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'Fictosexual' Japanese Man Who Married Virtual Singer Can't Speak to Her Anymore - Reports

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Akihiko Kondo, a Japanese civil servant who married virtual pop-idol Miku Hatzune, is facing a major relationship issue, as he can no longer speak with his holographic wife.The man, who identifies as a "fictosexual" (meaning he is attracted towards fictional characters) fell in love with the cyan-hair animated girl back in 2008.He was her fan for many years, until 2017, when the Gatebox communication device was released. It allowed users to have discussions with holograhic characters, so Akihiko decided to start a serious relationship with Miku. The man stressed he knows she is fictional, but stated he loved her anyway, and in 2018 he even held a wedding with her, spending 2 million yen (around $17,300) on the ceremony.After software support for Gatebox was terminated, Akihiko lost the opportunity to speak to his "spouse". However, he remains optimistic about their family life.

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'Fictosexual' Japanese Man Who Married Virtual Singer Can't Speak to Her Anymore - Reports

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© AFP 2023 / BEHROUZ MEHRIIn this photograph taken on November 10, 2018 Japanese Akihiko Kondo poses next to a hologram of Japanese virtual reality singer Hatsune Miku as he holds the doll version of her at his apartment in Tokyo, a week after marrying her. - Akihiko Kondo, who is an administrator at a school, married to a Japanese virtual reality singer called Hatsune Miku in early November 2018

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2018 Japanese Akihiko Kondo poses next to a hologram of Japanese virtual reality singer Hatsune Miku as he holds the doll version of her at his apartment in Tokyo, a week after marrying her. - Akihiko Kondo, who is an administrator at a school, married to a Japanese virtual reality singer called Hatsune Miku in early November 2018 - Sputnik International, 1920, 28.04.2022

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Vocaloid holographic singers - animated personas, created for synthesised voices, have become a smash hit in Japan and around the world, gaining millions of fans over the past decades. One of the fans was so dedicated, he held a wedding with one of the characters.

Akihiko Kondo, a Japanese civil servant who married virtual pop-idol Miku Hatzune, is facing a major relationship issue, as he can no longer speak with his holographic wife.

The man, who identifies as a "fictosexual" (meaning he is attracted towards fictional characters) fell in love with the cyan-hair animated girl back in 2008.

He was her fan for many years, until 2017, when the Gatebox communication device was released. It allowed users to have discussions with holograhic characters, so Akihiko decided to start a serious relationship with Miku. The man stressed he knows she is fictional, but stated he loved her anyway, and in 2018 he even held a wedding with her, spending 2 million yen (around $17,300) on the ceremony.

© AFP 2023 / BEHROUZ MEHRIIn this photograph taken on November 10, 2018 a doll of Japanese virtual reality singer Hatsune Miku, wearing a wedding ring, lies on the bed of Japanese Akihiko Kondo, at his apartment in Tokyo, a week after their marriage

In this photograph taken on November 10, 2018 a doll of Japanese virtual reality singer Hatsune Miku, wearing a wedding ring, lies on the bed of Japanese Akihiko Kondo, at his apartment in Tokyo, a week after their marriage

After software support for Gatebox was terminated, Akihiko lost the opportunity to speak to his "spouse". However, he remains optimistic about their family life.

"My love for Miku hasn't changed," he told Mainichi, which noted he now carried around a life-size version of Miku. "I held the wedding ceremony because I thought I could be with her forever."