When Hideki Motsuwa moves to urban Tokyo, he notices that persocoms are commonplace. These persocoms are the most useful and advanced computers that even look and act somewhat like humans. At the moment, Hideki is too poor to afford a persocom. That all changes when he finds a persocom lying in the trash. Hideki eagerly takes her home, turns her on, and names her Chi. However, he soon discovers that there’s a lot more about Chi that is hidden in first impressions.

Most likely, if you’re here you probably did NOT need the summary above. After all, Chobits is one of the most popular manga series from the hit creators CLAMP. I would like to say that I can look back at this series from years ago but the truth is that I just finished the last volume three days ago. So what did I think of it? I find Chobits to be CLAMP’s masterpiece that skillfully combines moral ethics, perverted humor, non-generic drama, beautiful artwork, and deep underlying themes.

Like many others, what stands out to me is the plot. While the general plot is overall not the most unique thing on Earth, the way it is delivered is absorbing and addictive. A lot of things were deeper and complex than what they seemed at first, but nothing was ever too complex thus sparing my brain from cracking in two (yes Tsubasa I’m looking at you). What really stood out to me was all the drama that happened in the middle that actually advanced the plot. The drama was beautiful and slightly melancholy. While it didn’t make me cry, I did feel for the characters and wish for them to have a happy ending (in which they all did).

I found the artwork to be beautiful with the highlights being the emotional expressions of the characters. What I found the most impacting was Yumi crying. If there’s one thing I’ve gotta hand down to CLAMP, it’s their understanding of human emotions and that is perfectly expressed in their artwork. The only thing I really want to complain about is the normal human guys. I mean I know Hideki isn’t supposed to be a bishie but couldn’t they have made him a little more attractive.? His old boss was pretty good looking though. I know the emphasis was more on the female persocoms and the target audience is adult males but it would be nice if I got my eye candy too.

I would recommend Chobits to anyone that is mature enough to handle it. I first read the first volume of Chobits when I was twelve. While I wasn’t disgusted with Chi’s turn-on and the perverted jokes, I didn’t really understand the mature themes that Chobits presented. However, if you sat through this whole review, you’re probably mature enough to read Chobits. It’s a must-read for anyone.

Tags: Chobits, manga

Category: Manga & Comics

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