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Topic: Wtf is Chobits?
Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 02-17-2004 09:58:46 AM
I DL a *lot* of fan-made AMV's and every so often this rather bizarre-looking anime gets mixed into the AMV's. Took me a while (and process of elimination) to find out that the anime is called Chobits. What the hell is it about? I nose around on sites and I get conflicting reports. Is it some hentai?

Asking one of my anime buddies got me "Heheh...Chobits..." as a response.

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Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 10:17:08 AM
Its the story of a young man (around 18-20 years old I think) who has come from very rural parts of Japan. He moves to the big city looking for work and to attend a college. In the big city, he comes face to face with some devices that he has only heard about before, Persocoms. Nearly everyone has one who can afford it. They are powerful computers/robots that can be downloaded with personalities. Instead of PCs, everyone has Persocoms, and they're fairly expensive. Nearly all of the Persocoms look like human females (and are pretty much dead on copies when it comes to feel/functionality.)

The young man so wants one but can't afford it at the time. One day, while on the way back to the room he is renting at his apartment, he stumbles over a beautiful Persocom left lying in the alley. Seeing no owner and thinking somebody must of just thrown her out, he takes her (carrying her very heavy body) back to his room and eventually starts her up. Chi as he comes to call her (since thats the only thing she can say at first) is different than anyother Persocom in that she is more human than any other Persocom could be. Her AI and design is leagues beyond others. And thus begins the story of Chi and her boy. ^.^

Cookie Goddess Supreme
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Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
BeauChan
Objects in sigpic may be hammier than they appear
posted 02-17-2004 10:24:34 AM
awwww....

feelin the love

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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 02-17-2004 10:25:07 AM
Ahaaaaaa...

good series?

Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Roy Batty
*Also Lyinar's attack panda

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Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 10:28:07 AM
Its pretty good. Funny to watch naive little Chi learn how to do stuff (like bath, get a job, talk...etc, her memory is wiped when the boy first gets her) and her boy's reactions to having to do such things as take her to a public bath and teach her to bath. (He's a secret pervert). ^.^
Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
Chalesm
There is no innuendo in this title.
posted 02-17-2004 12:16:26 PM
Chobits is, well... I guess I would say one of the lesser works of a particuarly good group (CLAMP). It has more fanservice than most (though not all) of their work, and generally isn't up to their usual standards of beautiful character designs and wonderfull characterizations. It's definitely not hentai, but it never struck me as having all that much under the surface. It's semi-popular, though is often known for fanservice, thanks to a particuarly heavy load of it in the first episode (don't ask where Chi's "on switch" is...).

Of course, since I haven't seen much of it, I could be writing it off too fast. Clamp has suprised me before with ordinary, unimpressive starting concepts that grew into really wonderful things. But I've never been willing to put in enough effort to find that out.

[ 02-17-2004: Message edited by: Chalesm ]

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Jajahotep
Vader to Deth's Obi-wan
posted 02-17-2004 12:35:05 PM
Shave and a hair cut.. chooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiits

I bring nothing useful to your thread.. but really.. when do I?

JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 02-17-2004 01:16:00 PM
Dude, that totally rips off Megatokyo.
I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Trillee
I <3 My Deviant
posted 02-17-2004 01:21:31 PM
quote:
Katrinity had this to say about Cuba:
(He's a secret pervert). ^.^

That sounds like... a good number of anime men ;P

Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 01:30:13 PM
quote:
El Imán Grande! had this to say about (_|_):
Dude, that totally rips off Megatokyo.

Nah. Megatokyo ripped off Chobits

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 02-17-2004 01:32:04 PM
quote:
Katrinity Model 2000 was programmed to say:
Nah. Megatokyo ripped off Chobits

HA! I had a lie tag so that means you fell for my trap!

*takes all of Kat's stuff*

I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 01:33:58 PM
quote:
El Imán Grande! had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
HA! I had a lie tag so that means you fell for my trap!

*takes all of Kat's stuff*


Too late...Parce already ramsacked my loot

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 02-17-2004 01:35:16 PM
Oh.

*rips the fur off of Kat's body*

This should get me a couple hundred bucks.

I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 01:37:50 PM
quote:
This insanity brought to you by El Imán Grande!:
Oh.

*rips the fur off of Kat's body*

This should get me a couple hundred bucks.


Oooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Damn it, that hurt!

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 02-17-2004 01:42:58 PM
No pain, no gain.

*skips merrily off to the furrier*

I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 01:50:59 PM
<waits for her Spring Coat to come in>
Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 02-17-2004 02:00:18 PM
The furrier said it'll be two weeks.

And how did you manage to get underwear on underneath your fur? The only other person I've seen pull that off is Foghorn Leghorn.

I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 02-17-2004 02:03:15 PM
quote:
El Imán Grande! had this to say about Pirotess:
The furrier said it'll be two weeks.

And how did you manage to get underwear on underneath your fur? The only other person I've seen pull that off is Foghorn Leghorn.


Skill and practice

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 02-17-2004 02:05:15 PM
Must be a southern thing.
I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Malbi
posted 02-17-2004 04:38:30 PM
indeed
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Abbikat
Tastes best with pudding
posted 02-17-2004 04:42:52 PM
quote:
Katrinity had this to say about Robocop:
Its pretty good. Funny to watch naive little Chi learn how to do stuff (like bath, get a job, talk...etc, her memory is wiped when the boy first gets her) and her boy's reactions to having to do such things as take her to a public bath and teach her to bath. (He's a secret pervert). ^.^

I like it when he's trying to teach her about how to go to the store to buy underwear...

Picture incredibly cute 18 years old girl walking down main street chanting "Panties! Panties! Panties!"




Were-Tigress Disciple of Lycanthropy
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Maradon!
posted 02-17-2004 04:44:16 PM
It's not hentai?

Aw man, it had such promise

Dr Cysa
Angsty Mcangst
posted 02-17-2004 04:44:30 PM
if you laugh at piro in megatokyo, then you will laugh at Chobits.
I don't discriminate...I hate everyone.
Abbikat
Tastes best with pudding
posted 02-17-2004 04:46:07 PM
quote:
ACES! Another post by Cysa The Clown:
if you laugh at piro in megatokyo, then you will laugh at Chobits.

Conversely... if you think MegaTokyo is lame and has lacked "FUNNAY" since Largo left... then Chobits is not for you.




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My LiveJournal

Snugglits
I LIKE TO ABUSE THE ALERT MOD BUTTON AND I ENJOY THE FLAVOR OF SWEET SWEET COCK.
posted 02-17-2004 05:02:37 PM
quote:
Maradon the Dumbleton thought about the meaning of life:
It's not hentai?

Aw man, it had such promise


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Mr. Gainsborough
posted 02-17-2004 05:28:07 PM
quote:
Maradon the Dumbleton wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
It's not hentai?

Aw man, it had such promise


You know as well as I that EVERY anime is hentai thanks to doujinshi.

Dr Cysa
Angsty Mcangst
posted 02-17-2004 05:31:08 PM
no its not hentai, but it has hentai/porno in it(main character collects magazines and movies).
I don't discriminate...I hate everyone.
BetaTested
Not gay, but loves the cock!
posted 02-17-2004 05:32:16 PM
I liked the series, both in Manga and Fansubbed (before they decided to start exporting it) versions.

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