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Geneon Titles - Several First Impressions and Mini Reviews

Popotan - This series has a lot of excessive nudity and the original source material is down right sick in some ways, but there was a surprising amount of care used in crafting the plot and it managed to keep my interest up regardless. Who would have known that a lolicon H-game could become a credible anime series with real character development? I have to give it extra points just for making the trip from game to series in such an unexpected fashion.

Chobits - Ah yes, the lolita complex plot disguised as an android series.

Amazingly, some anime fans actually consider Chii to be too old looking to be truly lolita, but that's the kind of thing only someone who watches a lot of provacative anime could possibly say. To the average American, at least, Chii looks very much like a young child and the sort of situations she finds herself in are easily seen as either directly or indirectly perverted.

Chobits - Ah yes, the lolita complex plot disguised as an android series. It's funny. It's cute. It's also rather sick, if you really think about it. The android aspect is both a pillar of the plot and a ready-made deflection to any accusations of overt perversion. In my view, it's hard to see Chii as anything but a young girl in many scenes and I'm inclined to believe that this is exactly how it was intended to be viewed. Amazingly, some anime fans actually consider Chii to be too old looking to be truly lolita, but that's the kind of thing only someone who watches a lot of provacative anime could possibly say. To the average American, at least, Chii looks very much like a young child and the sort of situations she finds herself in are easily seen as either directly or indirectly perverted.

Koi Kaze - This provactive series quickly sidesteps the usual superficial gag routine and dives right into pure uncompromising madness. Koi Kaze is truly unlike anything I've ever seen in anime before. A twisted plot combined with a troubled mind and deep-rooted perversions come together in rare form to present a series that's surprisingly difficult to watch. We're talking about content so far removed from mainstream plot development that only a handful of domestically released hentai titles and the random limited release arthouse film ever tread here for more than a moment. The silly and irreverent clips sprinkled inbetween the main plot points only serve to further highlight just how solemn and sober the actual core of the show truly is. Even though the subject matter is already rather difficult to stomach all by itself, it's the massive mood swings and in-your-face visuals that really enhance the shock factor. There's nothing vague or hidden about what's going on here. You have a man who is deeply troubled by his own desires and lack of control and as a result he pities himself while pulling away from and lashing out at those around him. This is the sort of series I'll probably never openly recommend to anyhone unsolicited. At least Geneon managed to give it a 16+ age rating.

You think the original game didn't have any sort of plot?

Chi is most definately not loli (or at most, extremely borderline). She doesn't have the correct body type.

So people who are in no way familiar with the subject are the ones who decide what she is classified as, as opposed to people who view and are familiar with the subject. Sounds kind of backwards to me.

Also, I thought you were talking about the actual series in this post. What you posted about Chobits mostly has nothing to do with the content. Rather, just some complaint you have about how "Chii is loli".

Chi is most definately not loli (or at most, extremely borderline). She doesn't have the correct body type. Contrary to what some people think, loli is judged by body type, not age (most characters with the body type are around the ages 7 to 13 though). Which is why you see Osaka (who is over 18 by the end of the series) as well as Flonne and Etna (who are supposed to be over 1000 years old) regularly posted on loli boards. They don't fit the age, but they have the correct body types.

To most people I know, your definition of lolicon is needlessly specific and ignores the blatantly obvious. If that's a stand you're really determined to defend, then so be it, but you'll never convince me that it's not absurd.

These are called BOOBIES. Chi clearly has the chest of a girl in her late teens, and it's a well-known fact that loli characters are severely lacking in the booby department.
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This is Kururu from Bottle Fairy. Now, THIS is an archetypal loli character. Notice her lack of boobage? Lolis simply cannot have boobies. The two are about as incompatible as a "woman" with no breasts and a penis. (Insert futanari joke here.)
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And by the way, your (prejudiced) thoughts on Chobits weren't really a “review". That paragraph was more like you taking advantage of an opportunity to express your dislike for loli characters.

These are called BOOBIES. Chi clearly has the chest of a girl in her late teens, and it's a well-known fact that loli characters are severely lacking in the booby department.
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This is Kururu from Bottle Fairy. Now, THIS is an archetypal loli character. Notice her lack of boobage? Lolis simply cannot have boobies. The two are about as incompatible as a "woman" with no breasts and a penis. (Insert futanari joke here.)

Hey, if even the jailbait says so, it must be true. Though for the record, Armstrong doesn't wear glasses, so you can't really be sure about Ohno's stance there (though you're probably right)

Most of what you say is true (although I think you overstress the supposed shock value), but it's also one of the best-written anime series I've ever seen. Totally uncompromising, totally believable, and highly emotional. I'd strongly recommend it to anyone who thinks they could handle a truly great story of forbidden love that just happens to be about incest. (Although I'll admit I wouldn't feel right recommending it to my sister who occasionally watches anime. )

I'm not blind to what you folks are saying, but you need to look at it from the viewpoint of non-anime fans. To most Americans who are not intimately familiar with anime, these are pictures of children.

You folks need to take a step back, remove the rose colored glasses, let your eyes become accustomed to normal light levels and then take another look. The issue isn't so much about what is considered loli as what is considered mainstream, and Chobits is hardly mainstream in the eyes of most Americans, regardless of what name you choose to give it.

To most Americans who are not intimately familiar with anime, these are pictures of children. The fact that you can point to the chest and see something doesn't really change that.