Jill Harness
A Letter From The Man Who Married A Video Game
by Jill Harness - December 2, 2009 - 8:10 AM

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By now, you have probably already heard about the Japanese man who married his virtual girlfriend from the Nintendo DS game Love Plus at a Make: Japan meetup. Because he is such an active member of the Nico Nico Douga community, he had the ceremony broadcast online, where it was picked up by Boing Boing.

The man has now responded to the coverage by sending a letter and some photos from his honeymoon to the popular blog. A short bit of the letter is below, but the photos and full letter on the site are really worth a read.

“Now that the ceremony is over, I feel like I’ve been able to achieve a major milestone in my life. Some people have expressed doubts about my actions, but at the end of the day, this is really just about us as husband and wife. As long as the two of us can go on to create a happy household, I’m sure any misgivings about us will be resolved.”

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Comments (14)

  1. Well now that he’s cleared that up…..

    posted by AJ on 12-2-2009 at 8:54 am

  2. At first I thought this was just really weird. But you know what? Life is short. If this guy has found happiness with a videogame mate, I say mazel tov. He’s not hurting anybody. And hey, if they break up, a divorce is a simple as hitting the “off” button.

    posted by Niyati on 12-2-2009 at 9:59 am

  3. i think its great that gays can’t get married (and not hurt anybody) but people can marry inanimate objects. Thats where I have a problem with this.

    posted by Chris on 12-2-2009 at 10:19 am

  4. Right on Chris.

    posted by Tricia on 12-2-2009 at 10:48 am

  5. Chris, just to let you know, he’s not legally married to the video game. Anyone (or thing) can have a ceremony. That includes gay people.

    posted by Rufus T. Harlemberry on 12-2-2009 at 11:21 am

  6. Actually, Rufus, the “groom” traveled to another country where he had a legal ceremony.

    posted by peach on 12-2-2009 at 12:10 pm

  7. This guy has a multitude of problems if he thinks that women have one boob right in the middle.

    posted by Admiral Byrd on 12-2-2009 at 12:34 pm

  8. More info please, peach. I read that the ceremony was in Japan, which does not allow such a thing. http://www.seiyaku.com/seiyaku/en/discussion/law.html

    What country do you say he was married in? Do you have a reference to an article?

    posted by Rufus T. Harlemberry on 12-2-2009 at 12:34 pm

  9. I’m a little confused… a priest performed the ceremony but this doesn’t actually have any legal standing, does it?

    posted by Shanna Suburbia on 12-2-2009 at 2:03 pm

  10. He’s happy. Good on him. I just wish that this was extended to people who want to marry other people. ^5 Chris.

    posted by Bakedpotatoes on 12-2-2009 at 2:43 pm

  11. Three words: what the hell?

    I wonder what happens if the batteries run out. What if he drops his wife and the DS won’t turn back on? Would he be considered a murderer?

    I apologize to anyone that may be offended by my comments. I don’t want to take their “love” lightly. What a douche!

    posted by Kildee on 12-2-2009 at 9:39 pm

  12. I do believe Chris was being sarcastic when he was making his comment…

    posted by kevin on 12-3-2009 at 3:50 am

  13. Who are we to judge what’s right or wrong for someone else? As long as the guy is happy, who cares?

    posted by Christina on 12-3-2009 at 9:14 am

  14. Well, at least he doesn’t have to worry about her leaving him. And if the batteries die, all he has to do is plug the charger up, if he hasn’t lost it.

    posted by Sara in Al on 3-30-2010 at 2:57 pm

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