Only in Japan, Real Men Go to a Hotel With Virtual Girlfriends

[temuchin]

You forget the guy who actually married his pillow.

like many things in life we laugh because they're funny and true ( i very much enjoyed how the guy checked to see that the pillow was firmly tucked in there in the roller-coaster) but seriously some people need saving from themselves.   also.. where i roam this person would probably be accosted by men in proverbial white coats, hustled away and subjected to some medieval style brian augmentations processes that were pretty popular in Europe during the mid 1800's.

actually it seems a Japanese man married Nene.  no not Nene.  

i am waiting for someone to marry an animal- would probably be a funny thing to watch on youtube but the honeymoon not so much..

[1000mAh]

You forget the guy who actually married his pillow.

like many things in life we laugh because they're funny and true ( i very much enjoyed how the guy checked to see that the pillow was firmly tucked in there in the roller-coaster) but seriously some people need saving from themselves.   also.. where i roam this person would probably be accosted by men in proverbial white coats, hustled away and subjected to some medieval style brian augmentations processes that were pretty popular in Europe during the mid 1800's.

actually it seems a Japanese man married Nene.  no not Nene.  

i am waiting for someone to marry an animal- would probably be a funny thing to watch on youtube but the honeymoon not so much..

omg... this is just funny to read...

Evidently, Sal9000 spares no expense on his wife, already upgrading her to the latest hardware.

From the coverage of this marriage, I get the feeling that it is somewhat of a joke. At the same time, I'm not sure what to think at all. I know that there were people around the internet at one time or another that wanted to marry Sonic the Hedgehog, so at the least this is much better than that. If someone's happiness comes from marrying a set of instructions and pixels programmed into a videogame, I'm fine with that, but if this is real Sal9000 has likely ended his chances of ever getting a real girlfriend.

[kurandoinu]

i am waiting for someone to marry an animal- would probably be a funny thing to watch on youtube but the honeymoon not so much..

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/woman-marries-dolphin/2006/01/01/1136050339590.html

[1000mAh]

i am waiting for someone to marry an animal- would probably be a funny thing to watch on youtube but the honeymoon not so much..

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/woman-marries-dolphin/2006/01/01/1136050339590.html

just what is wrong with humans!?

[Akecu]

This thread is making me speechless o.o
I guess there is people for every possible thing here =D

[xfreidax]

No fair to the dolphin. He doesn't know what he's getting into.

[kurandoinu]

This thread is making me speechless o.o
I guess there is people for every possible thing here =D

Or a thing for every possible person.

Now if you excuse me, I'm off to plan my wedding to my hairbrush. :3

[fohfoh]

i am waiting for someone to marry an animal- would probably be a funny thing to watch on youtube but the honeymoon not so much..

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/woman-marries-dolphin/2006/01/01/1136050339590.html

just what is wrong with humans!?

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/static/national/380095.html

They only get younger.

[kurandoinu]

"That cow was flirting with me! Hussy!" xD

[1000mAh]

i am waiting for someone to marry an animal- would probably be a funny thing to watch on youtube but the honeymoon not so much..

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/woman-marries-dolphin/2006/01/01/1136050339590.html

just what is wrong with humans!?

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/static/national/380095.html

They only get younger.

-_-...o_o...O_O... just wtf!?

[fohfoh]

"That cow was flirting with me! Hussy!" xD

lol yep.

Though... they did kill the cow.

[undetz]

It's good to see that the real world can be just as strange as the internet at times.

[BrownMasterV]

"That cow was flirting with me! Hussy!" xD

lol yep.

Though... they did kill the cow.

Looks like he did more than just eat her out, then.

(ba-dum-ch!)

[TMRNetShark]

How does that work exactly..?

The game "vacation" takes place in the real city in Japan as the vacation part of the game (the old cliche in anime shows, go to the beach for the day, walk around in kimonos at night and see the fireworks). So where ever the girl is in the game, the real guy will go to that location and have a date at that location. Say it's the beach, the surroundings in the game will be similar to that of the real city on the beach. Or in the case of the article, one of the restaurants was featured in the game.

It's like going on vacation with your highschool girlfriend, yet she costs 2500 yen is on your DS constantly. I mean, if I was a girl and I saw a guy doing that, I would consider him easy prey for a relationship (I mean, not ALL of Japan's nerds are ugly like America's... right?). Anyways, I think it would be fun to do with a group of friends and compare progression of the characters and stuff. Too bad I STILL don't know Japanese characters though... o.o

[kurandoinu]

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. I mean, if I was a girl and I saw a guy doing that, I would consider him easy prey for a relationship (I mean, not ALL of Japan's nerds are ugly like America's... right?)

This is so fail. For one being a nerd does not instantly make you ugly no matter what nationality you are. :/ And for another, I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd steer clear of a guy who thinks computer programming is a good substitute for a real girlfriend.

[daveLovesIt]

actually it seems a Japanese man married Nene.  no not Nene.  

I'm sure the priest had fun presiding over that ceremony.
On the other hand, I would not want to be the divorce lawyer when this guy realises how many other men she's been seeing behind his back...!

Back with the main article on wsj.com, anyone else practically fall over when they read about the local businesses expecting the boom to drop when the "girls" go back to school?  

[flyawave]

Too bad I STILL don't know Japanese characters though... o.o

you know this is being translated right?

[TMRNetShark]

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. I mean, if I was a girl and I saw a guy doing that, I would consider him easy prey for a relationship (I mean, not ALL of Japan's nerds are ugly like America's... right?)

This is so fail. For one being a nerd does not instantly make you ugly no matter what nationality you are. :/ And for another, I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd steer clear of a guy who thinks computer programming is a good substitute for a real girlfriend.

Oh be a realist... If a girl dated a nerdy guy, she would never have to worry about him cheating, treating her badly, or anything else that dick guys do. And I know not all nerds are ugly... there is no correlation... hence the sarcasm.... hence the "right?" at the end of the sentence for comic effect. 

And translated into Japanese? You mean the game LovePlus+ is coming to America? I will buy such thing and never leave the house... ever. Well for work and food... BUT THAT IS ALL.

[flyawave]

nay, it's being fan translated... lemme link it for ya
http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Love_Plus

[kurandoinu]

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. I mean, if I was a girl and I saw a guy doing that, I would consider him easy prey for a relationship (I mean, not ALL of Japan's nerds are ugly like America's... right?)

This is so fail. For one being a nerd does not instantly make you ugly no matter what nationality you are. :/ And for another, I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd steer clear of a guy who thinks computer programming is a good substitute for a real girlfriend.

Oh be a realist... If a girl dated a nerdy guy, she would never have to worry about him cheating, treating her badly, or anything else that dick guys do.

Nah, I can quite clearly tell you thats wrong. My ex was the nerdiest guy around and he was a dick. Although I think he would rather have sex with his computer anyway, so maybe this game is for him! :p