Origami: How to fold Manaphy (Pokemon)

Manaphy is a Pokemon, which looks like Clione (sea angel),

born in the bottom of the cold water.★

Its blue, transparent body has two tactile-like-horns and they flash.

Let’s fold a mysterious, fantastic Manaphy,

who has an ability to replace human’s bodies

with the insides of them with origami paper!♪

★Origami 【Pokemon】 How to fold Manaphy

【How to fold】

1）Fold it in half to make a triangle.

2）Fold both sides to the middle.

3）Fold each side down along the dotted lines.

4）Turn it over.

5）Fold it along the dotted lines, make creases and open it along the creases.

※Fold it as you fold a crane.

6）Fold it down along the dotted line.

7）Fold the parts that you just folded to each side, like the picture below.

※They will be arms and hands.

8）Fold the triangle part up along the dotted line.

9）Turn it over and put it as the picture below.

10）Fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

※Like the picture below,

fold it so that the tip will come to a little apart from the middle.

11）Cut it along the line with scissors and fold them toward each side.

※They will be legs’ part.

12）Fold it down along the dotted line.

13）Fold it up along the dotted line.

14）Fold each side toward inside and open the ‘〇’ parts to make triangles.

※Please make sure that you can make triangles that look good.

15）Turn it over.

※This side will be the front side.

16）Fold each corner behind and fold each ‘〇’ part inside.

17）Cut it along the line with scissors and fold each part inside along the dotted lines.

18）Draw a face and it’s done!

※Like the picture below, you could also fold a horn toward outside.

It might be prettier that way.

Manaphy is also called a prince of Soukai.

It’s a leader among water-type Pokemon.

Actually, he played a main character in the movie,

‘Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea’.

There are so many fans becaue of Manaphy’s beautiful appearance as well. ★

Since it’s not complicated to fold at all, let’s give it a try!♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】