A sizzling collaboration between ZEN-LA-ROCK and Nemes for “HEAT -Scorching Heat-” has come to fruition.

"HEAT -Scorching Heat-" is a masterpiece manga written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, which was serialized in *Big Comic Superior* from 1998 to 2004 and published in a total of 17 volumes. Set in Kabukichō, Shinjuku—the city that never sleeps—and centered on the protagonist Tatsumi Karasawa, this work has influenced countless people.

He has been behind the mic since the 1990s, and since 2010,NEMES.launchedRapper ZEN-LA-ROCKI'm one of those people, too. In fact, for the brand's 10th anniversary in 2020, they even released a collaborative collection with *Sanctuary*, a manga written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami.

And six years later, a collaboration between *Nemes* and *HEAT -Scorching Heat-* finally came to fruition.

All T-shirts feature silk-screen printing, and the lineup includes items inspired by the crane tattoo on the back of the main character, Tatsumi Karasawa.

The photoshoot, taken in Shinjuku—the setting of the work—features a Shinjuku native,Takahiro Okazawa...served as a model, andMasanobu Andoserved as the photographer. This is a collection created with great dedication, updating the world of *HEAT -Scorching Heat-* with a Reiwa-era sensibility and expressing it in a new form.

And a pop-up store where you can check out these special collaboration items will be held at,The gallery space on the first floor of Building 2 at “Daikanyama Tsutaya Bookstore”The event is being held at

The fact that ZEN-LA-ROCK’s roots lie in being the son of a used bookstore owner should be more than enough to make you feel some kind of connection. The collaboration between and *HEAT -Scorching Heat-* is set to make the summer of 2026 even hotter.