Browse the Shimeji Directory to find your little mascot. Many shimejis are brought here already by the community. There is no need to bring your own character if it's already present in the Directory. So make sure to check out the community shimejis first.
Browse Community UploadsBring your own shimeji
Drop in a shimeji .zip or .rar package to unpack it and try it out right here — nothing is uploaded until you say so.
A package is a .zip or .rar archive with one folder per character, each containing a handful of sprite images. Packages built this way are commonly shared across the shimeji community. Optional actions.xml and behaviors.xml files control how a character moves — if they're missing, a default animation is used instead.
MyShimeji.zip ├── img/ │ └── MyCharacter/ │ ├── shime1.png │ └── shime2.png ├── actions.xml (optional) └── behaviors.xml (optional)
Starting from scratch instead? Use the Shimeji Editor to build sprites and a package of your own.