ORU Magazine 1

Published:: 1993 by Sojusha
Pages:: 160
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: Japanese

Skill Level	Simple to complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	Yes
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)?	Varies

Overall Impression

ORU are a set of 16 large-format commercial magazines published between 1993-1997. They all contain many articles about design, designers and techniques, alongside beautiful photos, with many diagrams in the back.

Articles

Paper-making - Issei Yoshino folds his horse from handmade paper

The traditional crane

Modern crane folds

Tiny miniature cranes about the size of a needle point!

Variations on the traditional crane by various creators

Robert J. Lang's work - with stunning photos

Tomoko Tanaka's flowers

Yasuhiro Sano's work

Yamada Katsuhisa's work - with explanations about his animal base

Making a Japanese fan

Traditional models

Tomoko Fuse's work

Folding from cloth

A religious ceremony

More that I can't figure out?

There are 19 Origami Designs in ORU Magazine 1:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
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Crane Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Traditional	13	Square Also in A Thousand Cranes by Florence Temko Also in An Invitation to the Practice of Folding Paper by Michel Lucas Also in Atlas de l'Origami Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway Also in Complete Origami by David Mitchell and in other sources... Photo-diagrams	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Buddha on lotus Religion and Holidays - Buddhism	Kunihiko Kasahara	101	Square Also in Buddhist Origami by Nick Robinson Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Deer Mammals - Cervidae - Deer and Moose	Fumiaki Kawahata	135	Square 2 units	Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Samurai helmet Clothes - Hats	Dokuohtei Nakano	137	Square
Crab Crustaceans	Traditional	139	Square With cuts
Goldfish Fish - Goldfish	Traditional	139	Square Also in Pliages en Mouvement by Didier Boursin Also in Atlas de l'Origami Also in Complete Origami by David Mitchell Also in How to Fold Origami by David Mitchell Also in NOA Magazine 0 1974 Vol. 2 Also in NOA Magazine 18 Also in NOA Magazine 107 and in other sources...	Folded by Peter Saydak
Locust Insects	Makoto Yamaguchi	140	Square
Boot Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Makoto Yamaguchi	141	Square
Snail Molluscs	Makoto Yamaguchi	141	Square
Umbrella Objects - Various	Makoto Yamaguchi	142	Square 2 units
Hat Clothes - Hats	Makoto Yamaguchi	143	Square
Raincoat Clothes	Makoto Yamaguchi	143	Square
Giraffe Mammals - Giraffidae - Giraffes and Okapi	Yamada Katsuhisa	146	Square
Basset hound Mammals - Canidae - Dogs	Yasuhiro Sano	147	Square Also in NOA Magazine 345 Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in NOA Magazine 2 Also in Origami Dogs by Yasuhiro Sano	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Sunflower Flora - Flowers	Tomoko Tanaka	151	Square Multiple units
Crane variation Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Dokuohtei Nakano	153	Square
Crane variation Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Kunihiko Kasahara	155	Square With chopsticks for legs
Crane variation Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Matsubara Chieko	157	Square With a fanned tail
Crane variation Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Toshio Chino	159	Square