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Jan 11, 2022 · Akihiko Kondo, who lives with the character Hatsune Miku, poses with a life-size model of her in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2021. He says his world has expanded following the ceremony he held to mark his...
Aug 16, 2019 · Akihiko Kondo wakes up every day to the sound of his wife's voice. She calls him from across the room in her high-pitched, girlish, sing-song voice. She dances and swirls around, urging him to...
Aug 16, 2019 · An increasing number of otaku now say they have fallen in love with anime characters and given up on the idea of real-world romance, reports the BBC's Stephanie Hegarty. Akihiko Kondo wakes...
Apr 24, 2022 · He has friends and a steady job and wears a suit and tie to work. There’s just one exception: Mr. Kondo is married to a fictional character. His beloved, Hatsune Miku, is a turquoise-haired ...
Nov 14, 2018 · That’s exactly what happened this week, when a man named Akihiko Kondo “married” a desktop hologram of an anime character called “Hatsune Miku.” Miku isn’t real. She’s a cartoon character who’s...
Apr 25, 2022 · Akihiko Kondo at home in Tokyo with a life-size doll of Hatsune Miku, the virtual pop star he married in 2018, on March 17. Kondo and thousands of others are in devoted fictional relationships,...
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May 18, 2023 · Kondo was a fifth-grader in elementary school when he first fell in love with a fictional character--a “cute” one he saw in a video game. He became hooked on anime when he was a third-year ...
