Shinichi, a 33-year-old photographer, has dated more than 500 women in the past three years.
None of his liaisons have involved real females, however.
About once every two months, Shinichi -- who has never been on a real date as such -- comes to Akihabara Electric Town in search of a situational romance via a computer software package featuring "bishojo," or beautiful girls.
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