Chobits

Synopsis:

Here we have poor Hideki who failed his entrance exam for college. Determined to make it in Hideki moves to Tokyo to study harder and try again. While moving into his new apartment he notices that someone has thrown out what seems to be a perfectly good female persecon... a robot. Unable to afford a new persecon, Hideki takes the one he finds in the garbage home and turns it on. When it boots up however she has no operating system and only knows the word "Chii" therefore he decides to just call her Chii. Although not what he expected, Hideki decides to try take care of Chii anyway and teaching her about life in hopes that she can help him study, take care of the apartment, and maybe download some porn from the internet. Over time though he discovers that Chii may be part of an urban legend called the Chobits which is a persecon so advanced that it is capable of human emotion and has a connection with all the other persecons all over the world.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 28 (24 episodes, 3 recaps, 1 minisode)


Review:

Chobits has a yesteryear sci-fi vibe going one which is one of a kind and that's one of the things that made this show remarkable in it's own way. It's the plot of "can man love a machine" type of story but Chobits presents it extremely well as Hideki and Chii are a truly one of a kind couple. It was also interesting as within the series' run, you will see everyone has thier own side story which gives the show an amazing amount of character depth and it doesn't feel like filler material. On the downside however, the show does waste 3 of it's episodes as recaps which are nothing more than a complete waste of time and can be skipped by the avid anime viewer. With some fantastic character depth giving everyone a story to tell in this series that combines romance and comedy in one great package. Don't be put off with the somewhat primitive looking animation and the throw-back 70's styled soundtrack... it gives Chobits it's own look and feel that honestly, has yet to be matched. Don't pass on this one-of-a-kind romantic comedy.

Chobits (opening)

Recommendation: |High|