From the celebrated manga group, CLAMP (X, Cardcaptor Sakura), comes a stimulating exploration of the connection between a bumbling young man and his extraordinary android.

Tokyo is abuzz with persocoms – humanoid computers that are virtually perfect. The socially and technologically inept Hideki is dying to get his hands on one. When he finds Chi abandoned in the trash, she’s cuter than any current model he’s ever seen before. But when he gets her home and turns her on, she has no data and only a single learning program installed. While Hideki puts his whole heart into teaching Chi the ins and outs of humanity, a mystery unfolds as a dark secret within her awakens.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2133 in DVD
• Brand: Funimation
• Released on: 2011-05-10
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Widescreen, Color, Box set
• Original language: Japanese, English
• Subtitled in: English
• Dubbed in: English
• Dimensions: .33 pounds
• Running time: 675 minutes

Most helpful customer reviews

60 of 72 people found the following review helpful.
I've never reviewed a product before it's release but - -
By Robert E. Peterson
I've got to do it for this. I'm ancient by most anime standards (over 60), but have loved good anime ever since my son talked me into watching this. I don't get into details on movies in my reviews, not wanting to "spoil" the watching for others. I will, though, say this much: Chobits, while seemingly aimed at younger viewers on a casual look, is really quite an in-depth view at taking advantage of innocence. And alot of light-heartedness in this makes it an almost laugh-out-loud movie, very enjoyable indeed! I recommend this to anyone who has never seen an anime. It's a great first plunge into the genre! Follow this up with Spirited Away, then Princess Mononoke, and I think you'll be hooked for life! RP

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Funimation Saves Another Great Series!
By gdfan78
Chobits was one of the few series that really got me hooked on anime, even though it was probably an "older" title by the time I saw it. A great series and a very high quality release by Pioneer/Geneon. However it's been out of print for years and has become very expensive to get your hands on.

Now Funimation has re-released Chobits on dvd and blu-ray at a very affordable price. I just got my blu-ray set from rightstuf a few days ago and I'm loving it. The entire series is on 3 discs, which are held in a standard size case. It came with a nice outer slipcase and the dvd cover is reversible. The artwork on the discs could be a little more diverse, with all three featuring Chi.

I've watched the first few episodes and so far I think the video and audio quality are great, but honestly I'm not very picky. The back of the box lists the video as being 1080i high definition, 16x9 (SD Remaster). Audio: Dolby TrueHD English 2.0, Dolby TrueHD Japanese 2.0.

And for anyone wondering, all the content from the original disc 7 is included on both dvd and blu-ray versions of this release. Yes, that includes the Chibits special. Not much else for extras, texless songs and trailers.

Overall this is a great story, which is much more than it seems at first. And a quality, affordable release by Funimation, makes this a must buy. Now if only they'd re-release Haibane Renmei someday...

42 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Two Stars for the Blu-Ray, not the Series
By Julia A. Lichty
I feel sad that I have to rate this product two stars. Chobits is a wonderful series - a long time favorite of mine, and definitely one I would introduce to other people. The style perfectly manages to capture both the adorable and the innocent, while still being serious enough for the deeper storyline.

I have the Pioneer-released DVD box set to compare this blu-ray release against and, unfortunately, it seriously disappoints. There is almost no appreciable difference in video or audio quality - the DVD actually looks a bit more vibrant. For a blu-ray, the menus are atrocious - there aren't many options, but with almost no way to tell what you're doing (text change from dark magenta to black, with no highlighting), it's difficult to tell what option you're on, and whether or not you've selected the right one. Where it truly fails, however, are the subtitles. On the DVD release, the subtitles were ugly and chunky, but easily readable. On this release, Funimation (a company that deals only in anime), has opted for illegibility. The font is light (not bold), white in color, and has almost no black stroke around it. Chobits has its darker scenes, but overall the palette is pastel, and these subtitles are unreadable and headache-inducing. It's almost as if they didn't bother to watch their product after putting it together. Subtitles might appear slightly different depending on what device you're using to play your disc, but this was on a PS3 - undoubtedly one of the most common blu-ray players.

If you prefer your anime subbed rather than dubbed, I can't recommend this release unless you're viewing it while using software that allows you to alter size, font, stroke, and color of subtitles.