Talk:Chobits

message: Bit surprised to find Ms. Shimizu is able to remain a teacher - would've thought having it off with a student would mean she got kicked out of her job - Daveryan 22:36 15 Jun 2003 (UTC)
: I can only vouch for the anime, but I would assume that the manga is the same about having Shimizu-sensei and Shimbo return. Emperorbma
:: Why? There are both adults.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.87.19.194 (talk) 23:00, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shimizu-sensei 

message: I redid naming according to how TokyoPop names the characters. See: http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=CHB&categorycode=BMG&page=characterinfo WhisperToMe 03:03, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Tokyopop uses Shimbo but Geneon uses Shinbo. Wikipedia standard is revised Hepburn so using Shinbo. Page referenced above has given name as "Hiroshi" but the manga itself agrees with other sources as "Hiromu". Shiroi Hane 17:00, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming 

message: I noticed at the end of the article it mentions that the link between Angelic Layer and Chobits is broken in the anime - Ive found this not to be true, it's just a lot subtler. For instance if you look carefully during that nice lady's flashback you can see Icchan clearly, and there was a scene with a picture of Minoru and his sister (the Angelic Layer lady) that has her name on it...
Okay, that's just pedantic, isn't it? Sorry n.n
Well, CLAMP does have a habit of creating speculative links between their series.  As for a direct link to Angelic Layer, it does not add up.  No way could Hibiya be Misaki's mom - which would also require an explanation on Misaki's whereabouts.  Therefore, any connection is disjointed. KyuuA4 05:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Angelic layer page doesn't say that Hibiya is Misaki's mom, it says that Hibiya's husband is Icchan, and that Kaede is Minoru's older sister. For the most part, this actually works. TwilightxPrince 00:38, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Angelic Layer Connection 

message: The story centers around the life of nineteen-year-old-old Hideki Motosuwa,..
:I have changed it to 18. In episode 1 Hideki says it twice that he is 18. --Walter 22:54, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the information is more likely to come from the manga, in which it may give his age as 19. It could be just a mistake however; I have yet to read the manga. Bennity 14:58, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: heyhehyhey, just remember that the Anime is based upon the manga, or visa versa, therefore maybe the article should stat that in the manga he is 19 and in the anime he is 18, or split the article up into one for the manga and one for the anime Ericschulz 10:35, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hideki's Age 

message: Is the 27th episode the short called 'Chibits', which stars Sumomo and Kotoko? Even if not, the short should be at least mentioned. CFLeon 02:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the 27th episode is the last recap episode, consisting of a series of flashbacks and about 2 minutes of new animation. Chibits is a special short episode which came with the DVD I believe, see Chobits media information for more information. Vadigor 12:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Vadigor, I believe you're getting it mixed up. Chibits was a short starring Sumomo and Kotoko in which Chi goes out and forgets to buy underpants. The actual recap is when Hibiya recalls everything that happened, and Chitose was not seen in the short.DiscardedDream (talk) 06:59, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chibits? 

message: After being blown away by the quotation-based citations in the Chrono Trigger article, I thought that similar citations (referring to the Chobits manga) could be applied to this article as well. For example:
*Hideki Motosuwa: My name is Hideki Motosuwa, 19 years-old. I'm a student-- well, I plan to be. First, I've got to pass these stupid entrance exams. 
Of course, some of the fields'll need clarification (Jake Forbes is the Editor and English Adaptor, which is not made apparent here), but the concept still stands. Let's see if we can stick a few of these in the article, shall we? --Ppk01 22:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotation-based Citations 

message: Anyone particularly in favour of the "Underpants" note in the trivia section? Chobits#Trivia I mean, we don't have bodycounts in articles about gunslinging anime, nor do we even have a count of the number of times Chi says "Chi" during the series, I just don't see why the "underpants" count deserves a bullet in the trivia section (given that there are other things that can be counted, but aren't)
--Lmaowitzer 02:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Admittedly, counting the number of references to underpants, in one episode of the dub of the anime series, seems a little bit too trivial to keep. Perhaps instead of having the trivia section at all, we could incorporate the current trivia into the appropriate sections of the article, and get rid of anything that doesn't have a place. In fact, the only real trivia worth keeping is the bit about the lack of distinction between Persocoms and personal computers. Even the bit about the HIDEKI clock is a little bit "Why is that there, again?" for me. Trivia should provide insight into the series, its creators, its connections to other series, and its cute-but-intentional references (not including simple product placement with the same brand name as something in the series), not just a hodgepodge of useless information. Nique1287 04:35, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, thanks for the support on that, and I agree on the HIDEKI clock point.  For those that have seen the anime/read the manga, it's glaringly obvious, and it's hardly interesting trivia for those that havn't.  Additionally, the Azumanga Daioh article doesn't seem to feel the need to mention the "Azuman Daioh" clock in Yomi's room in a trivia section or in the article, even though it is essentially the same premise... I just can't really see any way to integrate them into the article at this time. Lmaowitzer 09:18, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Underpants trivia...? 

message: It seems there is lots of stuff missing from the synopsis and I only know apart of it. Sorry don't know how to wikify. (unsiigned)
:What is missing, exactly? I know plot better than the back of my hand, and I must say the synopsis given here is comprehensive and covers the main story very well. The only details that were left out were specific details of characters' backstories, but those aren't really appropriate here.PiccoloNamek 03:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They aren't integral to the plot. Zima and Dita don't further the plot at all, they really just give exposition on the situation, as far as I can remember. Even their interaction with Chi at the end is so minor, it's really not worth explaining who they are on here. As for Shimbo's romance, again, it's not necessary to explain it all here, because it doesn't further the plot. It gives a way for Hideki to see romantic feelings and have to face up to his feelings for Chi as they grow, but his feelings would grow for her without seeing Shimbo's romance. That's why there are "gaps": because they don't REALLY further the basic plot. (Also, please sign your talk page entries!. Thanks!) Nique talk 04:19, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Synopsis

message: The Plot section is way too long. It should be moved some where else and be improved. -Vcelloho 18:51, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree entirely. The plot section covers all of the plot necessary to give a reader a solid foundation in the universe of Chobits. If it were moved to its own article, this article would be no more than a stub, at best. The plot should stay here. However, feel free to improve it here. Wikipedia is about improving the information provided, after all. Nique talk 21:03, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot Section

message: I don't ever remember hearing or seeing that fact, and I've just watched the series again. MelicansMatkin 22:13, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eyes Changing 

message: Why isn't there such a section for this article?  Love Hina has one and it even specifically mentions Chobits in it, so I'm sure there probably is enough information or sources for a section to exist here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.198.239.14 (talk) 02:07, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It would make sense but no one has decided to go ahead and do it. If you feel so compeled I encourage you to go ahead and do so. -Vcelloho 23:54, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Be sure to provide references to back up your statements though. MelicansMatkin 02:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critical reception 

message: Are we using translated character names or the original character names where they differ? - Penwhale | Blast him / Follow his steps 13:37, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Convention? 

message: If nobody has any objections, I would be more than happy to create screenshots of the manga and anime for placememnt in this article. MelicansMatkin 17:00, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Just so you know, individual shots for each character is frowned upon, due to the strong drive to reduce the use of fair-use images (as part of making this a completely free, or free-as-possible, encyclopedia). One or two group shots are strongly perferred. Personally, I like to see a mix of manga and anime captures, to show the the respective art styles, but that's just personal. —Quasirandom (talk) 20:23, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

text: No specific suggestion, I'm afraid -- it's been a couple years since I read the manga and I never made it through the anime. —Quasirandom (talk) 22:47, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

text: I have the DVDs so I'll try and take a look for that screenshot in a bit. If I can get it, I'll add it on. MelicansMatkin (talk) 16:10, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Screenshots 

message: There are very few references in this article, and out of the four that are present, three are in the infobox.  Because of this, I have added a Citation Template to the top of the page.  MelicansMatkin 02:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have compiled a number of references at User:PiccoloNamek/Test that can probably be used between articles. (And now that I have finally received volumes 5, 6, and 7, I'll be adding even more and then I'll migrate them all into the current characters article.)PiccoloNamek 02:31, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Other than citing quotes from the maga, or Anime,  What are the reliable sources?   Has Clamp ever posted a single correction or comment?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.82.9.79 (talk) 00:12, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Is Chobits shoujo? I say that it is because of the philosophy/psychological aspect of the story. I can't shake the fact that it is more adult-themed (ecchi and shonen is very apparent here) but the storyline itself has a shoujo undertone to it. - Penwhale | Blast him / Follow his steps 07:47, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genre 

message: I really don't think this is appropriate. Sure, there are androids in Chobits, but the technology is not the primary focus of the series. In fact, technical information of any kind is incredibly sparse and minimally discussed, with the emotional connections between the characters and their experiences together being the primary focus. PiccoloNamek (talk) 15:38, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikiproject robotics? 

message: The artbook was translated to english a few months ago. Seeing as this is the newest english chobits product in a while (atleast I think) should it be mentioned?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.228.15 (talk) 23:55, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Added. —Quasirandom (talk) 16:33, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Artbook

message: Unless a damn good rationale can be provided to explain why nearly all instances of "Persocom" were replaced with "android" I will be reverting that change very soon.PiccoloNamek (talk) 10:18, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Android

message: I'm proposing that Chobits media information be merged into the Media section of this article. Both places have links to the episode and chapter lists, and what little additional information the media page has can easily be accomodated in this main page without making readers click twice to get what they want. Furthermore, list of media articles are depreciated per the relevant style guidelines in favor of lists of individual formats where needed. —Quasirandom (talk) 21:25, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Support - There is so little information on the media page that it would be easy to merge it into the main article for the reasons stated above.  David Bailey (talk) 07:09, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

text: Support - go for it. The OP/ED info should be merged with the ep list, the voice actors are (or should be) redundant to the character info, the staff is likely mostly trivial information not worth noting, and the licensor is pretty obvious and already noted in the infobox here. In short, about half of the content looks redundant or not noteworthy, and the rest whould be very staightforward to merge. —Dinoguy1000 17:05, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  That's pretty much my reading of the work to do. —Quasirandom (talk) 19:17, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well then, just smack me for reiterating/stating the obvious. ;) —Dinoguy1000 20:11, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  No smackage from me -- it's good to get a confirmation from other eyes. —Quasirandom (talk) 21:12, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: Here's my collection of reviewer references, for digesting into the Reception section. Those already formatted as  are already used in the article. This is far from complete, as it's over a year old. Feel free to use them as you can:
* ANN v1-2
* ANN dvd1
* ANN dvd2:  
* ANN dvd6:  
* THEM anime:  
* Mania all
* Mania dvd1:  
* Mania dvd1
* Mania dvd1
* Mania dvd2:  
* Mania dvd2
* Mania dvd2
* Mania dvd3
* Mania dvd3
* Mania dvd4
* Mania dvd4
* Mania dvd5
* Mania dvd5
* Mania dvd6
* Mania dvd7
* AMR series
* Active Anime manga omnibus 2
* Mania omnibus 1
Hope this helps. —Quasirandom (talk) 21:14, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stash of reviewer references 

message: I think the "Themes" part of the article misses entirely. The plot focuses on the relationship between Chi and Hideki, but it's the human-human relationships that I feel are more important to the theme - Shimizu and Shinbo's relationship and Yumi and Ueda's relationship. The theme is not that a human-persocom relationship can happen, it's that love can form between two people regardless of the view that society holds over it. CeilingNinja (talk) 05:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: See above -- the Themes section needs to be well-sourced to reviews and criticism, rather than being our personal interpretations. (That said, I should probably list out here all the reviews I collected but haven't gotten around to using in the Reception section, so that others can use 'em. That would be, yanno, considerate of me.) —Quasirandom (talk) 16:24, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know about anyone else, but I think that the "Themes" section is a little light and single directional. There's only really the base surface themes being presented and not the clear parallels between Chi, persocoms, and the myth of the "perfect girl." As far as I'm reading, it smears the walls with the Japanese otaku culture. The concept of a "perfect someone" is a theme idolized by this subculture and has some very unsettling undertones for the dominant/submissive roles of Chi and Hideki, let alone the implications of the "Robot Spouse." Am I the only one on this page? I can write up the edit myself, I just wanted to clear it. Doomed1 (talk) 02:52, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Themes 

message: I assert that Chi is mostly ignorant.
For: Ms. Hibiya remarks in vol 1 that "You really have forgotten everything // have lost all your data.  It is probably just as well." I haven't seen her say anything more about it to Chi.
For: Freya also remarks in vol 2 that Chi has forgotten everything, and also says nothing further.  Freya says that she will address Chi as "Chi".
Against: Chi says to Hideki in vol 2 that "Ms. Hibiya couldn't "give" Chi this dress, because it was Chi's dress."  I can't tell from that how much more Chi knows.
Present your arguments.  C2equalA2plusB2 (talk) 03:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: In volume seven of the manga, Freya explains to Chi everything that happened. Who she used to be, who created her and why, what her life was like, and what happened to the both of them. Everything. The best you could say is that Chi was initially ignorant. PiccoloNamek (talk) 07:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  How Much Does Chi Know About Her Past? 

message: The story of chobits is about robots correct? CensoredScribe (talk) 01:47, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Do reliable, secondary sources commonly and consistently define the show(insert article name here) has having to do with (insert category here)? Would (category name) be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article? (Wikipedia:DEFINING#Non-defining_characteristics) No? Then no. - SummerPhD (talk) 02:29, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Goto just about any source listed in the article, press F3 and type in "Robot" in the search bar, I am picking up the mention multiple times as well as Chi being a robot one of the central aspects of the series. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 03:00, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

text: Verifiability is one of our core policies. Categories that are unsupported by reliable sources in the article are not verifiable. Interesting? No, basic to Wikipedia. - SummerPhD (talk) 05:12, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should chobits be listed under Category:Robots in fiction? 

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