“I now pronounce you man and wife.
You may now kiss the two-dimensional cartoon character.”
A Japanese man has enlisted hundreds of people in a campaign to allow marriages between humans and cartoon characters, saying he feels more at ease in the “two-dimensional world”.
Comic books are immensely popular in Japan, with some fictional characters becoming celebrities or even sex symbols.
Marriage is meanwhile on the decline as many young Japanese find it difficult to find life partners.
Taichi Takashita launched an online petition aiming for one million signatures to present to the government to establish a law on marriages with cartoon characters.
Within a week he has gathered more than 1000 signatures through.
“I am no longer interested in three dimensions. I would even like to become a resident of the two-dimensional world,” he wrote.
“However, that seems impossible with present-day technology. Therefore, at the very least, would it be possible to legally authorise marriage with a two-dimensional character?”
Befitting his desire to be two-dimensional, he listed no contact details, making it impossible to reach him for comment to explain if his campaign is serious or tongue-in-cheek.
But some people signing the petition are true believers.
“For a long time I have only been able to fall in love with two-dimensional people and currently I have someone I really love,” one person wrote.
“Even if she is fictional, it is still loving someone. I would like to have legal approval for this system at any cost,” the person wrote.
It could be worse, I guess. Like marrying a dolphin.
Update: And now for…
The Top 5 Things You Might Hear During a Marital Argument
5. “You’ve become way too bookish for me.”
4. “My, you’re animated today.”
3. “I want to turn a new page in this marriage.”
2. “I’m sure I have a rubber in here somewhere.”
1. “You anime!”
Update: If you could marry a cartoon character, who would it be, and why?
