Would you marry your perfect virtual partner? How is the boy who married Hatsune now

In 2018, something happened in Japan's anime and gaming scene that made a splash around the world.

A Japanese boy who likes the fictional character Hatsune Miku so much that he marries her;

Even if she spends all her savings, she wants to spend the rest of her life with the "world's first princess".

The boy's name is Hihiko Kondo

Kondo and Hatsune were married in November 2018.

Subsequently, there has been a heated discussion on the Internet, which has also refreshed many people's views on...

The wedding, attended by only 39 people and refused by family members, was in full public view;

Mr. Kondo held a scallion in one hand as a flower ball;

In the other hand, holding the bride in the wedding dress into the wedding...

Using Vocaloid technology at the time, he took the oath with Hatsune.

None of the traditional processes have been lost

Put on the wedding ring and kiss the bride...

Here's a little detail:

There were 39 people present,

In Japanese, three and nine, or Hatsune Miku's name, is Miku

It was so outrageous that the Internet exploded immediately after the wedding.

A lot of people thought this guy was crazy,

But Kondo himself says he's pretty serious.

It took six months to prepare for this wedding alone;

It cost him $18,000, almost all of his savings.

However, this wedding did not get everyone's blessing at that time.

Spread on the Internet, Kondo was the net storm;

Both non-quadrans and Hatsune Miku fans chose to attack Kondo.

People who don't know Hatsune directly refer to Kondo as a "pervert otaku,"

Those who know Hatsune feel that Kondo has tarnished their virtual idol.

There were even death threats against Kondo at the time, saying:

If they saw him in the street, they would beat him to death in the street...

But Kondo was unimpressed. And even said to the public,

He will give Hatsune happiness...

Some of you might wonder at this;

Is it legal to marry a virtual character?

The marriage was not legal;

Even though Kondo had a marriage certificate made for the occasion.

Gatebox, a technology company in Japan

I launched a product for nerds.

Users can make their favorite avatar, using holographic projection technology,

Living in a box that looks like a coffee machine.

You can have simple communication with the characters in the box,

Even when you are out of the house, you can contact her by cell phone.

Such as "good morning", "hard work", "good night",

Or ask her to wake you up every day...

You can even tell her to do functional commands like turn on and off lights,

It can be said to greatly satisfy those who live alone;

Give them a warm company when they get home.

It was a company called Gatebox that discovered a need.

Then they came out with --

"Marry your favorite meta-character" service.

Users fill out a completed application form and get a "marriage license."

Kondo paid $1,300 for the service.

According to the data of Gatebox,

He was the 3,708th man...

This Gatebox device can be said to meet Kondo's need to communicate with his "wife".

Later, the Japanese news media even conducted special interviews about it.

Only then did people realize that Kondo's past was not so good...

Kondo has been an otaku since he was a child.

Because of the frequent stay-at-home relationship, he was isolated by other students at school;

To the high school, but also by the class of girls criticized: long too obscene......

Until stepping into social work, Kondo is still subjected to female boss workplace bullying.

This, in turn, makes him less interested in real women;

But also give up the idea of ever wanting to fall in love.

Kondo then resigned;

And began to depression, the whole person lost hope in life.

Until 2008, when a virtual Gohime called Hatsune Miku came out,

It went viral all over Japan.

Today, Kondo regularly shares her life with Hatsune on social media;

The kind of Kondo who ignores all questions from the outside world and completely enjoys her own life,

Also therefore made a lot of like-minded friends.

I can see that he has gradually come out of the haze and started to return to a normal life

So finally, I have a question for you:

If, one day, technology matures and avatars interact with you almost as if they were real people.

Would you choose to spend the rest of your life with a virtual character?