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ちょびっツ [Chobits] #5-8
Chobits, Omnibus 2
Some people buy their personal computers based on style... and in near-future Japan, the hottest style for your "persocom" is shaped like an attractive android! Poor student Hideki, fresh off the farm and trying to get into a Tokyo university, has neither money nor a girlfriend — then finds a persocom seemingly discarded in an alley. Taking the cute robot home and activating it, Hideki finds her affectionate, but amnesiac, able only to say the word "Chi" — and so he names her.
But who is this strange new persocom in his life? Instead of being his digital assistant, Hideki finds himself having to teach Chi how to get along in the everyday world, even while he and his friends try to solve the mystery of her origins. Is she one of the urban-legendary Chobits — persocoms built to have the riskiest functions of all: real emotions, and free will?
But who is this strange new persocom in his life? Instead of being his digital assistant, Hideki finds himself having to teach Chi how to get along in the everyday world, even while he and his friends try to solve the mystery of her origins. Is she one of the urban-legendary Chobits — persocoms built to have the riskiest functions of all: real emotions, and free will?
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755 books3,149 followersŌkawa 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.
[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.
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October 19, 2016
4.5/5stars
I JUST REALLY LOVE CLAMP AND THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB AND UGH
I JUST REALLY LOVE CLAMP AND THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB AND UGH
January 27, 2025
Well that was emotionally devastating.
July 3, 2020
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June 12, 2025Centuries of research and contemplation, and human beings still don't understand how their own minds function. So, what's wrong with two persocoms loving each other, even if the programming's a mystery?
Kind of a mixed bag. First of all, this is a shot of pure nostalgia. Chi is still up there with many of the other Childhood Anime Aesthetic Greats, and the 25 years since publication has distilled her style even more. The sheets of anime hair floating all over the place! The ruffles! The devil/angel lolita fashions! The elaborate dresses and dozens of belts-as-accessories! The unrelenting and annoying perverted garbage! I also liked how it portrayed technology as a sort of magic, mysterious and untouchable, making our pretty anime girls float in the air like terrifying angels.
But the story itself is pretty thin, going in circles around some fairly simple concepts (Chi wants to be in love and have someone love her, Chi's tech is mysterious, loving a persocom is Weird and Hard--apparently) and withholding their consequences--consequences that don't come to fruition anyways. It's cute (and more than a little creepy). It's pretty. Ehh.
However. The entire series hinges on if love between bots and humans is possible. And yet, I don't think it explored that idea very well.
The persocoms who were loved by humans were, functionally, the same as humans.
- Shimizu's husband left her for his persocom--the details of that story would be identical if he left her for another woman.
- Ueda married his persocom--the way she eventually "broke" played out the same as if she had amnesia/dementia.
- Yumi was heartbroken over how Ueda had a persocom wife--nothing would change in that plotline if his persocom was a human wife who died.
- Freya was a persocom in love with her creator...who she was programmed to see as her actual father, so I feel like there's something weirder going on there!!
Every time, it just veered past the more interesting core question here. Did CLAMP see it at all? Because isn't the most interesting part of a romance with a persocom not about how people see human traits in these robots...but about how persocoms have no personality and no control?
The fact that they can crash or lose their memories is far less consequential to me than how they were made to be personal assistants, and every persocom on-page demonstrates this blank-eyed, thoughtless devotion to their owner. They have to bend to others' whims and have no life outside of them. Their mutual "love" might just be code spitting up what you want to hear, because some dude in a tech lab put in a line for "will always love and be nice to their master."
The key difficulty in persocom/human relationship is the lack of friction--it's not so much "can a human love an object" and more "can a human call a relationship 'love' if it's with a being that will bend to their every whim, have no goals of its own, have the personality of the owners' dreams, never argue, look exactly as they want, and can be traded out for a fresher, sexier model?"
Speaking of fresher and sexier. Extremely of-its-time that the series is riddled with sexy female bots, styled like young teenagers (except the pack of BDSM femmedom bots that the middle school boy has for some reason???), all programmed to be lovingly devoted to their men (and some are even camgirls). Like, not like that isn't realistic. But the series is so enamoured with making kawaii sexy waifus that I don't think it realizes the implications of what it's created.
Anyways!! I can't call it a wash because it made me do some deep thinking, and I was enjoying it enough to binge it in a few days. I have commiserated with 14 year old me who read this in the library, one of her very first manga series. Yay!
February 15, 2017
"But it doesn't matter what she is... just who."
IT'S OVER!! WAHHH THAT WAS SO GOOD BUT MY HEART IS FEELING SO MANY THINGS!
This was much like the first omnibus but more in depth with the strong lessons and morals and insight of what it means to be who we are and the unnecessary separation of persocoms from humans. Also what it means to truly love a person for who they are.
I also liked the perspective of Ueda and his past with the persocom he married and his views on persocoms and humans. I also loved his perspective on love and being able to love someone simply because of who they are and not comparing people or persocoms to others. Ueda is a highly admirable character, one of my favourites of this series aside from Chi and Hideki.
The incorporation of the books that Chi enjoys was very clever. They have a slightly creepy but mostly cute and emotional; kinda sad atmosphere about them. But the connection they have to Chi and Hideki is unique and perfect.
I loved the interactions between Kotoko and Sumomo. And towards the end I started to really like Zima as well.
I really love this series and I'm so glad with the way it concluded; couldn't have had a better ending.
"Loneliness isn't about how many people are around you. It's about if the person you want most around is there or not."
IT'S OVER!! WAHHH THAT WAS SO GOOD BUT MY HEART IS FEELING SO MANY THINGS!
This was much like the first omnibus but more in depth with the strong lessons and morals and insight of what it means to be who we are and the unnecessary separation of persocoms from humans. Also what it means to truly love a person for who they are.
I also liked the perspective of Ueda and his past with the persocom he married and his views on persocoms and humans. I also loved his perspective on love and being able to love someone simply because of who they are and not comparing people or persocoms to others. Ueda is a highly admirable character, one of my favourites of this series aside from Chi and Hideki.
The incorporation of the books that Chi enjoys was very clever. They have a slightly creepy but mostly cute and emotional; kinda sad atmosphere about them. But the connection they have to Chi and Hideki is unique and perfect.
I loved the interactions between Kotoko and Sumomo. And towards the end I started to really like Zima as well.
I really love this series and I'm so glad with the way it concluded; couldn't have had a better ending.
"Loneliness isn't about how many people are around you. It's about if the person you want most around is there or not."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 23, 2023
ENGLISH VERSION BELOW
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Im zweiten Sammelband, sprich in den späteren Mangabänden wird es spannend. Die meisten der offenen Fragen werden beantwortet, Geheimnisse gelüftet und das absehbare Happy End für alle rückt näher.
Dafür, dass diese Luxusausgaben doch recht teuer sind, finde ich die Menge an farbigen Seiten überschaubar. Auch hätte ich es schön gefunden, wenn es am Ende, wie doch oft üblich, noch Zusatzinformationen gibt.
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In the second luxury edition things get exciting. Most of the unanswered questions are answered, secrets are revealed and the foreseeable happy end for everyone comes closer.
Considering that these deluxe editions are quite expensive, I find the amount of coloured pages manageable. I would also have liked to see additional information at the end, as is often the case.
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Im zweiten Sammelband, sprich in den späteren Mangabänden wird es spannend. Die meisten der offenen Fragen werden beantwortet, Geheimnisse gelüftet und das absehbare Happy End für alle rückt näher.
Dafür, dass diese Luxusausgaben doch recht teuer sind, finde ich die Menge an farbigen Seiten überschaubar. Auch hätte ich es schön gefunden, wenn es am Ende, wie doch oft üblich, noch Zusatzinformationen gibt.
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In the second luxury edition things get exciting. Most of the unanswered questions are answered, secrets are revealed and the foreseeable happy end for everyone comes closer.
Considering that these deluxe editions are quite expensive, I find the amount of coloured pages manageable. I would also have liked to see additional information at the end, as is often the case.
September 20, 2024
2019 review: I am incredibly surprised to be saying this, but this was the most emotional, beautiful manga I have ever read. This half of the series has none of the light-hearted lewdness from the beginning of the first and instead focuses on what love means, what it can look like, how it feels. I was not at all expecting a manga with humanoid computers to do any of that, but it did it well and with fantastic artwork too. I honestly went into this series with only mild curiosity as to what it would be, and finished it wanting to reread the entire thing immediately. If you're looking for a manga that is willing to get philosophically deep while still showing amazing art, this is for you.
March 21, 2016
The final half of the Chobits books continue to be non-stop entertainment. Humour is sprinkled throughout and the art is beautiful. The only thing lacking is some depth. As events unfold which reveal mysteries in the back-story, it becomes evident that the mysteries may have been better left unsolved, with such pages better utilised for further development of certain character relationships. Despite lacking some substance, the ending is ultimately rewarding, and as a completed collection, Chobits is wonderful - addictive and compelling.
September 5, 2012
Very awesome! The love and romance are just fantastic. I really feel the connections and hurt for the characters.... even though some are only robots. I had a great time reading this series. The only critiques I would give is that some of the matches between couples are a bit odd... and It wouldn't hurt to have them kiss once. Hey. I'm a man who likes his romance and proud of it. But that's just me.
July 20, 2016
This was an unique love story and highly complex. As it is a story between a human and a machine, the largest question was the difference between emotions and programming. The ending was appropriate. I recommend this book.
March 3, 2016
Whether you are persocom or human, Love is love! A super cute, adorable, and funny Manga with a little mature theme, and deep philosophical idea.
March 19, 2021
*This is a review for the whole series*
Chobits is a series I didn't expect to like, as the main character, Hideki, threw me off in the beginning. He was originally presented as a goofy, perverted student. The many side characters didn't interest me at first, either. I found Shinbo bland and Yumi annoying. However, these thoughts would quickly change, as this story developed the characters beautifully. The reader gets to see each characters' flaws, motivations, and backgrounds.
I particularly found myself liking Hideki despite my previous hesitation. Hideki is respectful and kind, but in a surprisingly humble way. Even though he is shown to be a pervert, it becomes obvious that this is a private part of him that he doesn't protect onto any of the female characters, especially Chii (I realize this is the bare minimum for respectful behavior, but let's be honest, this is pretty uncommon for male anime/manga characters that are written to be slightly perverted). His care for Chii is especially genuine, which I appreciated a lot.
On top of the well-written characters, the narrative here is very strong. A society where robots/AI/computers are everywhere isn't an uncommon setting, but Chobits takes it to a new level, exploring the potential romance between humans and computers. This is a taboo that we don't see very often and Chobits handles the topic appropriately.
Hideki's internal conflict with how he feels about Chii and the persocoms in society really brings out a lot of interesting commentary, adding to the obvious themes of the story. Is there really a line between human and AI? Are we really that different after all? Can a computer truly feel things like love and pain?
In typical CLAMP fashion, though, Chobits has some questionable moments, which is why I say you should read it with caution. One of these questionable decisions was to have a 39 year old man end up with a 17 year old. Another was having a daughter fall in love with her father....CLAMP, why must you casually write in these bizarre plot points?
Although Chobits might not be everybody's cup of tea, I found myself enjoying it quite a bit despite the flaws and it really got me pondering the ideas presented.
Chobits is a series I didn't expect to like, as the main character, Hideki, threw me off in the beginning. He was originally presented as a goofy, perverted student. The many side characters didn't interest me at first, either. I found Shinbo bland and Yumi annoying. However, these thoughts would quickly change, as this story developed the characters beautifully. The reader gets to see each characters' flaws, motivations, and backgrounds.
I particularly found myself liking Hideki despite my previous hesitation. Hideki is respectful and kind, but in a surprisingly humble way. Even though he is shown to be a pervert, it becomes obvious that this is a private part of him that he doesn't protect onto any of the female characters, especially Chii (I realize this is the bare minimum for respectful behavior, but let's be honest, this is pretty uncommon for male anime/manga characters that are written to be slightly perverted). His care for Chii is especially genuine, which I appreciated a lot.
On top of the well-written characters, the narrative here is very strong. A society where robots/AI/computers are everywhere isn't an uncommon setting, but Chobits takes it to a new level, exploring the potential romance between humans and computers. This is a taboo that we don't see very often and Chobits handles the topic appropriately.
Hideki's internal conflict with how he feels about Chii and the persocoms in society really brings out a lot of interesting commentary, adding to the obvious themes of the story. Is there really a line between human and AI? Are we really that different after all? Can a computer truly feel things like love and pain?
In typical CLAMP fashion, though, Chobits has some questionable moments, which is why I say you should read it with caution. One of these questionable decisions was to have a 39 year old man end up with a 17 year old. Another was having a daughter fall in love with her father....CLAMP, why must you casually write in these bizarre plot points?
Although Chobits might not be everybody's cup of tea, I found myself enjoying it quite a bit despite the flaws and it really got me pondering the ideas presented.
November 1, 2019
The sequel to this adorable duology! I really loved that this series treated persocoms as precisely what they were; humanoid robots. Having read this a long while ago, I had remembered the ending as Chi suddenly getting artificial intelligence and developing real feelings that were not based on programming. I was very happy to discover this did not actually happen; the ending of Hideki simply accepting her as what she was is much better. I really love the exploration of feelings connected to robots and the ethics behind that. Seriously; I cannot recommend this enough (and it's not just the nostalgia speaking)!
December 13, 2021
Another manga from my past because I needed something familiar and also strange I guess because I absolutely forgot the weird plot on this one. I'm not entirely sure what the moral or point of this story is supposed to be. I feel like it's pushing to the fact that love comes in many forms/varieties and one is not inherently better than the rest. It's also a story about grief wrapped into a story about what makes someone human/alive with the whole android story arc.
I also forgot the line in here that Chi says when the person that kidnaps her tries to reset her programming. "you cannot come inside me" I read this as a teen? oh boy.
I also forgot the line in here that Chi says when the person that kidnaps her tries to reset her programming. "you cannot come inside me" I read this as a teen? oh boy.
July 20, 2022
I've chosen to write a review of the series on this one because I feel it completes it.
I love this Manga. I first read it as a teenager and have since gone back many times. I love the story, the characters, the message the writers are trying to talk about, the art... everything. I love everything. If you love Manga or are curious about CLAMP please give this a read.
I prefer the omnibus style for Manga but this seems to be rare now. I like being able to read the whole story at once without waiting for the volumes to come out. Other than that, they do have some nice exyra art strewn throughout the book.
I love this Manga. I first read it as a teenager and have since gone back many times. I love the story, the characters, the message the writers are trying to talk about, the art... everything. I love everything. If you love Manga or are curious about CLAMP please give this a read.
I prefer the omnibus style for Manga but this seems to be rare now. I like being able to read the whole story at once without waiting for the volumes to come out. Other than that, they do have some nice exyra art strewn throughout the book.
August 4, 2017
This was a wonderful ending to the Chobits series. I loved it and it really made me think about how advanced the world is getting. One day we might have robots walking along side us. I still find it a bit creepy that they are going to look like us. One day we might have a hard time defining who is a robot and who isn't.
Overall this was a wonderful book. Chi and Hideki are just so amazing together and apart. The extra story that is put into this series is also very touching. I highly recommend this manga. I would also like to rewatch the anime now.
Super amazing. And super wonderful!
Overall this was a wonderful book. Chi and Hideki are just so amazing together and apart. The extra story that is put into this series is also very touching. I highly recommend this manga. I would also like to rewatch the anime now.
Super amazing. And super wonderful!
August 23, 2019
Este segundo tomo de la edición integral me ha encantado. De lleno en varias de las historias de secundarios y la conclusión de la historia de Chi. Ojalá saber más de todo este mundo, me ha dejado con ganas de saber más de los persocom y cómo evolucionarán! Grandes guiños a la ciencia ficción y grandes personajes.
Muy muy muy recomendable!
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Muy muy muy recomendable!
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August 29, 2019
I really enjoyed this more then omnibus 1. It was less weird, but more sappy. I like the idea of android type people a lot. I still love The City of No People, and learning the back story behind it was fun. The artwork is beautiful too. I love how this manga lightly tackles different themes, like children isn't the only reason for living.
December 25, 2024
Not much plot. Little character development, most of which is Chi. The question of can persecoms have relationships is an interesting question. It is drowned out by weird fan service, little plot, and the interesting stuff not addressed much. The line about the three laws of robotics was amusing.
November 12, 2020
My full review for this series can be seen on the first omnibus's page.
February 5, 2021
siento que en este tomo empieza a ser mejor la historia y se siente mas interesante
December 27, 2023
Now I also want a special someone just for me 😭💔
November 23, 2024
Pretty drawings, but where's the plot? 5/10
June 27, 2025
I fear this may be the best manga series I will ever read. I will never find one better than this… excuse me while I go watch the anime and then cry that’s it all over. 😭
February 1, 2025
Chobits suffers from excessive sentimentality and a sluggish narrative that drags despite occasional comedic relief. The predictable ending offers an unconvincing defense of celibacy as the ideal relationship model, which feels out of step with the show's initial intrigue. While it's fan service, typically aimed at male audiences, is mild, it remains a unique exploration of love and personal choice.
February 7, 2013
This omnibus contains the final four parts of the story. It's all good reading, and nicely drawn. The premise has persocoms, human-appearing robots that verge on AI, available to everyone at reasonable costs, and has people becoming emotionally attached to them and even trying to marry them. There are rumors of a more advanced model, the chobits, that possibly cross the boundary into self-awareness. The earlier volumes, strongly hinted that Chi was a chobit, and this book solves the mysteries about what's going on.
The series is well written and nicely illustrated. I would have rated it higher except for the (rather nasty, imo) idea at the heart of the story. For Chi at least, love is a soppy emotional thing in which there is only one person for her, she can't be happy when that person isn't around, and if that person doesn't reciprocate, life won't be worthwhile. Ugh. Also, I would have liked some loose ends tied up. For example, I don't understand why the "National Data Bank" would be, um, on the loose, and so focused on attending to the issue of Chi that, to all appearances, it isn't paying attention to anything else...I guess it's busily multitasking in the background?
The series is well written and nicely illustrated. I would have rated it higher except for the (rather nasty, imo) idea at the heart of the story. For Chi at least, love is a soppy emotional thing in which there is only one person for her, she can't be happy when that person isn't around, and if that person doesn't reciprocate, life won't be worthwhile. Ugh. Also, I would have liked some loose ends tied up. For example, I don't understand why the "National Data Bank" would be, um, on the loose, and so focused on attending to the issue of Chi that, to all appearances, it isn't paying attention to anything else...I guess it's busily multitasking in the background?
December 14, 2010
It wasn't really a good book, but it wasn't bad either. It tells the story of a romance between a Japan Cram School student, Hideki and Chi, a new type of computer. Its setting is in modern day Japan. In the story, Hideki tries to figure out whether he should go with his feelings of love for Chi and be with her, even though she only looks like a human and is actually a computer. As far as graphic novels go, its OK but I wouldn't recommend reading it because it offers little or no literature learning at all compared to other books.
August 2, 2014
This was the first manga I have ever read. I first watched the anime....at my sisters request and quickly fell in love with everything about it. When it was over I needed more, and decided to read the mangas. I loved every minute. Lots of the story was work for word from what I remember of the anime....but the show was based on the book, so that's a good thing! There was a lot more background information and stories. A few things I was a bit confused about were explained better in the manga. Needless to say I loved it.
February 10, 2016
The final half of the Chobits books continue to be non-stop entertainment. Humour is sprinkled throughout and the art is beautiful. The only thing lacking is some depth. As events unfold which reveal mysteries in the back-story, it becomes evident that the mysteries may have been better left unsolved, with such pages better utilised for further development of certain character relationships. Despite lacking some substance, the ending is ultimately rewarding, and as a completed collection, Chobits is wonderful - addictive and compelling.
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