Origami: How to fold a Ninja

We often see ninja in the period drama or some stories

The way they move is so quick and light and the skills of stealth

and secrecy are so cool, right?★

I bet so many people wanted to be a ninja when they were little.♪

Today, I’ll show you three types of origami ninja.♥

How to fold a Ninja Ver.1

This is how to fold a ninja’s face.

Speaking of ninja, it’s a face covered with a hood, right?

It’s easy to fold!♪

1. Fold it in half twice along the dotted lines and make two creases.

2. Fold the bottom half part in half along the dotted line.

3. Divide the top half part into three equal parts

and fold the 1/3 down along the dotted line.

4. Turn it over.

5. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

6. Fold four corners inside along the dotted lines.

Make small triangles for the top corners and bigger ones for the bottom corners.

7. Turn it over again.

8. Then draw eyes and….

9. it’s done!

You can adjust the shape by balancing the chin or head.★

The impression changes according to how you draw eyes or eyebrows,

so try various types!♪

How to fold a Ninja Ver.2

Next, you can make both a face and a body with one sheet of origami paper.

You will see such a very cute ninja!♥

1. Fold it in half along the dotted line and make a crease.

2. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines and make creases.

3. Fold it in half lengthways and make a crease.

4. Fold both sides to the middle crease and make creases.

5. Fold it to the first crease from the top.

6. Fold the bottom part up to the middle crease and make a crease.

7. Fold all corners inside to make triangles.

8. Turn it over.

9. Fold it along the creases like a staircase, as picture No.10 shows.

10. Fold the bottom part up.

11. Turn it over.

12. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.

13. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.

14. Fold it in half along the creases (dotted lines) that you made. (a valley fold)

15. Fold it up along the dotted line.

16. Now we can see the face.  Fold it like the picture below.

17. Draw a face and…

18. it’s done!

We made a cute ninja!

What a perfect female ninja!★

The impression changes according to origami paper’s colors!

How to fold a Ninja Ver.3

For this origami,

we need two sheets of origami paper (15cm × 15cm) for a face

and a hood and two sheets of origami paper (1/4 size of 15cm × 15cm)

for a costume, hands and feet.

Pick one color of origami paper for a hood

and a costume and pick a different color for a face, hands and feet.♪

There are many more procedures than Ver1 and 2.

Since we overlap two sheets of origami paper and fold them together,

you might need a little power to fold it.

1. We will make a fact first.

Get two sheets of origami paper (15cm × 15cm) ready.

2. Put them together so that we can see colored sides from both sides.

You can use one both-side-colored origami paper instead

of two sheets of origami paper too.

3. Fold it in half and make a crease.

Fold both sides to the crease along the dotted lines.

4. Open it up.

5. Fold both sides to the creases that you made.

6. Fold them again along the dotted lines.

7. Fold it in half along the dotted line and make a crease.

8. Fold it along the dotted line to the crease that you made and make a crease.

9. Fold it along the dotted line to the crease that you made in No.8.

10. Open it up and…

11. fold it, opening both corners.

12. Fold the other side along the dotted line to the middle crease.

13. Fold it to the middle crease, opening both corners of the arrows.

14. Turn it over.

15. Fold both corners to the middle crease.

16. Fold it along the dotted line. (a valley fold)

17. Fold both corners along the dotted lines.

18. Fold them along the dotted lines.

19. Insert the big triangles into the small triangles.

20. Fold the corner along the dotted line.

21. Turn it over and…

22. change the direction.  Draw a face and…

23. the face is done!

24. Next, we will make a body.

Get two sheets of origami paper (7.5cm × 7.5cm) ready.

25. Put them together like you did when you made a face.

26. Put it with the color of the costume facing up.

Fold it in half along the dotted line.

27. Fold both sides to the middle crease along the dotted lines and make creases.

28. Fold it in half along the dotted line and make a crease.

29. Fold both sides to the crease along the dotted lines and make creases.

30. Fold both top and bottom to the creases that you made.

31. Fold both sides to the creases along the dotted lines.

32. Open the corners and fold them again as picture No.33 shows.

33. Fold the top corners up as picture No.34 shows.

34. Turn it over.

35. Fold them along the dotted lines.

36. Fold them along the dotted lines.

37. Pull the top corners toward outside.

38. Pull the bottom corners toward outside too.

39. Then fold them toward the bottom.

40. Turn it over and…

41. draw a belt or collar…

42. And the body is done!

43. Put the face and the body together and it’s done!

You can play dolls using this too!

Ninja version is fun too!

It might be more fun to make an origami throwing-knife too! ♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】