Premise Chobits premise was instantly compelling to me a scifi romcom series that delves into human and robot relationships?...Sign me up The series explores not only the development of the two main characters relationship but a variety of others as the story evolves. They showcase the tragedy joy and humor that can come from these connections questioning the morality of them and if healthy relationships with machines are even possible. It does this with what I found to be incredibly engaging storytelling and an art style that can be both breathtakingly gorgeous and adorably silly. Oh and yes theres a healthy amount of fanservice. 400https://i.post.cc/tJ626Fv5/scoot.jpg Humor The biggest thing that kept me reading at least in the beginning was the humor. Most of this humor comes from Chiis misunderstandings about social norms and Hidekis flustered reactions to said misunderstandings. Its a wonderful blend of silly romantic tension that had me giggling like crazy. The manga gets more high stakes as it progresses and I found myself more and more engaged with the mysteries of the story as it did but it still keeps a healthy amount of jokes and levity throughout. Ive included one of my favorite bits in the manga here as I think its a great example of the sort of thing to expect: 400https://i.post.cc/tgPcWQ1P/bookstore1.jpg 400https://i.post.cc/zDpcnkfd/bookstore2.jpg Art I mentioned the art in this review already and for good reason. It does not disappoint The style oscillates between a simplified blocky cute look and a more intricate elegant one. The manga utilizes these styles fantastically highlighting comedy with exaggerated goofy expressions and dedicating full pages of gorgeous elaborate linework when the moment calls. I found Hidekis excited/flustered expressions especially well done his reactions were so endearing. 220https://i.post.cc/L8515LCg/worry.jpg Regardless of the direction the art is taking one thing I found very compelling about it was the way it conveys movement. The artists were not afraid to break the bounds of the panels to guide the readers eye in an incredibly engaging way. Chiis long flowing hair does an especially good job of this making for some gorgeous compositions. Oh and by the way if you can get your hands on the anniversary editions of the series like I did Id highly encourage you to as they include a lot of colored illustrations and pages that look absolutely stunning. 400https://i.post.cc/nhShPW1C/color.jpg Themes As I mentioned in the Premise section the manga primarily explores the relationships between humans and robots persocoms and all the complexities therein. There are two relationships in particular that I found contrasted very well with each other. Its BIG spoilers for who they are though so only read this bit if youre finished with the series. :P While the cute comedy and fanservice moments are a big draw the manga isnt afraid to delve further into more serious questions about this hypothetical future with robots. Big questions like can persocoms feel emotion and furthermore if their emotions being real matters. It explores this through experiences characters have with their persocoms struggling with these questions themselves leading the reader to speculate and question right along with them. In spite of the dilemmas these questions pose there is a romantic hope that remains throughout the story. You cant help but hope for happiness right along with the characters. The manga wont be for everyone but if you are intrigued by what Ive spoke about through this review so far Id highly encourage you to give the manga a try as I found Chobits to be an absolute joy and you just might too. : Conclusion I LOVE THIS SERIES ITS SO CUTE YOU SHOULD READ IT AHHHH 400https://i.post.cc/HWPJKVsp/pretty.jpg