Popular characters that are easy to make with origami. A collection of creations you can enjoy with children.
How about making characters loved by all ages, from children to adults, with origami? Popular characters from TV anime and games can be easily made with familiar origami paper! You can create adorable pieces like Pikachu, Hello Kitty, and Anpanman—so cute you’ll want to show them off.
Origami play not only nurtures creativity but also sparks communication.
Try making them with friends and family, enjoying original expressions and personal touches as you go!
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Popular Characters (21–30)
Shimajirō
A character loved by children! Here are some ideas featuring Shimajiro.
In the stories, Shimajiro learns about everyday rules and promises, dances along, and is super popular with kids.
This time, let’s try making Shimajiro with origami.
You’ll need one sheet of yellow origami paper, a black permanent marker, and some colored pencils.
Drawing the facial expression can be tricky, but it might be fun to customize it in your own way.
Enjoy creating freely with your own ideas!
Easy! How to fold Pi
Pii, the pre-evolved form of Clefairy, is known for its star-like silhouette.
Start by folding a pink sheet of origami paper into a triangle to make a crease, then fold both corners toward that crease.
Fold the paper in half from the opposite direction, and from the corners of the straight edge, fold each side past the center just a little.
Fold back a small part of the folded sections to make the ears.
Slightly fold up the side opposite the ears, turn it over to the front, and fold back the two ends and the top a little.
Flip it over again, make small cuts in the slightly folded section opposite the ears to form the legs.
Turn it back to the front, draw Pii’s face, and you’re done.
You’ll end up with a cute, pink, star-like shape!
How to fold a 3D Mewtwo
Mewtwo, a Pokémon artificially created based on Mew’s genes.
Prepare three sheets of standard-sized purple origami and one smaller sheet of origami.
Start by folding the small sheet into a triangle to make Mewtwo’s face.
Since the final result will be three-dimensional, draw Mewtwo’s face before shaping it to add depth.
Use the standard-sized origami to make Mewtwo’s body.
Make good use of the colored and white sides as you complete Mewtwo’s body.
Finally, assemble all the parts to finish.
When assembling, using a stapler makes it easy.
A 3D-cute Bulbasaur
One of the original starter Pokémon in the series, Bulbasaur, a Grass- and Poison-type.
Prepare two sheets of light green origami paper measuring 7.5 cm and one sheet of dark green origami paper.
Use the light green paper for the face and body, and the dark green paper to make the seed on Bulbasaur’s back.
For the face, start by folding into a triangle, and aim for an overall oval shape when finishing.
Don’t forget to draw the face after folding! For the body, start by making a vertical crease, fold the legs, and finish it to give a bit of three-dimensionality.
For the seed, start by folding into a triangle twice, and shape it into a plump, bulb-like form.
Finally, glue all the parts together to complete it!
Tsum Tsum Mickey
Let’s make Mickey from the popular mobile game “Tsum Tsum”! The Disney characters are adorably deformed in Tsum Tsum, with their cute round shapes.
To make Mickey, you’ll use a total of five sheets of origami: one for the head, two for the ears, one for the face, and one for the hands.
Prepare smaller origami sheets for the ears and hands.
Once each part is folded, attach them with glue or tape.
Finally, draw Mickey’s eyes and nose to finish! Try making other Tsums as well.
Dokin-chan
Dokin-chan is a popular character from the Anpanman series.
She’s a girl who’s an ally of Baikinman, and her unique charm comes from her playful mischief and her crush on Shokupanman.
Let’s make an origami model inspired by her cute look.
All you need is a single sheet of orange origami paper—that’s the key point.
The initial steps are simple, but the folds for her horn-like features, which are a distinctive part of her face, get a bit more complex.
Fold the face so the back side of the paper shows on the front, then draw her expression with a pen to finish.
How to fold Omusubiman
Among Anpanman origami creations, this Omusubiman is simple enough that even toddlers can try it! Place the origami paper with the white side facing up, and fold all four corners about 4 cm toward the center.
Turn the paper over, then fold the two slanted edges at the bottom up by about 1–2 cm.
Next, fold the very top edge down by the same width, and fold the slanted edges on the left and right of that folded section in the same way—and you’re done! Flip the origami to the front and draw Omusubiman’s face on the white area to finish.
