History YMMV / Chobits

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The idea of a society where personal computers take the form of humanoid, often sexualized, androids is rife with potential for social commentary and exploration of our relationship to technology and how it affects relationships between people. The story does explore this somewhat early on, particularly with the subplots surrounding Takako and Yumi (Takako is ignored by her husband because he's attracted to their persocom, and Yumi has anxiety about having to compete with the "perfection" that persocoms have compared to flesh and blood humans), but there's ultimately more focus on the romantic relationship between Hideki and Chi and [[WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid whether or not Chi is capable of sentience]] without further exploring the implications that come from humanity's relationship with Persocoms.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The idea of a society where personal computers take the form of humanoid, often sexualized, androids is rife with potential for social commentary and exploration of our relationship to technology and how it affects relationships between people. The story does explore this somewhat early on, particularly with the subplots surrounding Takako and Yumi (Takako is ignored by her husband because he's attracted to their persocom, and Yumi has anxiety about having to compete with the "perfection" that persocoms have compared to flesh and blood humans), but there's ultimately more focus on the romantic relationship between Hideki and Chi and [[WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid whether or not Chi is capable of sentience]] without further exploring the implications that come from Persocoms.

** If you're disturbed by incest, then pretty much everything to do with [[spoiler:Freya's backstory, namely her almost breaking down due to being in love with her own creator/father figure]] ends up being incredibly unsettling. While the series does play up how tragic her circumstances are, it's still a touch disturbing to hear a young girl talk seriously about [[spoiler: falling in love romantically with her "daddy", especially since she seems to think that he might have loved her back if only he wasn't in love with her "mummy".]]

** Minoru is 12, may not have parents, and is such a genius he knows how to build persocoms. [[ReplacementGoldfish Yuzuki]] is in a super modest maid's costume but his other four persocoms...are all busty women dressed in maid outfits so fetish they're essentially in bras or corsets with garter belts and a frilly apron. Minoru tells Hidelki they're "only computers" and not to get so aroused, nor that they put out. [[note]] He probably does it for the reaction he gets out of guys like Hideaki. He may have considered the whole thing an elaborate prank.[[/note]]
** If you're disturbed by incest, then pretty much everything to do with [[spoiler:Freya]] ends up being incredibly unsettling. While the series does play up how tragic her circumstances are, it's still a touch disturbing to hear a young girl talk seriously about [[spoiler: falling in love romantically with her "daddy", especially since she seems to think that he might have loved her back if only he wasn't in love with her "mummy".]]

** Chi's relationship with Hideki is played up as a "pure" and "innocent" romance, but Chi is still heavily dependent on Hideki for many things and is as naive as a child. Their relationship tends to read more like [[WifeHusbandry father and daughter]] than anything else, which can make the romance between them hard to swallow for some people.

** The ED sounds like Music/{{Queen}} led by a small Japanese girl.

** The opening theme "Let Me Be With You", from the same group (Round Table ft. Nino) that did the ''LightNovel/WelcomeToTheNHK'' OP, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXNJ-6qpU6c one hell of a banger]].

** The OP, from the same group (Round Table ft. Nino) that did the ''LightNovel/WelcomeToTheNHK'' OP, is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXNJ-6qpU6c one hell of a banger]].

** Yasashisa no Shouzou; a soft, slow piano and violin tune that manages to be sad, happy and sentimental all at the same time. Usually popping up in soft, emotional or sentimental scenes, the song is a TearJerker on its own.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The idea of a society where personal computers take the form of humanoid, often sexualized, androids is rife with potential for social commentary and exploration of our relationship to technology and how it affects relationships between people. The series does explore this somewhat early on, particularly with the subplots surrounding Takako and Yumi (Takako is ignored by her husband because he's attracted to their persocom, and Yumi has anxiety about having to compete with the "perfection" that persocoms have compared to flesh and blood humans), but ultimately the series focuses more on the romantic relationship between Hideki and Chi and [[WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid whether or not Chi is capable of sentience]] without further exploring the implications that come from Persocoms.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: With some overlap with WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls. Despite the cutesy art style and the fact that it's by the creators of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' (which ''is'' aimed at young girls), the series is primarily [[{{Seinen}} aimed at an adult male audience]] and has a fair amount of {{Fanservice}} and mature themes. Barnes and Noble even put a "Not appropriate for children" label right above the Buy button on the listings for both the omnibus collections on their website.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The idea of a society where personal computers take the form of humanoid, often sexualized, androids is rife with potential for social commentary and exploration of our relationship to technology and how it affects relationships between people. The series does explore this somewhat early on, particularly with the subplots surrounding Takako and Yumi, but ultimately the series focuses more on the romantic relationship between Hideki and Chi and [[WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid whether or not Chi is capable of sentience]] without further exploring the implications that come from Persocoms.

** A lot of Chi's clothes come from Ms. Hibiya [[spoiler:because Chi/Elda and Freya were built by her husband to be their surrogate daughters since she was infertile]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The idea of a society where personal computers take the form of humanoid, often sexualized, androids is rife with potential for social commentary and exploration of our relationship to technology and how it affects relationships between people. The series does explore this somewhat early on, particularly with the subplots surrounding Takako and Yumi, but ultimately the series is disappointingly non-critical of the implications that come from Persocoms.

** Chi's relationship with Hideki is played up as a "pure" and "innocent" romance, but Chi is still heavily dependent on Hideki for many things and is as naive as a child. More often than not, they're more like [[WifeHusbandry father and daughter]] than anything else, which can make the romance between them hard to swallow for some people.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** One of the biggest bones of contention with this series is that it has no idea what it wants to ''be''. The story ricochets from funny to serious to romantic so many times that the story eventually collapses under its own weight. And don't get started on the ''endings''.
** In particular, the story idea of a society where personal computers take the form of humanoid, often sexualized, androids is rife with potential for social commentary and exploration of our relationship to technology and how it affects relationships between people. The series does explore this somewhat early on, particularly with the subplots surrounding Takako and Yumi, but ultimately the series is disappointingly non-critical of the implications that come from Persocoms, and its romance angle leads to a bit of an iffy conclusion.