Japanese company grants bonuses and benefits to employees who marry 2D characters

It seems strange, but in some parts of the world, dating and even marriage with anime characters exists. In Japan, even, the practice has become increasingly socially accepted and, to prove it, a company decided to pay bonuses to those who are in marriage with their two-dimensional chosen.

In general, people who choose character marriages are unconditional fans of manga and anime, as well as games that follow oriental animations. Still in 2008, a movement was already asking the country's government to legalize marriage with fictional characters. The petition, even though it was not accepted, was very successful.

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Marriages with characters, even if they are not legal, occur with the right to a priest and ceremony in the church.

Tech research firm Gatebox Lab aims to employ people who have marital relationships with 2D characters. According to Nico Nico News, Gatebox Lab will pay 5.000 yen (about R$145) to support employees who bond with the characters they love. To top it off, employees can even take a day off on their partner's birthday.

However, it is worth mentioning that the company will not accept that you marry more than one fictional character.