Chobits, vol. 1

ちょびっツ [Chobits] #1-2

by Clamp

Hideki, un joven estudiante, encuentra un persocon tirado en la basura y decide llevárselo a casa, pero para su decepción parece que está averiado, ya que no tiene sistema operativo y solo sabe decir una palabra: “Chii”. Pese a todo, decide quedárselo e intentar descubrir su origen, embarcándose una aventura en la que lo arriesgará todo… hasta su corazón.

Incluye los volumenes 1 y 2 de la edición original japonesa.

Genres: Manga, Romance, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Seinen, Fantasy, Fiction

348 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 2011

About the author

Ōkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]

Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]

Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]

Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]


CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.

In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.

In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.

Reviews

[Lucía Cafeína · Rating 3 out of 5]

Estoy enganchadísima pero al mismo tiempo un poco en shock?! Jajaja vengo de leer otras de Clamp como Sakura o Tsubasa y no tiene nada que ver el tono, pero aun así la historia pinta muy interesante.

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

I reviewed it earlier.

What I can say more?

Just a beautiful book with divine illustrations.

[James DeSantis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got into anime in the 90's, even more so in the 2000's, and I have NEVER seen Chobits despite how popular it was growing up. My wife mentioned it was super cute and fun and so when I saw this on the shelf for a good price I figured why not. The Deluxe editions are nice hardcover books with few extra pages, and some color pages even. So I jumped on a chance of getting it for 14$ on sale and man oh man...I LOVED IT.

The story of Chobits is about Hideki and Chi. Hideki is walking home one day and meets Chi, who is a persocom. Basically a computer that is shaped in a human form. Obviously Hideki is excited to score a free persocom but when he learns more about chi she isn't a simple Persocom. She learns, she is different, she even may have feelings.

This story is super cute. Hideki is a really likeable main character, and though he's a horny dude at times, it's not overbearing or disgusting. He's just a regular 19 year old virgin and of course he finds woman hot, but what's nice is the amount of different girls they show on display, all different, with all their own goals. And they all play really well to Hideki.

But Chi is the real star. A fish out of water type scenario that never really gets old despite 300+ pages in. On top of her being adorable is the fact she's learning so much so quick. The mystery behind her creation is intriguing, but even more so are the side cast and somehow they are tied into what she is and how she was made.

The series actually gives you questions about humanity and what we are. Where we are as people and how much we rely on others but also electronics. It's not in a pushy way but just to remind you of what might be important to you right in front of you.

I really can't stress enough how much I enjoyed reading this. Laughing multiple times and being amazed with some of these shots. Breathtaking at points even. I ordered volume 2-3 right away.

A 5 out of 5.

[Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

La era tecnológica ha alcanzado niveles de desarrollo insospechados. Los hombres han creado robots con capacidades casi humanas y forma antropomórfica. Puede un joven enamorarse de un robot que no tiene memoria y ha olvidado totalmente su pasado¡¡¡
Chii es una Chobits con capacidades superiores que la va a convertir en el objeto de deseo de muchas personas.

Hideki es el estudiante que la encuentra y le enseñará qué es vivir, ella va a descubrir cosas inimaginables y nos va a mostrar su mayor secreto¡¡¡
Una historia de ciencia ficción, amor y misterio que os asombrará y os mantendrá expectantes durante toda su lectura¡¡¡

Una dura critica a la ciencia ficción y al avance de la tecnología... cómo el hombre juega a ser dios y hasta dónde puede ser capaz de llegar¡¡¡
No lo dejeis pasar..

Norma ha recopilado esta colección en cuatro nuevos volúmenes... una pasada¡¡¡

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I forgot how much I enjoy this series. It's a quirky & cute take on a college age man not having any money or a clue about technology. And then he finds the ultimate trash to treasure prize of a persocom in the trash. In this series a persocom is a computer that has human like attributes & can act as a companion.

Hideki is such a goofy but very likable character. And Chi is a sweet & powerful character that just happens to be a persocom. Mix in some offbeat & fun other characters & this is a very good series.

[Dakota Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought and read this because I watched the anime when I was in high school and the opening song is one of my fave anime openings. I remembered liking it but I also couldn’t remember anything about it besides that Chi is a robot, essentially.

I forgot about all the mystery surrounding Chi and what she is, so that’s intriguing to me and I think I’ll read the rest of it, just for that. Some parts of it didn’t age well for me. I’m not sure how old Yumi is supposed to be. He always just refers to her as a high schooler that he works with. I’m hoping she’s 18, but them going on a date and his dream about her gave me the ick, since idk if they ever explicitly said her age.

The art is beautiful. I really love this art style, and Chi is such an interesting character and I wanna know more about her.

[PEACHPREACH · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustration, story is questionable but it’s kinda building up

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Hideki is a broke, cram school student trying to get into his dream college. He wishes he had enough money to afford a persocom, artificial intelligence beings who look strikingly like humans. Hideki’s luck turns around one day when he finds a persocom in the trash pile. He takes her home and tries to fix her up, even though he knows absolutely nothing about technology. His cram school classmates tries to help him out, but there’s something different about Chi - she has no memory and no operating system! Hideki seeks out opinions from other experienced persocom programmers but has little luck. Meanwhile, he has to teach Chi everything, from language to manners and how to wear clothes (panties are not worn on heads!).

Reading this really takes me back to high school when I originally read this series, although I'm not quite sure if I would buy it for my current collection. There is a lot of nudity, as Hideki finds Chi pretty much naked, and she doesn't understand shame, so she changes clothes quite frequently. There is also lots of talk about sex and porn. At one point, Chi gets mixed up working at a peep show. Aside from the nudity and adult conversations, this story is ultimately about finding your true love and loving someone for who they are. The mystery of "The Other Chi" who shows up at odd times in Chi's visions, and the various people around Hideki who seem to know an awful lot about Chi, gives this story the needed depth. As Chi learns more from her surroundings and from Hideki, what we as readers get is a primer on what it means to be human, and how special human beings are.

The CLAMP group always have such beautifully detailed illustrations. Even in a moderately sci-fi setting, they still manage to bring in some elaborate dresses for Chi that are reminiscent of Cardcaptor Sakura's outfits.

VIZ rates this for older teen for reasons stated above. If readers can make it past adult situations, this series is worth delving into.

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 11-12

[Jillian Reynolds (Jillian Loves Books) · Rating 3 out of 5]

LOL @ me wanting to read this when I was younger and not understanding why my mom wouldn't let me read it, only to grow up and understand exactly why this was too mature for my 10-year-old eyes.

Honestly, though. This was fun. I think it lived up to the decade of expectations behind it. You know, now that I'm an adult and can decide what I want to read, so I pick up anime on occasion... I will not be shamed.

The story is way more mysterious than I thought it would be. And some of the over-sexualization of women was a bit much for me. But Chi is SOOOO stinking cute. I need to come back and finish this series.

[لوك النباتي Luke Daniels · Rating 1 out of 5]

احس كبرت و ما صرت استمتع بهالنوع من المانجا. الرسم مو جميل، القصة مملة و سخيفة. تمنيت ما شريت هالمانجا.

I feel like I’ve grown up and I don’t enjoy this type of manga anymore. The art isn’t pretty, the story is dull and stupid. I wish I hadn’t bought this manga.

[Aishah Humaira' (Mermaird ♡) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remembered how much I loved watching the anime adaptation of Chobits when I was younger, though I don’t remember anything apart from loving Chii a lot. Reading Chobits now as an adult, I’m actually pretty surprised by the amount of “ecchi” this one has. They were pretty mild, and the main male character did not violate Chii in any way, so I decided to not focus on that. Clamp is known to have questionable things in their works anyway, but they always deliver a good plot ✨

Apart from those scenes that can be deemed improper to read in public, Chobits is pretty much a humorous and adorable story of a broke young man who works hard to get himself into college, and ends up finding Chii, a persocom that was thrown at the garbage area. Persocom will probably be called AI robot in our current world, so Chii is a robot who lost her data, and now lives with Hideki who had found her.

I love Chii as much I loved her when I first watched Chobits, she is just too precious and sweet. The truth of her origin is yet to be revealed, but a mirror (?) of her form was revealed and I can’t wait to learn more of it. As for Hideki, I dislike how he drools at the sight of pretty women around him, but I do appreciate that he kept his hands off of Chii. Chii jumps on him quite a lot, just like a child would, so I think it’s nice of him to not take advantage of that and only treated Chii with kindness. I hope there’s more to his character growth in the next volumes.

[Olga · Rating 4 out of 5]

yeah, with the dirty jokes and chi looking and acting like a child, this does not read like the time way back when I first read it. but honestly otherwise it's such a sweet, comfy fluff, and oh did I need this.

[Rat Queen · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favourite manga ever, the nostalgia is real!
Had to do a re-read after treating myself to the 20th anniversary editions. They're so beautiful and I feel so lucky to have these in my collection!

[crusadeannihilation · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a nostalgia thing for me

[Joldettori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ah yes! This is what i wanted Angelic layer and Clover to be!

[Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

definitely a product of its time but chi is SOOOOOOO CUUUUUTE

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

So this has not aged particularly well for me. I remembered much of the oddity of it, and a young teen it didn't bother me. Now as an adult it does cause me to raise my eyebrows a bit. Additionally the art style is not something I'm particularly keen on anymore. Clamp's lines are super clean, their pages almost devoid of texture, they use solid blacks and whites. Now I prefer artwork like Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer - which I read the same day as this and the differences were startling. The cross-hatching and texture in Demon Slayer is beautiful.
Overall I wouldn't recommend this unless you have some nostalgia for the series from childhood. Otherwise it may not sit quite right.

[Aitor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid 3.5/5, I'm gonna keep reading the next volumes.

The story was actually pretty good, the characters are interesting and the middle schooler is funny. That landlord is shady and I'm rlly not sure what the point of shimbo is yet, but ig I'll find out. The major problem I have with this is the aggressive sexualization of women's bodies throughout the volumes. :/ It also kinda creeps me out that they just casually violate persocoms, they are clearly treated like humans considering people fall in love with them and they are designed to feel and look human so it is uncomfy at times.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so adorable, made even more fun (and mysterious) with the sci-fi aspect. I’ve absolutely loved CLAMP’s various manga series for years now, and revisiting Chobits in this beautiful 20th anniversary edition, such a fun reread! As an amateur artist, CLAMP’s stunning artwork has been an inspiration to me for almost 20 years now. Chi in Chobits highlights some of their best work, IMO.

[Panda · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s a specific drawing of Chi in book 2 that was the reason for my finally daring to pick up a manga mania issue and begging my mum to buy it for me (thanks for doing it mum!!) so this series has a very special place in my heart.

[Xiankowaty01 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zdecydowanie inny klimat niż czytany przeze mnie wcześniej *Tokyo Babylon* i na początku nie byłem do tego przekonany. Jednak pod koniec zaczyna się coś dziać, więc mam nadzieję na więcej tego niż komediowych scenek.

[Alec's Always Bored · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Yet Mysterious

An excellent mystery and sci-fi and unusual romance all rolled into one. The classic manga holds up in a lot of ways. Also Chi is an adorable creation.

[Faith Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

This manga was a roller coaster, I went into this very high expectations, the cover was beautiful, all the art was absolutely beautiful and most importantly the creators - clamp ( an all female mangaka group) - are very well established and renowned for their work. The version I am reading is the 20th anniversary edition, where there are only four of them all together as omnibus collections, therefore I am a quarter of the way through the whole story.

To begin it felt like a very typical manga story with a male protagonist, being unnecessarily sexual and incessantly single-minded, and my feelings of being uncomfortable were heightened by the introduction of the female love interests, the main one ; a robot type being that came across almost childlike, because of the fact she knows nothing and he’s teaching her everything and the other love interest being younger girl who looks up to him. Whilst reading I was feeling pretty disappointed in the first half of this book, especially as a book written by women, but as the story progresses it becomes very clearly a lot less surface level , as more information about this world and its inhabitants are revealed, the main character becomes more of a side character (in regards to importance to plot and substance) seemingly used as a way to carry the story along, as he knows about as much as we do as readers.

In the second half of this manga I found myself becoming genuinely scared at some of the factors and characters being introduced. As I was sucked into the world it’s set in I realised how much I didn’t know and questioned who I could trust. The last chapter of this omnibus really brings the sci-fi aspects to the foreground, showing a snippet of the main female characters abilities for the first time and revealing to us that she is much more complex and intelligent than she comes across, potentially even more than she herself is aware of. This ending left me on the edge of my seat desperate to buy the next volume.

Whilst there were definitely some aspects within this manga I found questionable, the plot overall was great, whilst I’ve watched and read a lot of sci-fi manga and anime, this one has definitely stood out to me and I hope as the story progresses and I’m able to get my hands on more of the volumes, the areas of the book I find uncomfortable become less so. From what I know about manga I can assume the way the sexual areas and main male character was set up in this first quarter of the story was to draw in the male audience’s attention. It was created in the 2000s where after the 90s a lot of manga and anime created had a predominantly male fanbase and publishers knew stories only did well when featuring attractive and sexualised female characters, and therefore those stereotypes were pushed on creators in order for their works to be published.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 20th Anniversary Edition is lovely. It has fully translated pages, colored sections, and translation notes. The pages are of good quality and the hardcover keeps it pristine.
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Hideki finds Chi, everyone around him seems to know something he doesn't. Shimbo and Shimizu are dating (?), landlady knows something about Chi's construction and about the riddle of her "finding the person just for her", and Yumi wants to date Hideki. Chi tries to find a job but ends up in a seedy peep show, she escapes and Hideki finds her just in time and she causes the other computers around her to malfunction.

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5 stars due to nostalgia and the depth this manga goes. The art style is all hand made, even down to the paintings and hand laid toner. The lines are clean but have a scratchy style to them that is lost in today's digital comics. It can be hard to appreciate the series due to way CLAMP portrays love and relationships. From infantilizing Chi, to making Hideki choose between raising her like a child to preparing her to be a girlfriend. He is 19 and has a high schooler hitting on him, while Chi is portrayed as simply being uneducated.

It has campy 2000's flair aimed at a male audience, sexualizing shots, focusing on Hideki, and corny outfits. It also has that beautiful early 2000's aesthetic of land lines and heavy tech that crashes hilariously with a small plum pc being dubbed a "laptop".

If you can get past all that, the book goes deeper in regards to people's personal affection towards fake ideals, idols, sexuality, and understanding partner's needs. It saw the raising popularity of computers from the 1990's and ran with it. Accurately depicting how some people can become so lost in imaginary scenarios, pornography, AI, dolls, and the like. To the hidden and codded struggle of loving someone you possibly can't be intimate with but still love and is still alive.

The series asks you to stop and think about your feelings and actions towards things ( or even people) that can't love you back, either be it physically or emotionally. Going farther than say "Absolute Boyfriend" but not as far as "Ghost in the Shell."

[Ada · Rating 2 out of 5]

***dinsdag 17 september 2024***
⭐️2 - disliked it
I really disliked it this time around. Still had questions but the 'fanservice' aka sexism got to me. It is very obvious who the target audience is and I doubt that audience would deal with the hard questions this manga can evoke. Which feels like an immense disservice to the story.

But hey at least a lot of boob jokes and panty shots in between the existential questions.

***Read for the 30 in 30 Manga Challenge***

***Thoughts before reading***
I can't remember much about this series except that I HATED the ending. So much that even after 15 years I still scoff at anyone who says they enjoyed it. But I actually can't remember why I got so mad. So time to re-read this. If it wasn't for a challenge I don't know how quickly I would've picked this up.

***Thoughts while reading***
A blogpost I read a long time ago and I remembered being really impressed by it: Could you ever love a sex robot?, seemed oddly fitting while reading Chobits. I just couldn't stop thinking about it while reading so I had to look it up (glad to see she is still posting!). But also this post: The sex robots debate: we can do better, is a very good read while it doesn't really touched upon the topics mentioned in Chobits (I think).

***Thoughts after reading***
❌ No star rating because of reasons

It's strange reading this story. It's bringing up a lot of memories but also the story itself can be interpreted a certain way. It can be about women's right and how society look at women, no different than we would look at machines that look like women. Yes, men (as persocom's) are mentioned but only in passing. But it also can be read as just a ecchi manga with AIs in it.

The way Chi has 'another' made me think of a mental illness and was for me the most impactful part of the story. In combination that Love can be a type of illness and how people throughout have reacted to it or have done terrible things in name of it, made that part of the story a bit more sinister. If that was the intention I can't tell.

I'm having such trouble coming up with a rating for this part of the story. And I don't think I can. The art though is gorgeous. Except the feet. They freak me out for some reason.

***Read for the Manga Olympics Reading Challenge***
Runs from Friday July 23 to Sunday August 8

The person responsible for this challenge is Christy Lou on YouTube . They announced this challenge in their Manga Olympics Reading Challenge! | Announcement video. They have made a lovely bingo board which you can find on their Twitter

CHALLENGES
Complete 5 Challenges for a Bronze Medal
Complete 8 Challenges for a Silver Medal
Complete all 17 Challenges for a Gold Medal

I’ll try to read a different manga for every prompt but I don’t know how successful I’ll be. I’ve read this manga for the prompt:
11. Shooting: Read something outside your comfort zone

1. Triathlon: Read a whole Series
Love in Limbo by Haji, vol.1 and Love in Limbo by Haji, vol.2
2. Swimming: Read a Sports manga
High School Debut (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1 by Kawahara, Kazune
3. Track & Field: Read a Short series (4 vols or less!)
Escape Journey, Vol. 1 by Ogeretsu, Tanaka, Escape Journey, Vol. 2 by Ogeretsu, Tanaka, and Escape Journey, Vol. 3 by Ogeretsu, Tanaka
4. Sailing: A manga that gives you summer vibes
Love Hina, Vol. 01 by Akamatsu, Ken
5. Gymnastics: Read a manga with a female main character
BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 1 by Tsurutani, Kaori
6. Taekwondo: Read an Action Manga
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 7 by Arakawa, Hiromu
7. Tokyo 2020: Read a manga set in Tokyo
Manga to come
8. Skateboarding: Read a new release
BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 3 by Tsurutani, Kaori. Published in December 2020 and I’m counting a half year as a ‘new release’.
9. Fencing: Read a fantasy manga
Revolutionary Girl Utena Complete Deluxe Box Set, second volume by Saitō Chiho
10. Table Tennis: Read a manga recommended by a Manga content creator
Spy x Family, Vol. 1. I needed an easy recommendation and it just so happened the moment I was looking for one the YouTuber Swiss Bohemian recommended this series in their I like 'em, those japanese comics! (manga collection video tour 4K) video. So I’ll just re-read this volume for this challenge.
12. Rugby: Read a Shonen/Seinen
Love Hina, Vol. 02 by Akamatsu, Ken
13. Cycling: Read a Shojo/Josei
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 by Shiina, Karuho
14. Volleyball: Read a manga you've been excited for
Don't Call Me Dirty by Kanbe, Gorou
15. Archery: Read an underrated Manga
BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 2 by Tsurutani, Kaori
16. Weightlifting: Read the manga that's been on your TBR the longest
Princess Ai: Ultimate Edition by Kujiradō, Misaho
17. Softball: A manga that features an ensemble cast
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, Vol 2 by Fujita

[Elsie · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I recall reading the first half of volume one as a teen and then deciding it wasn’t for me. Which was definitely the developmentally appropriate choice lol. But as an adult I wanted to give the series a new chance during what is apparently my CLAMP read (and re-read summer).

Chobits has a very intriguing set-up which is further heightened by the fact that it was written in 2001-2002 and so the technologically aspects feel a bit more foreign. The story is unfortunately a bit hampered by the fan service/over-sexualization of women’s bodies but it also does track that in a future where there are computers shaped as humans that women androids are exploited. I’m curious if the future volumes will take on more of a female perspective. So far it’s addressed how men have been in a sense “replacing” autonomous women with sex objects that look like women but are ultimately obedient computers. We’ve glimpsed male and non-human looking computers but haven’t delved into them?

Anyways I’m intrigued, I’ll continue and will trying to get over some of my distaste for the fanservice.

[Paula Gimenez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hace varios años intenté ver el anime de este manga, y no pude pasar del primer capítulo. Me pareció aburrido y un poquitito subido de tono para lo que me gusta.
Acá me encontré con lo mismo... solo en el primer capítulo. Fue cosa de leer un poco más (y que se dejara de lado un poco lo pervertido) para encontrarme con una historia de lo más interesante.
Admito que no le tenía nada de fe, pero se me está haciendo muy entretenida y hasta novedosa.
Todo el misterio que se esconde detrás de Chi da mucha curiosidad, y me encanta que te van dando ''información'' muy rápido, pero no se siente apresurado porque hay muchísimo que querés saber de ella.
Como siempre con las CLAMP, los personajes son interesantes y agradables, aunque al principio no me gustaba mucho Chi. Me alegro que incluso ella haya tenido evolución como personaje, lo que parecía difícil teniendo en cuenta lo que es.
En fin, me está gustando muchísimo, pero tengo un poco de miedo de cómo va a ser el final...

[Danilo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente

A más de una década de haber disfrutado el anime.
Felizmente encuentro la posibilidad de leer el manga en esta edición especial.

Este manga es un clásico que se diferencia pero no puede del todo apartarse del movimiento cyberpunk, y me parece fabuloso como desde Japón se vienen cuestionando los dilemas éticos relacionados a la IA y robótica con tantas décadas de anticipación..

Con respecto al idioma: Si bien, me encantaría verlos en español
Leerlos en inglés es posible y no tiene una altísima dificultad (para su lectura).

El trabajo de clannad es fantástico.

[Shaun M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a bit of a sci-fi soap opera meets rom-com that seems to play with the "born sexy yesterday" trope, but with its all female team of creators, seems aware of the potential problematic aspects of it. As a persocom (or personal robot) Chi is every bit the naive innocent you typically see in stories of this nature BUT *spoiler alert* she's also in touch with a much more experienced and savvy version of herself that protects her. Aside from Chi's story, you get the main characters bumbling attempts at life and romance, along with the little dramas of the people surrounding him.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

I'm definitely intrigued enough by this to keep reading more. The art is beautiful, the mystery building, and Chi is sweet as can be. I'd have given it a higher rating if Hideki's horniness wasn't so overbearing at times. I'm sure there's something about Chi's longing for a special someone that is meant to contrast the differences between love and lust, especially with the very uncomfortable peep show scene, so I'm eager to see some tenderness and romantic angst coming soon.