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From its premise, Karakuri Odette could have easily been just another madcap, sci-fi comedy about a well-meaning but clumsy robot. But I was pleasantly surprised by the gently humorous tone and inventive twists in this shojo manga series. Suzuki could have opted to portray Odette as a mechanical bimbo, but instead created a genuinely likeable teen robot who is more human than she thinks.