Hijab cosplayers get in character, too

Enjoying her hobby: Lina was inspired after she saw a cosplayer wearing a hijab while having the perfect look of the cute figure. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

Starting long before the pop culture dominance of the Korean wave, Japanese anime and manga have captured the interests of young Indonesians since the ‘90s.

Childhood memories of most present-day adults are often related to Sunday morning anime, which shows how deeply rooted the Japanese 2D culture is in the country.