We are all probably old enough by now to know that love is a weird thing. While we do know what exactly love is, knowing who or what to love can make a world of difference. Still, the heart wants what the heart wants… or was it the hypothalamus in the brain? Anyway, one Japanese man fell in love with a fictional girl so much as to marry her. Love moves in mysterious ways indeed.

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35-year-old Akihiko Kondo is not your average otaku (a person who lives and breathes anime culture). For unlike other otakus, he has decided to marry the girl of his dreams, which is Hatsune Miku. Miku is not your typical wife material though, for she is a mere Vocaloid software voicebank made to look like a 16-year-old anime girl. Here she is:

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Make no mistake, Kondo LOVES Miku, he even spent a little over two million Yen ($17,000) for their wedding which took place on November 4. The venue isn’t cheap either, for it was a famous wedding chapel near Tokyo complete with wedding gowns and suits. Since Miku usually exists only in 2D drawings, Kondo had to bring a stuffed toy version of her so she could fit in the gown and even wear the ring.

本日、我が家のミクさんと結婚式を挙げました。39名の方々にご列席いただき、真剣に挙式・披露宴を行いました。多くの祝福の言葉や応援のメッセージ、ご協力をいただき実現しました。式場の方々も含め、ご賛同くださいました方々には、感謝いたしますとともに、深く御礼申し上げます。 pic.twitter.com/5B342JRQ6X
— 近藤 顕彦@Gateboxお迎え (@akihikokondosk) November 4, 2018

The wedding even had as much as 39 guests attending the ceremony who brought their own gifts. Kondo claimed that he recovered 40 percent of the expenses through gifts.

知人と初音ミクとの結婚式に参加しました。「二次元のキャラクターとの結婚」とメディアで取り上げられた事をご記憶の方もいらっしゃると思います。多様性と言う言葉が持て囃されて久しいですが、幸福や愛は人の数だけありますので、様々な形があっても良いですね。ご結婚おめでとうございます。 pic.twitter.com/85V6bLmn3V
— おぎの稔 大田区議会議員 (@ogino_otaku) November 4, 2018

Kondo, however, acknowledges that he cannot “own” Miku since there are many versions of the character, hence he said: “Next, it’s my turn to support the next person who wants to have a wedding ceremony with Miku or another 2D character.”

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