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Microsoft’s Other OS-tans

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Microsoft’s Other OS-tans

When Microsoft first released Windows 7 in Japan, they shocked the otaku community by including the first ever official OS-tan, Nanami Madobe. Since then, Nanami Madobe fanart has been popping up on the internet every once in a while, but did you know that Microsoft has since released six more OS-tans? On December 18, 2009 Microsoft began a month-long Bing promotion in Japan where users would be given a present for using the Bing search engine a certain number of times. That present turned out to be 5 more OS-tan themes that you can install on Windows 7. The new OS-tans (pictured below) from the left working clockwise are: Nanako, Read more »

Windows 7 Gets "Official" OS-tan?

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Windows 7 Gets "Official" OS-tan?

So I’m sure by now everyone is already aware of the upcoming release of Windows 7 and all the new and improved features it comes with, but you might not have heard of Nanami Madobe. According to Akiba PC, the Japanese version of Windows 7 Ultimate will be getting an OS-tan named Nanami Madobe who will be voiced by popular singer Nana Mizuki. So what is an OS-tan you ask? simple, it’s basically a mascot character drawn anime-style that represents an operating system (more details here). Read more »