"Human Computer Angel Heart" CLAMP
The original name is "Chobits", which is directly used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In mainland China, it is generally translated as "Human Computer Angel Heart". Some people think that the "shape" should be taken as the "shape" rather than the "type" as the "model". However, the term "humanoid" refers to dolls and puppets, while other Chinese-speaking regions translate humanoid robots as "humanoid robots," so the term "humanoid" is more appropriate.
Detailed story introduction:
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The first paragraph: Motosu and Hideki, re-examination candidates who came to Tokyo from Hokkaido, are kind-hearted , a somewhat silly boy who always unconsciously says everything he thinks. When I first arrived in Tokyo, I was deeply interested in the humanoid computers that could be seen everywhere. Except for the ears that served as data connection terminals, these computers looked almost the same as real people. They are very cute in appearance and are always completely obedient to their owners, so many people are happy to be with computers. In order to catch up with trends, surf the Internet, etc., Xiushu longed to have a computer of his own. By chance, Xiushu picked up a very cute girl's computer in the garbage dump near his dormitory. He finally started her computer, but she didn't install any software, so she didn't understand anything and could only make "chirps". "Crying, so Xiushu named it {chir}. Ji seems to have a good impression of Xiushu. She is a special computer with her own consciousness. Although she was just a computer, when she said "You're back" to Xiushu's sweet smile, she unknowingly drove away the loneliness in Xiushu's heart, and so the story of Xiushu and Ji began. . Miss Hibiya, the administrator of Hideki's dormitory, is a beautiful woman. Fortunately, with her help, Hibiki has suitable clothes to wear. But behind the scenes, Miss Hibiya holds Chi's secret. She deliberately let Chi and Hideki meet in order to fulfill someone's wish and make the Chi he created happy...
Introduction: Soon In the future, electronic technology develops rapidly, and computers have become an indispensable part of people's lives. The protagonists' names are Motosu and Hideki, a 19-year-old boy who failed the exam and came to Tokyo to attend a cram school and lived a life of poverty. Life... On the first day he arrived in Tokyo, he was lucky enough to pick up a personal computer in the garbage. Hideki had always longed for a personal computer. When he carried her back to the apartment, he didn't know how to turn it on. After finding the switch in an unexpected place and turning it on, the story unfolds. Motosu and Hideki picked up the humanoid computer [唧]. Although I don’t know if she is a [Chobits], she seems to have a huge secret hidden in her body. Seeing that Xiushu was worried about money, he went out to find a part-time job, but unexpectedly found a dangerous job! In order to make Xiushu happy, Ji started to work in the peeping hut. But she lost control after being subjected to excessively intense coercion. This will force surrounding computers to shut down. On the other hand, Hideki discovered that his friend Shinho had an ulterior relationship with teacher Shimizu in the cram school...?
Second Paragraph: In fact, Shinbo and Teacher Shimizu are in a relationship, because Teacher Shimizu’s husband only talks to the computer. Shinbo discovered this when the cram school started, and felt that Teacher Shimizu was very pitiful, so he went crazy. Falling in love with her (crazy seems to be very inaccurate). The husband of Ms. Hibiya, the administrator, was the one who created Chi. In fact, Ms. Hibiya was also an important participant, because Chi was originally the daughter of Miss Hibiya. Chi also had a sister, Freya, but because it was Chobits who had her own feelings, so She fell in love with Miss Hibiya's husband in a very funny way. In the end, she was so depressed that she couldn't activate and died. Before she died, Chirp did let Freya enter Chirp's body in soul mode. This was how Chirp helped Chirp when he was in danger. The true identity of that "thing" that is very similar to Hibiya. As for why Hibiki is near the trash can, it's because after Freya fell in love with Miss Hibiya's husband, Miss Hibiya's husband also died of illness, and Miss Hibiya restarted Hibiya and let a "special agent" "Yu Ji's person" was found, that is, Hideki. When Hideki determined that he loved Chi, that is, when Chi found "the person who belongs to me," he launched a program to connect to computers around the world. This program made human computers lose the ability to distinguish between human computers and people. , that is to say - in the eyes of human computers, there is no difference between humans and human computers! (This procedure is not explained in the animated version, but it is explained in the comic version.
), but Ji gave up when she was about to succeed, because she "believed that computers are just computers and cannot replace people, so she left because of love." She self-destructed, changed Freya's form, and begged Miss Hibiya to destroy them, but Miss Hibiya deleted them. All the information, in the end, Hideki said heartbrokenly to the body that had no memory, "Tell him, happiness is to be with the person you like. Even if it is painful to be together, if you are not together, it will only be worse." Pain." This is how the "body" cried. As soon as the bright light flashed, Chi turned back into Chi after executing the program, and hugged Hideki. Finally, the old version of the store where Yumi and Ji worked got along. They were originally a couple but they didn't get together because of a misunderstanding. Finally, Yumi and he finally got together.
Introduction to the work:
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"Chobits" is finished. Because of CLAMP's reputation and style of painting, as well as the choice of a subject that can arouse people's interest, such as "human computer", this work received a lot of attention from the beginning. However, in addition to these attention-grabbing factors, the author believes that "Chobits" has other values ??that are worth discussing, that is, it uses a complete structure to deduce step by step its own set of interpretations of love. Briskly, he laid a bomb: "Humanoid computers can be seen everywhere. When did this phenomenon begin?"
The protagonists Motosu and Hideki had very simple and clear ideas about computers at the beginning. , completely from an outsider’s perspective: computers are household appliances. Because it was such a simple idea, the plot progressed very briskly at the beginning. Taking advantage of Hideki's interpersonal relationships and the process of exploring Ji, the main characters were smoothly brought into the plot.
The arrangement of characters in "Chobits" has reached the point where "any character with a name is a bomb." This means that the existence of all characters has its own importance and impact, and as long as it is detonated, it can advance the plot to a certain extent. Jufan Kokubunji and Yuki, Shinho and Teacher Shimizu, the store manager and Yumi, are all in happy plots. At first, the sad expressions of these characters appear in one or two frames occasionally, and then as the frequency of these scenes becomes more and more The higher he got, the more he broke out one after another, and the more he got along with Ji, Hideki's thoughts began to waver. A plausible answer?
"Are computers better than human girls?" After the deep sadness in the first five episodes, the story of the store manager and the two Yumi exploded, leading to the search for a solution in the sixth episode. . Because the problem has been clearly thrown out, if we don't start to solve the problem, it will become a delay and we will not be able to proceed smoothly. The happy ending between the store manager and Yumi seemed to point out a glimmer of hope to relieve the sorrow ahead. But in fact the answer here is simply a very clever sophistry. The sad problem above is that the waiting party, that is, the human beings (such as Shimizu-sensei and Yumi) who are looking forward to a response to their love, may have lost the source of their expectations due to the emergence of human computers, but here is the solution. The explanation is to use the giving party (the store manager) to make the argument that "regardless of people or computers, you are you." As long as you think about it carefully, you will realize that the previous problems have not been faced and solved, but have been brushed aside. Just because a "successful case" is presented, if you don't think deeply, it is easy to fall into the trap and think that the problem is solved. But in fact, it was just a case where the "giver" (store manager) happened to point to a character (Yumi) who had a "waiting person" problem, resulting in a case that just solved the problem, but in fact there is not every case. They can all solve the problem in the same way. For example, Teacher Shimizu was indeed forced to give up his original love because of the emergence of humanoid computers. Although Episode 6 used this cunning way to avoid the problem, it does not mean that this episode has no contribution to the "real solution". We see an important point of "uniqueness" in what the store manager said: "I will marry her, not because she is a computer, but because she is her. In the same way, I will like you because You are who you are.” With this “uniqueness” perspective, more clever solutions are taking shape. Then, the incident in which Yuki invaded the national database and was damaged further strengthened this view of "uniqueness": "No one can replace my sister. Therefore, no one can replace you." In addition, this incident also Introducing another important element of understanding the strategy: “You are who you are, and even if you are programmed, it is still your personality.
Even if you are a computer, I still don't want to lose you. "This important element is the "equality" of computers and people. In the past, whether it was Teacher Shimizu or Yumi's plot, computers were regarded as a "ethnic group" that was "hostile" to humans in terms of love (although the targets were all humans again). But the ideas presented here suddenly give this ethnic nature a chance to be resolved. Then the past between Chirp and Hibiya made this point more obvious: yes, some of the love that humans long for to be reciprocated is snatched away by computers (Shimizu-sensei), but the love that computers long for can also be hindered by humans (Freya ). Coupled with Mr. Hibiya's hope, "Non-humans are not humans, but they are loved by humans. Non-humans are not humans, but they love humans." This technique puts computers and humans on the same footing. At this point, combining the "uniqueness" and "equality" that both computers and people have, the solution strategy "my own person" officially appeared, and only then did the choice of humanoid computers as the theme appear. Big clever point: It is not easy to directly talk about "the only" in the ever-changing human psychology, but for a computer controlled by a program, it is very easy to accept that there is an absolute and only goal. The clever point is that the "equality" is established first, so that the "people who belong to me" program built on the computer can suddenly be easily extrapolated to humans, and it also makes the boundary between humans and computers Downplayed. It’s not good to get it too easily! Finally, one of the key differences between humans and computers, the issue of "sex and reproduction", comes up halfway! But also because it is the last one, of course we can’t dwell on it for too long. Hibiya's previous words have already solved most of the problem: "I can't have children, but I love my husband and am loved by him. I am very happy. That person once said that having children is not the end of happiness or love. There are many different conditions for happiness, and there are many different forms of happiness.” In the end, the couple Jima and Dita, both of whom are computers, made the conclusion of “the one who belongs to me” even more clear.
We can find that at the end of this discussion, whether computers are no longer the focus of the love concept expressed in "Chobits", but using human computers as the subject matter is an important technique in this performance. In other words, the humanoid computer is not just a gimmick, but a necessary element to express the main idea. Coupled with the attractive painting style and smooth plot layout, "Chobits" is really a good work that can make people watch the fun and understand the secrets!
Supplement:
No matter how many times you watch the classic animation, it can still make you feel something and gain something! Just like CLAMP's "Human Computer Angel Heart" ("Chobits"). Perhaps more people think that "Human Computer Angel Heart" is not a classic at all among CLAMP's many works. In their eyes, perhaps "X-Men", "Holy War", "Cardcaptor Sakura", etc. are A true classic. I have to admit that these are also classics, out-and-out classics - both the story itself and the visual effects of comics and animation can bring us multi-level enjoyment. But the "classic" I want to talk about here is the kind of work that not only brings us enjoyment, but also allows us to think, taste and understand some philosophy from it.
The story of "Human Computer Angel Heart" takes place in a future world not far from our present. Motosu and Hideki, who failed the college entrance examination, came to Tokyo to attend cram school in order to take the second-year exam (what we often call high school seniors). Hideki, who grew up in the countryside of Hokkaido, was deeply attracted by the human-sized computers that could be seen everywhere on the streets of bustling cities as soon as he arrived in Tokyo. However, the price of the computers made Hideki greedy. God is fair, he said: "Give Motosu and a humanoid computer!" (Purely my own improvisation!) So Hideki picked up a computer in the garbage dump at night. After returning home, he tried his best to turn on the computer and found that she could only say "ji". Knowing nothing about computers, he invited his friend Xinbao to help. Xinbao checked Xiaoji, but did not find the factory one. I thought the model was very strange, so I called her Lai Min (a junior high school student from an aristocratic school who knew how to make a home-made computer), but I still couldn’t find her life experience. I guessed that it was the mysterious figure of the legendary Chobits series. Computer, she looks very cute and innocent. She learned many things under Hideki's guidance and became very lovable. Xiu Shu and Ji gradually fell in love with each other in life, but neither of them realized that the seeds of love had blossomed between them.
For Ji, who is not very experienced in the world, she still doesn't understand what love is; for Xiushu, although he risked his life every time when Ji was in danger, showing an emotion that transcended the barrier between people and computers, he didn't realize that it was love! Until the end of the story, everything came to light, and when Ji was about to disappear from the world, Hideki told Chobits his last true confession: "I'm sorry! If you can still see Xiaoji, please tell me She - I'm very sorry! I haven't made it clear to Xiaoji what happiness is. In fact, happiness is to be with the person you like. Although it sometimes hurts, leaving the person you like is the most painful thing... ..." Hideki's confession awakened Chi in Chobits' body and brought Chi back to Hideki's side.
The whole story is trying to explain a truth to people: if I like you, I like you. You are unique. You cannot replace others, and others cannot replace you. You are yourself! In fact, happiness is to be with the person you like. Although it may sometimes feel painful, leaving the person you like is the most painful thing! This truth is not only reflected in the love between Hideki and Xiaoji, but also in the emotional journey of several supporting characters, whether it is the story between the Ueda store manager and the computer Yumi and the human Yumi, or the relationship between Minoru and Yuki , the past between Hibiya and his wife, Elda and Freya, and the love affair between Shinbo and Shimizu Takako all more or less reflect this eternal truth about love and happiness. The most unique thing is that the story uses a book as the axis to tell people the philosophy of love. There are few such subtle techniques in other comics. Regarding people, the bond between people and computers leaves enough room for people to think and imagine. Therefore, "Human Computer Angel Heart" is a true classic, a classic that not only brings enjoyment to people, but also allows us to think, taste and understand some philosophy from it.
I remember hearing such a story - everyone is a one-winged angel in the sky before they come to the world. The purpose of angels coming to the world is to find their other half. For angels, It is said that the other half is unique. No matter how hard you go through, as long as you find your own other half and make the two halves become a whole and never separate, you can get eternal and true happiness...
Character introduction
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Full name: Xiaoji
Original name: Eluda (comic name Elda)< /p>
Birthday: September 3rd
Age: 16-17 (looks like this~)
Height: 152cm
Legend A super-powerful humanoid computer, it was abandoned in a garbage dump in the first chapter of the story. It was later found by our Motosu and Hideki and took it home. Since Chi could only say "Chi, Chi" at the beginning, Hideki named him "Chi". When the second episode of the TV version "ちぃでかける" was released, he discovered that Chi had no OS installed, but because he had a "learning program" ", so she can 'grow' up through dialogue and teaching~
Full name: Motosu and Hideki
Age: 18 years old
Birthday: September 3rd
Height: 180cm
A ronin who grew up in the countryside and is now taking a supplementary class in Tokyo because he failed in the exam. He is clumsy in doing things, likes to talk loudly to himself, and often scares passers-by. He was recognized as a good person by the people around him~ He even couldn't bear to use the money earned by Xiaoji's part-time job to spend it blindly on the still semi-demented Jiji. Of course, our male protagonist is still a healthy man, and he has a lot of A-books collected at home, but it seems that he has nothing to do with it. They are all over the house, and he will not clean them up until Xiaoji picks them up~ Poverty is another characteristic of our protagonist. Although he is not impoverished, he still worries about food sometimes. In the second episode of the TV version, he had to go out to find part-time jobs to make a living. In the end, he ended up in Yumi Omura's house. With help, he finally found a job in Jusawu. Before that, he had never been able to figure out his feelings for Ji.
Full name: まもも
Chinese name: Si Momo
Height: 16cm
Production date: January 1
MasterPassword: Chobits
It was originally Shinho's portable home-made computer. In episode 16 of the TV version, Shinho handed her over to Hideki for safekeeping.
Its configuration is considered standard. Shinbo set it up to be a cute computer, full of energy, likes to dance, and wakes up Hideki every morning to do morning exercises.
Full name: Shin Yasuhiro
Age: 18 years old
Height: 175cm
Birthday: December 22
Hideki's neighbors in Tokyo, classmates and friends at the cram school ~ have good computer knowledge, and they gave a lot of help to Hideki, who knew nothing about computers. He has an admiring relationship with Teacher Qingshui in the cram school. After he disappeared with Teacher Qingshui in Chapter 16, he gave his Silk Momo to Hideki for safekeeping.
Full name: Yuki
Birthday: December 25
Height: 160cm
It is a humanoid computer made by Minoru. Whether it's appearance or personality, they are all based on her dead sister. The purpose is to hope that Yuki can replace her dead sister. And she herself also hopes to be closer to his sister in all aspects. Later, after Ren understood that 'my sister is my sister and Yuzuhime is Yuhime', she gave up her original plan.
Full name: Minoru Kokubunji
Age: 13
Birthday: January 25
Height: 145cm
< p>Although he is a child, his thinking is very mature. He is proficient in humanoid computer technology and knows how to make his own humanoid computer. Yuki is one of his highest-performance works. Ren's family environment is very wealthy, with private beaches, villas, yachts, etc., but his parents are not shown. He originally had a sister who loved him very much, but later died of illness. This seemed to be a big blow to Ren. He rarely smiles. And Yuki was originally created to replace her dead sister. So he instilled the image of his sister in his memory into Yuji, but when he understood the truth of 'sister is sister, Yuji is Yuji', he decided to give up. In addition, Ren is quite famous in the computer industry, and he is a somewhat unpredictable young man.Full name: Chitose Hibiya
Birthday: September 24
Height: 165cm
Miss Hibiya is the apartment where Hideki lives The administrator is the key figure in uncovering the puzzle of the entire story. Usually he is always cleaning in front of the yard with a broom, but he secretly pays attention to the lives of Suishu and Miya, and always appears at the most critical moments, such as in the TV version of episode 6 "Minaru" when there is no electricity and when he takes a bath. The words helped Xiushu solve the problem in time. It is worth mentioning that all of Ji's clothes (except underwear) were given by her, and the book "Empty City" was also drawn by Miss Hibiya. The story written inside is the story between Hideki and Chi ~ Hibiya and her husband are the main developers of the CHOBITS series. The maker is Ms. Hibiya’s husband. The CHOBITS series was made by her husband for Ms. Hibiya, who was infertile. SO, she should be considered Ji's mother.
PS: Both are CLAMP works. Among them, Hajime (Ichiro Mihara) in the angel realm is the person who created Xiaoji in the heart of the humanoid computer angel, and the man in the photo in the hand of the administrator Miss (Chitose Hibiya) is Sai in the angel realm. Fujikaed is the sister of the Chinese branch of the human computer Angel Heart, Minoru, and is the prototype of Yuki.
The opening song of "The Human Computer Angel Heart" is "Let me be with you"
The ending song 1 is "Raison d'etre"
The ending song 2 is "ニンギョヒメ"
In the interlude
There is a song that appears when Xiao Ji is in danger of self-defense. The music played when Chi defeated the game BOSS is called "Dark Chii Theme"
Table of Contents
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The first episode of Chi, Awakened
Episode 2: Chirp, go out
Episode 3: Chirp, study
Episode 4: Chirp, go do errands
Episode 5 Chir, discovery
Episode 6 Chir, weakness
Episode 7 Chi, work
Episode 8 Chi, at a loss
Episode 9, Xin Baosi Momo tells a story
Episode 10, Chir, shopping
Episode 11, Chir, date
Episode 12, Chir, OK
Episode 13 Chir, play games
Episode 14 Chir, go to the beach
Episode 15 Chir, treat
< p>Episode 16, Ji, did nothingEpisode 17, Ji, housekeeping
Episode 18, Minor and Yuki’s conversation
Episode 19: Chir, cleaning
Episode 20: Chir, missing
Episode 21: Chir, waiting
Episode 22: Chir , wish
Episode 23 Chir, answer
Episode 24 Chir, change clothes
Episode 25 Chir, decided< /p>
Episode 26 Only belongs to Ji's people
Episode 27 Hibiya and Kotoko's conversation
Episode 28 (finale) Silk Momo Kotoko delivers something
STAFF
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Original work CLAMP
Supervised by Asaka Shosei
Animation Supervisor Tsune Abe
Sound Supervisor Masafumi Sanma
Music Keitaro Takanami
Analysis Produced by Matsuda Matsuda
Produced by TBS
ちょびっツ Production Committee
CAST
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Koji---Tanaka Rie
Motosu and Hideki--- Tomokazu Sugita
Hiroshi Shinbo---Tomoichi Seki
Momo Mo---くまいもとこ
Minori Kokubunji--- Noriko Kuwashima
Yuhime---Fumiko Orikasa
Chitose Hibiya---Kikuko Inoue
Takako Shimizu--- Ryoka Yuzuki
Omura Yumi --- Toyoguchi Yuki
Ueda Hiroyasu --- Ueda Yuji
Ojima Ryouki --- Suwabe Junichi
Kotoko---Yukana Nogami
Tokko---Yuwa Tokumitsu
ジーマ--- Kaznobu Chiba