OS-TAN Wiki / meta
Other OS-tan wikis
METAThere is already more than one 'OS-tan wiki.' Most of them are incomplete in different directions. This page is the map we used while writing, and the reason a public OS-TAN Wiki exists in 2026.
| Site | Strength | Hole |
|---|---|---|
| OS-Tan Collections | Largest English character dump, forum, lists, error-tans. | Self-marked outdated. Weak 2009–2026. MediaWiki UX. Mixed quality prose. |
| English Wikipedia | Citable overview, Trouble Windows dates, DSP SKU detail, references. | Thin character bios. Mixes FAN and CORP. Misses Seven-chan / 11-chan. No OS TAN. |
| Moeverse Wiki | Vault dates, artist credits, Madobe as a separate universe, modern Futaba stubs. | Small English character set. Many stubs. Easy to miss if you search 'OS tan wiki'. |
| Know Your Meme | Origin date, RAM joke, Trouble Windows as fake OP. | Editor's note: work in progress. Official gijinka section unfinished. |
| TV Tropes | How English fandom tropes the girls. | Not an encyclopedia. Wrong on Ichika as 'the only OS-tan since Tōko.' |
| Fandom / Manga Wiki | Mirrors older Wikipedia-like text. | SEO clone. No research program. |
| Uncyclopedia | Parody. | Not a source. We do not cite it. |
What OS-TAN Wiki adds
- One English site that treats 2003 Futaba, 2009–2017 CORP campaigns, 2009–2022 Nijiura sequels, and 2026 OS TAN as four layers instead of one mashed article.
- FAN / CORP / CANON / OURS as navigation, not a footnote.
- A Timeline with stamps, not a Microsoft-product-history skeleton.
- Disambiguation that Wikipedia still blurs: Seven-chan vs Nanami, 11-chan vs Ichika, Claudia's Azure recognition vs Tōko's partner status.
- Sources with live/archive honesty instead of a reference list that 404s.
- Crawlable pages at wiki.os-tan.com, written to answer the query 'OS TAN wiki'.
- A pointer back to WIKI.EXE for people who want the old dump inside a desktop.
We still send readers to OSC for obscure one-shot tans and to Moeverse for Vault HTML archaeology. Credit is not the same thing as mirroring.
See also
About OS-TAN WikiOS-TAN Wiki is the public encyclopedia at wiki.os-tan.com. It sits beside WIKI.EXE on OS TAN, not instead of it.
OS-Tan CollectionsOS-Tan Collections is the English community wiki and forum. WIKI.EXE dumps it. This public wiki does not replace it.
SourcesPrimary and secondary sources used by OS-TAN Wiki, with notes on what each is good for.
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
- Introduction — OS-Tan Collections Wiki, 2010. English community wiki. Pages often carry outdated-information banners. Character art stays with creators.
- OS-tan — Wikipedia, 2026. Secondary overview. Mixes Futaba fan characters with regional Microsoft campaigns. Use as a map, not as character canon.
- OS-tan — Moeverse Wiki, 2026. Best English source for Vault chronology, artist credits, and the Futaba / Madobe split.
- OS-tan — Know Your Meme, 2010. Community encyclopedia. Dates Me-tan to 2003-08-06. Official-gijinka section is incomplete.
- OS-tan (Web Original) — TV Tropes, 2026. Trope index, not a primary source. Useful for how English fandom talks about the joke.