Den Returns to Lead Avatar Dating Project 'Love Is Reality' Special Edition
The special edition shifts the format from a general audition to one where the lead participant, Den, directly vets candidates, addressing the previous season's stated flaw of insufficient screening.
Key Facts
- The 'LOVE IS REALITY Special Edition' streams May 30 at 19:00 JST on the REALITY app.
- Den, a member of the comedy trio Lindacolor∞, will personally screen and select participants for the special edition.
- The first season ended without Den finding a match; he stated the participant screening had been insufficient.
- Three pre-selected candidates will communicate with Den via avatar without revealing their faces.
- The special edition is produced by Tohakusha Inc. and REALITY Inc. as part of the 'Beyond REALITY' project.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, PANORA.
Tohakusha Inc. and REALITY Inc. announced the 'LOVE IS REALITY Special Edition,' streaming May 30 on the REALITY app. After the first season ended without Den finding a match, he will personally screen and select participants for the special edition, aiming to find a real connection through avatar-based communication.
The experimental project 'Beyond REALITY,' a joint development between Tohakusha Inc. and REALITY Inc., will stream a special edition of its avatar dating variety show on May 30 at 19:00 JST. The original 'LOVE IS REALITY' followed Den, a member of the comedy trio Lindacolor∞, as he matched with women through avatar interaction on the REALITY platform and went on real-life dates. The project explored whether emotional connections formed in the avatar space translate to reality.
After the first run, Den failed to find a partner and stated that the participant screening had been insufficient. For the special edition, he will take over the screening process himself, personally conversing with three pre-selected candidates via avatar communication without revealing faces. The stream will air on the REALITY Official Program channel within the REALITY app.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.