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As an anime fan, you’ll likely want to express your passion artistically. Fortunately for you, one way you can do this is through papercrafts!
Perhaps you’re looking to try something new or maybe you’ve never developed the skills to draw in an anime style yourself.
If so, paper crafting is an enjoyable way to physically recreate your favorite anime characters and items.
Let your creativity run wild!
Anime is the name for animated shows and movies from Japan and their distinct, culturally rich style. The popularity of this animation style has spread far outside Japan and gained fans all over the world!
Anime shows and movies are a broad category; they encompass various story genres and are targeted toward different demographics.
These shows and movies have varied sources, too! Some of the most iconic anime of today are adapted from manga comics and video games.
What all anime has in common, though, is great art and style which has artistically inspired many people over the years. It’s this aspect of anime that’s left an immense cultural impact on the world.
Papercraft is a form of craft that involves the construction of 3D artwork out of paper. It’s great both as a relaxing activity and as a form of artistic expression.
Anime is also a form of visual art – one that’s drawn and inspired many others. Lots of people mimic an anime style in their drawings or create fan art of characters from their favorite anime.
Papercraft’s uniquely crisp shapes provide a distinct look to artwork created out of it. This makes it very suitable for recreating anime’s blocky lines and sharp corners in an exciting physical form.
Many anime fans, inspired by the art of their favorite anime, like to create art themselves. If you’re one of them, paper crafting is another excellent way to express your passion for anime!
It brings a unique style to your artwork, and can turn your 2D favorites into a real-world 3D form.
It’s not too hard to get started with, either. While they may seem like quite distinct art forms, papercraft inspired by anime works surprisingly well.
Looking to get started on your next anime papercraft masterpiece? Take a look at some of the many awesome papercraft projects out there!
You can make your own mini papercraft replica of these iconic creatures from My Neighbor Totoro with this template.
They make for cute yet quirky decorations on your work desk, living room table, or wall shelves.
Pokémon fans will especially love this Pikachu papercraft design.
This craft is relatively simple, involving only cutting and gluing different parts of the iconic electric mouse Pokémon. If you need them, the designer has included detailed instructions as well!
You can make your own miniature figure of Naruto Uzumaki, the main character of the Naruto series, with this papercraft model.
It’s quite intricate, but the resulting model is detailed enough to be worth the effort.
As a change of pace from plastic models, have a go at building this papercraft GAT-X105B/FP mecha from Gundam Build Strike!
While it looks intimidating with the many parts it seems to have, it’s actually a little simpler than most other Gundam papercraft models.
If you want to try a bigger project and really put your skills to the test, try out this papercraft replica of the Thousand Sunny ship from One Piece.
It’s complex enough to have three separate parts! After completing this masterpiece, set it up on your shelf for all to see.
No Face, a character from Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away movie, has an iconic and haunting mask pattern. Now you can make a replica for yourself in papercraft form with this design.
Using this template, you can make the iconic Goku from Dragon Ball Z as a papercraft model.
His action pose is so dynamic that he looks like he jumped right out of the page!
All Might, a character from My Hero Academia, stands tall and proud in this papercraft model.
It’s intricate enough to challenge your skills, and certainly a rewarding design once you’ve put it together!
This papercraft model of the Colossal Titan isn’t quite as colossal as the famous villain from Attack on Titan.
It’s still a pretty big project, though, and works great if you’re looking for a very unique decoration in your home.
Finally, this mini papercraft model of Sailor Moon can be made with just one double-sided piece of A4 paper.
The template comes with an elegant stand as well, for display purposes.
After finding a design you like, you’re just about ready to get started on the project. Before proceeding, however, you should make sure you have the right tools.
If you want to DIY your own papercrafts, you will need the following:
You can buy some of these papercraft supplies right here at our online store!
Now that you have everything you need, you’re ready to start building your own papercrafts.
Here’s how you can build your next papercraft masterpiece:
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