Love Reborn: Comics, Music & Stories of the Past

What is it Joni? What's the emergency?

I want to drop out of college.

Wait, you're on your last semester. Isn't it a shame...

I want to switch major...

To literature.

Why?

So I can wax poetry for you.

Joni!

No way!

This is rubbish.

Love isn't like this.

Love isn't pretty like how it is depicted in Michelle Judith's movies.

The same love that makes Dimas forces me to do works that I hate.

Like, come on, do people really believe such cute and perfect love exists?

If only they understand what love is.

- Honey, please! Don't leave us! - Let go of me. Let go!

Please! Don't go!

Love is the scar that remains when that useless man left mom.

But after that, Mom and I can be prove that...

even without love for the last four years, our lives are fine.

Mom is not only tough.

She's also a shoulder to cry on for all her customers.

- Your child will come home. - I'm happy when mom was like this.

I wished my life remained like this.

Until one day...

I don't know why.

Every time that man comes, I'm afraid Mom will fall in love again.

Three months went by.

He always came on the same day, at the same time.

Bringing the same suit every time.

Who is this man?

Whenever I ask Mom, her answers are always...

Ouch…I have a stomach ache!

The laundry! I have to take them off.

I have a social gathering today. I almost forgot!

Mom, what social gathering? It's 9 at night, everybody is asleep.

Money transfer! I need to transfer money for the social gathering.

How can I not be upset? She tells me everything in this household.

But when it comes to the mysterious guy, she's so closed off.

I'm so curious that I drew him once and I imagined him...

Wait, wait! Why didn't I think of this? Why not just him?

Now, I don't care!

Let the mystery remains a mystery.

For tonight, let this mystery becomes the solution to finish this damn deadline.

I am really upset by him.

But this mystery guy gave me some energy, so my brain and hands kept going.

Seeing how Mom acts, I'm sure this isn't a love story with a happy ending.

This story will tell us that love is about who left and who was left behind.

Dimas, my comic is ready to be published.

Love Reborn: Comics, Music and the Old Story.

Just ten thousand readers and you're so excited.

Here, see this.

How will you get to three thousand readers a week?

Your readers are tired of the same thing!

Mister president!

You've never heard it, right?

An online comic reached ten thousand readers in one day.

It's fine to celebrate a little.

- Right? - That's right!

Celebrate?

Did you forget? We have a lot of work to do.

Now, how many tickets have you sold?

The event is in a month!

Please, stop.

Rather than getting upset, you should see the rough draft for the second part.

OK.

Finish the second part in two weeks. We'll launch it at the comics event.

That's a great idea!

How is it good?

Dimas please. Give me a little more time so I can rest.

I just finished the first part yesterday.

Two weeks!

Band… The Stubborn Band!

It's clear that on the night of March 10, the Graha building will be our event venue!

Just ask him!

Right, you can read it!

You're the one who can't read!

You see this, Faculty of Cultural Sciences.

It's a tradition that every March 10, Graha Building is used for the Band Festival.

The Band Festival is attended by the whole campus!

This is also true.

Whose side are you one?

He's on our side of course! What is this trashy event?

It's not just about music.

It's also a space for people who care about social issues to hang out!

Let there be peace, let there be peace.

A lot of people love peace.

I get confused thinking about it.

Why are you silent?

You said you wanted to fight. Go ahead and continue fighting.

Don't you remember?

Because of the comic event last year, the Japanese embassy donated to our library.

- Yes, that's true. - That's a lie.

This is an important fact.

Yeah. Unlike the other guys, saying they care without zero act.

Is it a band festival or a drunkard festival?

Don't get brave, Pokemon! You're still upset we played some songs yesterday?

Oh, the oh-so-righteous song that caused headache?

Damn you!

Hey, please stop!

Hey, what's a pretty girl doing here?

- It's all messy in here. - That...

- That... - Don't worry about it.

Stop it!

Stop! Stop! Stop! Hey, stop it!

You, stop it!

I'll settle this. I am pulling your building permit!

Here.

Where's yours?

- The permit. The permit. - With him.

I have it.

My vehicle registration. Do you want it?

My vehicle registration is a permit. Not syrup. It's permit!

Motörhead was right!

Politics sucks! I'm sure that the chairman is colluding with those pokemons.

Let's just stop them on their way home!

- Where did you get the gear? - Shut up!

Rindu, what are you doing? Sobirin's mom told us that fighting...

I'm tired of hearing it! What do you think?

I just need their addresses.

Bring back our rights!

Long live the students! Long live the students!

All right, calm down. Calm down!

The audience will enter from here and exit here, and since we're performing...

we'll enter from here, the back of the stage

You have your own culture, but you choose to be a freak, be a freak.

Rey, it's Bagus and The Stubborn Band!

You have your own culture, but you choose to be a freak, be a freak.

Oh my God, Rindu!

Rindu! This is belong to our mushola. Why are you bringing it?

You should have asked first. Go on, continue fighting.

You have your own culture, but you choose to be a freak.

What are you going to tell your kids and grand kids...

when you still like to wear embarrassing costumes?

Our song will be a huge hit!

At least the whole campus should know!

Excuse me, sir.

Bagus!

Happy birthday!

You remember having a son?

There's some red rice that you love. Ask your friends to join in and eat!

Bagus! I want to talk to you.

You should've done it long ago. When Mom was alive.

Bagus! Let it go, please.

Easy for you to say, you think everything is over?

You failed to love mom, you don't have to feel guilty for not being a father to me.

Bagus! Bagus!

I am sure this is Selha! It's not Selha, it's Rosita!

- Now you got to pay for me for a year! - You mean for life?

- It is not your business! - Shut up!

Bagus, are you okay?

Give it back, it's not your business!

Why are you reading the Pokemon's comic?

It's just reading, what's wrong with that?

- You're trying to get with her? - I'm just reading.

Bagus, give it back. It's not your concern.

What's wrong?

Rain. The suit you gave me.

Today, I return to the old days.

A time where I still recognize myself.

Yes, Dimas. Be patient, I'm working on it.

Rei, a Japanese Publisher sent me an email just now.

They read your comics online, and they loved it.

This is the perfect time to have your name in bookstores.

But, they want to see the second part.

Just to see if it's worth or not.

And they're giving you a week.

A week?

Dimas, making a comic takes time. The dark pencil process takes three days.

Then outlining takes two days, another two days for screen toning.

Also dialogue... Dimas, a week is impossible.

Rei, remember: only one week.

Dimas!

He hung up!

When are we going to stop following that car?

Sobirin is not allowed to stay out past Maghreb (6 PM).

Until I know why my dad doesn't come home often.

That'll be after Maghreb then.

Obviously, the traffic in Cawang is heavy. Now, shut up!

You're all so loud. I've stayed in Cawang past Maghreb before.

Mom! Kirei will go to campus. Assalamualaikum.

Wa'alaikum salam.

You'll have dinner at home, right?

I'll text you later!

I cooked already!

Sir, follow that car, please?

Hey you! Why are you taking my laundry?

Iron it, ma'am!

Go, don't return to my house!

I can't go home past Maghreb.

We're way past that.

Look!

Let it go, Bagus. Your dad probably isn't here.

Hey, not my hair! Hey!

Hey. Sir? Sir!

Good, he's asleep. So we're going home.

Let's split into two groups.

I'm with Soibirin.

You're with Rindu. Got it?

Not with Rindu, please?