Did you know that Hatsune Miku has already been married? Many anime and game fans would like their favorite characters to be real. Perhaps to be friends, learn something, or even to have a relationship.
It is not very uncommon to hear people who say they are in love with fictional characters. In a way, this is nothing more than mere dreams of people, or is it not? Perhaps you have already heard the term waifu.
Waifu is a very popular term used among Otakus that literally means wife. And this guy we're going to talk about in the article really took that term seriously.
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The dream of marrying Hatsune Miku
Akihiko Kondo, a 35-year-old Japanese man, had his dream wedding. On November 4, 2018, he married Hatsune Miku, the world's most famous holographic singer from Japan.
There was even a ceremony in Tokyo attended by 40 guests. Among these guests was even a member of the Japanese Parliament.
After a lot of frustrations with real women, he decided to fall in love with someone who doesn't let him down. Akihiko said he was in love with the character for more than 10 years, he even said he never betrayed her.
But even with so much love, the family never approved of such romance. So much so that on the day of the ceremony Akihiko's mother was not present, and no other relatives.
Akihiko says that his mother said that such a ceremony was not something worth celebrating. Still, he continued with his idea. After much preparation a ceremony was held for the wedding.
The reality of marriage with miku
About 2 million yen were spent, almost 70 thousand reais, for the wedding to take place in Tokyo, in a rented place. The “bride” appeared at the ceremony in the form of a plush toy, with a wedding ring on her arm.
The company Gatebox that produces the holograms of Miku issued a symbolic marriage certificate. In this certificate, the company stated that its union transcended dimensions. Indeed, the marriage was not recognized by the state.
Interestingly, the company has already issued around 3700 marriage certificates like this to other “couples”. Akihiko's parents hope he will someday have a real marriage, with a real person.
But in an interview Akihiko stated that this will never happen. He lives with a Hatsune Miku hologram, and sleeps with her plushie every night. He added: “I believe we should consider all kinds of love and all kinds of happiness.”
I wonder how many people must have the same character's marriage certificate. Miku must be married to several guys, and probably the Gatebox company must be rich just with these certificates and selling their products.
What did you think of it? Would you marry an anime or game character?