7 List of the Best and Most Exciting Indonesian-Made Anime

7 List of Anime Made in Indonesia The best and The most exciting

For those of you who are anime lovers, you must know that there are several anime made in Indonesia whose quality is not inferior to Japanese anime.

This locally made anime is the result of the work of Indonesian animators, writers, directors and animation studios that work in the film industry with films or short series that have cool and inspiring visual quality and stories.

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Animation in Indonesia itself has been developing for a long time and this is part of the creative industry that is serious about producing quality films.

If you're looking for recommendations for the most exciting Indonesian-made anime, you can read this article until the end, OK?

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Anime Made in Indonesia

Anime Indonesian made films are animated films or series produced by local animation studios and animators using a style similar to Japanese anime or typical Indonesian anime.

In Indonesia, this anime is called animation, which is a work made by creators in Indonesia with a background story and characters with local, cultural, moral and travel themes specifically aimed at children to adults.

The history of animation in Indonesia has a long history since the pre-film era (wayang and relief candy) which began to develop in the 1950s with experimental film works and until now there are many animation studios working on big film projects.

What makes this Indonesian-made anime different is that the story highlights Indonesian culture, local language, and diversity, such as stories of friendship, adventure, morals, slice of life, myths, and many more.

In addition, in this era of increasingly rapid technology, many Indonesian animators are already able to create animations using 3D technology, stunning visuals and impressive storytelling so that the quality is not inferior to foreign films.

The Indonesian animation industry is also growing because many animation studios are creating their own animated works, even beating foreign animated films.

So Indonesian animation is not just entertainment for children, but a work that can compete at the international level.

List of the Best and Most Exciting Indonesian Anime

Below are some high-quality and really exciting Indonesian-made anime, namely:

JUMBO (2025)

The first most exciting Indonesian-made anime is entitled 'JUMBO', which is an animated film from Indonesia that was released on March 31, 2025 with a duration of 102 minutes in cinemas and December 25, 2025 was released in Indonesia. Netflix.

This film was produced by Visinema Studios together with Springboard Entertainment and Anami Films, which is the debut work of director Ryan Adriandhy and Widya Arifianti as the scriptwriter.

JUMBO was worked on for 5 years, more than 400 animators and creators from Indonesia worked on this film.

According to filmindonesia.or.id, JUMBO has reached 10,218,708 viewers until the end of its broadcast.

It broke the record as the highest-grossing Indonesian animated film of all time and entered the top charts of Indonesian films.

The rating on IMDb is also quite high, around 8.0/10 with positive reviews regarding its quality.

Because this film was a hit in Indonesia, JUMBO was released in 17 countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Russia, Kazakhstan and even in European and Central Asian countries.

JUMBO has received several awards, including the 2025 Bandung Film Festival, the 2025 Indonesian Music Awards, the 2025 Indonesian Film Festival, and the 2025 Indonesian TikTok Awards.

The genre of JUMBO itself is fantasy-adventure, which tells the story of a boy named Don who is often bullied by his friends because he is fat and is called 'Jumbo'.

Don feels underestimated and wants to prove that he can do something extraordinary.

One day, Don wanted to enter a local talent show, he performed his drama from a fairy tale book his parents had inherited.  

Then he meets Meri, the spirit of a little girl who asks Don for help in finding her parents who were dragged away by evil spirit hunters so that Don and his friends have to help each other to achieve their respective goals.

This film has the theme of adventure, courage, friendship, self-esteem and support so it is very relatable for children, teenagers and adults.

JUMBO is very worthy of being the highest-grossing film because it has a very touching story, produced by solid creators and animators and the animation quality is on par with foreign animations.

Si Juki The Movie: Treasure of Monkey Island (2024)

The second most exciting Indonesian anime is 'Si Juki The Movie: Harta Pulau Monyet', which is an Indonesian animated film from the sequel to 'Si Juki The Movie' (2017) based on the comic character 'Si Juki' by Faza Meonk which was once hyped on Webtoon.

Si Juki The Movie: Monkey Island Treasure was released on June 27, 2024 with a duration of 107 minutes in theaters and aired on Netflix on November 7, 2024.

This film was directed by Faza Meonk and written by himself with Yahya M and produced by Falcon Pictures in collaboration with Kumata Animation Studio.

According to IMDb, this film received a rating of 6.3/10 with positive reviews regarding its funny and exciting story.

Si Juki The Movie: Monkey Island Treasure has also won an award at the 2024 Indonesian Film Festival.

The Juki character has been popular since the 2010s thanks to his humor and funny visuals for local comic readers.

The genre of this film is comedy and adventure which provides light humor, funny action and relatable characters for all ages.

The story is very exciting, starting when Juki experiences difficult times due to his family's financial condition, suddenly he finds a treasure map inherited from his ancestors.

From there, he and his family, including Professor Juned, Babeh and Emak, began their adventure to a mysterious island to search for the treasure.

During the journey, you have to face various obstacles from pirate groups to monkey troops and the curse of a mysterious island.

This film is also one of the most exciting Indonesian-made anime because it adapts characters from the original comic with a light story and more imaginative visuals.

KIKO (2014)

The third most exciting Indonesian anime is 'KIKO', an animated series made by MNC Animation which aired on August 9, 2014 on RCTI, MNCTV, GTV, ZooMoo, Disney XD, Kids TV and Vision Prime.

Initially released as a pre-season on August 9, 2014 – November 15, 2014 with 39 episodes, then released KIKO Season 1 on February 7, 2016 – June 4, 2017 with 50 episodes.

Then, KIKO Season 2 was released on August 27, 2017 – October 21, 2018 with 53 episodes, KIKO Season 3 was released on April 5, 2020 – March 28, 2021 with 27 episodes and KIKO Season 4 aired on February 16, 2025.

The short series was released on November 4, 2018 – September 8, 2019 with 46 episodes.

Not only aired in Indonesia, but KIKO has aired in 64 countries including Malaysia, Singapore, China, Turkey and others and aired on Disney XD Asia on May 25, 2020.

In addition to the serial and short-series versions, KIKO also has a film version entitled 'KIKO in the Deep Sea' which aired on February 23, 2023 with a duration of 98 minutes and a rating on IMDb of 7.5/10.

This film tells the story of Kiko and his friends who have to dive to the bottom of the sea with the aim of looking for crystal pearls to save the damaged marine ecosystem.

Overall, this series looks simple because the setting is underwater.

The main character himself is Kiko who is accompanied by his friends such as Poli the Betta, Lola the Dolphin, Tingting the Crab, Patino the Turtle and Karkus and Pupus.

From KIKO Season 1 until now, it focuses on exciting adventures, they have to complete tasks from the Mayor while facing enemies.

The KIKO series has also won many awards such as the 2016 Panasonic Gobel Awards, the 2017 Indonesian Television Awards, the 2019 Indonesian Television Awards, the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards and the 2019 Panasonic Gobel Awards.

What makes KIKO so exciting to watch is its unique, colorful, and imaginative underwater world, its relatable characters, and its moral message.

Candy Monster (2020)

The fourth most exciting Indonesian-made anime is 'Candy Monster', a 3D animation short-movie made by UMN Pictures or a production unit of Multimedia Nusantara University (UMN) which is now part of Kompas Gramedia's Multimedia Digital Nusantara.

This film was worked on from 2017 to 2019 because it took a long time to determine the animation style and visual direction that were suitable for this indie animated work.

Candy Monster was previously broadcast on Movie.id in June 2022, so it can be watched online.

Despite this, the film has won several awards, including the 60th Zlin Film Festival 2020, Southeast Asia's Kre8tif! Award 2022, and the Chaniartoon International Comic and Animation Festival 2020.

The genre of this film is children's animation, mystery and light adventure with attractive visuals.

Candy Monster tells the story of Chloe who is on holiday at her grandmother's house and she is followed by a mysterious creature who steals all her candy.  

The story is very relatable for children, but with a mysterious twist that keeps the audience curious.

The 3D visuals are very neat, the characters are funny and expressive and the transition of the atmosphere from cheerful to mysterious makes this film anti-mainstream.

Candy Monster is proof that Indonesian animation is capable of competing at the international level because it has a quality story and graphics that are truly stunning.

Achieving Dreams (2009)

The fifth most exciting Indonesian-made anime is 'Meraih Mimpi', a 3D musical animated film produced by Infinite Frameworks (IFW) which was released on September 16, 2009 with a duration of 93 minutes in cinemas.

His previous film entitled 'Sing to the Dawn' was released on October 30, 2008 in Singapore.

The film is a musical and adventure genre combined with elements of drama about the struggle, friendship and courage of teenagers who are determined to improve the conditions of their hometown.

In the Indonesian version of Meraih Mimpi, the script was localized by Nia Dinata, the music was composed by Erwin Gutawa and the voice actors include Gita Gutawa, Patton Otlivio Latupeirissa, Surya Saputra, Shanty, Cut Mini Theo and others.

Meraih Mimpi tells the story of Dana, a teenage girl who lives with her younger sister in a village ruled by an evil landlord, Pairot.

The village is burdened with high land taxes and is threatened with eviction because a casino and hotel will be built.

After learning this, Dana entered a scholarship competition to open up opportunities for a better life, but she also had to face social conflicts and personal challenges along the way.

What makes Meraih Mimpi so exciting is that the story provides an inspirational message about fighting injustice, hard work and the courage to achieve dreams or aspirations.

The Adventures of Unyil (2017)

The sixth most exciting Indonesian-made anime is 'Petualangan si Unyil', a 3D animated series adapted from the popular 'Si Unyil' series from 1981 to the early 2000s.

The series was remade by the State Film Production Company (PFN) in collaboration with PT Telkom Indonesia and Kumata Studio to introduce the story of Unyil in 3D animation.

The Adventures of Unyil began airing on March 30, 2017 and is still running to this day.

This animation aired on UsePRIME on March 30 – April 1, 2017, Trans7 started airing this series on May 14, 2018 and RTV started airing it in 2023.

The original plan was for the series to only have 12 episodes for Petualangan si Unyil Season 1 with a duration of 22 minutes which was divided into two short, funny and light stories.

However, the series is also broadcast on TRANS7 AND RTV so that it can be enjoyed for free on TV National.

The Unyil Adventure series has also won several awards such as the 2018 Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) Award and the 2020 Child-Friendly Broadcasting Award.

The plot still carries the classic character of Unyil and the story, Unyil and his friends are experiencing simple events and moral lessons such as competitions, adventures in Sukamaju Village to helping neighbors wrapped in light humor.

What makes this series still loved by the current generation is that it takes the legacy of Indonesian popular culture, such as the character of Unyil, which is transformed into a modern 3D style, has positive and educational values, provides friendship values and light humor.

Titus: Mystery of the Enygma (2020)

The latest exciting Indonesian anime is 'Titus: Mystery of the Enygma', an animation produced by MNC Animation and MNC Pictures which was released on January 9, 2020 in cinemas and Netflix on November 26, 2020 with a duration of 93 minutes.

This film was directed by Dineshkumar Subashchandra Samby, the script was written by Doug Sinclair, the story by Liliana Tanoesoedibjo and the voice actors were Arbani Yasiz, Ranty Maria, Lukman Sardi, Robby Purba and others.

According to IMDb, this film received a rating of 7.8/10 with positive reviews regarding its exciting story.

After the success of this film, MNC Animation developed this story into a new series entitled 'Titus the Detective' which aired on September 22, 2024 until now on RCTI and received a rating of 8.4/10 on IMDb.

Titus: Mystery of the Enygma has won an award at the 2021 Maya Awards for the 'Best Animated Feature' category.

Overall, the story is set in the city of Steamburg, a world where steam technology is the future and everything has become mechanical.

Titus, a journalist mouse and intelligent detective, will solve mysteries and puzzles with his two friends, namely Bobit, the magician rabbit, and Fyra, the brave pilot lizard.

They team up around the city to uncover strange cases until they finally encounter Bulpan, the cunning criminal cat and popular businessman.

In this film, you will be taken to the mysteries that exist there, where Titus looks for clues to uncover the big secret.

What makes this anime exciting is its mystery-detective genre, which is rare in local animation, a steampunk setting full of puzzles, and elements of adventure-humor that make the audience laugh and also curious.

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So, that's the list of the most exciting Indonesian-made anime that you can watch right now!