Indonesia'€™s capital Jakarta, the melting pot. The big durian. A concrete jungle. A city people love, and for some, love to hate. Whatever you want to call it or whatever your impressions are, the city surely has different appeals for different people, including Japanese mangaka (comic artists) who have included Jakarta as a setting for some parts of their comics, most of them later adapted into anime. Here are five manga and anime that are set in Jakarta:

Captain Tsubasa World Youth

The eminent manga by Yoichi Takahashi tells a story about a Japanese youth soccer team led by captain Tsubasa Ozora. It was first introduced to the public in a weekly manga magazine in 1981 before being adapted to anime two years later.

In volume 7 chapter 29, Tsubasa'€™s team arrives in Jakarta that is hosting the second round of the U-19 Youth championship. One part shows a picture of Jakarta'€™s landmark the Welcome Statue at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle.

In the first match between Tsubasa'€™s team and Uzbekistan, a picture is shown of the typical cauldron at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, which was built when Jakarta hosted the Asian Games in 1960.

Jormungand

The manga-based anime by Keitaro Takahashi centers on a group of arms dealers controlled by Koko Hekmatyar. In episode 16, Koko'€™s older brother Kasper and his team are in Jakarta for negotiations with representatives of a Japanese company, who stood them up. In one of the scenes, the group stands on pavement where a bajaj (three-wheeled vehicle) passes by.

Another scene shows them eating nasi goreng (fried rice) and satay in a restaurant.

Hai, Miiko!

Volume 26 of the manga by Ono Eriko is dedicated to the author'€™s experience while visiting Jakarta in June 2013. On the cover shows the protagonist Miiko posing with the National Monument (Monas) and the Indonesian flag as the background.

Aside from the regular story of the cheerful and funny Miiko, a fifth-grader girl, the volume also contains some photos of the author'€™s meet and greet in Jakarta.

Tokkyu

The manga centers around Tokushu Kyuunantai, or Tokkyu, a rescue team that specializes in sea disasters or accidents created by Mitsuro Kubo and Yoichi Komori.

In volume 14, one of the Tokkyu commanders Jin Sanada is assigned to help Indonesia establish its own sea rescue team. When Sanada arrives in Jakarta he experiences culture shock in seeing how children greet elders by kissing their hand. In one part, Monas is seen in the background.

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

The manga-based anime by Torako tells the story of Yuta Togashi, a senior high school freshman, who believes he possesses supernatural power and calls himself Dark Flame Master.

Even though the anime does not explicitly mention that Yuta'€™s family move to Jakarta, episode one of the second season shows a brief scene where Yuta'€™s mother and his youngest sibling are stuck in traffic in pouring rain.

The most convincing part that makes many fans assume that it is Jakarta is the bajaj and the featured bus that looks a lot like Transjakarta as well as a taxi resembling a Blue Bird.

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