{"id":1456621,"date":"2022-04-28T10:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456621"},"modified":"2022-04-28T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:45:20","slug":"fictosexual-man-who-married-16-year-old-hologram-cant-communicate-with-her-after-software-support-eliminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fictosexual-man-who-married-16-year-old-hologram-cant-communicate-with-her-after-software-support-eliminated\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fictosexual\u2019 Man Who Married 16-Year-Old Hologram Can\u2019t Communicate With Her After Software Support Eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffictosexual-man-who-married-16-year-old-hologram-cant-communicate-with-her-after-software-support-eliminated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1456621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Hatsune-Milku-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A \u201cfictosexual\u201d man can no longer communicate with his \u201cwife\u201d of four years. Akihiko Kondo, a 38-year-old Japanese man, wed a holographic image of the blue-haired anime character Hatsune Miku in 2018. The character is described as 16 years old, the New York Post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/26\/fictosexual-man-married-hologram-bride-now-struggles-to-bond\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kondo fell in love with the character in 2008 after he became ostracized from his peers following intense bullying at work. Technology made it possible for the anime fan to interact with her beginning in 2017 thanks to a Gatebox machine. This $1,300 device allows users to interact with characters using holograms. This was also how Kondo was able to \u201cmarry\u201d the object of his affection.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It doesn\u2019t matter if you understand this relationship. It only matters if this Otaku man is happy. Otaku is a person who is a manga and tech fan. Good luck to him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDI14bB95b\">https:\/\/t.co\/NDI14bB95b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/genesimmons\/status\/1519317274544513025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Recently, software support for the Gatebox technology was eliminated, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newshub.co.nz\/home\/lifestyle\/2022\/04\/japanese-man-who-married-fictional-character-wants-to-raise-awareness-for-fictosexuals.html\"><span>Newshub<\/span><\/a><span>. Kondo reacted by saying, \u201cMy love for Miku hasn\u2019t changed. \u2026 I held the wedding ceremony because I thought I could be with her forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 38-year-old also discussed how he carries around a life-sized version of Hatsune now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fictionalized character is popular in Manga, anime, and video games, and she even went on tour with Lady Gaga during her 2014 Artpop Ball tour, the Post reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, Kondo became acquainted with her after being ostracized at work by two female co-workers who bullied him. He quit his job, and then \u201cstayed in my room for 24 hours a day, and watched videos of Miku the whole time,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/articles\/20220111\/p2a\/00m\/0li\/028000c\"><span>told<\/span><\/a><span> Japanese newspaper Mainichi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kondo says he then fell in love with the fictional character and spent 2 million yen (the equivalent of $17,300) on a wedding. His family did not attend, but other fictosexuals he connected with online did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere are two reasons why I had a wedding publicly,\u201d he told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/stories-49343280\"><span>BBC<\/span><\/a><span> at the time. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In general, the 38-year-old wants to raise awareness about his condition, which is why he\u2019s telling his story publicly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefocus.news\/lifestyle\/fictosexual-flag\/\">TheFocus<\/a>, \u201cfictosexual is also an umbrella term that encompasses a list of other identities including more specific attractions such as novel\/visual characters (booklosexual) and vampire-related characters (tobousexual).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They fall under the asexual spectrum because they\u2019re not attracted to people. Unsurprisingly, this group has their own version of the pride flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fictosexual flag from the LGBTA wiki: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fHrhMVy9Ys\">pic.twitter.com\/fHrhMVy9Ys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udd0f\ud835\udd1e\ud835\udd2b\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd1e \ud835\udd08\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd34\ud835\udd36\ud835\udd2b \ud83d\udd6e\ud83d\udd89 (@LanoraEirwyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanoraEirwyn\/status\/1442817981210312706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The black and gray stripes \u201creflect lack of attraction to real-life individuals, while the central purple stripe represents sexual attraction and fictosexuality\u2019s tie to the asexual spectrum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, the pink circle is said to represent a \u201cportal into the fictional world.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cfictosexual\u201d man can no longer communicate with his \u201cwife\u201d of four years. 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