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Hideki
19-year-old Hideki goes to cram school and works part-time at Club Pleasure while he studies to get into college. He desperately wants a 'persocon' but can't afford one, so when he finds Chii in the garbage, it's a dream come true. He doesn't know much about computers, so he relies on his friends Shinbo and Minoru to help him learn about Chii. People are always telling him he's a nice guy, but as Minoru points out, at the end of the day, Hideki's the guy who goes home without a date. |
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Chii
Hideki finds this adorable 'persocon,' or humanoid computer, tied up in a pile of trash, so he takes her home to fix her up. She acts like a child, learning through imitation, but as Hideki searches for the truth behind her past, he finds that she might be much more sophisticated than her childlike behavior lets on. Could she be a 'Chobits,' one of the Artificial Intelligences whose existence is rumored on the internet? Her first name was Elda. |
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Dark Chii
When Chii closes her eyes, this alter-ego speaks to her. The Dark Chii seems to know a lot more about Chii's past than Chii herself.
Her real name is Fereya. |
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Takako Shimizu
Ms. Shimizu teaches at Hideki's cram school, although she really wants to teach elementary school (hence her tendency to treat her students like young children). After her husband becomes obsessed with his persocon, she's forced to look elsewhere for companionship ... |
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Shinbo Hiroshi
Shinbo is Hideki's classmate and best friend. A technophile, Shinbo is attached to his adorable 'laptop' persocon, Sumomo. He's also rather attached to his teacher, Ms. Shimizu. |
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Sumomo
Shinbo's laptop persocon, Sumomo functions as personal planner, alarm clock, fitness instructor, and entertainer. She's rather frightened by Hideki, who has a tendency to overreact in front of her. |
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Chitose Hibiya
Hideki's attractive and generous landlady. She gives Chii a lot of clothes which fit her perfectly, and befriends the persocon instantly. It's almost as if she knew Chii before ... |
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Minoru Kokubunji
A filthy rich Junior High school kid who's one of the world's leading authorities on persocons. He helps Hideki uncover Chii's past but warns him not to fall in love with a persocon. Could this melancholy kid be speaking from experience? |
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Yuzuki
The most advanced persocon Minoru has built, she is programmed with the behavior patterns of his late sister. Yuzuki watches over him like a sister, but as she's not truly sentient, she can never grow beyond her programming, unlike Chii. |
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Yumi Oumura
A cute and buxom waitress at Hideki's work. She shows great concern for Hideki, but he seems unable to make the next move with her. Yumi gets depressed whenever persocons are mentioned. Perhaps something happened in her past ... |
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Hiroyasu Ueda
The manager of the Chiroru Bakery where Hideki first works after moving to the city. Ueda-san gives Chii a job handing out pastries at his shop. |
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Zima and Dita
This shady pair is on Chii's trail. Their intentions aren't clear, but they don't seem to have any love for the persocon. |
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Kotoko
Big things come in small packages. That's what this desktop girl in a notebook body always thought. But when her master takes an interest in the enigmatic Chii, little Kotoko gets more than a little jealous of the competition. Despite their differences, Kotoko still looks out for Chii, even if her advice is tinged with sarcasm. |
