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Chobits, Book 8

Chobits, Book 8

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The End
Review: And again we are subjected to CLAMP's one major flaw: endings. Don't get me wrong; I love CLAMP's stories and style, but the way they end their stories invariably invokes a single response: "Uh, what?" I liked it. But, plotwise, it was certainly not on par with the rest of the series. Perhaps the fact that I had long since figured out what was going to happen made it that less enjoyable for me.

Volume 8, being the last volume, is a tad shorter than the previous seven. If you've been reading with baited breath up until now, as I was, then of course you should pick it up. But don't expect anything life changing.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An Incredibly Cute Series
Review: As a huge anime fan, this is one of the series that I've read and loved, and what a way for CLAMP to finish off this hilariously cute book. Sure, there were a few scenes I'd rather not speak of, but somehow, that brought Hideki and Chii even closer. ^-^;;

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Awfully Disappointing
Review: Don't get me wrong, CLAMP is great, but endings... blah. I could have predicted the majority of the end. In fact, I did. There's some loose ends out there too. What the hell were Zima and Dita in Freya and Elda's past? If only there was some more action and surprise.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Finale of Chobits
Review: First off, lets start with the graphic novel itself and not the story (don't want to give any spoilers out yet... =P). Unlike the previous volumes of Chobits, this last one includes 7 extra colour pages in the front. Amazon has kindly included 5 of the pretty coloured-pages so do check it out if you are curious by "search inside this book". A nice treat for anyone that loves Chobits and would like to see some original manga artwork by Clamp.

Back to the actual point of the review, the content of the last volume of Chobits. All Chobits' fans *cries* as this is the last one. ... It was nice to have this graphic novel devoted only to Chi, Hideki, Chitose Hibiya, Zima, and Dita. None of Hideki's other friends are in this volume. I suppose the side-character's stories have been finished or up to the reader's imagination.

In any case, I enjoyed reading this volume as I picked up a lot more 'history' of Chobits' origin compared to the anime series. In my opinion, the anime series never really did explain if Chobits existed or not and the intimate questions between our beloved Chi and Hideki. Chobits is a myth created by owners/masters that dream of there persocoms being able to think for themselves (A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, whoa kinda worries and reminds me of Animatrix...). Sadly, the truth is learned that Chi like every other persocom is just that. She is not an AI but she is uniquely different compared to the rest of her kind. Hideki obviously knows about it but does not wish to know her full potential of how special she really is, all he cares about is her being alright! *aww* ^_^

I have to say this even though Hideki and Chi makes a cute couple, Zima and Dita are the sexies couple in this manga. =P hee hee

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Finale of Chobits
Review: First off, lets start with the graphic novel itself and not the story (don't want to give any spoilers out yet... =P). Unlike the previous volumes of Chobits, this last one includes 7 extra colour pages in the front. Amazon has kindly included 5 of the pretty coloured-pages so do check it out if you are curious by "search inside this book". A nice treat for anyone that loves Chobits and would like to see some original manga artwork by Clamp.

Back to the actual point of the review, the content of the last volume of Chobits. All Chobits' fans *cries* as this is the last one. ... It was nice to have this graphic novel devoted only to Chi, Hideki, Chitose Hibiya, Zima, and Dita. None of Hideki's other friends are in this volume. I suppose the side-character's stories have been finished or up to the reader's imagination.

In any case, I enjoyed reading this volume as I picked up a lot more 'history' of Chobits' origin compared to the anime series. In my opinion, the anime series never really did explain if Chobits existed or not and the intimate questions between our beloved Chi and Hideki. Chobits is a myth created by owners/masters that dream of there persocoms being able to think for themselves (A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, whoa kinda worries and reminds me of Animatrix...). Sadly, the truth is learned that Chi like every other persocom is just that. She is not an AI but she is uniquely different compared to the rest of her kind. Hideki obviously knows about it but does not wish to know her full potential of how special she really is, all he cares about is her being alright! *aww* ^_^

I have to say this even though Hideki and Chi makes a cute couple, Zima and Dita are the sexies couple in this manga. =P hee hee

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Great Manga By CLAMP
Review: I am a big manga fan and at the age of 12 trust me it isnt easy getting money to get your manga but i try anyways i have over 36 complete manga collections and it was hard for me to find more manga that was ok for my age. My friend told me to check out the 16+ section to see what i could find and at first i was real freaked out about what i WOULD find but i took a look and saw Chobits the first thing that caught my eye was the cover a picture of a cute person like character on a swing it was soo adorable so i gave it a look and at first i regreted it but i continued reading it and it was one of the best manga books i have read now i own the whole set and im still looking for another manga series to go crazy over Basicly what im saying is not just for Chobits but for any manga that is rated over your age just take a look at it if you think your too young for that type of manga put it down and take another look around. =3

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Same great artwork but not a great ending...
Review: I have finally gotten this last book and was kind of expecting a little more out of the ending. You find out everything about Chi (Elda and her sister, Freia) as they were in the past, and that Hideki loves her and all that... I guess it was a happy ending, if thats what you're looking for. It was weak, other than that. It happens really fast and is just like any of the other steriotypical girly manga that I try to stay away from...At least you get about 4 pages of colored art in the front...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not a strong ending
Review: I think the conclusion isn't as strong as it could have been but it was still a satisfying read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Must-Have Series!
Review: I would recommend this series to everyone and anyone! It can make you laugh, cry and can scare you too! Its a really fun series to read! Also, the animation is great!! It was made for people with an open mind and it can really make you think about the way the world is today. It will keep you on your toes!! Oh, did I mention how cute Chi is?!? In my opinion, I think CLAMP did a great job on this series! Well, I Could go on and on about all the great things aboput Chobits, but I suggest that you read it yourself!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Sour Ending
Review: Oh, I loved the sereies, but the ending left a lot to be desired. It seemed the story was actually very romantic, but they seem to shoot it all down at the end...can't really say how without giving the story away, but it was frustrating. It all seems to come down to Hideki being able to love Chi, not the other way around.


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