I remember this show, it will always have a special place in my heart because it was my first anime (other than Pokemon as a kid). It really drew me in, despite it not being the best anime out there. Since then I've watched countless shows and have been introduced to a whole new world of cultural media. I'll always remember chobits.
+Aza Jabar I watched chobits early on too. I don't think i could watch it again though as looking back, i can already see major flaws in it's concept and execution. I'd love it to stay in a good place if i can!.
Daniel Chen I don't necessarily watch it every now and then, the thing is I usually don't like these kind of shows that is why I said that Creative Ziggy I read the manga recently, I recommend that because it is more in depth
The pacing issue you bring up is actually remedied in the original manga. I suspect, since they had to fill 24 episodes, the stretched out the fluff and went a bit overboard. But I still love this series. I also enjoy your reviews; they're pretty objective and pleasant to watch.
+Salimah Muhammad Not quite - but I`ve watched Chobits SOOOOO many times I can sing along (phonetically, & very badly) to about 90%+ of the opening creds. I purchased Chobits solely on the trailer (the opening creds) incd. on another dvd, & along with GhostInTheShell:StandAloneComplex & GITS2:Innocence, was responsible for me returning to anime after a near-10-year absence in 2004.
KidSnivy69 Well, if I was going to get something translated, i'd leave it to a native to get the 'feel' right. And while you may be right, the input they have is negligible.
Does this guy have an anime review of Angelic Layer? If so I'd like to see it. This guy does a real nice job explaining the intricacies of this series. I'm sure I'd enjoy his other ones too, if I had watched more than these 2 anime series in my life.
If two anime girls with superpowers and some form of amnesia were to sit down and have a chat I have a very strong feeling it would end up like this: "Chi" "Nyu" "Chi" "Nyu" "Chi" "Nyu" And this would repeat until Nyu turned into Lucy and butchered Chi before seeking out the rest of the cast and slaughtering them.
"One of the most annoying characters in existence." Ooooohhhh-ho-ho-ho just watch Love Hina and see what you think of Naru. Just...make sure no loved ones or precious items are nearby. People have been known to develop violent, homicidal urges while experiencing the walking frustration that is Naru.
Love Hina was a such a waste of my time, even though Tenchi Muyo was pretty disjointed at least it had serious character developments, Love Hina added up to Slapstick Nonsense with very little character growth EVER!
TO THROW IN MY 2 CENTS, i thought this show goes way deeper than it appears, its disguised as a usual slice of life, but i think it touches on women's roles in society, true love, isolation in a computer driven world, ect. If you notice there are very few MALE persocoms in the story, (not to get all preachy) it shows that we push women to fit this idea of perfection even to the point of creating them ourselves, i think the sex jokes are kind of satire in this respect. As a young man, this show (Hideki in particular) greatly displays the feeling of looking for the one you wanna spend the rest of your life with, the relationships from the side characters (HumanxPersocom or otherwise) show that there is no such thing as finding someone "perfect" for you, and yet we look for it anyways. *Drops mic*
I like how you have an Angelic Layer poster behind you while reviewing Chobits: quite appropriate. I believe that A.L. is the prequel of Chobits for several reasons. The technology of Chobits originated with Angelic Layer, as well as several characters. Minoru Kokobunji's sister is in AL, as well as Chitose Hibiya's (landlady) late husband. Edut: I commented before the end of the video, and I was impressed that you also recommended two more of the three other anime I've collected. Well done.
+Vegetable Prince of Carrots I'm pretty sure that the Miku dating simulator is actually based off of this anime. +Did I hear my name? Ignore her, Prince Virgina. I'm still getting used to her existence myself, since I recently discovered that Miku can't actually go home, despite all of my effort. I still haven't forgiven Shadron for that. I think my life force is slowly draining, too, because of how hard she hugs me. +I refuse to not hug you while you are making a comment or reply. Anyway, how is Kakacarrotcake doing?
Is anyone else's mind blown after being told that the actor for this lovable country bumpkin and badass vampire extraordinaire (Alucard from "Hellsing Ultimate") are one and the same? Crispin Freeman=Mind blowing talent. :)
Uh, same thing? You really are demanding that they constantly remind you that women have reproductive organs. Jesus boys, let it go! I mean Danbooru has been up for awhile now....j-j-just sayin'.
Any episode of any series who has the word "underpants" or "panties" in its story is a source of cringe for me... (the kind of cringe that makes me want to embark in the next rocket to Pluto, nahmean?)
I didn't watch the anime, but I HAVE read the manga. SPOILER FILLED MINIRANT My problem with Chobits is the relationship between the people and their persocoms. With Hideki, it's the fact that he's in love romantically with a female humanoid with the mental capabilities of a toddler. It's just creepy. A lot of, I'm not sure what the genre is called, but I'm just going to call it the "sci-fi/fantasy girl falls into your lap" they tend to do girls like Chi, who act like toddlers, or they have no emotions at all. And in a romantic relationship, for a lot of people that would be unsatisfying emotionally. The other thing is with his neighbor, who married a persocom. It just seems pathetic that he would marry his computer. Maybe she was programed with a more stimulating personality that Chi, but honestly, your COMPUTER was the only thing willing to date you? Your COMPUTER was the only thing you had the courage enough to ask out? And also the girl who had a crush on him. And how she fell apart because she was worried about being compared to his old COMPUTER. If that's the best he was able to do, she should see him as easy pickings. Rant over
***** wouldn't persacons come in male too? congrats, creepy pervy guys are now obsolete! want a charming, hot, kind guy? all you need is the male model of a persacon! ahh i wish
***** hooleyshit u are dumb i AM a girl and i would fucking LOVE a persacon! who would want a creepy, ugly, man when you can have a sweet, playful replicant that is physically indistinguishable from an attractive young man? >;)
i read the manga first and it quickly became one of my favorite series...sadly when i watched the anime i was not as impressed. Yes they were very similar, to the point where most of the episodes have the same plot line as the chapters in the manga, but the anime was a lot more slapstick then the manga which (for the most part) was a lot more romantic and serious. i guess when i read the manga i understood it was a deep beautiful story with gripping characters and curious interactions. the anime on the other hand....was a comedy....which i typically love comedies but the two genres it was trying to combine just didnt seem to work in my eyes.....maybe i'm being biased but i just wanted to give potential anime/manga lovers, who havent already watched/read this, a little insight.
You convinced me to pick up Redline and Rin. On more then one occasion I've turned to you're reviews to get a second or third opinion on an anime before I pick it up.
I watched the first episode and found it a bit ridiculous; he keeps talking about porn (which was uncomfortable the first time, let alone the 100th). And then the location of the on switch for the persicom...I mean, really? Really?
I'm not sure about the anime, but in the manga there's an important meaningful reason for the placement of the switch, revealed in the later chapters. So just hang on! The story becomes more meaningful as the show goes on and is ultimately a really awesome love story.
I haven't watched Anohana yet, but I'm planning on it actually. Neon Genesis Evangelion was actually the first anime I watched, and I thought it was very thought-provoking, though it also confused me a lot. I love Avatar: The Last Airbender so much! I was so sad when it ended. Anime I like? Well, after Avatar: The Last Airbender, I really like Legend of Korra. The first season anyway. A lot of people didn't like the characters in the second season, and I didn't either, but I thought the development of the Avatar world/universe in that season was pretty cool. I just think the storytelling and characters are awesome, not to mention the fight scenes and animation. It's just all good. I also really like this anime called Princess Jellyfish. The story is very quirky (it's about a nerdy girl obsessed with jellyfish, who meets a beautiful cross-dressing man, and the two of them work together to try and save the girl's home) and the characters are well-developed. The only thing about this anime is it kinda has a "read the manga ending." Also, I think the anime was written for girls, so just keep that in mind. I also recently started watching Toradora! which is really cute and funny and I love it and the animation is beautiful. The characters aren't instantly likable, but they really grow on you. The story is a typical boy meets girl romance thing, but the characters and their development make the show stand out. And with that, I have written a small essay. I hope this isn't too much (but it probably is) lol.
I think there are more people out there that hope my views on shows they like align to theirs rather than knowing if I like a show they have not seen or care about as of yet,
As somebody who is older (and as somebody who watched it as it was released), I think the only problem with the series is that falling in love with Chi would be kinda weird. I think that, had I been in that situation, I would only love her as a daughter. Hideki is 19 years old and she is effectively only like 4 mentally. i know it's a bit of fantasy but still.
Chobits was actually the first anime I watched as a hobby. It was mentioned to me by a friend and I decided to watch it and, hey, I enjoyed it enough to continue to look for another anime to watch, haha. Though, at the time, it was literally the only anime I had seen (other than the usual Saturday morning cartoons I watched as a kid, a.k.a. Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh!), and as such I had no basis to rate it or anything of the sort. But I most certainly did enjoy it.
*listens to the description of the story while staring at his copy of Elfen Leid* .... so is this what Elfen Leid would look like if you cut out the cousin and washed off all the blood?
I liked Shmomo she gave a uplift to some of the dark parts of the story. But I don't understand why they show us a computer dice of something next to Chi when Headaki picks he up at the beginning. Do you know?
Just finished this series and it really is a mixed bag. It started out pretty good, but the lack focus/plot in the middle episodes REALLY brought the pacing down and the story to a halt which almost made me stop watching I was that uninterested. But thankfully the later episodes made up for it but sadly even with all the filler episodes for "character development" I never felt too attached to these characters. Another two anime series that are somewhat similar to this are Elfen Lied and Heaven's Lost Property. Just watch Arkada's review of Elfen Lied (and trust me, it's amazing) and HLP is a comedy/harem like Ah! My Goddess which has story distractions galore, but still manages to fit something interesting about the overall plot into each episode. And every single side romp in HLP I found comedically entertaining.
You may not agree but u personally preferred Chobits to Elfin Lied (mainly because of my low option on over the top gore and lack of story and say what you want about Chobits its story was at least done when they made the anime) While I'll freely admit the manga is better with less filler; I'm more an animation fan than and reader, I don't think the was a bad show
"Dark Chii's Theme"....that is the ONE song missing from my soundtrack collection. I was gifted with the three-CD collection of the Chobits soundtrack several years ago, and I've never come across that one piece of soundtrack in them, and it's my favorite of all of them except the intro itself. If I want to hear it, I have to listen to it on the DVD's. Or on TH-cam.
I agree with Diogo. If you can find a reasonably priced copy of Code Geass R1 and R2, I would LOVE a review of it. I personally think it is one of the best anime of the 2000s.
If you haven't seen CLAMP's 'Kobato' look for the Mihara family, Chitose Mihara and her twin daughters, Chiho and Chise are 'borrowed' from Chobits along with the apartment building she still is manager of. She rents Kobato the same apartment Hideki lived in, except her daughters are human and closer to 11-12 rather than 15-16 like Freya & Elda(Chii) were. I was instantly hooked when I saw photos of Miss Hibiya happy with her girls in an alternate CLAMP dimension, the Miharas are such a sweet family, the episode Kobato sings a lullaby to the girls in is really sweet especially when Chitose finds her daughters sleeping near the end, beautiful piece of anime!
Most of the videos on the Funimation youtube channel are available here in Australia as well. There are many things there that aren't available on Madman's website.
I do not like shows that just randomly decide to have a plot at the end. People should stream this before they buy it because some cannot even finish it because it's so dam boring
I looked up the last song, "Core of the Storm", and all I got out of the search was Kirby bosses, weather predictions, and Final Fantasy videos. This intrigues me considerably and I would like to ask where this song comes from
I always thought that dark chi's theme could also have been an digivolve theme from... well... the digimon series. To be fair the time when it first comes up in here is kind of an evolution, so...
Sumomo in Japaneses (at least) is super cute. She's the only part of Chobits I like. The main love interest being like a 2 year old is just wrong. This is a false harem anime which is kind of weird since it seems to introduce so many potential ladies to the main character's life. Done right that could be clever, but this is just annoying.
Had to watch it a second time, and I still didn't get a lot of it, but the magical elements that started off with the hat at the beginning kind of smoothed things over. It's really just a nice story of revelations, though I do believe there's a flow chart out there to make more sense of it.
NGL, with AI being so omnipresent these days, I've grown to cherish Chobits as one of the greatest anime of all time as it shows what is going to be the next tangible step in our societal evolution. Also, I wanna make Sumomo as a hobby project to have someone capable of waking me up, but hey, that's just me. So yeah, thank you very much for guiding me to the show 10 years ago. I really appreciate it.
Honestly watching it again will not help that, especially watching it again so soon. If I was to connect with it it would not be until I haven't seen it long enough to forget the majority of what happens, and even then I think the outcome would be the same. I can't ignore the major plot holes of the show. I still enjoyed it a lot. I just don't see it on par with things like Clannad unlike other people.
One thing you didn't mention is rewatchability. It's just a really great pallet cleanser after watching something heavier or just when you're feeling down. It's just one of those things that you can just pop in (just about) any episode (just about) any time and walk away in a better mood than you were in before.
Great review I happened to pick up the geneon copy of Chobits (complete series w/box and extra disc) at a garage sale for 10 dollars a few years back and rather enjoyed it (although think the extra disc while nice to have is also primarily pointless) so great review hit on all the right notes. look forward to the next review.
You did not mention it in your review but there is an OVA which manages in one episode to do what took Chobits 26. It is "Kowarekake no Orgel". While I do not know where it might be available for "legitimate streaming" I wanted to mention it as it is short and worth the watch.
You should go back to the old closing style where you play the opening song for the anime. It always game a feeling of nostalgia when watching a review of a show I have watched.
By the way, the ways they went through the endings between the manga and the anime are very different, although, the same result occurred. I recommend reading the manga just for the ending. I started at chapter 79 I think.
So that's what it's about? I don't think I got past the horrible "turn on" pun from the first episode... And I'm so interested in the topic it brings up too... But I just can't get past the feeling of objectification of women I feel is so commonly portrayed in anime. Yeah, she's a robot, but it still bothers me immensely.
How about watching Android Kikaider the Animation instead? I think it portrayed the topic of romantic relationships between humans and humanoid robots better than Chobits did. I think the main female character in it was pretty good in it, especially for the time it came out.
THANK YOU! What was especially bad was that rapey scene with the guy who kidnaps Chi. I don't know how it played out in the anime, but in the manga he was making all these innuendos about how Chi's firewalls could do nothing to stop it, so she'd just have to "take it all in"
Yeah. I didn't really like how Chobits tended to be rather sexual at times. The first episode is one of the worst. If you don't give up on it and continue watching, it takes awhile to do something like that again. But it does happen. I'm not really into anime that feel the need to do that. Which is why I recommended checking out Android Kikaider since it did a better job in that genre and never felt the need to do fanservice, nor did it ever need to. It was perfect the way it was.
Have you watched Eve no Jikan? If you kind Chobits, you will love Eve no Jikan. It basically covers the same sort of plot about the singularity, but without any of the underwear jokes. It's a short 5 ep series, and has an 2 ep OVA, that basically covers everything in the series, so I recommend the OVA's to the series, as it has more scenes the better explain some of what is going on. It is an excellent series.
It and the Ah! My Goddess Dubs from Media Blasters/Funimation and the older ones from Animeigo along with You're Under Arrest. Some good VA studios chosen for all those really helped a lot.
Hi Arkada, have you ever watched Time of Eve? It also covers a similar theme to chobits and it's very good. It's been released in the US and is relatively easy to acquire :-)
So I just finished this series, and I have to say, I enjoyed it. Not really loved it, but I didnt find it boring either. I guess my biggest gripe with the show is exactly what arkada mentioned: the pacing. It is very slow and was kind of hard for me to get into but I did watch it all the way through. I guess I had raised my expectations for this show a bit more than what it came to be. Overall pretty good and recommend it to anyone, though sadly I wont really consider this a favorite of mine..
I remember this show, it will always have a special place in my heart because it was my first anime (other than Pokemon as a kid). It really drew me in, despite it not being the best anime out there. Since then I've watched countless shows and have been introduced to a whole new world of cultural media. I'll always remember chobits.
I actually just finished watching it now on Funimation youtube channel.
Its such a cute anime
Edw franco Your comment makes no sense, but rhymes. +1
Do you think the script writer for the movie "Her" ever saw this anime?
It's possible. When I first saw the trailers for it, I immediately thought of Chobits.
This was one of the early shows I've ever watched, I remember liking it back then
So you dont like it anymore?
+Aza Jabar I watched chobits early on too. I don't think i could watch it again though as looking back, i can already see major flaws in it's concept and execution. I'd love it to stay in a good place if i can!.
Daniel Chen I don't necessarily watch it every now and then, the thing is I usually don't like these kind of shows that is why I said that
Creative Ziggy I read the manga recently, I recommend that because it is more in depth
Aza Jabar I don't read manga ;-; good thing to because i don't want to turn into one of those people that can't enjoy anime because of nostalgia.
Creative Ziggy I enjoy both, some Mangas are amazing
The pacing issue you bring up is actually remedied in the original manga. I suspect, since they had to fill 24 episodes, the stretched out the fluff and went a bit overboard. But I still love this series.
I also enjoy your reviews; they're pretty objective and pleasant to watch.
So the less hardcore Elfen Lied
Also the likely less awful Elfen Lied.
lol
LegitBowl BURN!
+LegitBowl turn down fo what!!!
+LegitBowl OMFG LMAO
I don't know what Arkada is talking about but I found Sumomo* adorable. But besides that i would agree with his review.
I watched chobits when I was in like 9th grade XD I'm 24 now and god damn it I STILL LOVE IT
I'm 23 and I just watched it and loved it. ^.^
I first watched it back when I was in middle school in 2004. So nostalgic.
Actually Persacom is just a simplified borrow word used by the Japanese that means "Personal Computer."
Fun Fact Angelic Layer and Chobits actually take place in the same continuity
Did anybody start screaming the theme song when it played no just me ok I'm just gonna watch the video
+Sonofavich Yeah that opening does tug at my heart strings...addictive, alluring and at the same time makes your eyes feel as heavy as glass.
+Salimah Muhammad Not quite - but I`ve watched Chobits SOOOOO many times I can sing along (phonetically, & very badly) to about 90%+ of the opening creds.
I purchased Chobits solely on the trailer (the opening creds) incd. on another dvd, & along with GhostInTheShell:StandAloneComplex & GITS2:Innocence, was responsible for me returning to anime after a near-10-year absence in 2004.
OMG FUCKING YES SAME I FUCKING SCREAM
No. I hummed along with the song.
lol but the melody is catchy
Oh man the nostalgia of the theme song of chobits im overwhelmed by it. its one of the anime that got me into anime
Remember the funimation channel? Pepperidge farms remembers.
Sad reacts only
Pantsu = underpants? Stahp, dub, stahp. D:
And oh god, Sumomo. She was so damn cute in Japanese, but this... the horrors.
*DANGER!!! DANGER!!!*
警告 ！ケイコォォクッ！
***** They don't have an input on the dub script. American companies buy the licences and produce the dubs, and therefore the script.
Rochyan really I heard somewhere that nowadays that the Japanese studios do have a little say in dub
KidSnivy69 Well, if I was going to get something translated, i'd leave it to a native to get the 'feel' right. And while you may be right, the input they have is negligible.
Does this guy have an anime review of Angelic Layer? If so I'd like to see it. This guy does a real nice job explaining the intricacies of this series. I'm sure I'd enjoy his other ones too, if I had watched more than these 2 anime series in my life.
I've said this a few places, but especially toward the end, this show gave me such strong Blade Runner vibes. Seriously underrated show.
If two anime girls with superpowers and some form of amnesia were to sit down and have a chat I have a very strong feeling it would end up like this:
"Chi"
"Nyu"
"Chi"
"Nyu"
"Chi"
"Nyu"
And this would repeat until Nyu turned into Lucy and butchered Chi before seeking out the rest of the cast and slaughtering them.
Awesome review as always! You produce these vids with such great quality, love it!
Oh my god it's that guy who makes really good documentaries
Wtf. 😭
Lemmino is a cultured anime fan, less go!!
Gotta love CLAMP
May we see a review of Card Captor Sakura? Or maybe Tsubasa?
Yes, please! I'd love to see that!
"One of the most annoying characters in existence." Ooooohhhh-ho-ho-ho just watch Love Hina and see what you think of Naru. Just...make sure no loved ones or precious items are nearby. People have been known to develop violent, homicidal urges while experiencing the walking frustration that is Naru.
Love Hina was a such a waste of my time, even though Tenchi Muyo was pretty disjointed at least it had serious character developments, Love Hina added up to Slapstick Nonsense with very little character growth EVER!
TO THROW IN MY 2 CENTS, i thought this show goes way deeper than it appears, its disguised as a usual slice of life, but i think it touches on women's roles in society, true love, isolation in a computer driven world, ect. If you notice there are very few MALE persocoms in the story, (not to get all preachy) it shows that we push women to fit this idea of perfection even to the point of creating them ourselves, i think the sex jokes are kind of satire in this respect. As a young man, this show (Hideki in particular) greatly displays the feeling of looking for the one you wanna spend the rest of your life with, the relationships from the side characters (HumanxPersocom or otherwise) show that there is no such thing as finding someone "perfect" for you, and yet we look for it anyways.
*Drops mic*
Oooh that's a good take
I like how you have an Angelic Layer poster behind you while reviewing Chobits: quite appropriate. I believe that A.L. is the prequel of Chobits for several reasons. The technology of Chobits originated with Angelic Layer, as well as several characters. Minoru Kokobunji's sister is in AL, as well as Chitose Hibiya's (landlady) late husband.
Edut: I commented before the end of the video, and I was impressed that you also recommended two more of the three other anime I've collected.
Well done.
did anyone else think that persocom were like electronic sex dolls? like I havent finish the rest of the series but were there any male persocom?
totes fabulous
Yes there are many male Persocoms shown
Sumomo is NOT annoying!!!! She is soooooooo cute - and insanely smart for someone her size, lol. - and she can dance.
This is a classic anime, I'd have given it an 8.5 at the very least.
I love this anime. It was the anime that got me into anime, and it really does hold a special place in my heart.
"To you the future, I give every song" reminds me of this.
+Alex Bjelich The Miku Dating Sim?
Wriime Entertainment Exactly
+Vegetable Prince of Carrots
I'm pretty sure that the Miku dating simulator is actually based off of this anime.
+Did I hear my name?
Ignore her, Prince Virgina. I'm still getting used to her existence myself, since I recently discovered that Miku can't actually go home, despite all of my effort. I still haven't forgiven Shadron for that. I think my life force is slowly draining, too, because of how hard she hugs me.
+I refuse to not hug you while you are making a comment or reply.
Anyway, how is Kakacarrotcake doing?
AZ and Shadron Sack of carrot juice is doing fuckin okay.
Is anyone else's mind blown after being told that the actor for this lovable country bumpkin and badass vampire extraordinaire (Alucard from "Hellsing Ultimate") are one and the same?
Crispin Freeman=Mind blowing talent. :)
You sir have just earned yet another subscriber!
one of my favorites
It's a custom made song, I got it from the artist and I do not believe that they have released it anywhere.
Oh Come ON English dubbers! Underpants? Really? What was so difficult in translating "Pantsu" into "Panties"?
Lip syncing with the characters.
Joseph Briggs If lip-syncing was their concern than that would be even more of a reason to translate it as "panties".
Uh, same thing? You really are demanding that they constantly remind you that women have reproductive organs. Jesus boys, let it go! I mean Danbooru has been up for awhile now....j-j-just sayin'.
Wurzelknecht Wait, ‘panties’ is a real word? I thought it was made up for anime.
Any episode of any series who has the word "underpants" or "panties" in its story is a source of cringe for me... (the kind of cringe that makes me want to embark in the next rocket to Pluto, nahmean?)
0:17 One of the best openings!! I missed it so much. Thank you!
I didn't watch the anime, but I HAVE read the manga.
SPOILER FILLED MINIRANT
My problem with Chobits is the relationship between the people and their persocoms. With Hideki, it's the fact that he's in love romantically with a female humanoid with the mental capabilities of a toddler. It's just creepy. A lot of, I'm not sure what the genre is called, but I'm just going to call it the "sci-fi/fantasy girl falls into your lap" they tend to do girls like Chi, who act like toddlers, or they have no emotions at all. And in a romantic relationship, for a lot of people that would be unsatisfying emotionally.
The other thing is with his neighbor, who married a persocom. It just seems pathetic that he would marry his computer. Maybe she was programed with a more stimulating personality that Chi, but honestly, your COMPUTER was the only thing willing to date you? Your COMPUTER was the only thing you had the courage enough to ask out?
And also the girl who had a crush on him. And how she fell apart because she was worried about being compared to his old COMPUTER. If that's the best he was able to do, she should see him as easy pickings.
Rant over
Babyrage jajajajajajaja
don't b mad pls m8
Not anger, it's jealousy.
HMM
*****
wouldn't persacons come in male too? congrats, creepy pervy guys are now obsolete! want a charming, hot, kind guy? all you need is the male model of a persacon! ahh i wish
***** Women are saturday morning cartoon villains in this dude's mind.
*****
hooleyshit u are dumb i AM a girl and i would fucking LOVE a persacon! who would want a creepy, ugly, man when you can have a sweet, playful replicant that is physically indistinguishable from an attractive young man? >;)
you two have some issues... you should meet!
man you been very productive latelly... tks for all your hard work and great show as usual.
we hail you Muad dib!
i read the manga first and it quickly became one of my favorite series...sadly when i watched the anime i was not as impressed. Yes they were very similar, to the point where most of the episodes have the same plot line as the chapters in the manga, but the anime was a lot more slapstick then the manga which (for the most part) was a lot more romantic and serious. i guess when i read the manga i understood it was a deep beautiful story with gripping characters and curious interactions. the anime on the other hand....was a comedy....which i typically love comedies but the two genres it was trying to combine just didnt seem to work in my eyes.....maybe i'm being biased but i just wanted to give potential anime/manga lovers, who havent already watched/read this, a little insight.
You convinced me to pick up Redline and Rin. On more then one occasion I've turned to you're reviews to get a second or third opinion on an anime before I pick it up.
I liked Chobits manga. The anime, not so much... Too many fillers... :(
Unfortunately
In my opinion 80% of the filler was kind of entertaining
@@Vincent-tu4rs agree
I really love Chi because of her quirks and features in the anime and Chi is always cute, calm, hard trying and sweet.
I watched the first episode and found it a bit ridiculous; he keeps talking about porn (which was uncomfortable the first time, let alone the 100th). And then the location of the on switch for the persicom...I mean, really? Really?
I'm not sure about the anime, but in the manga there's an important meaningful reason for the placement of the switch, revealed in the later chapters. So just hang on! The story becomes more meaningful as the show goes on and is ultimately a really awesome love story.
Yeah pretty much. Those Japanese and their cray cray love stories.
Is there any anime that you think is original and amazing etc.?
I haven't watched Anohana yet, but I'm planning on it actually. Neon Genesis Evangelion was actually the first anime I watched, and I thought it was very thought-provoking, though it also confused me a lot. I love Avatar: The Last Airbender so much! I was so sad when it ended.
Anime I like? Well, after Avatar: The Last Airbender, I really like Legend of Korra. The first season anyway. A lot of people didn't like the characters in the second season, and I didn't either, but I thought the development of the Avatar world/universe in that season was pretty cool. I just think the storytelling and characters are awesome, not to mention the fight scenes and animation. It's just all good.
I also really like this anime called Princess Jellyfish. The story is very quirky (it's about a nerdy girl obsessed with jellyfish, who meets a beautiful cross-dressing man, and the two of them work together to try and save the girl's home) and the characters are well-developed. The only thing about this anime is it kinda has a "read the manga ending." Also, I think the anime was written for girls, so just keep that in mind.
I also recently started watching Toradora! which is really cute and funny and I love it and the animation is beautiful. The characters aren't instantly likable, but they really grow on you. The story is a typical boy meets girl romance thing, but the characters and their development make the show stand out.
And with that, I have written a small essay. I hope this isn't too much (but it probably is) lol.
Sarah Wong the Avatar series isn't an anime
I think there are more people out there that hope my views on shows they like align to theirs rather than knowing if I like a show they have not seen or care about as of yet,
7:13 Monster is a good anime.
As somebody who is older (and as somebody who watched it as it was released), I think the only problem with the series is that falling in love with Chi would be kinda weird. I think that, had I been in that situation, I would only love her as a daughter. Hideki is 19 years old and she is effectively only like 4 mentally. i know it's a bit of fantasy but still.
Whenever I think of Chobits, I refer to the Futurama joke "Don't Date Robots!"
Bout time you made a Chobits review, you've been talking about it forever :p One of my top 10 romance anime/manga.
Chobits is like the anime version of Pinnochio, with a much more annoying version of Jimmy the Cricket with Summomo.
Chobits was actually the first anime I watched as a hobby. It was mentioned to me by a friend and I decided to watch it and, hey, I enjoyed it enough to continue to look for another anime to watch, haha. Though, at the time, it was literally the only anime I had seen (other than the usual Saturday morning cartoons I watched as a kid, a.k.a. Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh!), and as such I had no basis to rate it or anything of the sort. But I most certainly did enjoy it.
Omg same!!!
The greatest anime of all. Hands down.
I really like the new intro! Your time did not go to waste!
*listens to the description of the story while staring at his copy of Elfen Leid* .... so is this what Elfen Leid would look like if you cut out the cousin and washed off all the blood?
Ha ha, cut out the cousin?
I liked Shmomo she gave a uplift to some of the dark parts of the story. But I don't understand why they show us a computer dice of something next to Chi when Headaki picks he up at the beginning. Do you know?
Just finished this series and it really is a mixed bag. It started out pretty good, but the lack focus/plot in the middle episodes REALLY brought the pacing down and the story to a halt which almost made me stop watching I was that uninterested. But thankfully the later episodes made up for it but sadly even with all the filler episodes for "character development" I never felt too attached to these characters. Another two anime series that are somewhat similar to this are Elfen Lied and Heaven's Lost Property. Just watch Arkada's review of Elfen Lied (and trust me, it's amazing) and HLP is a comedy/harem like Ah! My Goddess which has story distractions galore, but still manages to fit something interesting about the overall plot into each episode. And every single side romp in HLP I found comedically entertaining.
You may not agree but u personally preferred Chobits to Elfin Lied (mainly because of my low option on over the top gore and lack of story and say what you want about Chobits its story was at least done when they made the anime)
While I'll freely admit the manga is better with less filler; I'm more an animation fan than and reader, I don't think the was a bad show
@Will Brown Yep, it's name is Angelic Layer. It's a pretty good anime and is somewhat similar to this one just with less romance aspects.
Haven't watched it yet, but I think I'm gonna go for it, even if just for the dub.
Yea Crispin's in it which makes me wanna watch the dub a lot now and ehhhhh KYON lol XD
It is my favorite anime ever. A masterpiece.
"Dark Chii's Theme"....that is the ONE song missing from my soundtrack collection. I was gifted with the three-CD collection of the Chobits soundtrack several years ago, and I've never come across that one piece of soundtrack in them, and it's my favorite of all of them except the intro itself. If I want to hear it, I have to listen to it on the DVD's. Or on TH-cam.
the dub was actually decent
Totally agree this and Ah! My Goddess TV had some good localization work for dubbing.
The voices were. Not so much the dialogue though the subs dialogue wasnt much better
I agree with Diogo. If you can find a reasonably priced copy of Code Geass R1 and R2, I would LOVE a review of it. I personally think it is one of the best anime of the 2000s.
I love chobbits
kinkadewt It is after Angelic Layer. The guy Icchan from Angelic Layer is the creator of Chi and Freya.
If you haven't seen CLAMP's 'Kobato' look for the Mihara family, Chitose Mihara and her twin daughters, Chiho and Chise are 'borrowed' from Chobits along with the apartment building she still is manager of. She rents Kobato the same apartment Hideki lived in, except her daughters are human and closer to 11-12 rather than 15-16 like Freya & Elda(Chii) were. I was instantly hooked when I saw photos of Miss Hibiya happy with her girls in an alternate CLAMP dimension, the Miharas are such a sweet family, the episode Kobato sings a lullaby to the girls in is really sweet especially when Chitose finds her daughters sleeping near the end, beautiful piece of anime!
Most of the videos on the Funimation youtube channel are available here in Australia as well. There are many things there that aren't available on Madman's website.
You should do a countdown on most annoying anime characters. :3
Thumbs up for telling me which regions it has been licensed for. I would very much like to see you continue to do that Arkada.
I do not like shows that just randomly decide to have a plot at the end. People should stream this before they buy it because some cannot even finish it because it's so dam boring
I looked up the last song, "Core of the Storm", and all I got out of the search was Kirby bosses, weather predictions, and Final Fantasy videos. This intrigues me considerably and I would like to ask where this song comes from
This does not at all look or sound familiar... nyu?
I always thought that dark chi's theme could also have been an digivolve theme from... well... the digimon series. To be fair the time when it first comes up in here is kind of an evolution, so...
Sumomo in Japaneses (at least) is super cute. She's the only part of Chobits I like. The main love interest being like a 2 year old is just wrong. This is a false harem anime which is kind of weird since it seems to introduce so many potential ladies to the main character's life. Done right that could be clever, but this is just annoying.
Had to watch it a second time, and I still didn't get a lot of it, but the magical elements that started off with the hat at the beginning kind of smoothed things over.
It's really just a nice story of revelations, though I do believe there's a flow chart out there to make more sense of it.
At first I thought you said "Dark Cheese Theme" .___.
Angelic layer! Hell yeah, you have to do a review of that show now that you did chobits.
You should review Durarara!!!
This show is easily in my top ten favorite anime of all time. Good job as always Ark!
DAM YOU NETFLIX FOR TAKING THIS OFF!!
Your intro is really good, the time you put in was not a waste
0:18 dat drug trip tho!
Yes...xD
Ikr
Piece bro xD
aha XD
NGL, with AI being so omnipresent these days, I've grown to cherish Chobits as one of the greatest anime of all time as it shows what is going to be the next tangible step in our societal evolution.
Also, I wanna make Sumomo as a hobby project to have someone capable of waking me up, but hey, that's just me.
So yeah, thank you very much for guiding me to the show 10 years ago. I really appreciate it.
Underpants, Underpants, Underpants...
Underpants.
100 more meters ahead!
+bunny nobody 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,
The Japanese one was better... pantsu pantsu pantsu... XD
That I definitely agree.
Honestly watching it again will not help that, especially watching it again so soon. If I was to connect with it it would not be until I haven't seen it long enough to forget the majority of what happens, and even then I think the outcome would be the same. I can't ignore the major plot holes of the show. I still enjoyed it a lot. I just don't see it on par with things like Clannad unlike other people.
I'm actually okay with Plum, to be honest X3
Chobits is on the Canadian Netflix too if you wanted to know
I just fucking love Chobits so fucking much.
10/10
Chii is bae. Chii is waifu.
Yassss
damn right
One thing you didn't mention is rewatchability. It's just a really great pallet cleanser after watching something heavier or just when you're feeling down. It's just one of those things that you can just pop in (just about) any episode (just about) any time and walk away in a better mood than you were in before.
god damn it why do all the good shows have to be perverted?
loved the use of Pintsize from QC. good job sir!
This show sounds A LOT better in sub! Sumomo doesn't bother me in the sub, and I think Hideki and Chi's voices sound more fitting.
Great review I happened to pick up the geneon copy of Chobits (complete series w/box and extra disc) at a garage sale for 10 dollars a few years back and rather enjoyed it (although think the extra disc while nice to have is also primarily pointless) so great review hit on all the right notes. look forward to the next review.
Sumono is annoying, I'd hate to be woken up like that...
+Pizza Girl C.C. we've got a delivery on Bumblefuck Street get on that shit.
You did not mention it in your review but there is an OVA which manages in one episode to do what took Chobits 26. It is "Kowarekake no Orgel". While I do not know where it might be available for "legitimate streaming" I wanted to mention it as it is short and worth the watch.
You should've used the Japanese version of the underpants scene. "Pantsu" is much cuter.
You should go back to the old closing style where you play the opening song for the anime. It always game a feeling of nostalgia when watching a review of a show I have watched.
R u married?
By the way, the ways they went through the endings between the manga and the anime are very different, although, the same result occurred. I recommend reading the manga just for the ending. I started at chapter 79 I think.
Chobits has the same rating as SAO? cool.
O_o
oh.
Have you seen Eve no Jikan/ Time of Eve? Its a really short ONA. I think you might like it. It is entirely about technological singularity
So that's what it's about? I don't think I got past the horrible "turn on" pun from the first episode... And I'm so interested in the topic it brings up too... But I just can't get past the feeling of objectification of women I feel is so commonly portrayed in anime. Yeah, she's a robot, but it still bothers me immensely.
How about watching Android Kikaider the Animation instead? I think it portrayed the topic of romantic relationships between humans and humanoid robots better than Chobits did. I think the main female character in it was pretty good in it, especially for the time it came out.
THANK YOU!
What was especially bad was that rapey scene with the guy who kidnaps Chi. I don't know how it played out in the anime, but in the manga he was making all these innuendos about how Chi's firewalls could do nothing to stop it, so she'd just have to "take it all in"
Yeah. I didn't really like how Chobits tended to be rather sexual at times. The first episode is one of the worst. If you don't give up on it and continue watching, it takes awhile to do something like that again. But it does happen. I'm not really into anime that feel the need to do that. Which is why I recommended checking out Android Kikaider since it did a better job in that genre and never felt the need to do fanservice, nor did it ever need to. It was perfect the way it was.
ironically, it was written by clamp who all happen to be women.
Have you watched Eve no Jikan? If you kind Chobits, you will love Eve no Jikan.
It basically covers the same sort of plot about the singularity, but without any of the underwear jokes.
It's a short 5 ep series, and has an 2 ep OVA, that basically covers everything in the series, so I recommend the OVA's to the series, as it has more scenes the better explain some of what is going on.
It is an excellent series.
Note: the dub isn't as good. Watch the subbed version if you wish to preserve your hearing.
Over exaggeration
Crispin freeman. That is all.
This is the only anime I can watch dubbed, tbh.
I disagree both casts did a good job, some translations don't suit Subbing fans but I am not preferential, I thought both audio tracks were good.
It and the Ah! My Goddess Dubs from Media Blasters/Funimation and the older ones from Animeigo along with You're Under Arrest. Some good VA studios chosen for all those really helped a lot.
Omg I love this anime, it was one of the first mature animes I watched on TH-cam. I think I'll rewatch it.
do a glass reflection of Sankarea. I thought it was good but it lacked the complete ending.
Hi Arkada, have you ever watched Time of Eve? It also covers a similar theme to chobits and it's very good. It's been released in the US and is relatively easy to acquire :-)
So I just finished this series, and I have to say, I enjoyed it. Not really loved it, but I didnt find it boring either. I guess my biggest gripe with the show is exactly what arkada mentioned: the pacing. It is very slow and was kind of hard for me to get into but I did watch it all the way through. I guess I had raised my expectations for this show a bit more than what it came to be. Overall pretty good and recommend it to anyone, though sadly I wont really consider this a favorite of mine..