This article is about Islamic religious animated series. For television series with same title that aired from 1999 to 2006, see
Lorong Waktu (TV series). For scientific concept of traveling through time, see
time travel.
Currently, all episodes of the Lorong Waktu animated series can be watched for free on
Vidio.com, which is also in the same group as SCTV under the
Emtek banner.[5]
Plot
Lorong Waktu tells the adventures of Ustād Addin, Haji Husin, and a young student named Zidan. Ustād Addin is a young orphan who is considered a child by Haji Husin and has skills in
information technology. He invents a
time machine that takes Haji Husin and Zidan on adventures through the past or the future.[6]
Overall, the plot of this animated series is almost similar to the
television version that aired from 1999 to 2006. The basic differences introduced in the animated series include the location of the mosque, which was inspired by the Siti Rawani Mosque (it was used as the main location in the first season of the TV series before being replaced by the Baitussalam Grand Mosque from season two to six), and the character of Ustād Addin, who is described as single (as he appeared in the first and second seasons of the TV series before marrying Sabrina).
The depictions of the characters Haji Husin, Ustād Addin, and Zidan are also based on the characters from the TV series version, with each having a likeness similar to
Deddy Mizwar,
Adjie Pangestu (who played Ustād Addin in the first season of the TV series), and
Jourast Jordy.
The development for the production of the Lorong Waktu animated series has started since December 2018.[7] Deddy Mizwar as the producer at that time listened to many suggestions from fans so that Lorong Waktu could be remade in a new version and on the other hand some people also felt bored with Para Pencari Tuhan series who started monotonous since some of the main players resigned such as Trio Bajaj,
Agus Kuncoro and
Zaskia Adya Mecca.[8] But on the other hand, Deddy also couldn't recreate Lorong Waktu due to the cast factor, including it was difficult to find a replacement for
Jourast Jordy to play Zidan's character.[9] As an alternative to fulfill the audience's longing, Deddy then chose to produce Lorong Waktu in an animated version.[10]
According to Deddy Mizwar, the basis for taking the storyline is based on
QuranSuraAl-Asr which means time. So according to Deddy, the concept of the Lorong Waktu story is that all humans are at a loss, except those who always do good deeds to advise each other in truth and patience. Apart from that, another inspiration that forms the basis of this series is the
Prophet Muhammad's
Isra and Mi'raj. Many of the Prophet's companions did not believe that the Prophet could travel to
Sidrat al-Muntaha in one night, but it turned out that it was possible if Allah allowed.[11]
Although not significant, some people consider Lorong Waktu to be inspired by mainstream works such as
H. G. Wells' The Time Machine and
Steven Spielberg's Back to the Future franchise.[12] There is also a similarity in idea with the Quantum Leap in the 1990s which also used the idea of a time machine. Although the idea for the Lorong Waktu series may not be original, it is something new for the Indonesian television.
Casting
Of all the actors and actresses who played a role in the Lorong Waktu television series, only Deddy Mizwar continued to play the same character as the voice of Haji Husin for the animated version. For the characters of Ustaz Addin and Zidan, the voices are filled by professional dubbers. Ustaz Addin is voiced by Santosa Amin, who also has experience as dubber for Indonesian version of
Suneo Honekawa in Doraemon and
SpongeBob SquarePants in SpongeBob SquarePants.[13] Meanwhile, the voice actor for Zidan is Novalina Nasution, who also to be the voice of
Jimmy Neutron.[14]
Several other famous voice actors who appear in this animated series include Jheni Rinjo as Zidan's mother. Jheni was previously famous as dubber for
Sandy Cheeks in Indonesian version.[15] In addition, there is also Mirna Haryati who has been a dubber for the
Gundam series,[16] Kuswayanti Woro Dewi who became a dubber for Korean dramas[17] and Hana Bahagiana who is a dubber for
Naruto Uzumaki's character in Naruto.[18]
Music
Yovial Tri Purnomo Virgi is the music director for the animated series Lorong Time. Previously he was famous as a composer and music director for many films and television series since 2007.[19]
The series' main theme is Waktu (Time), composed by Harry Budiman and sung by Novalina Nasution. This song was released on
Apple Music on July 7, 2019.[20]
Episode
In total there have been 18 episodes produced with a duration of each episode is 7 minutes.