Reviews

I had originally seen the reviews for this series and how it had a lot of positive feedback, so I decided to give it a shot. I was expecting a nice. easy-watching slice of life romance which proved correct to some degree. However, what I did not expect, and was shocked to find, was a deeper story with many commentaries on life and love. The story is pretty well done with nice easy episodes usually revolving around the main Persicom (a humanoid computer system) Chi learning how to live life and her owner, Motosua dealing with the many problems that arise due to Chi's innocence and misunderstandings. The setting is nice with a laid back, lighthearted feel for the most part, although it does get a bit ecchi from time to time. (not all that bad though not H.O.T.D. or Freezing which i do like btw, although sadly they both stop prematurely) The characters are actually one of the most interesting parts. They all start off as typical slice of life characters, the awkward main, the reliable friend, the aloof genius, etc. However, as the story progresses their past problems and personal hangups unravel revealing some pretty deep problems, such as lost loves and broken relationships. The kinda bad part is that the main character, Motosua, doesn't actually develop as much as some of the side characters do. Besides realizing his feelings for Chi his character is not honestly as deep as some of the side characters, although he is still very kind and is still a wonderful character overall. The episodes are interesting enough and all serve a purpose, even if it does not look like anything will come from it. The deepest and best thing the anime does, however, is provide insights into aspects of life and love, some of which I'd never really consider until now. The aspect of living in a dream with Persicoms while the interaction of humans slowly digresses is one such concept as well as what love truly is and even the concept of a soul of identity. The animation was decent enough for its time, but is not on par with say Bleach or One Piece, but still good enough to get the job done. The dialogue is decent although sometimes it does get grating (a certain annoying little pink Navi comes to mind) but the small situations that Chi gets into and her innocent reactions are always a treat. If I do have one hang-up, its the ending. Please don't misunderstand, it was good and everything ends up appropriately but it kinda ends abruptly and without a clear explanation of what truly happened, although it could be that it is to subtle for me to catch. However, the whole series itself covers greatly for any mishaps that may be present. Chobits is a wonderful little series that provides a good feel about life and love as well as surprisingly deep commentaries on the subjects all carried out in a wonderful story. So why not jump in and see the magic of Chobits!