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Chobits Vol 5 : 3 of 5
11.27.2004 8:15 PM \| Link	Once again the tone of this series has changed, and even though I would rather just see cute romantic scenes, the story that's unfolding is really interesting. The title of this volume is Disappearance, and all of these episodes involve the kidnapping of Chi! On her way to work, Chi is abducted by some persocom geek who has read about her on the net, and he captures her in his house to find out what makes her tick. Hideki goes crazy, of course, and spends each episode looking for her. One episode barely has a single scene with Chi, but instead has a long talk between Hideki and Chi's boss from the bakery, who tells his story about his own persocom whom he loved and even married! It has a tragic ending, but does a great job of keeping the theme of persocom/human relations in the forefront. Lots of other interesting things unfold as well - we learn that Hideki's landlord is totally involved in Chi's past (which explains why she has all these clothes that fit her!), and she is even the author of the picture books that Chi is drawn to! Thankfully, everyone helps Hideki find Chi and life returns to normal, but now the mystery is at it's peak, and I have no idea what will happen next. By the way, the closing credits song is so beautiful! Labels: anime, dvds


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