This Holographic Anime Character Could Be Your Next Girlfriend (HBO)

A booming subculture of young Japanese men are obsessed with anime—to the point of craving actual intimacy. Now a company called Vinclu [prono: winkle] has invented a machine that can help bring their fantasies at least partway to life, in the form of a dedicated virtual companion.

VICE News' Dexter Thomas went to Tokyo to meet her.

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[VICENews]

This company invented a machine that brings a virtual companion right to you.

[otavio]

NEXT girlfriend? are you implying i had a previous one to begin with? please lower your expectations

[warriorseamonkey]

kid: wheres mommy?
dad: mommys getting repaired

[nohandlesplease]

I want one but replace the girl with Gordon Ramsey.

[CrossfacePanda]

"It's expensive"
"Thank You"

Got a chuckle out of that one. And all the more power to him; if people are willing to spend that kind of money on it and it makes them happy, then good for both of them.

[shibapatrol]

I used to be pretty judgemental about people who may be drawn to something like this but as I got older realized life is so fucking short, let these people find some modicum of happiness. They are not hurting anyone. I swear to god those who judge people on their choice of companionship are coming from a place of insecurity, their own lack of relationship or unhappiness within one.

[pUrpLEsnake]

"You don't have to buy it" SAVAGE

[undefinedhuman]

And down goes Japan's birthrate even more...

[lesyeuxii]

Have you heard of the guy who married Hatsune Miku?

[crikeycrikeys]

> Frankly there aren't many handsome guys in the audience
> They're otaku after all

Weebs just got roasted by a real Japanese guy "tche'd" hard at that

[sherlockoberon_akomi]

Imagine if your holographic friend is Monika...





*Jûst møñïkå*

[ALSPEHEIR]

>your next girlfriend
>not FIRST girlfriend

[BILLYCRAFTER-jdco]

Next they’re going to be demanding equal rights...

[LegendsP]

I guess I'm the odd one out that finds this to be honestly interesting. The technology is cool and the character design is really cute. Imagine if this thing went beyond a amine character and you could add you own 3D models. So you could add like celebrity or dead family members. As stated in this video this could honestly help so many people.

[Temmoie]

So, I can safely say "Anime girls are real" now?

[willw]

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[frostywasp]

Imagine if 4chan gets a hold of one of these damn things ?

[lunahex]

i'm a girl with a boyfriend but i admit i would like one of these. see i also have really bad Social anxiety so having a friendly cartoon girl to practice talking to when my boyfriend is working (he does night shift) would help me a lot and help me feel less alone at night.

i know people won't understand but it's really fricking hard to talk to people when the idea of dealing with people is a scary thing. i already find it easier talking to people online as i have more time to think out what i wanna say to being able to use an ai to improve my verbal skills would be grate.

people are treating the idea of a virtual friend as a joke but for some it could be the best way to help them learn how to handle talking to people

[SalvadorDali]

Do you like being greeted when you come home, but hate all other human interactions? Then this is the girlfriend you need.

[samuelnuzbrokh]

the guy from hey arnold learned japanese