A fictional Japanese man who married a 2D virtual character in 2018 can no longer talk to his wife. A report by Mainichi stated that Akihiko Kondo made headlines after marrying Hatsune Miku, a vocaloid who had blue hair. However, after four years of their marriage, he can no longer interact with her as the voice service startup ended it in 2020. The company used to project a 3D hologram of Miku into a cylinder and Kondo could interact with it. artificial intelligence. They used to wish each other ‘good morning’ and when he went out she would say ‘see you later’.
The company has now terminated the service saying that the limited model had run its course. However, Kondo maintains that his love for Miku remains unchanged. Miku is a digital popstar who performed with Lady Gaga during her tours in Japan. Kondo says that her voice helped her overcome a severe period of depression in which she was bullied. A few years later, his father passed away, and Kond found solace in Miku’s company.
According to an AFP report, none of Kondo’s relatives attended her wedding to Miku – with an animated 16-year-old saucer and long aquamarine pigtails – but it did cost her two million yen ($17,600) to formally did not stop. Ceremony at Tokyo Hall.
About 40 guests watched as he tied the knot with Miku, who was present in the form of a cat-shaped stuffed doll. “I’ve never betrayed him, I’ve always loved Miku-san,” he said, using an honorific usually employed by friends in Japan. “I’m thinking about him every day,” she told AFP a week after the wedding. Since March, Kondo has been living with a moving, talking hologram of Miku that floats across the $2,800 desktop device. “I love the whole concept of Hatsune Miku, but I’m married to the Miku of my house,” he said, looking at the flashing blue image in a capsule.
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