If you liked
Chobits
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...then you might like
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
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If you like AI and emotional computers ! Chobits is softer and lighter, more SoL than sci-fi at times. However, their themes are super similar. These animes present a really robotic MC that needs to understand what they really are. Persocom (Chobits) and Artilects (Vivy) are great humanoid robots because they both aren't made perfectly human : They are multipurpose but they have limitations, they have retractable cables, technical issues, and they are relatively fragile. They don't talk and act like a human-shaped human, but like what they actually are, robots with an LLM in it, so they are "realistic" and understandable. Artistically and culturally, Chobits is outdated (if you like retro) and Vivy is cutting-edge (hard scifi), but that's not the real difference : Persocom are consumer-oriented Artilects (with counterexamples). Vivy nearly only ever talks to other Artilects while Chii actually lives with humans. They are both a tad isolated but don't feel bad because of their programming. These facts change as the story progresses. As a result, these stories complement each other completely, with few characters to leave room for actual questioning! Be warned both stories progress more slowly in the first half, and change significantly after.
If you liked
Steins;Gate
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...then you might like
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
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Main character isn't that eager to save the world until they are. Except saving the world is hard, and necessitates sacrifices. Is it impossible because of fatality or can they change their timeline ? They are relatively hard scifi : The plot deals correctly with AI (for SG:0) and time travel, in varying proportions. Use the same "consciousness is just memory" for diverse uses. Because of their length, SG develops the characters far better but more slowly (dialogue-oriented) while Vivy is far more action-oriented and denser plot-wise. Art is on the same level (for their period) and great soundtrack. The setting is oriented toward pop-culture (idols for Vivy and otaku for SG) Finally, same scenarist I think.