now has some special edition Nike Dunk Lows. They feature a black leather upper, softly-padded nylon tongue, yellow suede applications, grey swoosh and midsole, woven cotton twist side panels, a Silver and white speckled outsole, Inside mesh with prints of people thinking of kick. Check out more pictures after the jump.

The art and design purveyor Gallery 1950 has brought a unique vision to collaborations over the past few years. Gallery 1950 has teamed with Visvim to create a unique set of Logan Lows. These vibrant Logan Lows will hit the market late winter/early spring 2008 just in time for warmer weather.

Beginning in the lower left corner of the picture above, you see a simple black Logan Low with red laces that is conservative enough for most sneaker fans. The blue/black Logan Lows up the ante for customs lovers who want a little bit of flavor. The best product of the Visvim/Gallery 1950 is the blue/yellow/green/red colorway on the Logan Lows in the upper right part of the photo. These shoes represent the culmination of the perfect union between an elite shoe maker like Visvim and the upper echelon style of Gallery 1950.

The Puma Madison 2 Limited Edition has just been released as part of Puma’s Spring/Summer 2008 collection.

Two colorways are available – Black/Silver and Black/White. Both feature premium black leather on the toe and tongue. Silver dominates the sides and two velcro straps on one of the colorways, while the other one is white. Each features the ‘Madison’ legend in metallic gold on top strap, plus Puma and cat logo in metallic gold on tongue. The all white synthetic sole completes a terrific look at a great price.

These shoes are only 10,500 yen (about $93 USD) and available right now at Mita.