Chobits is a manga and anime series created by CLAMP.
The original manga was published from 2001 to 2002 by
Kodansha. The English manga is published by TOKYOPOP,
and the American translation is imported to Australia
by Madman Entertainment. Also, the Traditional Chinese
manga is published by COMICSWORLD.COM under official authorization
for Hong Kong only. Unlike most CLAMP stories, Chobits
is a shounen series, specifically of the magical girlfriend
variety. The story centers around the life of Hideki Motosuwa,
a repeat student ("ronin") attempting to get
into university by studying at Seki cram school. One day
he stumbles across a "persocom" - a computer
designed to look and act like a person; in this case a
beautiful young woman - lying out by the curb with a pile
of trash bags. He takes her home and turns her on, then
discovers that not only does she not even know how to
talk, but she also doesn't seem to have any operating
system installed. All she can say is "Chii,"
so this is the name Hideki gives her.
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