Origami: How to fold Akira-senpai (Kamiusagi Rope )

Paper squirrel ‘Akira-senpai’ is one of the characters appearing

in a short anime “Kamiusagi Rope”.

※’senpai’ means someone who is senior to you.

The short story, which is developed by ‘Rope’

who is a 2^nd year of high school paper-rabbit student and ‘Akira-senpai’

who is a 3^rd year of high school student in downtown,

has been popular with such a unique world view of surreal and relaxing stories!★

Let’s try one of the main characters ‘Akira-senpai’!

★Origami How to fold Akira-senpai Ver.1

【How to fold】

1）Fold it in half to make a triangle.

2）Fold both sides to the middle.

3）Fold the bottom corner up.

4）Change the direction and fold them up along the dotted lines.

5)Turn it over and fold only the top layer of the bottom corner up, like the picture below.

6）Fold it up along the dotted line.

7）Turn it over and fold the ear parts inside along the dotted lines.

Fold the corner part as ‘〇’ shows in the picture below.

8）Fold the tip of the ears down.

9）Fold three corners inside along the dotted lines.

10）Fold both bottom corners up along the dotted lines to make the face round.

11）Turn it over, draw a face and it’s done!

★Origami How to fold Akira-senpai Ver.2

【How to fold】

1）Fold it in half to make a triangle.

2）Fold it up along the dotted line.

3）Fold both sides to the middle like the picture below.

4）Fold them down along the dotted lines.

5）Change the direction and fold them toward the arrows along the dotted lines.

6）Fold them down along the dotted lines.

7）Turn it over and fold only the top layer of the bottom part up along the dotted line.

8）Fold the corner down along the dotted line.

9）Turn it over and fold all the corners inside along the dotted lines.

10）Turn it over, draw a face and it’s done!

Akira-senpai is very hazy even though he is dependable as a senpai.

His special feature is the upside-down-shape-crescent-like eyes.

Draw a surreal-like face with a single black pen!

Akira-senpai has been so popular with all the goods sold as well.

I bet all the children will be so happy to have origami Akira-senpai too!♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】