"Chobits" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2 April 2002 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Persocon he finds seems to be malfunctioning. A hobbyist tells Hideki that his robot might be a Chobit - a type of robot that has been assumed to be an urban legend that can act on its own will.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Book | Sadness | Black Humor | Immaturity

Cast

Bridget Hoffman	...	Additional Voices / ... (3 episodes, 2002)
Patrick Schmitz	...	Hiromu Shinbo (3 episodes, 2002)
Karen Strassman	...	Clerk #1 / ... (3 episodes, 2002)

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Series Directed by
Morio Asaka		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Writing credits
Clamp		(1 episode, 2002)
Genjiro Kaneko		(1 episode, 2002)
Nanase Ôkawa		(1 episode, 2002)
Tomoyasu Okubo		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Produced by
Tetsuo Gensho	....	producer (1 episode, 2002)
Tatsuya Ono	....	producer (1 episode, 2002)
Yûichi Sekido	....	producer (1 episode, 2002)

Series Cinematography by
Katsuyoshi Kishi		(1 episode, 2002)
Tsuyoshi Kuzumoto		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Film Editing by
Satoshi Terauchi		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Art Direction by
Chikako Shibata		(1 episode, 2002)
Hisashi Abe		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Yuriko Kadomoto	....	color key (1 episode, 2002)

Series Sound Department
Masafumi Mima	....	sound director (1 episode, 2002)

Series Animation Department
Hisashi Abe	....	animation director / character designer (1 episode, 2002)

Series Other crew
Masao Maruyama	....	planning (1 episode, 2002)
Junji Seki	....	planner (1 episode, 2002)

Production Companies

• Clamp
• Mad House (animation production)
• Pioneer LDC
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Distributors

• Pioneer Entertainment
• Pioneer LDC
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Other Companies

• Techno Sound  sound production

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12 | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Canada:16+ | Spain:13 | Chile:14 | Australia:M (DVD rating)

Company:

Clamp

Quotes:

Sumono: [wakes up. Blows a whistle] Good morning! Let's do the wakey wakey exercises!

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Kidô tenshi anjerikku rêyâ" (2001)

The best anime of 2002

Yes, this is the best anime series of 2002. I loved Onegai Teacher, Hellsing, and I My Me Strawberry Eggs, but I fell in love with Chii. How could you not?

Hideki comes to Tokyo to attend cram school since he failed his college enterance exams. On the first day there he finds Chii (what a lucky guy !!!) in a pile of trash. Of course then he has to figure out how of turn her on. Of course after 4 hours finds her "on" switch - which is located in a more interesting spot. Now what do you do with a cute nude female android?

When his new friend shows up he hunts for something for her to wear and how to hide her. The show just gets funnier from there. Another hit from the CLAMP ladies !!!