OS-tan

As OS -tan (Japanese OSたん) are usually female - Moe anthropomorphism (擬人, moe gijinka萌え 化) referred to as figures in the style of manga and anime various known operating systems. The characters created by various amateur artists had their origin in the Japanese Futaba Channel and became an Internet phenomenon.

Formation

As with many Internet exact reason for the phenomenon of the formation is not known. However, the Windows Me operating system is named as the cause again and again, which is said to have excited by his unstable operation displeasure. Then was in 2003 in the Japanese Futaba Channel, a personification created, which should correspond with their moody and annoying nature this system. Building on this basic figures of thought have developed for other operating systems, which were said certain character traits. One of the early works in which the OS -tan was a Flash animation, which was known by the title Trouble Windows and how the bias of an anime television series was designed showed up. Finally, the figures found again in various forums and also reached a Western audience. Over time, developed around these " operating systems " also personifications of known programs that have been adapted in the fantasies as supportive characters.

Naming

The front part of the name "OS" is derived from the abbreviation of the English term for an operating system (English Operating System) from. When the suffix " tan" (たん) is a knowingly false pronounced "chan" (ちゃん), which is appended in non-formal salutations in the Japanese language the name of the person addressed. Such a false pronunciation is often found in children (baby talk) and is considered as an additional diminutive ( Kawaii ). Thus we find this ending also often again in the name of mascot.

Known personifications

Commercial products

The Japanese publisher Ohzora Shuppan published with Trouble Windows OS -tan fanbook (とらぶる·うぃんどうずOSたん ファン ブック, ISBN 4-7767-9188-9 ), a book containing the illustrations of more than 25 different artists. As an extra figures of 95 - tan, ME- tan and XP -tan were also included.

The artist Malino of DejaVuArtWorks built on the figures the comic trilogy Me Document and Shared Folder! , which was offered online.

The Japanese version distributed by DSP Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, together with the official mascot named Nanami Madobe (窓辺 ななみ, Madobe Nanami Madobe = " the window ", nana = " 7") sold, which is also stored as Themeset for the operating system had.

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