Man marries video game character

As you begin to contemplate your Thanksgiving meal, your family gathered around you, your loved ones embracing you, please be thankful you are not Sal9000.

Sal appears to be a man with very idiosyncratic needs, which he has attempted to satiate by marrying his favorite video game character.

Perhaps you think I have finally lost my last marble. However, please examine this footage. Courtesy of the radical realists at BoingBoing, this video shows that Sal married Nene Anegasaki, a character in the Nintendo DS game, Love Plus.

These unique nuptials were apparently broadcast on the Japanese video sharing site, Nico Nico Douga, a place where many strange things occur for, no doubt, extremely sound psychological reasons.

I don't wish to so much as broach the topic of marital consummation. However, I can tell you that attending the wedding, which was held, naturally, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, were the bride's virtual video game girlfriend, a live audience and, yes, a real religious priest.

I cannot find record of where the happy couple might be honeymooning, but I have an indelible fear that it might be in a very small, dark apartment somewhere in Tokyo. I trust they will have a large and healthy family.

[baconstang]

A typical well balanced gamer.... this is not news.

[MyRightEye]

God help us...

[gerrrg]

Well of course...geek (techno)lust would exist at an institution called (T)okyo (I)nstitute of (T)echnology.

[aerialsky]

This's the game. trailer.. <br /><br />"Love Plus DS" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLCTOLjx8tk

[AluminumMonster]

You know society has gone down the drain when things like this dont even phase you anymore.

[Tardacus]

I was thinking the exact same thing. <br /> 30 or 40 years ago people like this would have been put in a mental institution but now they are considered normal members of society and allowed to roam free, There truely is no hope for mankind we are doomed!

[theuser42]

@ the reply to this comment:<br /><br />You are correct, however, I don't think they had many videogames 30 to 40 years ago.

[perfectblue97]

I recall seeing an episode of the Jerry Springer show where an American man married a goat. He seemed perfectly normal and perfectly sane right up to the point that he introduced his wife.<br /><br />There was also a man named Bill who married Hillary Clinton. By these standards this Japanese guy is practically normal.

[slapppy]

Is she hot? LOL

[stevicus]

Chris,<br /><br />This type of article is par for Lisa Katayama's course. Her niche is primarily writing about fringe anime/manga/hentai stuff in Japan for consumption in the west.<br /><br />Sometimes people over here get up in arms about her articles because they are worried westerners will think everyone in Japan is humping pillows with (animated) images of nude children. As for me, I can't really be bothered to give it much thought beyond what I've just written here.

[greatj24]

lol

[adasha76]

This sounds like an arranged marriage. Did anyone get her consent? Won't someone please think of the children?

[adasha76]

Also what happens when the sequel comes out? Would that be like getting the younger sister involved in a torrid love triangle?

[Lethe5683]

. . .

[adolfohuck]

The couple is planning on hosting a small reception on November 22, 2009 for close family, friends, and the internet; seriously, webcams will be used. Not shockingly the man has also invited the media, not that he's looking for attention or anything.<br />http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2236525

[the6uard1an]

great...just great....i wonder how their kids will turn out (or how'll they even do it.. O_o )

[RosemaryT]

Now that he's "married" - is he committing adultery if he plays with other video games? <br /><br />Rose Thornton<br />www.uglywomansguide.com

[Dalkorian]

Only if the game has a happy ending.<br /><br />ROFL.

[rob1138]

That ***** I married her first, I am filing for divource.

[Dalkorian]

Pimpin Rule #1 - NEVER marry your hoes.<br />:-D

[NervClaX]

*steps on cup* MOZELTOFF! <br /> <br />This is exactly why Japan's population is decreasing so rapidly. The men are losing interest in women and (rightfully) no woman in her right mind would marry this loser.

[ilovehtc]

Wow, this guy is a super nerd!!! Awesome!

[shycelticwitch]

LOL since this article proves my point about crossing the line between game and reality... i will consider myself exonerated for my comments on the article about no in-game war crimes!

[cvaldes1831]

I'm dumping my wife Morgan Fairchild to marry Jessica Rabbit!

[gwatson47]

Sorry dude Jessica Rabbit is already married.

[Valethar]

Jessica just leaned over my shoulder and asked me to tell you 'no thanks'.<br /><br />Sorry dude.

[Yelonde]

I suppose that we as human beings living in first world countries have finally driven ourselves out of reality enough to do messed up things, such as marrying non-existant videogame characters.......<br /><br />I don't believe it. There is no way a person would do something that stupid, unless they were intent on making money from the media, or mentally whacked.

[tekwiz4u]

One word for this.... <br /> <br />PATHETIC