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New Delhi: The disease of love is very dangerous, humans can find love in the strangest places, from AI chatbots and holograms to robots. In such a situation, people take love to a new level. We are talking about 41-year-old Akihiko Kondo of Japan, who is 'happily married' to virtual singer Hatsune Miku.

You will be surprised to know that a Japanese man's obsession with an anime character grew so much that he married her. Now they have celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary. Kondo expressed her love in an Instagram post, where she shared the receipt of the cake she brought for their anniversary on November 4.

also shared the cake

The cake read, "I love Miku. Happy six-year anniversary." According to a report in the South China Morning Post, Kondo said he was romantically interested in women even before secondary school

Things changed when Hatsune Miku, a Vocaloid software voicebank (singing voice software) featuring a 16-year-old pop singer with long, turquoise pigtails, was released by Crypton Future Media in 2007. There is no doubt that such a character would have mesmerized many people.

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In a story that will leave you wondering, "Is this true?", Kondo fell in love with Miku shortly after the character was released. This obsession even led to Kondo being bullied at work, which led to Kondo faking illness at work and taking a long leave of absence.

Interesting love story

Kondo says Miku's voice helped him reconnect with society and saved his life. He took the next step in the relationship, proposing to her through the hologram device. Miku immediately said yes. 

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