5 Indonesian History Webtoons that are Fun to Read

If you are looking for the greatest Indonesian history webtoons that are fun to read in your free time? You must not miss to check our list of recommendations below.

As a fans of anime, and webtoon also, it is very obvious that many webtoons made with our own people or using story about the nation's historical are always looked down upon. They seen the graphics as a less epic and not as interesting as the TV soap operas. This is the main reason why national history webtoons tend not to be liked by many fans.

But, if you are really look up and surf further in Webtoons, there are quite a few of great Indonesian webtoons that are cool to read. Especially if the theme has raised elements of Indonesian history and being made in a more modern ways, it could also be addicted to reading it.

Through this article, we have some recommendations for some webtoons with stories about Indonesian popular history. Some of these webtoons have an old-fashioned plot and visuals. However, there are a few of them who use old stories but the visuals and story background are made much more modern.

1. DEDES

The webtoon DEDES carries the concept of fiction whose characters are adapted from Indonesian history. The webtoon, which is released every Monday on LINE WEBTOON, tells the story of Mita, a student who suddenly reincarnated into Ken Dedes' body.

Not just an ordinary reincarnation, Mita gets a message from Ken Dedes through a dream. Vaguely, Ken Dedes asked Mita to fulfill his wish that had not been realized until the end of his life. If Mita can't fulfill Ken Dedes' wish, then he will die either in his original world or in Ken Dedes' era.

In her struggle to fulfill the Dedes' request in a dream, Mita meets Tunggul Ametung and Ken Arok. In its original history, Tunggul Ametung was known to be very cruel and kidnapped Ken Dedes to marry him. Meanwhile, Ken Arok is told as Ken Dedes' true love.

Dedes is willing to work with Ken Arok to overthrow Tunggul Ametung. But in return, Ken Arok betrayed Dedes and killed Dedes' biological son along with Tunggul Ametung, Anusapati.

But strangely, in the world that Mita entered, the notorious stumps of Ametung were actually very sweet in front of him. Meanwhile, Ken Arok, who was loved by Ken Dedes in history, even looks cunning and full of ambition.

Then to whom will Mita anchor her heart later? Then will Mita repeat the dark history of Ken Dedes, or will the plot twist end happily with Tunggul Ametung?

2. DARJO SARIP

This webtoon just published on October 7, 2022 on LINE WEBTOON, so it's still very fresh. DARJO SARIP tells the story of a young man named Sarip. He lives in a village on the east coast of the island of Java.

Carrying the era of ancient civilization, Sarip is described as a young warrior who has unique super abilities.

As a warrior, Sarip must bear the responsibility of protecting his village from criminals, robbers, bandits, shamans, as well as black magic.

Can Sarip keep his village safe? That's what you have to confirm for yourself by reading the webtoon.

3. SRI ASIH

The webtoon released in 2020, SRI ASIH is no less exciting to read. Although this webtoon is packaged more modernly, this webtoon made by Bumi Langit is inspired by the story of Dewi Sri from West Java.

Sri Asih itself tells the story of a teenage girl named Alana. She is not only able to see supernatural beings, but Alana also has a special power that can protect all of humanity from the attacks of evil spirits.

4. 7 WONDERS

7 WONDER is a webtoon made by Metalu Kyoyuzuki. This webtoon is inspired by the legend of Jaka Tarub and 7 nymphs which is packaged in a more modern way.

In the storyline, this webtoon also raises other colossal stories such as Javanese wayang, Nyi Roro Kidul, etc.

For the storyline itself, 7 Wonders tells the story of a rich young man named Jaka. When he was rich, Jaka was adored by many people. But when his business suddenly went bankrupt, everyone left him.

One day, Jaka got a vacation ticket from his friend to Paradise Park, Bidadari Waterfall. Miraculously, he actually saw 7 nymphs bathing there.

He then took one of the angel's shawl. His hope was to get a miracle in the form of wealth, but it turned out to be a future wife from the angel race.

5. NUSANTARA SYSTEM CHEAT

For those of you who are webtoon enthusiasts that combine ancient civilizations with advanced technology, NUSANTARA SYSTEM CHEAT is the answer.

This webtoon tells about a teenager named Angga. Since he saved the girl he likes from a car crash, Angga was then killed by a car.

But, instead of going to the afterlife place, Angga was reincarnated with the help of the cheat system. The system then takes Angga to an ancient super parallel world.

There is a world where the champions of Indonesian legends gather. In that world, whoever is strong will be respected. Still with the help of the cheat system, Angga can become the strongest champion and rule the world.

But with such underhanded methods, will Angga's achievements last forever?

Those are some of the greatest Indonesian history webtoons that you might consider to read. There's nothing wrong with reading Indonesian webtoons every now and then. After all, even if it happens to fit in our hearts, we can actually support Indonesian webtoonists to be more developed and advanced in the international arena, right? How about it, agree?