Wait... What?
A 37-year-old man is currently enjoying what he believes to be a loving relationship with a 10-year-old videogame character. By that, I mean the character herself is supposed to be a ten-year-old girl. Carrying around a stuffed pillowcase depicting his fictional girlfriend, the man known only as Nisan once had a real girlfriend ... she left him, unsurprisingly.Nisan's new "girlfriend" goes by the name of Nemutan, and she stars in the 2D PC game Da Capo. They first "met" at a comic book convention in Tokyo, where it was love at first sight. Nisan named himself after the nickname that Nemu gives her brother in the game (it literally means "big brother"😉, and now won't accept any statement that argues the reality of his relationship.
"Of course she’s my girlfriend," he says, when questioned. "I have real feelings for her."
Nisan (who refuses to be called by whatever his real name is) knows that Nemu is not real, but he treats her like a proper lady all the same. He takes her out at weekends, sings karaoke with her, and takes photo booth pictures. He doesn't take her to work, but has a spare pillow case with her likeness at the office, just in case he needs to work late. Apparently, "She’s great for falling asleep with on an office chair."
This is a growing culture (read: concern) in Japan, where people indulge in fantasy relationships with fictional characters. Of course, just because more than one person that's doing it, that doesn't make it any less peculiar or frightening.
As for Nisan, he's happy, and that's the main thing: "When I die, I want to be buried with her in my arms," he explains. That's romantic.
Source: http://www.destructoid.com/man-falls-in-love-with-ten-year-old-videogame-girl-141142.phtml
Originally posted by Mandrag Ganon
Wait... What?Source: http://www.destructoid.com/man-falls-in-love-with-ten-year-old-videogame-girl-141142.phtml
That's sad and... kinda pitiful.
Yea, that's what I was thinking...
Wow... there's a petition in Japan to make it legal to marry 2D characters...
http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8823
Or atleast there was in '08.
Originally posted by Mandrag Ganon
Yea, that's what I was thinking...Wow... there's a petition in Japan to make it legal to marry 2D characters...
http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8823
Or atleast there was in '08.
I'm worried about the state of the world today.
Originally posted by Ms Rorschach
yeah open ur cars door and let the water flow in it.
I wonder how long it took to dry his car off, and how long it smelled like a wet sock in it.
Originally posted by Jaeh.is.Awesome
I'm worried about the state of the world today.
Meh, the state of the world has always been crappy for one reason or the other. I've just learned to go with it and laugh at human stupidity, and/or insanity.
Originally posted by Ms Rorschach
yeah open ur cars door and let the water flow in it.
Maybe they wanted an in-car swimming pool.
Originally posted by Mandrag Ganon
Meh, the state of the world has always been crappy for one reason or the other. I've just learned to go with it and laugh at human stupidity, and/or insanity.Maybe they wanted an in-car swimming pool.
It's like a natural form of amusement. It's one way to keep positive, eh?
haha. In-car swimming pool, I wonder how that worked out.
eh, poor car.