Customer Reviews

Chobits - Chat Room (Vol. 7)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Take into account that this and many other 24+/- episode long series usually air on television only once per week. The first two episodes on this disk are filler to keep the production schedule alive and to fill holes in the broadcast schedule that would be more easily abused by airing reruns. Gladly these episodes were not put in their "proper" places on the American release so that the story could flow better in the DVD format.

That being said, an addicted Chobits fan like me will be happy to see even the most brief additions of new material. Even if it is buried in recycled footage.

The first episode does actually offer a fair personality profile of Hideki through the eyes of his freind Shinbo. And I still can't help but get a little misty-eyed during the 'battery charging' scene when Chi awakens and notices Hideki's warmth, no matter how many times I watch it.

Minoru and Yuzuki follow with their own analysis of Chi's personality. After the flashbacks this episode closes with a very sweet moment between the two. Now that I've seen it, I think it would have been welcome in the main body of the series and would have added to Minoru's character developement.

Finally the DVD-only episode. This is as close to an epilogue the series will ever get. It's worth a watch no matter how many questions are left unanswered.

The final reason to buy this DVD is Chibits. A fun 15 minute short that reminded me of why I started watching the series in the first place: Sappy cuteness and laugh-out-loud humor.

This disk only serves to complete the series, not the story. Still, it's an enjoyable experience that the most devoted Chobits fan will not want to miss.

I highly recommend this DVD for 2 reasons:

1) The 2 episodes contained in this DVD are recap episodes released during the course of the DVD. These episodes, which also have a little bit more than recapping to them, will complete your collection of ALL 26 of the episodes released in Japan.

2) The extra features released on this disc! Who wouldn't want to see more of these great characters?

The 3 clip shows that make up 98% of the content on this disc just aren't worth watching. The 2 minute long "Chibits" special however was a real delight. Unfortunately this works out to about $10 a minute for the original content. Pretty pricy for what you get.

Buy this disk only if you absolutely have to see Chibits, or if you really can't stand having the alleged gap in your collection.

This DVD set is the final installment in the Chobits series. Unfortunately the episodes are mostly re-caps, and as I've said before in other reviews, the series really goes down hill after the first 12 episodes. Many people I've talked to were severely dissapointed with the ending of the series. So brace yourself for a likely let-down if you're a series fan.

Bottom line is if you've bought the other 6 volumes in the DVD sets you're gonna buy this one anyway, but if you're just scoping out reviews I say DEFINITELY buy the first volume and give this series a try as it's wonderful in the begining but for vol. 7 I save your $17 and give another anime DVD a try.

i really loved the chobits series..one of my best animes which really touched my heart..the story is amazing..all you see is beautiful people..but i was really disappointed with this DVD..i thought there would be an ending story..after watching DVD # 6 i was dyin for this one to be released..to see what will happen..cus DVD 6 has a GREAT ending..but in this DVD all you see a repeat of all the 1 to 6 DVDs and nothing more..why would i wanna see all the flash backs since ive already seen them!..i mean..it was a waste of money...unless you want your collection to complete.

this disk is a summary of the series, no new footage really but it does include the "CHI-BITS" mini feature where sumomo and belle have an adventure trying to deliver an "important" article of clothing to Chi.

its quite humorous and is hard to watch with a straight face. its worth getting the dvd if solely for that feature.

I got this and watched it with a couple of friends because we love the series. However, I wish I would of read up more about it, because it turned out to be nothing but re-caps. In my opinion it's not worth it, even if you don't want to bother shelling out cash to get the last six.

With the previous DVD's, at least you have the whole thing to watch. This one was just a quick repeat of everything that happened already. Just save your money.

A lot of people say there was nothing new on this but there is! A extra lil movie called Chibits! Just watching that justified the whole DVD!! My favorite episode was the last one where we actually discover that Hideki is accepted into a college and Shimbo is getting married. This is most likely the closest to a OVA this show will get. :( COME OUT WITH A OVA!!! That would be awesome!

Reading some of the other reviews, it appears that this is one of those shows that you either love or hate, so perhaps buying the single-disc set would be a good idea if you haven't seen Chobits before. DO NOT SKIP EPISODES. Even a tiny spoiler can ruin so much, so if you're buying a single-disc set, go with the first one, even if it's not the best of the series. Also, I'd definately go with the subtitles instead of the dubbing. Chii's Japanese voice is so much cuter. *.*

The show starts with a fairly straightforward plot, but unlike most anime, the characters continually reveal more depth of personality, and they never cease to surprise you. Like the characters, the storyline steadily evolves and changes shape, revealing ever more to fall in love with. Like I said, however, the first couple of episodes are pretty unexceptional for the genre.

The show touches on several philosophical issues, like what is love, when can you say that something is alive, and what goes into making a person desirable. To me it was both deeply inspirational and uplifting, while at the same time touching and occasionally emotionally disturbing. It's wonderfully drawn, as can be seen already in the intro sequence. Although it's anime, it doesn't fall into the normal pit-traps of overly revealing clothes, nonsensical plots and simple hentai, though it does tease at times.

In this writer's opinion, the author is both poetic and deeply intelligent. He seems to have understood that what makes a story memorable isn't the uber-mightiness of the characters, and the evilness of the villains, but how deeply and profoundly it can touch you emotionally, and this is something I wish more anime-authors would understand. Safe to say, this one will stay with me for many years to come.

It's difficult to put this volume of Chobits in its proper place in the series - because it isn't in its proper place in the series! Of course the actual storyline ended with the last episode of Vol. 6 My Only Person when Chi and Hideki finally come to their long and drawn-out conclusions about each other. So what could this set of three further episodes possibly add? Unfortunately, not very much; but that doesn't mean they're totally without merit. The problem is a basic one to the Anime industry.

Originally, Chobits aired as a conventional 26-episode TV series. As usual with these, the animators often look for ways to "pad" a story using shortcuts including clips of already-animated segments, usually in some sort of "flashback" or reminescence. The "recap" episodes here are numbered 9.5, 18.5, and 24.5, generally indicating where in the story they originally occurred. Of course, the individual TV episodes weren't numbered at all, and in fact, the final episode wasn't shown on TV as part of the regular series; instead it and the mini-special Chibits were released as OVA's. ( Bandai made similarly questionable decisions with a recap episode and an OVA in another of my favorite series, .hack//SIGN. ) I can easily understand the anger and frustration of reviewers here who feel somehow cheated by Pioneer/Geneon's decision to lump these into this final and seemingly-inconsequental disc.

My solution, though admittedly somewhat of a nuiscance, is to restore these to their proper place whenever I wish to revisit this remarkable and touching series. Rather than watching these together as a final and pointless coda to it, I "reinsert" them where appropriate, saving only 24.5 Hibiya & Kotoko Chat and the Chibits Special for the series ending. Is this disc even necessary? In actuality to the story, NO; but otherwise you miss the short-but-hiliarious Chibits and the final touching scene of the Loving Couple welcomed and congratulated by all their new friends, which serves as a sort of benediction to all their troubles.