Another CLAMP work, Chobits was something I slept on before finally watching it. I'm glad I did, because it was worth my time, for the most part. While it is more so comedy for the majority of the series, it does get serious late in it.
Chobits deals with Hideki Motosuwa, a college held-back moving from his rural territory to the city, in order to attend a prep school there. Aside from the common desire for a girlfriend, he also desires a personal computer, or persocom. To explain, a persocom is like an android of sorts used as a PC, which proves to be VERY pricey. Discouraged on how expensive it is to get one, he tries to settle in his new life, only to encounter a persocom right near a pile of trash. This persocom, named Chi, grows quickly attached to Hideki, and now he is stuck teaching her new things, granted that even to prodigies, she is a persocom unlike any other made.
A little romantic comedy, I found myself asking "Can a man love a machine?" Such instances have been tried before, but this is one of those anime that poses that question constantly. The comedy is generally tasteful, though it get serious when heading towards its final episodes, and a lot of things, more so regarding Chi, are revealed after the worst of scenarios. Like most CLAMP works, it is seen as a crossover to related works. Chobits, believe it or not, is set in the same world as, and more or less succeeds, Angelic Layer, which I previously covered. This would explain why the bonding of humans and technology feels rather... natural. Having 26 episodes, it was originally licensed by Geneon Entertainment, but Funimation picked up the title sometime this year, and was even featured on their Funimation Channel (though I can't verify if it still does).
Chobits is pretty okay, and succeeding Angelic Layer, I had no problems putting up with it, for the most part. Chobits get's a 7.2 of 10.
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