Chobits is a bit romantic sci-fi manga, japanese comic and it’s published in 2004. Story and art is made by Clamp.
In future’s Tokyo, there everybody has an own persocom, humanoid computer. They are popular because they can do what ever you like, and that’s why people doesn’t be with each other any more.
One day Hideki, boy who lives alone in tiny shabby house, found a persocom from garbage. He took it home and named her Chi, because it’s the first word she said. Then they start they very own adventure. Hideki’s friend Shimbo tried to help him find something about Chi, but they can’t find anything. Chi’s firewalls are too strong for Shimbo’s persocom Plum. Shimbo leaded Hideki to 12-year-old boy, Minoru, who knows almost everything about persocoms. Even Minoru’s persocom Yuzuki tried to pass Chi’s firewalls, they found out that Chi’s programs are safe behind many encryptions. They started to believe that Chi may be Chobit, a very rare and unique persocom. Many believes that Chobits are just a myth, but what other Chi could be?
Main characters are Hideki and Chi. Hideki is an ordinary boy, who is not great or bad in school. He is kind and very worried about Chi, who can not even talk correctly. Hideki wants to help Chi remember her past. Chi is very much like an oversized little child. She learns fast and wants to be with Hideki all the time. Other important characters are Minoru, Shimbo and their persocoms Yuzuki and Plum.
This story takes place in Tokyo. Mostly the characters are at Hideki’s house or somewhere near to it. Also Hideki goes school and they visit Minoru’s mansion a lot.
I think this book is very awesome because it’s drawn amazingly and it has an interesting plot, it’s getting more and more exciting altough everybody knows it has the happy ending. Characers are so like real people and that’s what makes that sci-fi story a bit more real. I don’t usually read sci-fi, but this is a more like romantic and comedy, so I simply like it.