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All OS TAN
METAEvery character this encyclopedia keeps an article for. Click anyone. FAN, CORP, and OURS stay stamped so Me-tan does not get filed as Nanami. This is not OSC's one-shot dump. For that long tail, use WIKI.EXE.
OS TAN is the girl on this machine. She is OURS. The Futaba sisters and the Madobe/Aizawa campaigns are documented next to her, not merged into her.
FAN / CANON
Me-tanFANMe-tan is the first OS-tan: a clumsy Windows Me maid posted on Futaba Channel on 6 August 2003.
XP-tanCANONXP-tan (Saseko) personifies Windows XP Professional: the memory-hog sister, designed by XP Kaki-Aki / Nac.
HomekoCANONHomeko personifies Windows XP Home Edition: green-haired twin of XP-tan, not a reskin of Saseko.
2K-tanCANON2K-tan personifies Windows 2000: glasses, mechanical cat-ear clips, the reliable sister and Me-tan's guardian.
95-tanCANON95-tan is Windows 95 as a Yamato nadeshiko in a hana256 kimono: won the 1990s PC war, does not understand USB.
98-tanCANON98-tan (Hacchan) is Windows 98 first edition: shy, navy bob, golden 98 clip, sometimes a snack-box mech.
98SE-tanCANON98SE-tan (Secchan) is Windows 98 Second Edition: aggressive sailor-fuku sister with a can opener.
NT-tanCANONNT-tan personifies Windows NT as a mother figure to 2K and XP. Ownership claims by Deja Vu are disputed.
Windows 3.1-tanCANON3.1-tan (Ōbaba) is a gothic Windows 3.1 girl, often with DOS-nuko the cat, nicknamed Grandma.
MS-DOS-tanCANONMS-DOS-tan is a shy schoolgirl with DOS-shaped hair ties, already on the October 2003 Vault list.
CE-tanFANCE-tan personifies Windows CE. On the 2004 Vault list; often a Dreamcast fan because CE code lived in that BIOS.
2003 Server-tanCANON2003 Server-tan (Saba-tan) is on OSC's canon Windows list and the 2004 Vault roster as Saba.
Vista-tanDISPUTEDThere is no single Vista-tan. Chiivistan is the best-known look; Vistake is a Futaba rival; OSC never froze canon.
Battenichi-chanFANBattenichi-chan is Shimuro's Windows 8.1 OS-tan. The name is a reading of 8.1. She is not Yū or Ai Madobe.
Linux-tanCANONLinux-tan is on the 2004 Vault and OSC canon lists. Distro-tans (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch) are usually later separate designs.
Mac-tanFANMac-tan is at least two casts: Futaba's generic Mac rival of 95-tan, and +Nijiura+'s OS X catgirls named after big cats.
Dr. NortonFANDr. Norton is the Vault-era antivirus personification: a creepy doctor, already listed in October 2003.CORP
Nanami MadobeCORPNanami Madobe is the 2009 Windows 7 Ultimate DSP mascot, voiced by Nana Mizuki. CORP, not Futaba's Seven-chan.
Yū MadobeCORPYū Madobe is the short-haired Windows 8 Pro DSP twin, voiced by Asuka Nishi. CORP, not Battenichi-chan.
Ai MadobeCORPAi Madobe is the long-haired Windows 8 Pro DSP twin, voiced by Nao Tamura.
Tōko MadobeCORPTōko Madobe is the 2015 Windows 10 DSP mascot with a fan-voted name. Japanese Wikipedia: not Microsoft-official.
Claudia MadobeCORPClaudia Madobe is Microsoft Japan's recognized Azure character from the Cloud Girl manga. Cousin of Nanami in the tree.
Inori AizawaCORPInori Aizawa is Microsoft Singapore's 2013 Internet Explorer mascot, not a Futaba IE-tan and not a global Microsoft girl.
Hikaru AizawaCORPHikaru Aizawa is Microsoft Taiwan's Silverlight mascot, later given sisters Lei, Aoi, and Yu.OURS
See also
List of OS-tansIndex of OS-tans and related mascots on OS-TAN Wiki, grouped by stamp and family.
List of canon OS-tansWhat OSC meant by canon, which designs this wiki stamps CANON, and what we refuse to freeze.
OS TANOS TAN is the face of OS TAN: periwinkle hair, stacked blue clips, white and cobalt suit. Not a Futaba character and not a Microsoft mascot.
OS-tanOS-tans are moe personifications of operating systems that started on Futaba Channel in 2003. Fan canon is not the later Microsoft mascot campaigns.Sources
- List of OS-tans — OS-Tan Collections Wiki, 2010.
- OS-tan — Moeverse Wiki, 2026. Best English source for Vault chronology, artist credits, and the Futaba / Madobe split.