This Hatsune Miku Situation Is Not Looking Good Right Now... 

*_who's your favorite waifu?_*

Honestly the part where he said he'd rather be with a fictional character because she would never get sick, or die, hurt a little bit, because it's a very reasonable fear, and seeing someone you love suffer is legitimately one of the worst things that can happen. I don't know, it's a little sad in a way, because in part he does that so he doesn't get more hurt by real people, but at the same time, if he's really happy like that, I would say continue, and I'm glad he found his ideal partner.

the fact that these people were rejected so much by the society to the point that they could only find love in fictional characters just goes to show how hard people can be

Fun fact: Vocaloid are like barbie dolls. The official age they could have are only the age of the official box art. Many artist portray Miku in many different ways. Sometimes she is a toddler, a kid or teenager and other many times she is an adult woman or a girl of unknown age. Sometimes she is the queen of a kingdom, a salarywoman, a girl of unknown age dissing her boyfriend, a known fashionista. Sometimes she is a zombie, a ghost, a succubus, etc. Sometimes she sound very young, sometimes she has a very deep voice. Miku/vocaloid can be anything. They are there to help voiceless artist to tell stories. Also a common trope in the beginning of the vocaloid fandom was that Miku/Vocaloird were robot dolls waiting for the producer/artist to create a song and design their new outfit and set the age + character they would play. But nowadays, most people who discover Miku, get mad at any explicit song, sung by Miku, and with no suprise, they think that she is either a robot, an hologram, they call the songs "Miku songs" which is a wording that tells a lot, because vocaloid user and people who understand how things works call it "name of the producer song" or "name of the producer ft Vocaloid name". Forgetting that the fandom "made" Miku.

I actually felt kinda sad for the guy when you mentioned that they had to shut down the service for the device and when you said she was replaced with a network error sign, that hit kinda hard for whatever reason.

i mean, he's hurting absolutely no one by doing this. its better than being obsessed to a real person. if he's chillin, so am i yk?

Something outsiders often don't understand is how brutally repressive Japanese culture can be. The reason why the "high school" period of life is so romanticized and fascinating in Japanese pop culture, is for a pretty sad reason: the brief window of time between puberty and adulthood is perceived as the only opportunity Japanese people have to gain some degree of independence and responsibility, but also explore their own personality, feelings, and desires. After that window closes it is expected that people will crush their individuality and assimilate into the group. Unless someone is fortunate enough to be able to build a career in a highly idiosyncratic field, such as art or entertainment, they are expected to disappear entirely into whatever group they find themselves in. This puts tremendous pressure on those who suffer any anxiety over interacting with other people, or those who simply feel the need to express a slightly different personality from whatever is expected of them. Shut-in culture is the result of this oppression. Fixation on the colorful world of pop culture fictions and figures is an understandable desire for escape to a reality in which everything isn't so brutally ground to paste. Note that I wouldn't say this person shouldn't do whatever makes him happy. It is just that there is quite a lot of context behind why you see people develop these feelings so often in Japan, compared to most other places.

This story is the epitome of “do what makes you happy”

At least he knows that she’s not real and doesn’t really get mad at people when they tell him that Good for him

Tbh I like seeing his posts on Instagram, it's just wholesome. The man is living his life and is happy. The fact Miku could change someone's life for the better in this way while "odd" for some is sweet.

This makes me a bit sad. Japanese society forces people to overwork so much that they don't have time to fall in love or create important friendships. So they turn to the next thing that fills that gap of platonic and or romantic relationships which are anime characters.

When you brought up the part about the possibility of many other people also wanting to have relationships with the same fictional character, it reminded me of a time at a convention when someone started freaking out and screaming at an artist that they couldn't be selling merch of a certain character because it's their waifu and other people can't have her. It was a very odd and disturbing situation for security and the con staff.

My first ever figure was Miku, I love her songs quite a bit. I'm happy for this guy to be married to such an amazing fictional character. Hope he keeps that amazing marriage.

Hatsune Miku has been 16 for 15 years. At this point she is a 31 year old woman pretending to be a teenager.

Imagine being bullied and pushed to the point where you no longer want to love real people and go to fictional characters instead. Honestly, I don't blame him. We humans are very awful.

“When we are together she makes me smile. In that sense, she is real.” That hits hard. I wish him the best.

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6:18 Vocaloids don't have anything canon. Vocaloids can actually be anything you want them to be since the creators let's anyone decide any headcanons of the character's. Mainly the characters are supposed to be a certain age but since the characters are nothing but just voice banks, It's up to the fans. Just a small fact I wanna share. Greate video btw.

Honestly if he's happy, he's happy so fair play to him and he has at least some self-awareness ig🤷 lowkey reminds me of the rent-a-gf mangaka who's apprently dating his own character.

imagine being so good at designing a vocaloid that someone married your design

I wanna know what he does for work. His wedding to Miku was really fancy and he had a lot of guests. He has some really impressive collectibles that can’t be cheap. I’m happy for him. He’s not hurting anyone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm Aego AroAce, so I get this guy completely. I'm not fictosexual but close. I have "romantic" or "sexual" attraction toward fictional characters/people. I simply cannot feel stuff for real human people, and I don't want to! (Before anyone says something, I had a real life boyfriend and it was the worst year of my life. I absolutely despise physical contact, and whenever he came with just kissing or holding hands I got very annoyed. Similar to people who don't get fictosexuality, I simply don't understand why anyone wants to be with a real person.) I do enjoy romance/adult stuff, but only if it doesn't involve "me." Sometimes I envision anime characters but most of the time, they are faceless (mostly) humanoid creatures that get into Romance and "stuff". It's just so much more comfortable for me, to live in my fantasy, than dealing with the stress of sharing my already scarce free time with another person. (I maybe could live with another ace person who isn't into adult stuff, and has similar hobbies than me, but I'm also aro, so I'm not even looking for a relationship.) But hey, as long as it isn't hurting anyone, it's fine in my books. If these people want to marry dolls/pillows/fictional characters, let them. I'm not judging other people if they want to be in a relationship with other real people, and I'm also not judging people who want to marry fictional characters.

I'm curious how he feels about what the NSFW community has done with Hatsune Miku. Like does he satisfy himself to that stuff or does it absolutely upset him? Like any artist out there can do anything they want with the character and label it fan art or parody. Does he consider it that as well and what does he consider canon about Hatsune Miku? does he have his own narrative built in his head or does he rely on the creator's canon for his "wife's" back story and such? All I have are more questions! lol

A lifesize holographic device, you say? 👁👄👁 Time to make Sephiroth my husbando...

I do think that it is not rare for people in Japan have that kinda of relationship. It is either because they are bullied in their workspace or their lives are in miserable. I know that their coping mechanism is weird but I do think that as long as they are treating fine and not causing harm to anyone. Then it's ok.

For how weird it is, this story is a pretty sweet one. The marriage holds strong even through the worst of times and there's hope that it can be on the rise again.

Whatever makes ya happy. If your not hurting anyone or doing anything illegal I say you do you

as long as hes not hurting actual ppl its fine on what fictional characters he gets with. i kind of sympathise with the man too. its hard to find true love. it sucks knowing ppl irl dont desire you and you will never find someone, so you turn to non-existent things such as drawings to feel less lonely

An Italian playwrighter named Pirandello often talked about how every human wears an imaginary, unmovable and everlasting mask. You will always play a character when interacting with others, while never showing your true self to anyone. None will ever truly understand your feelings and thoughts more than you. You are cursed to be alone even if you try to connect with someone. I think Akihito is going to be fine.

The only reason I know what’s happening around the world is because I watch your videos.

This makes me kind of sad. A wonderful part of relationships, romantic or platonic, is finding someone who can learn or try to understand you, experience the darkest and most beautiful parts of existence and communicate through them. A part of the journey is trial and error and someone who can’t truly celebrate your wins and talk and support you through your loses, seems pretty lonely. This seems like a coping mechanism for mental health problems or crippling anxieties. I will say his feelings seem pretty pure though.

Dang, Miku has been 16 for 15 years now... I was 7 or 8 when she came out! My favourite anime character that I was obsessed with back when I was like 12, was Nura Rikuo. And we we're the same age... At least I thought until I looked up when the series came out and realized he would actually be like 3 years older lol. Sometimes I wonder years after the manga ended, "What he up to now? Collage?... World domination!?" I hate how fiction characters don't age, they make me feel old XD

He fully knows that Miku isn't real, it's simply that the idea itself makes him happy. He's found peace and happiness in a non-destructive/violent way and is living his life how he wants to in his own way. I'd be more concern if he was willing to kill people for being a fan of Miku, or trying to control how people portray her like in many other cases, but he isn't. Just vibing in this endless space of possibilities, in a way that makes him satisfied with his life, it could be better in many ways, but he's happy anyways. I think I'd much rather live satisfied with what made me happy, rather than go on miserable thinking about what it could have been.

Sounds like a black mirror episode

aegofictosexual/romantic here as well, really happy to see that people aren't being judgemental in this comment section n acknowledging that if he's happy, he understands himself and his situation and he doesn't bother or infringe upon anybody that's all that matters !

Dude actually followed me on twitter. talked to him for a bit. he's a pretty chill well rounded dude. He is into an anime character living his life bothering not a single soul. I say let him do him.

I've been a Vocaloid fan 5-6 years now and I've been following Mr. Ahiko on and off since he got married to Miku. I remember hearing that he had experienced a lot of work place bullying and Miku really helped him with that. The thing that amazed me the most is the life sized Miku doll, I've never seen/heard of it before! (and I used to be a vocaloid merch fanatic lol) But I'm glad you weren't to harsh on him. Great video

Respect for this man lmao I have many husbandos myself

I almost forgot this happened.

not mocking him or anything, but i was immediately reminded of that one penguin who fell in love with a (cardboard cutout of) an anime character

0:21 seconds in your already throwing shade at Polar😂😂

I feel like you’re trying so hard not to laugh throughout the video 💀

honestly the way things are going with real life relationships, i'm not surprised people are turning to stuff like this. trust, loyalty, commitment etc. are damn near impossible to find nowadays and it's just becoming not worth it. however, in this kind of scenario, you can have a relationship with a character you've always been incredibly fond of and knowing that the only thing that could come between you and them is, if they're part of that Gatebox thing, power/server going down or you yourself die. people can give you wierd looks all they like, it doesn't change you're feelings in any way nor does it affect your life. you do you.

Okay, but Miku isn’t canonically married. It’s not the same Miku, it’s his own version.

aside from the bizarreness of it all your way of interpreting this situations made this story really wholesome and heart warming

Holograms have come so far.. One day these fictional characters are gonna become REAL like Real real

I am happy he is much happier than in his past, but tbh this really isnt the healthiest thing especially to encourage. It seems that he has a fear of being hurt (probly cheated on and stuff in the past, he mentioned that fear multiple times amidst the others) in past relationships which would contribute to his fears that 'physical' natural relationships involve. Its like an escapism of sorts... I hope he & others alike has a good support system, not just one that supports him but does so in a HEALTHY manner.

Japan: *has a population crisis* Also Japan: "let's create robot housewives to replace real relationships!!!"

This actually pretty wholesome. I remember seeing him nearly two years ago and find it really wholesome that a man managed to find what he loves to do

He recently did another interview and was asked about others who may want to be with or marry Hatsune Miku. He said that every single Hatsune Miku is different. When you install the vocaloid program to your computer every single one has a different and unique serial number/code literally making every single Hatsune Miku program different and your own personal Miku your own. So everyone's Miku is different. Its like each Miku having a social security number and identity like people do. So there will never be a Miku like his so there will never be problems with that. Each Miku is up to the person that see's their Miku in their own way. As for the redesigns thing, they can change it all they want that's not going to stop anyone from enjoying and being with their version of Miku or the character they choose. I mean anime characters these days have redesigns and people can always get a hold of the original as its always still sold or is created by fans as art and merch so its literally impossible for the original Miku design to ever go away. Its as he said, she won't die, betray him, cheat on him, leave him alone, or change. I respect the man alot and think he made the right choice picking Miku and being happy with her over a real person. Especially these days where the west is being torn down alot when it comes to dating and marriage. Its definitely a huge risk and not really worth it when you can just be happy with your waifu if you can be happy with that lifestyle.

7:05 Actually he had a Hatsune Miku Holgram at home, costed him around 3.500bucks. But the company shutdown and his bot now doesn't have AI support anymore, so he can't speak with her anymore like he used too. _(For those wondering wht the hell was she, she was some sort of "alexa", but would be displayed inside a 3D glass tube and would interact with you)._

I was expecting bad things when i clicked on this video, but was pleasantly surprised by the positivity and lack of judgement. I hope he continues having a good life with miku

I think it's more important to seriously consider what's wrong with a culture and society and workplace environment that would drive people towards the idea of being with a fictional character, rather than giggling at a man who's not hurting anyone and is just trying to find joy where he can in life. Life is short and the world is shit. If it don't hurt no one and it makes you happy, go for it.

He doesn't seem to be harming anyone, and it's honestly super wholesome that he's found happiness, so good for him!

honestly even if it's weird he seems very happy and even help him with depression i don't really see this as bad

Love the new switch up

Miku has the appearance of an 16 years old, but official she and just like all vocaloids/virtual voices, have no age and personality. Actually they technically have no apparence too. The point is for people to create stories with them and thus forging them like they want. They can sing as normal teenagers, as soldiers on war, as witches and wizard, gods or spirits. They can sing about the past, present, futur, alternate reality/timeline, era. Anything as long as the producer has the imagination for it. Their box art is more of a base appearance that people can just modify at their will. Some simple examples with Miku : - She can be a tsundere girlfriend with curly twirls in World is Mine (Ryo) - She can be a doll with a appearance of a noble lady with long silk like turquoise hair in the Evilious Chronicle series (akunoP) - A white haired ghost in many of PinocchioP songs. - A black haired revengeful spirit or an emotionless futur Miku with shorter hair (Hachi) Those are a few to list and they are just with Miku. It's the same with any voices. They exist because of the fans/community. We all love them and if someone loves Miku to the point of marrying her then their's no real problem. Many people listens to or produce vocaloid originals because of life. If he got to the point in his life where a voice synthesizer gives him more love and happiness than real people, than it's truly those peoples fault.

I've only ever heard about the part about GateBox's service ending. It's pretty wholesome to hear that they've actually decided to work on a new iteration of their product. :D

I feel kinda bad for him. Mental health treatment is unfortunately bad. Especially in Japan. Him being in isolation can make your mental health worse. It increases anxiety and depression. I think he needs help and try to socialize more. There's nothing wrong having a crush on fictional characters but that can go to an extent. It's very concerning when he said ""I will never have to worry about her being sick or dying.""

The reason why I feel that so many people are disturbed by this relationship, is simply because of the fact that society dictates it as such. Society tells you to fall in love, get married, have children, and work till you're at the age of retirement. That's what we're told to do, and that's what is expected of us as we grow older and age. I think it's normal for people to find connection within others, in most cases, we find connection with real people. However, just as people can be our source of comfort in trying times, I'm also of the belief that people are cruel creatures, that have the power to hurt you so bad you don't want to get up. People say, "He needs to get therapy" but the thing is his relationship with Hatsune Miku is that therapy.

Hey, knowing how bad harrasment is in Japan towards women, I'm glad that this guy decided to not lash his traumas and repression on real people.

I didn't even know this was possible.

Technically hatsune miku and the other vocaloids are just the characters assigned to the voicebanks anyone can buy and use to make music with Its one of the reasons that the way the characters are depicted will never really be the same between two songs, especially in story heavy ones like Servant of Evil or Soleil

What people call "fictosexual" is in reality form of parasocial relationship. For *some* people it might be a temporary boost to mood just like normal relationships, but they can very quickly become ugly because communication is one-sided. Fans drawing your waifu lewdly? Creator states something you fundamentally disagree with? Your friends are surprised/bit weirded out because you brought your body pillow to a gathering? The confrontation between reality and a person's "reality" can easily end up in physical confrontation, because the person in question cannot give up their believes in face of contradiction. Yeah, this guy is hurting no one if we don't count himself. Right now he might be happy with his situation, but what he needs is help instead of patting him on back.

Bro I think you dropped this 👑 I've heard this story many times, but I think you're by far one of the only ones who talk about this with compassion and zero judgement!!

You should cover the AI Art situation that's been happening, if you haven't already.

I mixed emotions about this whole thing. i heard about the story a long time ago and didn't really mind or care. Honestly, if he was happy, then whatever? I do agree, it's sad that someone can be pushed out of society so much that they marry a fictional character. Other than that, let the man live. I saw someone say this was a way to cope with a fear of death and the man needs to be stopped being crippled by his fear. All I gotta say to that is: Everyone should just die then. Not in a suicidal way just, ya know, just stop. Death is inevitable and fear of death is one as well since we don't know if there really is an afterlife. If your "Happiness" is so weird, then all people should give up and follow the example of the most perfect human out there, which doesn't exist because no human is perfect. If no perfect human exists, then just die. Of course I'm not saying suicide or muder, just, ya know, give up. Humans have no reason to live for. Nothing in this world does. The sun's gonna explode one day and whip everything out of this world. Or at least this solar system. If this world is gonna go anyway, why not make the most of it? Even if you get happiness from marrying Miku, you're gonna die anyway. May as well live happy. Problematic people make this world spin. If I'm gonna live until I die, why not make this world a show? And the most entertaining ones are the ones that make heads turn and get canceled on twitter. There really isn't anything worth it if you're not happy or entertained. So just deal with it, ya know?

The fact is that we all need love in life in both giving and receiving. Most people achieve this with other humans but others are not as 'lucky' to find another human that they can love for whatever reason be it valid or invalid. Those who cannot find themselves loving other people mostly find their love in pets, the joy they feel in their hearts when they come home and be greeted by their dog or cat for example. But we also have many people who find joy in their hobbies like cars, miniature modelling, painting, etc...These activities let them experience a feeling of love and it is this healthy feeling we all need. For us Miku fans, she gives us this feeling when we see her smile and dance and hear her voice. Thus it is quite understandable to embrace this good thing we found in life. Marrying Miku is more symbolic showing that we are eternally grateful that she is in our life. Sure it's easy for people to judge and say 'he should get himself a REAL woman' but some just don't want a "real" woman. "Real" can be whatever you want it to be.

i think this realationship is kinda wholesome. i mean if its not hurting anyone its ok i think

IDK this just feels....sad. like i remember seeing this in a documentary about the decreasing birth rates in japan and it shows his man. I'm glad he was able to find happiness in his own way but.... it's stuff like this that is killing the population. and to make matters worse the Japanese government still refuses to make big steps to fix it. heck, the last thing I heard they did was to lower the prices of alcohol in an effort to help the birth rate......like what??? i truly trying to understand why that would help

I mean I guess he’s happy..? Good for him haha. much love, Mohammed!

How was bro “courting” her like what pick up line did he use 🗿

As someone who knew about the Gatebox incident, watching this video is an... interesting experience. It's like watching Titanic, knowing that the ship will sink

i wish i could one day be like this but with len kagamine. i started having a crush or even an obsession on him since around 2016 and still to this day in love with him. i wish in the near future ill be able to marry him like akihiko. len genuinely makes me happy and helps me with a lot of things that humans disapointed me in, he is the only one that i know will never leave me and will always be there for me with his songs and figures

Don't do drugs kids.

Just a tiny nitpick, the body pillows are called dakimakura (抱き枕). Luv your vids!!

This goes to show how powerful the creative mind can be.

I forgot completely about the person who married Hatsune Miku...

Honestly by the end of it, I was feeling kinda sad that he couldn’t chat with her anymore. But this is worrying though, what happens when companies can make characters who are so good and lifelike, all people will prefer to love a character rather than other people? I mean these characters can be perfect, these relationships wont have fights or conflict. No hurt nor heartbreak, it might end humanity as we know it.

2:37 Hatsune Miku can be any age and none all at once. She's not a set in stone character with a definite canon. Hatsune Miku is whatever you want her to be!

Fun fact: He is not the only one or the first one who "married" this character. Somebody else did the same a year before but never got famous. Another fan did the same on march this year and kondo congratularse him on Twitter. They became friends in real life after that.

This is old news but thanks for bringing back up .

Some people just need Hatsune Miku to be happy, that's nice

this is like years old

I don’t think it’s normal in what he’s doing, but he’s responsible for his own happiness and I’m glad he’s not hurting himself, might not be the healthiest way to cope with sadness, but I’m happy for him.

I was expecting stuff about the Crypton/Yamaha split and how Miku isn't on Vocaloid 6... 💀

I hope his marriage gets fixed, as long as he's happy and healthy I would care less if he married a fictional character.

I heard the wedding was a bit drawn out.

I've said this in a related video years/months ago but I'm very proud of this comment section for understanding the nuances of culture, fandoms and the individual. Yes, it's a little odd but I'm happy people are thinking a little more critically about this situation rather than blow it off completely for being weird

You know what? I’m glad he’s happy! He’s not hurting anybody and it’s giving him hope to keep on living and fighting his demons. Who cares if it’s weird or a little unorthodox? I wish him and Miku a happy marriage and a good life! He seems very sweet.

The meteor is taking too long to come.

Honestly, he isn't hurting anyone and I love that he's just content and happy. As someone with Maladaptive Daydreaming (and past traumas; its been 7 years since my last relationship), this idea honestly doesn't bother me and kind of actually appeals to me. I've joked that with my daydreams, my husbandos can only hurt me if I want them too🤷🏻‍♀️ it's a sage and comforting feeling having thar little bit of control, so...I get it😅 he just living his best life, and I love that for him.

1:12 how did you say all of that with a straight face 😭😭

this is weird, but wholesome somehow.

This seems like the better outcome of the "Regard Twilight Sparkle" thing from a few years ago. Good for him I suppose

Hypothetical question: since he is married to Miku does that mean I can’t marry Miku? Or can I because she’s a fictional character?

I can only imagine the suffocating feeling of seeing your lover slowly slip away (whether we're talking about death, illness, or falling out of love). That feeling must be terrible, the hopeless that comes with it would be be horrifying. I can see why someone would absolutely want to avoid ever experiencing those feelings.

Don’t forget how the relationship went in the movie, HER, with Joaquin Phoenix. Still, it’s weird but he do whatever makes him happy.

I read Chobits. I've seen the end of this story

The man is living his life and happy with it. The only problem he facing now that the AI programme was shut down (probably cuz it doesnt make enough money anymore since Vocaloid fandom has been stagnating and replaced by the Vtuber boom). Though I hear he is learning to code or seek other company that can revive back the system. The man found his love in something we might not able to understand. Let him be. Better let him happy in a fictional world, rather than unhappy in real one and later get blamed by society for being less than a man for the wife and family that he don't want to have.