![]() But does every work in comic and animation have to deal with traditional elements to be categorized as having Indonesian identity? What about the themes with contemporary settings, fantasy settings or futuristic settings? The good examples about the seamless integration of culture within comics and animation are found in the works from Japan and Korea. It is true that cultural representation is easily achieved by using traditional stories with traditional visuals and ornaments and several attempts to recreate various themes with adapting traditional visuals and ornaments into modern looks (retrospective style) have been done with various results. In contrast, animation works with traditional background are easily being accepted to carry Indonesian identity. Indonesia nowadays is heavily influenced by various cultures and that leads to a never-ending debate that Indonesian animations are lacked of Indonesia culture, thus failed to carry the Indonesian identity. Therefore, being global with our identity as a nation still intact is also important. ![]() The globalization era creates almost universal world with influences from many culture. ![]()
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