Future Diary built its cast around diary holders with obsessive devotion, and Tsubaki Kasugano sits at the center of that tension as the cult priestess whose blind loyalty shapes her arc in the series. This step-by-step tutorial on how to draw Tsubaki Kasugano breaks down her design across 12 steps, from the rough sketch through to the finished colored result.
What Makes This Drawing Worth Your Time
The tutorial runs 12 steps and ends on a fully colored result, so color relationships between the red kimono-style robe and the gray sash are part of the final push. The three-quarter view keeps things approachable, but the hair volume and the small horns sitting above the bow need some patience to get right without overcrowding the head.
Tsubaki’s Key Visual Features
- Long dark hair with red bow accessory
- Large purple eyes, neutral expression
- Red kimono-style robe with gray sash
- Small red horns above the head
- Three-quarter view, arms at sides
If you are working through the Future Diary cast, a few related guides pair well here. Minene Uryuu offers contrast with a more action-oriented design, while Yuki Amano keeps things grounded in the series’ quieter character work. Yomotsu Hirasaka adds another cult-adjacent character to the mix if you want to keep the theme going.
Reading the Step Colors in This Guide
Each step in the tutorial uses a three-color system to make progress easy to follow:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Tsubaki Kasugano: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Share It
Drop your finished Tsubaki drawing in the comments below. It is always good to see how different people handle the hair and the robe coloring. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly if you want to save references. For more from the series, Reisuke Houjou and Aru Akise are worth checking out next. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is where that happens.