CHOBOT (ちょボット, Chobotto), is a robot character that was created by Sanrio in collaboration with Yahoo! Japan to promote their children's website, Yahoo! Kids. CHOBOT debuted in 2004.
During the design process, Yahoo! wanted Sanrio to aim for a character that both boys and girls would like equally. Sanrio's design team proposed around 20 characters, from which CHOBOT was chosen due to his neutral and cool image. They also came up with a girlfriend for CHOBOT, named "Pyokotan", and "Sunagimo-san", who is neither a cat nor a dog. The characters appeared in flash games and animations on the website.
CHOBOT is 9 years old. He's energetic and loves fun things. He describes himself as "a little strange", but he's actually a soft-spoken person. His hobby is solo travel. His body is shaped like a cube. He has round blue hands and feet, a cone topped with a white sphere on top of the head, and light blue oval eyes.
Ranking in the Sanrio Character Ranking
- 2015: 68th place
- 2016: 95th place (86th in Nade Time Ranking)
- 2017: 81st place
- Did not participate in the 2018 rankings.
- 2019: 72nd place
- 2020: 73rd place
- 2021: 78th place
- No participations since 2022.
Gallery
References
- CHOBOT Ranking on SanrioCharacterRanking.com via Archive.org (2016)
- What! It was Sanrio? The origins of Yahoo! Kids' "Chobot" (article, withnews.jp)