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 (31–40)
Anpanman
Anpanman is a character everyone loves.
He’s made of sweet bean bread, and every time he helps someone in need, he offers his own face.
Since it’s a children’s anime, Anpanman has always been someone kids look up to.
Let’s make Anpanman with origami.
His face is round, so start by folding a circular shape.
Then make the nose and cheeks with origami and glue them on.
Finally, draw the eyes and mouth to complete Anpanman.
Keeping it as a little charm for when you’re in trouble might lift your spirits.
Easy with a single card! Pikachu & Eevee
Pikachu, a figure that could be called the very symbol of Pokémon! Get some yellow origami paper and let’s fold it.
First, fold it in half vertically to make a crease and open it, then fold both sides in toward that crease.
Next, fold it in half from the other direction to make a crease and open it, then fold only one side in toward that crease and open it again.
Using the creases you’ve made, form a boat-like shape.
On the side where you didn’t make the boat, fold a small section upward, and round off the outline’s corners to finish.
If you switch the origami color to a brown tone, it can become Eevee, too! Flip it to the front and use a pen or round stickers to draw Pikachu’s and Eevee’s faces.
How to Make an Easy Wobbuffet (Origami)
Wobbuffet, with its memorable cry of “Wobbuffet!”, has a name that’s just the same.
Prepare light blue origami paper, first fold it into a triangle twice, changing the orientation, and leave it folded into a triangle for now.
Open it while leaving a little in the center, flip it over, and fold both ends toward the center.
Flip it over again and fold both ends toward the center to make a long, slender body.
Make a small cut in the middle and open it outward to form the legs.
Finally, fold the corners of the head area, and your Wobbuffet is complete.
Be sure to draw its distinctive face, too!
How to fold a cute Poliwag
Poliwag, the Tadpole Pokémon, is known for the swirl on its belly.
Once you have blue origami paper, first fold it into a triangle twice and open it to make an X-shaped crease.
Fold both ends toward the center twice, then flip it over.
From one of the pointed ends, fold once toward the center, align with the crease and fold—repeat this entire process three times, and finally fold up along the second crease you made.
Fold the opposite corner to make it an even longer, slimmer point and flip it over, then fold it in half and fold it up slightly at a diagonal.
After that, just fold the corners, and you’re done! Draw Poliwag’s face and the swirl on its belly to finish.
Cute! How to fold Alcremie
Let’s make Alcremie, which looks as cute as whipped cream, by dividing it into parts! Prepare three sheets of white origami paper, and cut one of them into four equal pieces.
Use another sheet to make the face and the whipped-cream portion.
For the face, start by folding it into a triangle and finish it into a hexagon.
For the whipped cream, fold it into a triangle to make crease lines, then fold with a soft-serve shape in mind.
Use each of the quarter-size pieces to create the cream-like shapes on the face.
Also prepare red origami cut into the same quarter size to make strawberry-like decorations.
Finally, glue the parts together, draw Alcremie’s face, and you’re done!
Popular Characters (41–50)
An easy way to fold a pudding
A Jigglypuff who sings a mysterious song that makes everyone fall asleep! Prepare pink origami paper, and first fold it in half both ways to make a cross-shaped crease.
Fold both sides toward the center, then from the opposite direction also fold both ends toward the center.
Fold all four corners into triangles toward the center, then open up the triangles you just folded and the sections folded before that.
Using the many creases you’ve made, shape it into something like two boats.
Hold it so the pointed ends are at the top and bottom; open the top to make the ears, and tuck the bottom in small to make the feet.
Turn it over, and fold down the area between the ears.
Finally, draw the face, and your cute, round-looking Jigglypuff is complete.
For Kids! How to Fold a Lucky Charm
Chansey, with its cute round silhouette, helps Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center.
Prepare pink origami paper.
First, fold it in half vertically twice and open it to make crease lines.
Fold both ends toward the creases, then from the opposite direction fold only one side toward the center crease and open it.
Using the creases, shape it like a boat and turn it over.
Slightly fold the triangular part you’ve made on both the left and right at a slant, then flip it over again.
On the side where you didn’t make the boat fold, fold toward the center to make a crease, then fold again along that crease.
Trim the corners while forming the legs to complete Chansey’s body.
Make Chansey’s egg pocket with a smaller piece of origami paper.
Finally, draw the face to finish your Chansey!