Talk:OS-tan

Madobe Yuu and Ai pronounciation same as You and I

Did anyone notice that Yuu and Ai have the same pronounciation of the english words You and I?

93.33.137.85 (talk) 20:59, 29 January 2015 (UTC)29/01/2015 22:00 GMT+1

Yes. That's surely intentional, but we'd need a reliable source for that.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  11:43, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Needs a lot of cleanup

I've burned over an hour trying to clean this up, and it still needs more. I've been focusing on: putting transliterated Japanese (other than proper names) into italics per MOS:FOREIGN; lower-casing of SCREAMING ALL-CAPS; {{lang}} or {{nihongo}} markup around Japanese-script matter (but not in titles and other names in citation templates); removal of redundant re-re-re-repeating of fictional surnames; fixing inconsistent name spellings; fixing over-capitalizations of -tan as -Tan; clear separation of fictional back-story from real-world facts; date cleanup (we do not use YYYY-MM-DD in article text, though ISO dates are permissible – but a terrible idea – in citations); trying to repair lots of mangled English; and on and on. Someone else please take a pass through it.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  11:47, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion

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• Ostans 2.jpg

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Any use having OS-tan Collections in the external links again?

I noticed that someone removed the reference to OS-tan Collections as it is outdated in terms of character names for the Futaba characters, the links redirect to spam + NSFW content anyway as the moderation seems to be lacking there.

is there any use adding it back as there are much better places that have up-to-date info with proper external links with actual info (OSC references hardly any).

Edit: It seems like they fixed the links and such on OSC's wiki but still don't have very good refs for characters --Sinclair-Speccy (talk) 22:59, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Additional Images?

Considering this is an article about representations of Windows operating systems as anime girls, it could do with some additional images for representation to help demonstrate the topic better in my opinion. I know it's hard to get images with the proper usage rights though. --StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 02:50, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Ichika Madobe

Ever since Microsoft did a Instagram reel on OS-tans people seem to be thinking Ichika is official when this has never been endorsed by Microsoft Japan, Windows Navi+, or the U.S. branch of Microsoft as Windows Navi+ was a marketing campaign to promote various versions of Windows. I feel that it should be mentioned she was never official on the Wikipedia page and it is misleading to say things like the Madobes themselves weren’t endorsed by Microsoft. It may have not been for the US but it logically is for the Japanese branch.

Ichika is a fan-made character, created by the artist Karv. She is not part of the official Madobe family. The US Microsoft never endorsed her either as the creator of the reel most likely only found the first design that showed up on the internet. Sinclair-Speccy (talk) 10:32, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Among the Madobe family, Claudia is the only character whose copyright is held by Microsoft Japan. Nanami, Yu, Ai and Touko were created by Techno-Alliance Corp. (also referred to as Windows Navi+) to promote the DSP edition. I think Microsoft Japan has never used the Madobe characters in publicity, except Claudia who appeared in the Windows Azure tech comic on the MSDN website. The character Claudia is not allowed for commercial use. However, Nanami, Yu, Ai and Touko appears alongside Claudia in the wallpaper of Windows 10 DSP Edition. We can consider that Microsoft Japan endorsed them. It is disputed that they can be considered 'official' characters. At least, they are well-known, but Ichika is not yet. Darklanlan (talk) 08:31, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Oh I didn't really know she was the only one endorsed because most other places say the other Madobes were. I just thought it was a good idea to explain to people that Ichika never was as that is not even her name either, it's a fan-name which caught on Sinclair-Speccy (talk) 02:03, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Which characters to list?

Recently I have noticed that people keep re-adding information about each OS-tan character to this page even though this information was previously removed by Nyakase for valid reasons. Many of these additions include unsourced descriptions of characters and the inclusion of characters from the OS-tan Collection's Annex Project which is a fan universe not part of the original Futaba Channel canon, not that there even as a canon for Futaba anyway.

Characters from the Annex Project that were added but removed by more or remain on the page include:

• Windows 2.0
• Windows 1.0
• PC-DOS

These characters were created by C-Chan who is not affiliated with Futaba Channel. As such, they should not be included on this page, which should focus on characters originating from Futaba Channel (and to a extent, Nijiura, which has some relation to Futaba, such as creating the OSX Cat girl characters for each Mac release). Who also counts as "Classic OS-tans" and "New generation OS-tans" because I don't really think XP-tan is "new", she existed the same time as characters such as 2K and ME as stated in the OS-tan fan book.

Would it make sense to limit this page to only basic descriptions of the characters from Futaba Channel? These characters are internet memes, and there is little to no solid information on most of them. For example:

• Some entries such as Windows 3.1 lack sources.
• MSX-DOS is not a character from Futaba. She is made by coffeekan.
• Much of the information on Futaba’s characters (e.g., their relationships, such as being sisters) is based on speculation. It has never been confirmed...

Doesn’t Wikipedia require reliable sources for information? Many entries currently lack proper sourcing. It may be more appropriate to remove unsourced or speculative content entirely and focus on documented characters and events tied directly to Futaba Channel. --Sinclair-Speccy (talk) 07:02, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

For reference, my removal reason back then was Still completely unsourced. I think given they originated on Futaba it will be difficult to source details of individual characters, compared to the Microsoft ones that attracted reporting. Even the section says there "is no set depiction".

I think the problem here is that the article gains its notability from the Windows Navi+ characters. The Futaba origins are relevant to the topic, but "early 2000s internet meme on Japanese image board" and "early 2010s Microsoft-sponsored marketing campaign" results in a very noticeable difference in source quality.

I hate to say it, but when I've been looking at this article, I find myself wondering if it is reasonable to mention the classic OS-tans at all. Or if this article should be workshopped into Windows Navi+ or something like that. Nyakase🐈‍⬛‍ (talk • guestbook) 21:49, 31 January 2025 (UTC)