The Existentialism Of Chobits

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Chobits was ahead of its time when it comes to the technological narrative that the anime and manga follow, but it's still incredibly relevant due to the existentialism that society faces as technology slowly takes over. The persocoms in Chobits are basically an embellished version of today's artificial intelligence (AI), with each persocom able to perform tasks for their owners such as housekeeping, browsing the internet, or checking the weather forecast.

Considering this anime was released back in 2002, modern society isn't anywhere close to actually being able to have a product reminiscent of the persocoms. Chobits poses a lot of questions to the viewers though and is one of those shows that make fans sit back as they realize just how powerful technology could become. While Chobits is entirely fictional, it's hard to not notice some crossovers between what AI can do now, especially with voice-activated devices that can play requested songs or check if it's going to rain that day. During the early episodes of Chobits, viewers are greeted with scenes that show just how popular persocoms are for those living in the city of Tokyo. Hideki grew up in a rural area, and once he moves to the bustling city, he suddenly notices just how many persocoms there are. It's almost as if they're a necessity, while also being tied to a sign of wealth and affluence. Hideki instantly feels out of place once he finds out just how much persocoms cost and is convinced that he'll never be able to afford one.

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While persocoms are usually human-sized and extremely realistic, there are also mobile ones available just like Sumomo, the persocom of Shinbo, who is Hideki's neighbor and prep school classmate.