I was asked to create Japanise anime bear Monokuma for my niece. I improvised most of the bear, trying and redoing many times. I wrote down my choices, so perhaps this pattern can be helpful to anyone who also wants to recreate Monokuma.

This design is based on an existing pattern (Easter Chickens by Janice Anderson), but I added sufficient elaborated details to justify a pattern of its own.

This was once a DIY pack from the Dutch HEMA company (10 years ago at least). It contained a pattern, a plastic crochet hook, polyester yarn in all required colours, eyes, a little bell, a piece of ribbon, and the pattern with instructions. The whole package cost less than € 4 if I recall correctly. I have never seen it since, and I think it is...