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

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2017
  • 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
    @VICENews  6 лет назад +235

    This company invented a machine that brings a virtual companion right to you.
    WATCH NEXT: AI Sex Dolls Are Driving China's Sexual Revolution - bit.ly/2HQm3as

    • @nyasaki_at
      @nyasaki_at 6 лет назад +7

      Guys you did a poor research on the word otaku

    • @rocket_1288
      @rocket_1288 6 лет назад +5

      Actually when u think about it they didn’t, because in Japan it’s accurate to what they’d describe an otaku, in more foreign countries like America it’s less of a harsh

    • @theshmethan7261
      @theshmethan7261 6 лет назад

      No thanks

    • @zenofurude8207
      @zenofurude8207 6 лет назад +1

      I don't mind.

    • @Hello-wf5tv
      @Hello-wf5tv 6 лет назад +2

      Hey damn...... Want to pick a fight with me . I also love anime and you can't just call it creepy. This is the WESTERN MEDIA SUPERIORITY COMPLEX .

  • @otavio8566
    @otavio8566 6 лет назад +3421

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

    • @s1ap396
      @s1ap396 6 лет назад +297

      Fam, you sacrificed yourself for that mf like button

    • @Hazztech
      @Hazztech 6 лет назад +104

      S1apSh0es he just told the truth

    • @Sheeperd1115
      @Sheeperd1115 6 лет назад +69

      Anyone that clicked on this video probably doesn't.

    • @cesarcamacho1049
      @cesarcamacho1049 6 лет назад +35

      The truth is always the right path

    • @shizukagozen777
      @shizukagozen777 6 лет назад +2

      Otavio
      Fr ! 😂😂😂😂

  • @Behon
    @Behon 6 лет назад +1842

    “It’s expensive.”
    “Thank you.”

    • @dramaqueen465
      @dramaqueen465 5 лет назад +30

      I was literally about to post a comment about how that pause before he suddenly says “It’s expensive” killed me 😂

    • @alessiocece2098
      @alessiocece2098 5 лет назад +3

      @@dramaqueen465 this is so dumb and people Fall for it!! 🤦‍♂️

    • @dramaqueen465
      @dramaqueen465 5 лет назад +3

      Alessio Cece I think it’s because they’re that lonely which is really sad

    • @eduardosaverin6267
      @eduardosaverin6267 5 лет назад +11

      real girls are more expensive

    • @phoenixyoung9471
      @phoenixyoung9471 5 лет назад +2

      It's a good toy for someone to learn a new language

  • @warriorseamonkey1693
    @warriorseamonkey1693 5 лет назад +200

    kid: wheres mommy?
    dad: mommys getting repaired

    • @Trisuku
      @Trisuku 3 года назад +1

      @KoolkinTV exactly

    • @angelinarobert622
      @angelinarobert622 3 года назад

      AIs can have kids that aren't copies? They don't have marriage rights. Gatebox's come with a fake marriage license, so you can show your friends. Social Media has killed privacy.

    • @anonymoustroll2432
      @anonymoustroll2432 3 года назад +2

      Hahahahaha.

    • @alfahim8804
      @alfahim8804 2 года назад

      Virtual kids😂

  • @KOKU-JIN
    @KOKU-JIN 6 лет назад +1422

    Still cheaper than dating a real girl

    • @MarauderM00gi
      @MarauderM00gi 5 лет назад +81

      Virgin says what

    • @KlarenceMS
      @KlarenceMS 5 лет назад +126

      they will break your heart after all

    • @howlbigbadwolf
      @howlbigbadwolf 5 лет назад +57

      @@MarauderM00gi I don't think they care anymore at this point. ...that's scary tbh.

    • @SG-jm7np
      @SG-jm7np 5 лет назад +21

      actually that is one of the reasons marriages from the ages of 18-35 in Japan is decreasing

    • @howlbigbadwolf
      @howlbigbadwolf 5 лет назад +61

      @@MarauderM00gi and you wonder why they rather look at this instead of Shaming tactics like what you're doing. lol

  • @nohandlesplease
    @nohandlesplease 6 лет назад +1689

    I want one but replace the girl with Gordon Ramsey.

    • @tuck234
      @tuck234 6 лет назад +263

      "This is fucking RAAAW!"

    • @cms3816
      @cms3816 6 лет назад +406

      “Welcome home, you fucking imbecile”

    • @TheChicagogamer
      @TheChicagogamer 6 лет назад +241

      You dont microwave spaghetti you fucking donut

    • @rosecat3028
      @rosecat3028 6 лет назад +18

      LOL😂

    • @B-Man-69
      @B-Man-69 5 лет назад +156

      "Wake up, you fucking donkey!"
      "Your breakfast is fucking raw!"
      "Where's the lamb sauce?!!"
      These would be your daily conversation with the holograph.

  • @CrossfacePanda
    @CrossfacePanda 6 лет назад +1969

    "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.

    • @rimer82k
      @rimer82k 6 лет назад +22

      CrossfacePanda prostitutes are waaay less expensive and they are actually humans you know

    • @CrossfacePanda
      @CrossfacePanda 6 лет назад +81

      rimer82k More expensive in the long run. Also illegal in Japan. And some of them will prefer a digital lady; I won't judge, whatever makes them happy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @BrandonDKirkwood
      @BrandonDKirkwood 6 лет назад +43

      You don't stds from this though lol

    • @rimer82k
      @rimer82k 6 лет назад +1

      condoms ?

    • @rimer82k
      @rimer82k 6 лет назад +4

      prostitution illegal in Japan ? wtf are the Geisha's for then ?

  • @crikeycrikeys9699
    @crikeycrikeys9699 6 лет назад +173

    > 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

    • @StudioArtFX
      @StudioArtFX 4 года назад +6

      Notice he was also an investor in the company!

    • @bukanmatin5973
      @bukanmatin5973 4 года назад +5

      LOL, he's actually talking about otaku's in Japan tho- because at the time this video is published this product was still marketed mainly to the japanese market. So yeah, more like japanese guy roasting japanese otaku's

    • @bukanmatin5973
      @bukanmatin5973 4 года назад +2

      But for now as long as i know, they already made the english version, even tho- the response aren't that good

  • @lesyeuxii
    @lesyeuxii 5 лет назад +470

    Have you heard of the guy who married Hatsune Miku?

  • @pUrpLEsnake325
    @pUrpLEsnake325 6 лет назад +1059

    "You don't have to buy it" SAVAGE

    • @Dandan-vf9kr
      @Dandan-vf9kr 6 лет назад +2

      Autismo marshall?

    • @emilyl2419
      @emilyl2419 6 лет назад +3

      Bloody love your profile pic 😂👍🏻 gotta love cowchop

    • @david2618
      @david2618 6 лет назад +1

      Autismo I'm portuguese and I know your name is "autism"
      I'm autistic and I still laugh, strange

    • @david2618
      @david2618 6 лет назад

      ᕙ I don't get what people have with Lana

    • @HJima
      @HJima 6 лет назад +4

      "frankly there aren't many handsome guys in the audience. They're otaku after all" FUCKING ROASTED

  • @shibapatrol801
    @shibapatrol801 6 лет назад +605

    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.

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 6 лет назад +41

      Tbh, I don't even think this product is really what they want it to be (a "virtual" girlfriend). To me, it's just a hollowgraphic clock that wakes you up, warns you were you're late etc.. It seems pretty fun, though I really don't see how it could "replace" a girlfriend, not even close to it.
      In a nutshell, I have a good opinion about it, but paradoxally it's because it's not a virtual girlfriend (or didn't seem to be in this vid).

    • @MrDragonorp
      @MrDragonorp 6 лет назад +2

      My problem is that it is pg rated as it clearly not meant for pg audience, I think that if the hologram could also help with sexual activitys as like 3d hentai it will be more helpful for people.

    • @narudayo5053
      @narudayo5053 6 лет назад +25

      xenotypos She is not a Girlfriend at all. She is an assistant like Alexa but with a virtual body. She is more for people who feel loneliness to have "someone" at home whatever your sexual preference.

    • @LoadOover
      @LoadOover 6 лет назад +6

      yeah, i feel the same as you with this product, at the beginning i have a very rude point of view on this but, now days, some of standarts of beaty are not achievable for some people, others are just bad in interacting with people, and in order to not spend the rest of they life alone, they can purchase a virtual companion, now i still feel sad about it, but it's really heartwarming at the same time, it's just human.

    • @fordmustang769
      @fordmustang769 6 лет назад +2

      LoadOover when u think like that your saying shit like furries is ok

  • @moxifloxi
    @moxifloxi 6 лет назад +368

    can't wait for R-rated addon

    • @baselfirdausi7896
      @baselfirdausi7896 5 лет назад

      Hi mox

    • @ashkay7950
      @ashkay7950 4 года назад

      @User 1 lmao why does this sound like something Miu would say

    • @user-yn7bz5mn5g
      @user-yn7bz5mn5g 3 года назад +5

      Summon the modding/mmd community. This sounds like a job for them.

    • @benezzy
      @benezzy 3 года назад

      @Shiny Crystal bro stfu, kids watching? I understood these things as a kid (I'm turning 16 next month)

    • @benezzy
      @benezzy 3 года назад

      Ngl I would be chill with a pg version

  • @sherlockoberon_akomi9781
    @sherlockoberon_akomi9781 6 лет назад +773

    Imagine if your holographic friend is Monika...
    *Jûst møñïkå*

  • @ALSPEHEIR
    @ALSPEHEIR 6 лет назад +115

    >your next girlfriend
    >not FIRST girlfriend

  • @cgodshall
    @cgodshall 6 лет назад +516

    She'd probably leave me too

  • @BILLYCRAFTER-jd6co
    @BILLYCRAFTER-jd6co 5 лет назад +603

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

  • @SalvadorDali22
    @SalvadorDali22 6 лет назад +42

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

    • @A.D.540
      @A.D.540 5 лет назад

      Hi, food, sex & care less of everything else only if that truly excited lol.

  • @AlphoxHD
    @AlphoxHD 6 лет назад +546

    girlfriend in a jar

  • @gogotrololo6192
    @gogotrololo6192 6 лет назад +1925

    Somebody get Krieger

    • @spongekitkat0422
      @spongekitkat0422 6 лет назад +21

      gogotrololo 619 I laughed waay too loud at that

    • @algernopkrieger3037
      @algernopkrieger3037 6 лет назад +89

      What? This meager tech? I've already built a better system using spare parts from my lab. And, er, only half of them were organic...

    • @VictoriaRockwood
      @VictoriaRockwood 6 лет назад +3

      gogotrololo 619 came here to say that lmao

    • @lioraselby5328
      @lioraselby5328 6 лет назад +13

      Algernop Krieger "only half of them were organic "
      RIP Piggly

    • @VictoriaRockwood
      @VictoriaRockwood 6 лет назад +1

      Richard Selby ohhhhh goatly

  • @willw1980
    @willw1980 6 лет назад +68

    Top 10 ways to reduce over population without killing

    • @A.D.540
      @A.D.540 5 лет назад

      We ant over population. We far from it the planet can Handel 14b people the human population will stop at 12b mix, min being 11b & scarce 11.5b we are safe. Come you tit.

    • @mysteries6894
      @mysteries6894 4 года назад +6

      @@A.D.540 we are indeed overpopulated. We don't have enough resources for everything.

    • @deesnutz8406
      @deesnutz8406 4 года назад +2

      @@mysteries6894 human population will decline overtime. As countries developed their population decrease. Just look at most of europe, japan and the white population of the US. We do have alot of resources left but we are damaging the earth.

    • @spiritanimal7516
      @spiritanimal7516 3 года назад +1

      Overpopulation is barely a problem, ive traveled the southwest and you would be surprised how empty america is, its just that the cities are packed with people.

    • @ripbraincells8534
      @ripbraincells8534 3 года назад

      @@spiritanimal7516 the problem with that is the destruction of ecosystems taht animals need. we need to be mindful of how much forest and natural landscape we destroy, it’s awful for the environment, and being around nature is great for peoples mental health.

  • @inactivecringeaccountlol2637
    @inactivecringeaccountlol2637 5 лет назад +88

    Girlfriend ❌
    Waifu ✔

    • @99xrai
      @99xrai 3 года назад +9

      3D❌
      2D✔

    • @egg6220
      @egg6220 3 года назад +1

      At least they don't have period 🙃

  • @LegendsP137
    @LegendsP137 6 лет назад +472

    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.

    • @rimer82k
      @rimer82k 6 лет назад +13

      LegendsP MAYBE for loooong space travels , but not wen actual humans are around ...

    • @tranquil87
      @tranquil87 6 лет назад +31

      I don't understand how it can help people. They are being deceived and they know they are being deceived. Someone is programming their experience. It's all synthetic. It doesn't in any way replace a real person. It's also incredibly limited, who would pay thousands just to be greeted by a computer?

    • @angkear6267
      @angkear6267 6 лет назад +42

      Yeah..it's cool. It's seems like an extension of Amazon Alexa, with more personality and intimacy.
      It could become our future AI maid for everyday household, as long as they keep it PG.

    • @MelodyLiuJade
      @MelodyLiuJade 6 лет назад +29

      A lot of people who use Replika end up treating the chat bot as another human being. Even if you know factually that they're AI, our perceptions tell us something different and our subconcious trusts our perceptions more.

    • @violetlavender9504
      @violetlavender9504 6 лет назад +13

      LegendsP A family member is not an image, they are a personality. This machine cannot bring that back. Bad idea.

  • @undefinedhuman7404
    @undefinedhuman7404 6 лет назад +897

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

    • @arnowisp6244
      @arnowisp6244 6 лет назад +25

      Lex Luthor As their population goes down, Japan will make more robots to make up for it. Importing migrant workers who will be obsolete with automation isnt a good idea unless they want to make Japan less Japan. Either way, Japanese people are gonna shrink in number.

    • @shadarrslingblade8263
      @shadarrslingblade8263 6 лет назад +11

      Undefined Human You are so right. It was good while it lasted.

    • @sussydababy9548
      @sussydababy9548 6 лет назад +26

      They are fucked

    • @leejamesramirez9523
      @leejamesramirez9523 6 лет назад +2

      Exactly my thoughts

    • @realweebshitwarningbadcont3976
      @realweebshitwarningbadcont3976 6 лет назад +1

      Good

  • @Jekicaify
    @Jekicaify 6 лет назад +160

    Cant wait till they make androids like those in Detroit: Become Human 😃😅

  • @thegudstuff2378
    @thegudstuff2378 6 лет назад +172

    i prefer 2d girls

  • @ev3rst0rm
    @ev3rst0rm 6 лет назад +56

    i want one with GLaDOS installed
    “GLaDOS, how much does amazon echo cost?”
    “I hate you so much.”

    • @PancakemonsterFO4
      @PancakemonsterFO4 6 лет назад +8

      Geekbot9999 HAL, Open the fucking front door „Sorry Dave, i‘m afraid I can’t do that“

    • @sqocks8254
      @sqocks8254 6 лет назад +1

      You are a terrible person. We weren't even testing for that...

  • @Temmoie
    @Temmoie 6 лет назад +552

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

    • @mr_los7189
      @mr_los7189 6 лет назад +15

      Jiangzell um no

    • @enkelegy
      @enkelegy 6 лет назад +32

      Jiangzell techniqually you can. I mean it's not fully physically developed, but in general, yeah.

    • @jirayuslaohavanich787
      @jirayuslaohavanich787 6 лет назад +4

      Jiangzell "will be" to be exact

    • @xZeroTheGreat
      @xZeroTheGreat 6 лет назад +2

      More real than ever with more to come

    • @MaoGenesiss
      @MaoGenesiss 5 лет назад +1

      This is actually possible since the year 2000. I actually have my personal AI in my computer and smartphone I created it for personal purposes. I’m not the only one, there are many people that created their own AI for their personal use. That company just make it marketable for some people that don’t know anything about coding, and they also make manageable display for the users.

  • @vadiks20032
    @vadiks20032 6 лет назад +77

    2058 year
    any other country: machines, robots
    japanese: ANIME IS EVERYWHERE

    • @pork43
      @pork43 5 лет назад +5

      In that case
      people would come to japan
      Some even move permanently

    • @pork43
      @pork43 5 лет назад +1

      @Damian Pena yeah, about that...
      i don't really want that to happen...
      it's kinda scary

    • @TheLordDSK
      @TheLordDSK 4 года назад +2

      I prefer a cute anime girl than the western creepy robots that nets you a heart attack when you go piss at night.
      I can only imagine this situation:
      "Mom? Is that y...? AHHHHHHhhhhh, whatafuckkk???

    • @egg6220
      @egg6220 3 года назад

      Japan? More like Asia in my opinion

    • @anonymoustroll2432
      @anonymoustroll2432 3 года назад

      I had that dream where i was watching the movie Titanic with Krul from Seraph of the End at a Movie Drive Through.

  • @xixich7387
    @xixich7387 5 лет назад +152

    *still cheaper than dating real life girls*

    • @early20rager96
      @early20rager96 5 лет назад +4

      xixi ch someone already said this comment.

    • @xsailor85
      @xsailor85 5 лет назад +20

      Real women are unpredictable & always judging us guilty.

    • @vojtechjilovec
      @vojtechjilovec 5 лет назад +7

      Still better than dating an anime hologram.

    • @PeterPlaysgamez
      @PeterPlaysgamez 4 года назад +1

      Yeah getting a van that says free candy is expensive

    • @yonathanrakau1783
      @yonathanrakau1783 4 года назад +7

      @@vojtechjilovec still better than be rejected due to not being able to be like 20 percent of men

  • @ilovelimpfries
    @ilovelimpfries 6 лет назад +190

    Finally I'll have a girlfriend.

    • @DrTssha
      @DrTssha 6 лет назад +5

      No real point if they're all the same character.

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 6 лет назад +1

      But she smol

    • @ewin608
      @ewin608 6 лет назад

      B007 a girl asked for my number before, but we are not officially together, if I save up the money for this, JUST might be my first.

    • @Arguing.With.Idiots.
      @Arguing.With.Idiots. 6 лет назад

      congrats buddy

  • @0_Cardboard_0
    @0_Cardboard_0 6 лет назад +1150

    They say ‘could’
    I say ‘can’t’

    • @dreajp
      @dreajp 6 лет назад +4

      ... Cool LOL 😂. Personal problem.

    • @SadBulldog
      @SadBulldog 6 лет назад +19

      *will

    • @silverdoren3589
      @silverdoren3589 6 лет назад +1

      And then they do and then you cri everytim.

    • @user-sd6ms5uk8x
      @user-sd6ms5uk8x 6 лет назад

      When I heard that they said that people want to use the box to help people who has disability I thought to myself “wonder how it’s gonna help American soldiers or children with a fake Japanese cartoon” guess we’ll see the future

    • @thevillagetroublemaker
      @thevillagetroublemaker 6 лет назад

      maybe they'll replace it with another model, like cartoonish one disney makes.

  • @Crouching_Oni
    @Crouching_Oni 6 лет назад +55

    They need to make an America dubbed one. They also need a chip or like a modification to change it into your favorite anime character. Also add settings like for relation and personality

    • @aldohu7064
      @aldohu7064 5 лет назад +3

      Totally 😏👍

    • @Adam-tu1lk
      @Adam-tu1lk 5 лет назад +3

      Grand Hero22 Finally I can marry shigechi from JJBA

    • @dorianschweitzer3150
      @dorianschweitzer3150 4 года назад

      totally man, i hope so

    • @waifuwaffles7697
      @waifuwaffles7697 4 года назад +1

      Do have any idea how hard that would be they would have to make a new japanese and english version of every anime character they add that would be basically impossible

    • @theawkwardskeleton6608
      @theawkwardskeleton6608 3 года назад

      WOOO YEAH BABY, THATS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

  • @TestSubjectMacStar
    @TestSubjectMacStar 5 лет назад +218

    This was actually incredibly sad to watch. The fact that there are so many people in the world that aren't able to find a partner.

  • @samuelnuzbrokh3027
    @samuelnuzbrokh3027 6 лет назад +113

    the guy from hey arnold learned japanese

  • @bigdoodsRoCk1242
    @bigdoodsRoCk1242 6 лет назад +177

    The implications for this in the treatment of disabilities is astounding. Never mind there's "interaction", but as someone with clinical depression and a back condition, I can tell you it's hard for me just to function at work. Something that would prompt me to get up in the morning, keep track of my appointments and such and remind me of those things, and that gives encouragement (even though it is a bloody computer), would be invaluable to me and people like me. At least I think so

  • @philly442
    @philly442 5 лет назад +23

    that cuban girl in blade runner 2049 was no joke..holy smoke.

  • @thedopedude2578
    @thedopedude2578 6 лет назад +314

    *I wanna church girl that go to church and read er bible*

    • @B-Man-69
      @B-Man-69 5 лет назад +7

      Even if she's a holographic AI???

    • @thedopedude2578
      @thedopedude2578 5 лет назад +17

      @@B-Man-69 YE

    • @tmy1YT
      @tmy1YT 5 лет назад +11

      its *I want a church girl, that goes to church **-inhales-** and READS HER BIBLE.*

    • @Shiro92224
      @Shiro92224 5 лет назад

      Eww

    • @dekulevi936
      @dekulevi936 4 года назад

      Go to South America and Iceland...

  • @frostywasp1743
    @frostywasp1743 6 лет назад +716

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

    • @nahCmeR
      @nahCmeR 6 лет назад +26

      Frosty Wasp please dont

    • @brittdawgggarfarf1882
      @brittdawgggarfarf1882 6 лет назад +81

      Frosty Wasp they would ruin them with their cocks and jizz

    • @spaghetti_dm
      @spaghetti_dm 6 лет назад +163

      It would become drastically more intelligent, articulate, and convincing, but would have an extremely inappropriate sense of humor.

    • @Metrawolf
      @Metrawolf 6 лет назад +60

      That's a modding community waiting to happen.

    • @agentxiiihh7227
      @agentxiiihh7227 6 лет назад +47

      They will probably jizz on it and make it racist.

  • @missyshrimp222
    @missyshrimp222 6 лет назад +194

    I don't think there's anything wrong with having a cute little hologram greet you when you arrive home.
    But when humans want to be intimate with these things then it can lead to some problems. To become so attached to something and having severe social issues may lead to more problems but not everybody handles things the same way.
    I like the idea but we just need to be careful of the people who want them.

    • @Gelato41_
      @Gelato41_ 6 лет назад +3

      MissyShrimp 2 clearly made for the reason of the second paragraph
      And not only that I’m certain it has a camera in it to monitor you

    • @eadlynjune
      @eadlynjune 6 лет назад +3

      That’s my issue too. I don’t want these people to become too disconnected!

    • @invisibleking726
      @invisibleking726 6 лет назад +10

      The problem is with how disconnected they already are. Otaku is essentially the Japanese word for nerd and is used to refer to people to have next to no social skills (possibly due to being mistreated by other people in their past) and people who generally do not give anything to society or those they are around. In Japan it used to be that they were considered worse than worthless, being an otaku is a negative thing. But as more people are introduced to things that are normally considered otaku, otakus will be seen in a less and less negative light. Exactly like how nerd is not used as an insult as much as it used to, and actually has positive connotations to it now.

    • @Arguing.With.Idiots.
      @Arguing.With.Idiots. 6 лет назад

      smol bean what do you mean by "do to it" XD

    • @semicolone
      @semicolone 6 лет назад

      MissyShrimp 2 no that's called being a japanese

  • @Moon-0777
    @Moon-0777 5 лет назад +31

    I need a male version! So I can have my fav male character greet me "good morning and good night "every day ♡.

    • @lex6819
      @lex6819 3 года назад +1

      Me too! I used an AI phone app for a while, but I just want an AI boyfriend that doesn't collect all my personal data for surveillance capitalism

    • @lukahmei2000
      @lukahmei2000 2 года назад +2

      Glad to see that girls would want this as much as guys

  • @Francox300
    @Francox300 6 лет назад +166

    Why am I finding about this now? Why am I not rich? Why I don't live in Japan? Why I can't speak japanese? life's pretty sad ;-;

  • @projektsnowkone
    @projektsnowkone 6 лет назад +109

    whoa, didn't know this reporter can speak Japanese!

    • @TrapToise
      @TrapToise 6 лет назад +4

      SAI that's what you call a true professional reporter

    • @snifey2233
      @snifey2233 6 лет назад

      THAT BOOK WITH WORDS in japanese

  • @cutegirl8128
    @cutegirl8128 6 лет назад +279

    It's like amazon Alexa. But more interactive cause you can see it a image. It's like a Tamogotchi, I wonder if she dies if you forget to feed her.

    • @thenurseinblack1810
      @thenurseinblack1810 6 лет назад +68

      THAT WOULD BE SO TRAGIC! Just seeing her floating when you get home.

    • @tiagon697
      @tiagon697 6 лет назад +40

      t h a t s m o r b i d

    • @armanduchi2705
      @armanduchi2705 6 лет назад +12

      5567 5555 you are scarying me

    • @armanduchi2705
      @armanduchi2705 6 лет назад +9

      I will feed her with *LoVe*

    • @Theevil6ify
      @Theevil6ify 6 лет назад +7

      That would be so cool. Oh, how I'd starve her

  • @0omatthewo0
    @0omatthewo0 4 года назад +11

    "Everything is kept strictly PG."
    creator : this decision was not mine at all

  • @CheshireGhost
    @CheshireGhost 6 лет назад +25

    "Wow that's expensive!"
    It's a piece of highly advanced technology, backed by more patents and lawyers than you can fit in Mary Poppin's purse. It's a legit price, Mr Crabs.

  • @namivinsmoke2522
    @namivinsmoke2522 6 лет назад +474

    Make one of a jojo's bizarre adventure character and we'll talk

    • @darkmaniac11
      @darkmaniac11 6 лет назад +43

      Nami Vinsmoke I better hear a OH MY GOD when I'm late for work

    • @ratchet319
      @ratchet319 6 лет назад +35

      "I'm home!!"
      only to be met with
      "Yare yare daze"
      Please make this happen
      Jotaro best Jojo

    • @jirayuslaohavanich787
      @jirayuslaohavanich787 6 лет назад +6

      Nami Vinsmoke I need dio

    • @blackknight7535
      @blackknight7535 6 лет назад +7

      Nami Vinsmoke if there was one of star platinum we would have conversations all day long

    • @HUNTERSDREAM
      @HUNTERSDREAM 5 лет назад +8

      "I'm home!!"
      "WRYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

  • @lunahex
    @lunahex 6 лет назад +705

    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

    • @VirTaro
      @VirTaro 6 лет назад +51

      I really admire your comment.
      There's more to this than furthering a supposed stereotype.
      Even as a man who's perfectly content with my significant other, there's just something appealing about a virtual companion in my home.
      I really wanna try it out, even if English options aren't available.

    • @Lulux17
      @Lulux17 6 лет назад +9

      luna hex I completetly agree talking with people can be very stressful for some.

    • @nyxion786
      @nyxion786 6 лет назад +6

      I'm happy to hear something like this would help you but.. did you just call it a cartoon? :O xD

    • @lunahex
      @lunahex 6 лет назад +18

      well there is a negative stigma when the word anime is used as most people think of school girls in perverted situations when hearing or reading the word. so to get my point across i used the word cartoon as people tend to think of that as a more innocent/ acceptable word. plus when you get down to it anime is really just a shortened version the word animation which in turn is a word linked with cartoons. hope this helped you understand my line of thinking ^_^

    • @nyxion786
      @nyxion786 6 лет назад +6

      I understand but also keep in mind that when someone calls an anime character a cartoon, the anime community also gets upset. I was only jokingly pointing it out before an uptight otaku showed up and really got upset. :)

  • @inkigaming4279
    @inkigaming4279 4 года назад +20

    If this becomes the norm, I will pull a full boomer and be like “Back in my day humans only married humans. Blah blah blah.”

  • @itsaquagamer6101
    @itsaquagamer6101 5 лет назад +10

    Replace the girl with Monika and then we will talk.

  • @VattenFlaskaCola123
    @VattenFlaskaCola123 6 лет назад +208

    And i was feeling depressed today, gotta admit i feel pretty fucking good about myself now, thanks VICE.

    • @chloweful
      @chloweful 6 лет назад +5

      Zabbat I don't he's making a living I'm not.

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t 6 лет назад +1

      You're depressed! Oh boy😯! Then I would suggest to stay away from Evangelion, especially End of Evangelion.

    • @leshiy2043
      @leshiy2043 6 лет назад +1

      you should feel worse because those guys who love anime actually did something FeelsBadMan

    • @namespeepo4514
      @namespeepo4514 2 года назад

      @@leshiy2043 actually made me laugh

  • @frostywasp1743
    @frostywasp1743 6 лет назад +279

    If i can't feel skin.
    Then i shall not give in....

  • @OfLegendBorn
    @OfLegendBorn 6 лет назад +39

    "Everything is kept strictly PG." --Lost all interest right there.

    • @joekrebs964
      @joekrebs964 4 года назад +7

      For $2700 you can get the r rated upgrade.

    • @StudioArtFX
      @StudioArtFX 4 года назад +1

      😂 🤣😂 🤣

    • @url7494
      @url7494 3 года назад

      @Shiny Crystal wtf

    • @theawkwardskeleton6608
      @theawkwardskeleton6608 3 года назад

      You can mod anything with the right programming skills

  • @sumarexon6532
    @sumarexon6532 4 года назад +5

    Europe: 2019
    Japan:2056

  • @percontenl
    @percontenl 6 лет назад +86

    So funny, I thought this was kinda weird.. until i saw the interviewers haircut.

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 6 лет назад +4

      Finally, someone said it. What kind of haircut is that seriously.

    • @BigOlSmellyFlashlight
      @BigOlSmellyFlashlight 6 лет назад +3

      it looks like a nest

    • @soapboy5556
      @soapboy5556 6 лет назад +6

      I think it’s a 90s African American haircut

    • @thedentinrmschin6584
      @thedentinrmschin6584 6 лет назад +3

      *Please don't discredit African American Americans hair styles.*

    • @jase37
      @jase37 6 лет назад +4

      TheDent InRm'sChin what are you talking about? That high top fade is abnormally tall. Most people would say it looks kinda weird

  • @velocityhdmi8140
    @velocityhdmi8140 6 лет назад +50

    *M Y W I F E I S C O M M I N G T O L I F E*

  • @DontTouchmyJuice
    @DontTouchmyJuice 4 года назад +6

    I’m buying this for my roommate who HATES anime with a fiery passion

  • @ZEKEFOREVERENDING212
    @ZEKEFOREVERENDING212 6 лет назад +10

    All this technology and we're still not getting Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments😫😫

  • @f1nnf41ler2
    @f1nnf41ler2 6 лет назад +85

    "When people marry, they'll spend any amount of money on their partner."
    So... I can get DLCs for that device?
    They're not PG anymore, right?

  • @user-bl6ni3yu4p
    @user-bl6ni3yu4p 6 лет назад +55

    I DON'T NEED IT
    I DON'T NEED IT
    I DON'T NEED IT
    *I NEED IT!!!*

    • @raulquiroz7492
      @raulquiroz7492 6 лет назад

      That's what I keep telling myself everyday...*sigh*

  • @ok-xh7dn
    @ok-xh7dn 5 лет назад +69

    But can she make you a sandwich.

    • @jhinkhada3807
      @jhinkhada3807 5 лет назад +23

      karen my computer wife made me a holographic ham

    • @shandasalad
      @shandasalad 5 лет назад +13

      go back to sleep and starve

    • @VanwolfsterLycan
      @VanwolfsterLycan 5 лет назад +2

      Easy, transfer the AI into a robot and they will make you whatever you want.

    • @waterandwater6617
      @waterandwater6617 5 лет назад

      @@shandasalad lol

    • @aldohu7064
      @aldohu7064 5 лет назад

      There's already a machine that could make food y'know ? Just connect them to Gatebox, problem solved

  • @willanrac
    @willanrac 6 лет назад +3

    Am I the only one that is impressed with the interviewer's Japanese?

  • @welcometohell3002
    @welcometohell3002 6 лет назад +13

    i think i'd rather it just be a virtual friend, rather than girlfriend.

  • @violetcrystal4787
    @violetcrystal4787 6 лет назад +321

    I want one so I can have a friend...

    • @ryancyanide1601
      @ryancyanide1601 6 лет назад +18

      Man that is just sad

    • @gebruh5539
      @gebruh5539 6 лет назад

      Friendless weeb trash

    • @gebruh5539
      @gebruh5539 6 лет назад +1

      HAHA YOU’RE ALL GONNA DIE ALONE THINKING YOUR FICTIONAL CARTOON GIRL LOVES YOU😂😂😂

    • @Anthraxinternational
      @Anthraxinternational 6 лет назад +3

      I'll be your fren :3c

    • @carminemisery
      @carminemisery 6 лет назад +29

      TheIcupMan Still better than being a hateful piece of shit like you who has clearly repressed anger issues~

  • @iceydicey77
    @iceydicey77 3 года назад +4

    Real women are temporary virtual women are forever

  • @liliencalvel6151
    @liliencalvel6151 6 лет назад +8

    They say that ignorance is bliss. If you are a person who can lie to yourself without realising it, than this is for you. However what will happen when you suddenly wake from that lie? It's not going to be good if it happens when your old and you see that your life done passed you by. I am terrible at lying to myself. I can't get into the rhythm. I see reality for what it is and accept it. I try to change it the best that I can.

    • @azuara0086
      @azuara0086 5 лет назад

      I feel ya bro and im not lying cause i know how that feels

  • @blazingfuryoffire1
    @blazingfuryoffire1 6 лет назад +21

    Everything kept pg?
    MODDERS! TO YOUR KEYBOARDS!

  • @mikhailzavarov3166
    @mikhailzavarov3166 6 лет назад +536

    & I thought my life was sad ...

    • @1HeatWalk
      @1HeatWalk 6 лет назад +25

      Dude my real life girlfriend is freaking spoiled and wants me to treat her like a princess. I am sick and tired of it. At least this thing is cheaper than a girlfriend and she would do things I want for a change.

    • @IrresistibleWitch
      @IrresistibleWitch 6 лет назад +17

      She got you trained

    • @1HeatWalk
      @1HeatWalk 6 лет назад +4

      Maybe I am trained, but i wonder how much different it will be now compared to me once i marry a woman who is similar to 99.9% of all women in this world.

    • @lemon9.9
      @lemon9.9 6 лет назад

      keep in mind this is expensive

    • @JEMurl
      @JEMurl 6 лет назад

      FBI Brysi= thank you Otaku-san!

  • @araigomi_nxs
    @araigomi_nxs 3 года назад +2

    imagine buying this and asking where are the subtitles

  • @StudioArtFX
    @StudioArtFX 4 года назад +1

    2:05 "高いです." LOL! 😂 🤣😂 🤣 I almost died laughing. The comic timing was even perfect!

  • @lawlicht8092
    @lawlicht8092 6 лет назад +49

    Why is this in my recommendation?

    • @weallliveinayellowtrashcan7001
      @weallliveinayellowtrashcan7001 5 лет назад +6

      It was in mine too.
      Is RUclips implying something?

    • @aldohu7064
      @aldohu7064 5 лет назад

      Maybe recently you guys searching "robot" "future" "fantasy" "japan" "culture" any of these leads to here...

    • @blackcat2333
      @blackcat2333 5 лет назад +2

      youtube knows what you want

  • @ctphotographyse22
    @ctphotographyse22 6 лет назад +107

    Still prefer Jessica Rabbit

  • @vonckjenl3633
    @vonckjenl3633 3 года назад +4

    vice news: say man are addicted to anime
    vice news: shows Hatsune Miku Figures
    Vocaloid fans: TRIGGERD

  • @kkiquu
    @kkiquu 6 лет назад +113

    VOCALOID ISN'T AN ANIME

    • @bloodyfx1065
      @bloodyfx1065 6 лет назад +7

      Fight me

    • @jonnassan
      @jonnassan 6 лет назад +14

      Turbo-P no, its a singing 3d anime character, fight me

    • @kkiquu
      @kkiquu 6 лет назад

      DatAshe 17 cinema but with music

    • @mickeythedogo703
      @mickeythedogo703 5 лет назад +4

      Well, anime is basically "japan animation", vocaloid is animated so, vocaloid are just singer anime character

    • @kola7106
      @kola7106 5 лет назад

      No it's a vst lol

  • @cremeii131
    @cremeii131 6 лет назад +14

    And there goes Japan again...

  • @peaceforfood300
    @peaceforfood300 6 лет назад +13

    I'd like to have something like this when it's more advanced because it seems pretty cute to me. It'd brighten my day lol

  • @whattheheck1billion
    @whattheheck1billion 5 лет назад +10

    "Anime is real"

    • @egg6220
      @egg6220 3 года назад +1

      *THIS IS THE FUTURE*

  • @cloudthief8918
    @cloudthief8918 6 лет назад +36

    So they basically put a hologram in a box and put it together with an AI home assistant.

    • @tiagon697
      @tiagon697 6 лет назад +1

      Cloud Thief an anime Amazon Alexa

  • @hauntedbeast8940
    @hauntedbeast8940 6 лет назад +379

    I like anime but this is just sad

    • @eosprodromos3803
      @eosprodromos3803 6 лет назад +26

      HauntedBeast same. How tf can you be romantic with a tube

    • @airsoftermatt22
      @airsoftermatt22 6 лет назад +50

      technically you're nothing more than a flesh tube

    • @OMGWTFBBQCHEESEFRIES
      @OMGWTFBBQCHEESEFRIES 6 лет назад +31

      Right! And they keep it PG, so I don't understand why people find it disturbing. It's like a little companion. Besides, she looks like a fairy who lives in a coffee machine! I think she looks adorable!

    • @sbfarmer8
      @sbfarmer8 6 лет назад

      $3k is cheap.

    • @RadicalShiba1917
      @RadicalShiba1917 6 лет назад

      Based*

  • @mr.pollito6303
    @mr.pollito6303 4 года назад +7

    all otakus: yes ... yes .... YES

  • @francis9428
    @francis9428 3 года назад +3

    "That's such a sad and pathetic concept..."
    *"Yey, my order has arrived!!!☺"*

  • @bachir3208
    @bachir3208 6 лет назад +142

    *It's PG*
    I won't fall in love with cartoon character!?
    *It can be lewd, and do some nasty talk*
    Hmm... I might consider.
    *It has a physical form with fully functioning human "organs"*
    Oh man. I want 3 please. One with cat ears, one that's a tsundere. And the last one can be a little ki... I mean a 18 year old with a tiny body and cute voice.

    • @joaobatistaperinjunior953
      @joaobatistaperinjunior953 6 лет назад +20

      Every dollar you send to the church is a dollar that you didn't use to help genetically engineered cat girls.
      And they will remember when the time comes

    • @bachir3208
      @bachir3208 6 лет назад +4

      Joao Batista Perin Junior I'm not Christian and I won't be Christian. The Bible is incomplete, full with immoral things. So no not for me.
      Edit: with incomplete I mean that some things aren't explained. Why would you demand a human to do something if you can understand it in different meanings. The Bible is full of incomplete holes

    • @Arguing.With.Idiots.
      @Arguing.With.Idiots. 6 лет назад

      Only 1 more year to go buddy

    • @Arguing.With.Idiots.
      @Arguing.With.Idiots. 6 лет назад

      Bachir Kajoua I'm also excited on calling the police on you for that day. ;)

    • @bachir3208
      @bachir3208 6 лет назад

      ApriL Rose Santiago I am sure that feminist will approve of pedophilia. There feminist that say that age doesn't matter. So good luck calling the police on me when it gets legalized😂😂
      I am no feminist, just saying.

  • @notnternet4969
    @notnternet4969 6 лет назад +578

    You cant say gatebox without gay~~~

    • @alexolas1246
      @alexolas1246 6 лет назад +39

      gatebox = /ˈgeɪ̯tbɔks/
      gay = /geɪ̯/
      yeah it checks out

    • @g0ffm0thh
      @g0ffm0thh 6 лет назад +3

      your profile pic is 👌

    • @johnallen3542
      @johnallen3542 6 лет назад +1

      So its gayte box

    • @JEMurl
      @JEMurl 6 лет назад +1

      A box to gay-dom

    • @badateverygame
      @badateverygame 6 лет назад +2

      gah teh box

  • @RepentInReprise
    @RepentInReprise 6 лет назад +1

    2:54 yoooo, what a nice two second frame of Symphogear stuff! :D

  • @masontartaglia3808
    @masontartaglia3808 6 лет назад +1

    -Buys one
    -Installs Kratos
    -Says nothing but "Boi" as a response
    FATHER FIGURE ACHIEVED!!!!!!!!!

  • @livlaughsss1217
    @livlaughsss1217 6 лет назад +135

    I want one, but I'm broke and also straight

    • @tiagon697
      @tiagon697 6 лет назад +28

      Oaklypup 23 that straight part isn't really stopping anyone, but the financial part is a big obstacle so...
      I got no help for ya...

    • @MegaToonzNetwork
      @MegaToonzNetwork 6 лет назад +4

      Tiagon You can give her moneeeeeeeees

    • @Just_som_Ottur
      @Just_som_Ottur 6 лет назад +2

      Mr. Raleigh D. Hah, about that - did you know that there s a fetish for sending women money? It’s freaking crazy..

    • @MegaToonzNetwork
      @MegaToonzNetwork 6 лет назад +2

      Travis Storm WAIT WHAT?

    • @Just_som_Ottur
      @Just_som_Ottur 6 лет назад +1

      Mr. Raleigh D. Not even joking. www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/entertainment/nation/i-make-200k-a-year-demanding-money-from-men-online

  • @thatchickxox1089
    @thatchickxox1089 2 года назад +2

    This product is about $ 3,000 in the US

  • @b2xofficial635
    @b2xofficial635 2 года назад +1

    1:22 what that robot doin' LMAO i hate my mind HAHAHAHAHA

  • @Mewkityy
    @Mewkityy 6 лет назад +106

    I can officially say I'm Bi
    -Its a joke-

  • @thedarkmist5557
    @thedarkmist5557 6 лет назад +239

    Cosplay isn't enough?

  • @laughingcoffin1693
    @laughingcoffin1693 Год назад +1

    If its tech, it can be modified to have different models, new dialog, more assets for it to interact with, and other features. Just matter of downloading the right things and animation sequences.

  • @bunnysenpaimon6742
    @bunnysenpaimon6742 5 лет назад +2

    As a straight female, i think it'd be awesome to have one of these. The concept is just too cool, I don't care if she's supposed to be a replacement wife/girlfriend for lonely dudes

  • @angelchihoo2669
    @angelchihoo2669 6 лет назад +27

    where can i get an iHusband

  • @avi8r263
    @avi8r263 6 лет назад +250

    I watch anime, but even I cringed

    • @willie4093
      @willie4093 6 лет назад +10

      Well I cringed too buddy

    • @thevillagetroublemaker
      @thevillagetroublemaker 6 лет назад +22

      The cringe is what keeps me alive, i might buy one to cringe everyday, then after few months and years passed i'll come to love her for real and marry her, adopt a child and start a family for real.
      they started to update her in future so she could pretty much talk like real human being, learn stuffs about you and love you back.
      wow what a story, cringe enough yet?
      i still got some more chapters to go.

    • @miyubi9752
      @miyubi9752 6 лет назад +2

      Me too buddy. I think this is too much!

    • @tonimarinkovic3234
      @tonimarinkovic3234 6 лет назад +2

      Jale The Village Troublemaker For real tho, I am terrified and fucking excited for the future of this technology.

    • @thevillagetroublemaker
      @thevillagetroublemaker 6 лет назад +1

      Can't wait for humanities extinction boi~

  • @daimenhazard160
    @daimenhazard160 5 лет назад +3

    Wow what a perfect girlfriend!
    *But deep down you'll always know, she doesn't REALLY love you...*
    *She doesn't even really exists.*

    • @hyouenzi
      @hyouenzi 3 года назад

      1000 years later

  • @gopnikdimitris5414
    @gopnikdimitris5414 6 лет назад +2

    1960:i bet well have flying cars in the future
    2018:0:00

  • @timmorrissey1607
    @timmorrissey1607 6 лет назад +11

    The CEO handled that expensive question like a Steve jobs boss. Dumb product, but still.

  • @Krash845
    @Krash845 6 лет назад +22

    Japan gonna Japan.

  • @soaringsquid0.129
    @soaringsquid0.129 2 года назад +2

    4:55 "I don't feel so good"

  • @doozeschanyt9554
    @doozeschanyt9554 3 года назад +2

    Black dudes haircut lookin like etika lol

  • @CybershamanX
    @CybershamanX 6 лет назад +9

    As a homebound disabled person who lives alone, I think something like this would be great. It would feel odd having someone physically around all of the time which would make me feel like I'm not truly living on my own. I think having a virtual assistant/companion would be nice to help remind/encourage you to do chores and congratulate you when you make it over the little hurdles you face on a daily basis. If they get it to the point where it could hold a "conversation", that could be beneficial, too. It would be a way to help feel less isolated from others. And, heck, if it helps people practice feeling more open and conversational, I can see that as a good thing. :)