Visually oriented social media platforms increasingly highlight the role of symbols in contemporary protests. In Jakarta and beyond, young people's deployment of pink, green, and the black pirate flag from One Piece perpetuated this visibility trend. Using the concept of symbolic objects, this study investigates the 2025 #ResetIndonesia youth-led protests by focusing on the utilization of color-coordinated placards, outfits, bodies, and flags that function as meaningful collective action repertoires to create solidarity among diverse actors. In our analysis of data gathered through digital and physical observations of protest sites, correspondence, and news coverage, we found that the prominence of pink–green colors and the anime's Jolly Roger represents a novel approach to alter-global youth resistance—one that calls for a halt to economic inequalities, promotes democratic values, and disrupts the historically sustained narrative concerning politicized youth rooted in gender and class.
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