The main draw here for me was the look. Certainly one of those shoes you either really like the look of or are going to be really turned off to. I picked up the orange, yellow, carolina blue, and purplish pair which I thought was the better of the two designs. The colors in person really pop out, much more so than in any internet photos. Also my wife thought the "purplish" looked good in person but looked a bit to "pink" for her liking (as a men's shoe) in the photos. Trust me it is a very manly "purplish" and we will leave it at that :)  As there is a lot of day glow orange, neon yellow, and light blue clothing choices out there they actually match up pretty easily with a lot of modern running attire as well. OSHA would approve. (The glow in the dark feature actually works very well to.)

Looks aside these are a great pair of runners. Fairly light weight (10.6oz in a mens's 9) with a 9mm heel drop (27/18mm) these aren't quite as minimalist as the Kinvara 2's I wear (and swear by) but close enough I can mix them in and they don't through my stride off. They have a great upper which is very comfortable. Although the sole might stray a bit from minimal the upper is designed for sockless wear and it feels great on the foot, truly glove like. They have a great road feel as well.

They ship with 2 sets of laces. One being the traditional neon yellow pictured and the other being a much more subdued orange and dark blue set of speed laces. Note to Asics - you need day glow orange or yellow speed laces for this shoe, the ones you include aren't acceptable. (My opinion but I already admitted I bought these because of how loud they look so might as well go all in).

Overall a fun and functional shoe. Can't wait to see what they have in store for the Noosa Tri 8. I am hoping for keeping the loud and adding mismatched like the Kinsei line (except not Kinsei priced). I have a lot of subdued traditional shoes, but what Asics is doing with some of their styles is very refreshing. Shoes run great, feel great, and look awesome. I tend to cycle through a lot of shoes and these are one of my favorites.