Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage:
April 2, 2002
Status:
Completed
Summary:
In the future, personal computers have developed into "Persocons", mobile computers that look like human beings. Hideki Motosuwa, a prep school student, desperately wants to buy a Persocon but cannot afford to. One day he finds a Persocon that has been thrown away and decides to keep it. When he turns on the Persocon, all she can say is "Chii" so he decides to name her that. After a while it starts to become apparent that Chii is more than an average Persocon. Having much better performance, it seems that Chii might be a "Chobit", a type of advanced Persocon rumored to have independent thought.
This anime sparked a whole sub-genre and I've found that its heirs tend to be better. The Animation isn't spectacular. The characters are cliche and barely show growth. The plot is interesting but is drawn out far longer than it needs to be.
