"Chobits" (2002) TV series

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:

Book | Hugging | Tenderness | Caress | Falling In Love

Cast

Rie Tanaka	...	Chî / ... (24 episodes, 2002)
Tomokazu Sugita	...	Hideki Motosuwa (22 episodes, 2002)

Series Directed by
Morio Asaka		(22 episodes, 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:

Yumi: [Hideki silently commented on Yumi's bust] I'm a D-cup.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Tsubasa Chronicle" (2005)

A series like Hand Maid May

When I first heard about this anime on the internet, it was created by CLAMP(the animators of CardCaptors,Magic Knight Rayeareth,Tokyo Babylon, etc). My cousin and her friend were really into it. I wanted to get into it too,and I did. I wasn't long till I got the first volume for Christmas, and I bought the rest of the series on my own. This series is just like Hand Maid May, the Persocoms are just like the Cyber dolls from Hand Maid May, and I believe they have different. capabilities as the Cyber dolls from Hand Maid May. Another thing I would say about this show that it is very funny. I know that the character Hideki is very strange and he does want to get into College, but he had to study and quit talking to himself or he would get thrown into a Mental Hospital aka the nut house. Another thing I like about this show is the beginning theme song, "Let Me Be With You" it's very touching and very sweet. I also think that Michelle Ruff, and Crispin Freeman make a good team playing the roles of Hideki and Chi/Black Chi. So in closing to that series, add it to your collection. You will see what I mean.