The Love Plus wedding reception
As teased earlier this week, the otaku who married Nene Anegasaki, one of three digital girls in Konami’s import dating simulation game Love Plus, in Guam (a non-legally binding union, of course) held a wedding reception during tech expo Make: Tokyo Meeting 04 last night.
Though the event was heavily attended by the press, the bride’s parents, presumably upset that their young daughter eloped with the eccentric suitor, boycotted the reception and refused to give the newlyweds their blessing.
In this low-quality video from the party, you can see a portion of the slideshow sharing photos from the couple’s dates, vacation, and wedding (not shown: romantic shots of the husband riding a carousel while holding onto his DS), followed by the virtual bride and real-life groom walking out as Pachelbel’s Canon plays:
Other highlights from the wedding reception include the groom wearing an all-white outfit and looking like the goddamn Japanese Puff Daddy, a Tesla coil playing Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, a flower bouquet throwing (I’m not sure who actually threw the bouquet, but there’s footage of an overjoyed woman clutching the flowers), and a kiss shared by the lovers.
Yes, a man kissed a fake girl on his Nintendo DS screen in a room crowded with journalists, whilst NicoNico Douga commenters flooded the video livestream with Ws and petty arguments about their favorite consoles:
And here’s choppy footage of the couple saying their “I do"s (How did they get Nene to say "Hai” on cue?! Astounding!) and exchanging a passion-less peck:
Somehow, someone came up with a creepier video game wedding than the Pokemon cosplayers.
Import Your Own Future Wife: Love Plus
See also: Ayo Technology: Digital girls, real dates, Unrequited Love Plus, Kojima, Suda51 talk Love Plus
