Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Nene Anegasaki is a witty, doe-eyed beauty.

She looks perfectly perky in sexy skirts, doesn't pick fights and is always at one Tokyo man's beck and call -- that is why the 27-year-old decided to marry her.

Two of Japan’s most popular dating sim series, , where you have the opportunity to romance the cute virtual boy of your choice.

The general format for the games usually involves taking on the role of a high school student who advances through several years of school while attempting to forge relationships with a variety of NPCs.

Perhaps it’s not “cool” to role-play as a character when the aim of the game is to win someone’s heart instead of fighting a war or defeating a dastardly nemesis?

But if you’ve ever played dating sims before, you’ll know that they can be a huge amount of fun.

"I love this character, not a machine," said Sal, when asked about whether he can love an electronic device. I understand very well that I cannot marry her physically or legally." The courtship began in September when he started playing the game, in which players nurture a deeper relationship through game play.

Sal started carrying Nene around the streets of Tokyo and taking her to Disneyland and to a beach resort in Guam. "She doesn't get angry if I'm late in replying to her.

There I was, sitting in a swanky hotel bar with my boyfriend of two years, feeling smug.

We had just moved from Japan to New York City for his career as a bestselling novelist, and that night, I had finally scored the engagement ring I knew I had coming.

The only complication: She is a videogame character in the Nintendo DS game called "Love Plus." Still, that didn't stop Sal 9000 -- the only name the groom would give -- from marrying Nene in a ceremony witnessed live by thousands on the Web.

When asked if Nene is his dream woman, Sal replied, "Yes, she is.

a genre of video game geared toward women and defined by choose-your-own-adventure romance plots. Like real-life dating apps, many of these games are played on phones and allow users to choose from a selection of male suitors.

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