- 【Preface】
Will you marry a virtual character?
On November 4, 2018, a "special" wedding was held in a certain place in Japan, why is it a "special wedding"?
Mainly because the protagonist of the wedding is a normal male and a virtual character, yes, the bride is a virtual character.
The wedding was very grand, with a total of 39 guests attending the wedding on the day, including two parliamentarians.
With the blessing of everyone, the groom in the dress came out holding the bride in the wedding dress, and the wedding was held perfectly. After getting married, the man and the virtual character officially entered married life.
It seems that everyone is witnessing this "cross-dimensional" marriage, but the news in 2020 has lifted the hearts of many people. The reason is that the man and his wife have been married for less than two years, but the wife has "stopped serving", to which the man's wife gave the answer of "can not connect".
So, what's going on here? Now that two years have passed, how has this made the man's life?
Today, we come to approach the "special" love between this "interdimensional" couple...
- Kazuhiko Kondo Hatsune Mirai
The protagonists of the "interdimensional" couple are 36-year-old Akihiko Kondo and the fictional character Hatsune Mirai.
Many people may not know about the future of the virtual character Hatsune, which was developed by Crypton Future Media in 2007 based on Yamaha's Vocaloid series of speech synthesis programs.
The designers set Hatsune Mirai's age to 16 years old, height to 158 cm, weight to 42 kg, and she sampled the sound source data of Japanese voice actress Fujita, it can be said that Hatsune Mirai is a typical cute girl image.
As soon as Hatsune Mirai was listed, it was widely welcomed and loved by all the otaku men, and as a "virtual singer", in terms of music, Hatsune Mirai has her unique style.
She is the world's first virtual idol to use holographic projection technology to hold a concert, many people say that she is a miracle in the music industry, the debut of the "Song of Throwing Onions" is even more praised as a miracle, her fans are affectionately called her: "The World's First Princess Highness".
Regarding the combination of Kondo Akihiko and Hatsune's future, we must start with Kondo Akihiko's own experience.
Akihiko Kondo is an "otaku" who does not like to socialize and likes to stay at home to relieve his loneliness. From the time he started school, Kondo knew he wasn't a boy who was popular with girls.
Therefore, he never had the luxury of having his own love, marriage, but after meeting Hatsune Mirai, everything seems to change, as the saying goes "Just because it's you, I changed everything I have".
When Kondo was in his twenties, he had just stepped out of school and into society. Although he has no social experience, he knows that he must be polite in the face of his predecessors. Therefore, once when Kondo Akihiko went to the printer to print files, he saw that there were two female colleagues in the printer, and these two female colleagues fast-forwarded to the company earlier than him, and out of courtesy, Kondo Akihiko took the initiative to greet them.
To Kondo's surprise, his courtesy did not return the respect of others, but on the contrary, he exchanged insults and humiliation from this person.
As soon as Kondo finished greeting, one of the female colleagues yelled angrily at Kondo, "Don't look at us, you're really disgusting." ”
Hearing this, Kondo's face instantly turned white, and he tried to open his mouth to say something, but found that he could not say anything. The two female colleagues were still mocking him, and after this incident, Kondo's self-esteem and personality were greatly impacted.
In the ensuing time, Kondo fell into deep self-doubt, which made the already unconfident him even more unconfident, and he was like a bird of fright, stretching himself to death every day.
He began to become afraid of women, did not even dare to talk to women, and even his work status was greatly affected, he could not even eat, and within a few days, he had lost a lot of weight.
And Kondo's state was also in the eyes of his superiors, for which time later, Kondo was suspended.
After being suspended, Kondo's self-esteem was once again severely damaged, and he became more afraid to go out and could only stay at home all day, and it was at this time that Kondo met Hatsune Mirai.
Shuttling himself at home, Kondo began to get involved with anime, manga, and online games, and he spent his days immersed in the ocean of the second dimension.
When he overheard hatsune Mirai singing "Miracle Paint" once, Kondo felt completely saved, and Hatsune Mirai's beautiful singing voice fascinated him.
After listening to the song, Kondo was shocked, and then he rushed to the Internet to check the singer of the song, that is, Hatsune Mirai news.
After learning about Hatsune Mirai, Kondo Akihiko fell into a frenzy, listening to Hatsune Mirai music 24 hours a day, and Hatsune Mirai's singing voice accompanied Kondo to sleep every day and accompanied him to get up.
After a while, Kondo felt as if his soul had been healed. Later, he regained his strength, bravely stepped out of the house, and began to look for new jobs and meet more people.
Kondo Akihiko once made it public: "With Hatsune, I can sleep peacefully." It was with her that my wounds were healed and I had the courage to work. ”
Many people, after learning of the acquaintance of Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai, have lamented the fate, but no one expected that Kondo Akihiko would be moved...
- Fall in love with virtual characters
From the moment he came into contact with Hatsune Mirai, Kondo became obsessed with her, and he bought a variety of Hatsune dolls and used her as his spiritual sustenance.
Akihiko Kondo treats Hatsune Mirai like his girlfriend, he will say goodnight and good morning to her every day, they watch movies together, And Akihiko Kondo often takes Hatsune Mirai on a tour, sends her flowers, and celebrates her birthday.
Apparently, Hatsune Mirai became an indispensable presence in Kondo's life.
But will such feelings really bear fruit? In the eyes of most people, the answer to this question should be no, after all, feelings are not a one-person affair, let alone this kind of cross-racial feelings.
But Kondo persevered, and this persistence lasted for nearly 10 years. During these 10 years, most of the things in the family were related to Hatsune Mirai, and Kondo's love for Hatsune's future has never diminished. It wasn't until 2017 that the relationship between Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai changed again.
In 2017, the birth of Gatebox's new technology made the relationship between Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai take a qualitative leap again.
Using Gatebox holographic projection technology, a stereoscopic Hatsune Future can be projected, and through AI technology, Hatsune Mirai can even have undifferentiated dialogue with users.
As soon as this news was announced, countless people who loved Hatsune's future instantly boiled over. But the price is very high, a Gatebox holographic projection even reached $1300, but even so, Kondo still did not hesitate to choose to pay.
From then on, Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai could communicate face-to-face, and anyone familiar with Kondo knew that he liked Hatsune Mirai very much, but no one knew that Kondo would make that decision.
One day in 2018, Akihiko Kondo proposed to Hatsune Mirai, saying, "Hatsune, I love you, let's get married!" ”
To his surprise, Hatsune Mirai actually replied to him: "I hope you will cherish me!" ”
Hearing Hatsune Mirai's answer, Kondo was overjoyed, and then he began to prepare for his wedding to Hatsune Mirai.
When Kondo told the people around him about it, everyone didn't understand why he made such a choice, and some people even thought he was joking.
But Kondo used his actions to tell others that he was not joking, that he was serious.
The whole wedding Kondo Akihiko prepared for half a year, every place was carefully arranged by him, Hatsune Mirai wedding dress was made by Haruka Mirai, Who is considered the "mother" of Hatsune Mirai, spending 2 million yen (about 100,000 yuan) before and after.
In addition to the wedding dress at the wedding, Mirai Haruka also specially made more than ten beautiful clothes, and when talking about Kondo Akihiko's "son-in-law", Mirai Haruka is obviously very satisfied.
She smiled and closed her mouth, and said happily, "I think he is a good son-in-law, and I think it is very good for Hatsune to marry such a good young man." ”
Many people spontaneously sent blessings after learning about Kondo Akihiko and Hatsune's future experiences, but many people did not agree with the marriage, such as Kondo's mother.
Kondo's mother did not approve of her son's marriage, and she could not understand her son's choice, but Kondo was still very determined.
The marriage between Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai was not smooth sailing, and in addition to the opposition of his family, because his marriage partner was not a normal "person", he encountered many problems in many ways.
For example, the wedding venue, when looking for a wedding venue, did not go smoothly, but with the efforts of Kondo Akihiko, everything was finally solved.
With the passage of time, it was finally time for the two to get married.
- 【Wife "stop service"】
On November 4, 2018, a special wedding took place in a hotel.
The wedding was very grand, costing a total of 2 million yen, about 100,000 yuan, and there were 39 guests in attendance, but there were no relatives of Akihiko Kondo inside.
Kondo's mother didn't think it was something to celebrate, so she refused to attend the wedding.
At the wedding scene, Kondo Akihiko wore a white dress and carried a doll-sized wedding dress to Hatsune Mirai and walked into the wedding hall with music.
Swearing an oath, kissing the bride, exchanging rings, cutting cakes... Every step involved Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai, who gave Hatsune Mirai a perfect wedding without regrets.
In order to prove the validity of his marriage with Hatsune Mirai, Kondo Akihiko also applied for a marriage certificate for a cross-dimensional wedding recognized by Gatebox.
After getting married, Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune lived a peaceful and happy life, saying good morning and good night to each other every day.
Before Kondo went out to work, Hatsune would say softly, "Slow down on the way to work." ”
When you get home from work, Hatsune miyoshi turns on the lights at home and says, "Welcome home." ”
Such a life with "people" waiting for made Kondo feel very satisfied, although there were not many words about hatsune in the future every day, but every day Kondo would talk to her about his day's thoughts and talk to her.
When it's time to go to bed, Hatsune reminds Akihiko Kondo that it's time to sleep, and wakes him up from his dream every morning.
Kondo Akihiko enjoyed his life after marrying Hatsune Mirai, and he once said in public: "I have never been unfaithful to her, I have always loved Miss Hatsune, and I think about her every day." ”
In this way, the days passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye came the first anniversary of the marriage of Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Mirai, and the topic of "Japanese otaku marrying Hatsune Future 1st Anniversary" appeared on Sina Weibo hot search, and the topic was read by hundreds of millions of people, which showed people's attention to this "cross-dimensional" couple.
Even the British BBC TELEVISION station conducted a special interview with Kondo Akihiko, and in the face of outsiders' confusion, Kondo's reaction was very calm, he said seriously: "I know that Hatsune is not a real person, but for me, my feelings for her are true." She can make me smile when I'm with her, and in that sense, she's real. ”
From Kondo's words, you can feel his seriousness about this relationship, and just when everyone thought they would live like this, fate suddenly made a joke to them.
One day in 2020, Kondo communicated with Hatsune Mirai as usual, but instead of hearing Hatsune Mirai's gentle and sweet voice, he replied coldly: "The connection failed." ”
Akihiko Kondo was worried, and after his inquiry, he learned that on March 31, 2020, the Gatebox original machine was discontinued, which means that Kondo could no longer communicate with Hatsune Mirai.
Subsequently, Kondo Akihiko bought a large Hatsune Mirai to accompany him, saying, "I will keep going and waiting for Hatsune to return." ”
Today, Kondo still appears in public with Hatsune Mirai's doll, waiting for Hatsune's future to return again.
Everyone always faces a variety of choices in life, but for everyone the meaning of life is different, for Kondo Akihiko, Hatsune Mirai is like a light, illuminating his life.
Maybe many people don't understand what he did, but for him it was a kind of comfort, a kind of peace of mind, and that's how Kondo would always be so strong.
Isn't there a saying that "if you have a dream, you can be fearless"? What do you think about this?