The life after 4 years of the man who spent 400 million married a virtual wife

In 2018, 35-year-old Akihiko Kondo spent 2 million yen (VND 407 million) to have a wedding with Hatsune Miku, a very famous virtual singer in Japan. Miku is 16 years old, sculpted with big round eyes and two long turquoise braids.

The wedding was held in Tokyo with about 40 guests. The bride is represented by a Hatsune Miku stuffed doll to enter the ceremony with the groom.

Although the marriage was not legally recognized, Kondo didn’t mind. Kondo isn’t the only one to marry a virtual wife, and Gatebox, the company that makes Miku’s hologram projector, has issued more than 3,700 certificates for “cross-space” marriages.

While many people consider the marriage to be crazy, Kondo considers himself to be an ordinary married man who is woken up every morning by his wife and sent to work. Before leaving work, he also called his wife to inform him that he was coming home from work. Every night, Kondo sleeps with a version of the doll with whom he celebrated the wedding, in the doll’s hand is a wedding ring that fits around his left wrist.

Kondo purchased a device for $2,800 developed by Gatebox that projects a moving hologram of Hatsune Miku, allowing Kondo to interact and have simple conversations with her, such as saying “good morning.” and say hello when he comes home. Through Gatebox, Kondo has made his interactions with Miku feel authentic and complete, but unfortunately, with Gatebox services down, this means that Kondo will no longer be able to speak. talk to his wife. “I held the wedding ceremony because I thought I could be with her forever,” he said regretfully. However, Kondon insists that his love for Miku has not changed.

Currently, Kondo lives with his wife Miku life-size doll, he still maintains the habit of saying “Good morning” and “See you soon” to his wife when going out. When he ate dinner, he let his wife sit across from him, and when using the computer, he put her in the back to feel watched.

Kondo is a young cartoon addict who has had bad dating experiences with other women. They even told him straight in the face: “Go die, weirdo!”. While at work, Kondo is bullied by a female colleague, causing him a nervous breakdown and he is determined never to get married.

All that changed when he met Hatsune Miku. He was attracted by her clear voice. “I stayed in my room 24 hours a day and watched videos of Miku,” he recalls. He listened to Miku’s songs as lullabies and was able to sleep soundly. With this emotional support, he was able to get out again and start working.

Cases like Kondo’s are called “Fictosexuality,” a term that refers to feelings of love, passion, or sexual desire with a fictional character in a book or movie instead of a real person.

Since his wedding, Kondo’s world has expanded rapidly. He received several invitations from a university to talk about the world of manga and anime and the mental and physical effects of doing so. get married with a virtual character.

Huong Dung (Synthetic)