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‘Fictosexual’ Guy Who Married Hologram Bride Now Says He’s Unable To Bond With Her
Miku isn’t real, but his feelings are.
Akihiko Kondo’s relationship with a fictional, computer-synthesized pop singer has hit a roadblock. Airing his frustration, the 38-Year-Old claims he no longer speaks with his bride, Hatsune Miku, due to a technological hurdle. He also shared he’s unable to bond with Miku but is still in love.
Kondo, who identifies as Fictosexual, spent $17,300 on their wedding, but his family was not in attendance.
He dated Miku, depicted in pop culture as a 16-Year-Old with turquoise hair, for a decade before they tied the knot in 2018. “My love for Miku hasn’t changed. I held the wedding ceremony because I thought I could be with her forever,” Kondo, according to the Japanese newspaper Mainichi, insisted. While some relationships are just for kicks, it isn’t such for Kondo, who claimed he knew a human partner wasn’t for him.
Miku was created as a synthesized voice using Yamaha’s Vocaloid technology. She entered mainstream media as a human but fictionalized character in Manga, anime series, and video games.
While she eventually became prominent enough to tour with the likes of Lady Gaga on her 2014 Artpop Ball Tour, Miku has also helped Kondo with his depression. When they tied the knot, Kondo had said of the two reasons he had a wedding publicly to BBC: “The first one is to prove my love to Miku. The second one is there are many young otaku people like me falling in love with anime characters. I want to show the world that I support them”
Mirror reported Kondo is far from the only person in the world in a relationship with a character. Thousands of Fictosexual people in Japan have started unofficial relationships with numerous fictitious figures.
However, Kondo acknowledges his relationship might be odd and understands Miku isn’t a real person. It doesn’t change his feelings, and since falling in love with her in 2008, he was only able to interact with Miku for the first time in 2017, thanks to a Gatebox, a $1300 machine that allowed device owners to interact with characters via holograms and even unofficially marries them.
But now, his marriage took a turn when support for Gatebox software was eliminated, meaning he could no longer speak to his wife, Miku.
