After 18 years of innovation, the Nimbus® series continues as one of the most recognized high performing footwear by ASICS. The new gel® placement offers modernized geometry of cushioning, designed to improve adaptability and mitigate brisk impacts. Improved guidance line® technology harmoniously syncs componentry to embrace the motions of the runner’s gait cycle. In 1949, Mr. Kihachiro Onitsuka began his athletic footwear company (Onitsuka Co., Ltd.) by manufacturing basketball shoes out of his living room in Kobe, Japan. He chose the name ASICS for his company in 1977, based on a famous Latin phrase "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano," which, when translated, expresses the ancient ideal of "A Sound Mind in a Sound Body." Taking the acronym of this phrase, ASICS was founded on the belief that the best way to create a healthy and happy lifestyle is to promote total health and fitness. Today, ASICS offers a full line of performance-driven athletic shoes and technical active sports apparel and accessories dedicated to bringing harmony to the body and soul.