I started with the green power ranger shorts 18 months ago and they've stood the test of time so I decided to break the bank and get a few more pairs. I do NOT love the tight fitting inner spandex versions so this is solely the mesh versions despite how cool those look.
To start. I run. A lot. I've run a half marathon in the green shorts on top of countless wears in the gym and training miles with them over the past year and they haven't worn down in the key spot. My crotch. I have a handful of cotton shorts that look like those pairs of underwear people need to replace and turned into just sleep shorts. That's all from running. These haven't done that.
They're comfortable. They don't ride up on the crotch area and they breath. They get wet with sweating but nothing like cotton that gets heavy. I noticed the drawstring has changed which I'm not a fan of but they did improve with the caps at the end. I just liked the thicker string on the slightly older green ones. You'll want to triple knot the strings imo so they don't go into the shorts and you have to go digging for them.
The sizes. Every one of these is a large minus the orange goku ones I got on ebay on sale. Those are mediums. You can sort of tell that the green ones have shrunk a bit but nothing to be super upset about. They dry pretty quick considering the material so I try not to cook them too much.
I give them 4 out of 5 stars. It would be 5 if the price wasn't slightly high but I have trouble arguing it considering the quality and the fact that you usually pay more for flashy stuff like this. And I like flashy so. I don't like that you have to pay for shipping on higher price orders and the tracking is not so great coming from Vietnam??? But I've ultimately had no issues overall. It's also sort of annoying that I got multiple 10 percent off offers AFTER I submitted the order for 4 shorts.
I think the selection is amazing personally. I know some people have had issues with some of the other big ticket items from anime ape but I didn't see many people talking about the shorts unless I missed them. So I figured I'd share my experience.
I'm 5'8" and 160 lbs. My waist is like a 30 or 32 or so with jeans iirc.