Chobits (with Asher Sofman) [Seinen Exception #2]

This episode discusses all eight volumes of Chobits by CLAMP.We're continuing our journey through CLAMP with their most provocative, perverted, and problematic series yet: The sci-fi series Chobits, where personal computers (persocoms) take the form of cute high school girls with cat ears. Hideki, peak schmuck boy, finds a free one in the trash, and he names her Chi, and then he may or may not fall in love with her, even though she behaves like a child. Talk about awkward. Asher and Ashley have A LOT of feelings about the moral implications of the relationships between humans and persocoms that are presented by each character arc, the way artificial intelligence and computer memory is discussed, and about the handling of the sexual topics. Look. CLAMP apparently isn't saying it's okay to marry Hatsune Miku. But your love of Hatsune Miku is real love. Ashley's still waiting for the "so what?" of it all.PLEASE NOTE: This episode is marked explicit due to being unable to avoid talking about lewd topics. Knowing that, Ashley also curses more than she ever has on this podcast. Proceed with caution!REFERENCESChobits is available in English from Kodansha ComicsThis episode is really just an advertisement for the podcasts CLAMPcast in Wonderland and Hot MoneyOther CLAMP series mentionedAngelic LayerMagic Knight RayearthCardcaptor SakuraOther series mentionedFruits BasketNarutoAbsolute BoyfriendMarmalade BoyBattlebots stuffJamison Go/SawBlazeTombstoneWitch DoctorSongs/artists mentionedYuri the Only One for Me by LeetStreet BoysOxytocin by Billie EilishSnow (Hey Oh) by Red Hot Chili PeppersLil Nas XHatsune MikuComputer stuff mentionedBBS (Bulletin Board System)DefraggingYouTube AI algorithm failuresTricking the Twitter/Microsoft chatbotThis ex-Google AI idiotThe Most Human HumanThree Laws of RoboticsOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT USAsher on Archive of Our Own: @dasheryShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley's Tales of Xillia fanfic: Well Suited