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OS-tan discussions => OS-tan Talk => Topic started by: Tenkohime on June 22, 2011, 09:35:32 PM

Title: 8-tan
Post by: Tenkohime on June 22, 2011, 09:35:32 PM
http://e-shuushuu.net/images/2011-06-22-415575.jpeg
http://e-shuushuu.net/images/2011-06-22-415573.jpeg

I didn't see any threads about 8-tan. I had no idea Microsoft was even working on Windows 8! I really don't know what to think.

I do like the design of this 8-tan. She looks like an indy film maker to me.

Oh, and I think this is related...
http://e-shuushuu.net/tags/205
...it's e-shuushuu's OS-tan gallery.

EDIT: (Character sheet) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/tenko72/ostantachi/2011-06-22-415573.jpg
(Comic) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/tenko72/ostantachi/2011-06-22-415575.jpg

I hope those look bigger than the original ones I posted.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Dr. Kraus on June 22, 2011, 09:47:38 PM
I don't understand how to get a full pic, why is it so small!?!?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on June 22, 2011, 09:52:29 PM
I can't get a fullsize image either. Do you have to be an e-shuushuu user to see fullsize images?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on June 25, 2011, 12:52:58 AM
ugh. tiny pic AND a weird 8-tan.

(well, not TERRIBLE, but i don't understand why she's a filmmaker. XPMCE would be better suited for the job, honestly...>>; )
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on June 25, 2011, 05:29:27 AM
Wow... this is actually the first time I've looked at a OS-tan character design and the only things in my mind are "meh", "those clothes are weird" and "Why would she be a film director when windows doesn't even have a bundled movie editor anymore?"

I guess its from the size of the image, but I think that rendition really feels uninspired.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: NejinOniwa on June 25, 2011, 05:46:51 AM
/thread.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on June 25, 2011, 09:30:05 PM
can we lock this and come up with our own? it seems nijiura's stopped trying. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Aurora Borealis on June 25, 2011, 09:50:36 PM
This thread can stay open- there's no need to close this, and make a separate 8-tan concept thread when this could be used for it. *shrugs*

EDIT: Started a Windows 8-tan article (http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/Windows_8).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on June 26, 2011, 05:57:09 PM
i get the feeling that this might be the first -tan to be made by us that might become canon. let's make it good. -w-
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Tenkohime on June 27, 2011, 06:08:09 PM
How small are the images you're getting? The ones I saw on wakachan weren't huge in the first place - they're both under 1200x1200 pixels - so I'm not sure if you're getting the originals and they look small or if you're stuck with thumbnails.

Either way, it's easy enough to upload these to Photobucket, so I'll go do that now...
(Character sheet) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/tenko72/ostantachi/2011-06-22-415573.jpg
(Comic) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/tenko72/ostantachi/2011-06-22-415575.jpg

I like the idea of coming up with our own concepts. I know extremely little about Windows 8 other than it has a touch screen. Touchy-feely personality maybe?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on June 27, 2011, 08:08:55 PM
there was an 8-tan thread. discuss there?

also, seeing the bigger pics just made it worse. i like her even less now. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on June 28, 2011, 04:50:07 PM
I still don't get the film director reference. This reeks of futaba smoking pot or just trolling each other like always. Anyhow, remember how I told you people that I had these drawings made that I might at one point bother to show if I hadn't deleted them? Well, in an effort to give me an excuse not to do it, my laptop's 500+ GB HDD decided to die and take all the data with it to the grave, including several other projects and a lot of important private info that I will now forget with ease.

Heck, I still haven't been able to revive my other external HDD so I don't even have CS5 or Autodesk programs to make me get back into doing anything remotely useful.

I feel really pissed off right now... hopefully my warranty covers data recovery and I could at least push forward with recovering my documents... pirated music be damned.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: NejinOniwa on June 28, 2011, 05:32:30 PM
Pirated music is quite a bit less likely to have killed your disk than, say, crappy disk quality...just sayin'.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on June 28, 2011, 06:56:34 PM
Oh, I know that... in fact, the pirated music thing is more of a mention that I really care not for that. My personal data is what is important right now... which might likely is going to cost me at least $250 USD if I don't get warranty support (which they better give). -_-

But enough of me, let's get ourselves to do something more productive... like designing a better "Hacchiko" than than that lame four-eyed director.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: HaloCapella on June 28, 2011, 08:32:21 PM
meh, i hope that 8-tan wont end the moé streak of the existing os-tans. ^^;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on June 28, 2011, 09:49:27 PM
She can't even if Futaba wanted it to... hard... really hard. The style of gijinka for OS-tans and pretty much every other mascot character reeks of moé... changing the formula for pretty much guarantees lack of support of the design unless someone can make it really moé. Then again, the Japanese otaku have been on this "creepy" streak since the 90's and have been one-upping one another since then. wouldn't surprise me if they somehow changed views on what constitutes moé and decide to make 8-tan with crooked teeth (ew... really).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on June 28, 2011, 11:15:15 PM
As somebody with less than straight teeth, I am offended, man. _-_
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on June 28, 2011, 11:27:05 PM
Yeah... that's what happens when I loose important stuff... I drag everyone down with me. Sorry I'm more of a troll than usual (not that I am a troll on this site).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on June 28, 2011, 11:45:58 PM
@bella: he means like this. (http://www.lakshdeep.com/Images/smile5.jpg)
@kraus: i agree with you that this one is wtf worthy. i also agree that this won't stop the moe trend, and that moe with uber bad teeth WOULD be creepy. ><;

i had a design for 8 around, but i lost it (i'll draw another at request).

she was a young, kuudere/tsundere-ish mod girl with a touchscreen dress, hat, gloves, and boots. she initially hates it when people touch her, but inside she might be thinking "そのくすぐり~♥" ("sonokusuguri~♥" "that tickles~♥"). she can be serious, and both user friendly and unfriendly, depending on who she's talking to (i doubt any of us would take to 8 quickly, but an inexperienced person might do better). her clothing is a frosty translucent-white, with applications floating around on it.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Tenkohime on July 08, 2011, 12:03:01 PM
Chocofreak, drawing it sounds like a good idea. When I finish my last commission, I'll draw one too.

I also found out the artist who drew the ones I posted is Shimaharuki and on Pixiv.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 08, 2011, 06:43:14 PM
well, i'm not sure if i like them, lol. xD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 08, 2011, 09:20:42 PM
There are newer renditions on Pixiv, although I have no particular interest in them (most are simply Vista/7 rehashes).

There is this though. (http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=19144490) (pixiv link)... it isn't even Windows 8 though. It just keeps making me stop searching and just stare at it.

Hmm... I suddenly have the feel to draw on paper (haven't done that in a long, long time) because my computer has no Photoshop equivalent with full Wacom support. Anyone got ideas on what should I make... preferably topic-related?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 08, 2011, 09:37:58 PM
dude. get gimp. tablet support ftw. ~

and as for 8-tan, my design tried to play up the fact that she's made for tablet PCs, and the whole 'touch' factor.

you could also try to play on her personality, since i'm not sure i did that enough. given that it's solely a tablet PC, with nothing but applications to start, it'd likely be better for brand-new computer users, vs people like us who are used to a desktop enviroment.

i picture her having trouble communicating with the other OS-tans. xD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 09, 2011, 12:08:12 AM
I just don't want to install Photoshop until I fix my laptop's HDD. The one I'm using is for backups and I don't really want to waste time doing the same thing twice.

- OT -

Well, what I gather so far is a rather dual nature in Windows 8. It's like there's two ways about with with everything. Architecture (Intel or ARM), input method (KB/mouse or touch), UI state (Traditional Desktop (likely with a new theme) or the new Metro/Cosmopolitan start screen). A personality based on that would either make her completely SPD or we'd have to have something like twins. Whichever way this 8-tan, we could use that and play both extremes.

Personality A could be the more traditional of the two (x86/x64, KB/mouse, traditional desktop/apps, etc) all without going outside of the theme of what the next windows is going to be (Intel does plan to have lower power chips for tablets). Then there's Personality B, with her more modernist attitude (ARM, touch input, lightweight/gesture-based apps, etc). Though these personalities would lean to their respective interests, both would share many things in common (like sense of style), and would likely be able to communicate well with others that may have their same way of thinking (anyone capable of using the .NET Framework or its equivalent?), which is likely going to be not that many people.

I could go for the twin thing, we're overdue for that... or at least I think so. Seriously, will 98 and SE be the only twins in the family? Also, I'd really like to see more adult twins... something that's quite lacking in my eyes.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 10, 2011, 12:42:32 PM
there are adult pics of the 98 twins. and they only qualified for twins because of the multiple OSes.
technically, the XPs could be counted as triplets.

i like the idea of 8-tan having a split personality, down to having a 2-tone colour scheme. ik it's a bit overdone, but we don't hjave any OS-tans like that yet, so it'd be interesting to try. :3
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 17, 2011, 05:21:25 PM
So... I actually decided to download GIMP... and man it was the most... annoying raster software ever. Why it is using the multiple-window model is beyond comprehension. It should be using the single-window with docks model (like Photoshop has been doing since CS3), cause the current system gets in my way too damn much. Also, it needs more Wacom support OOB (fucking erasers is there for a reason).

Anyhow, I decided to draw heads on GIMP, and I think I came up with something that half way resembled what I was thinking Hachi-tan should be when I first thought of it... a few color strokes afterwards, and I think I liked what I did. One uses the background color from the Start Screen, and the other uses some colors seen on default Windows 7 installs, as shown in the platform preview. I don't think that's going to be default by the time of release though, so I am not sure whether or not that should go.

But see for yourselves:
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/Shin_Fiwaicearth/OS-tans/Win8-probably1024x1024.jpg)

By the way, both the twin concept and the split personality concept apply at this point. Also, I still need to heavily moefy the concept, but that might take ages cosidering I had been not keeping tabs on my drawing skills.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on July 17, 2011, 05:50:27 PM
Quote from: Kiso on July 17, 2011, 05:21:25 PM
So... I actually decided to download GIMP... and man it was the most... annoying raster software ever. Why it is using the multiple-window model is beyond comprehension. It should be using the single-window with docks model (like Photoshop has been doing since CS3), cause the current system gets in my way too damn much. Also, it needs more Wacom support OOB (fucking erasers is there for a reason).

1. Go to favorite torrent site
2. Find a version of Photoshop CS + key
3. ??????
4. PIRATE PROFIT.

Or I suppose you could do the legal thing and buy Photoshop Elements... I started to tire of GIMP's shenanigans and finally switched back to using Photoshop CS4, the difference is night and day. The tablet support is a lot better, and it's faster too. Of course it's also a fsckton more complex, using PS is like being behind the controls of THIS:

(http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/space-shuttle-glass-cockpit2.jpg)

When what you're used to is this:
(http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/Cessna-172/IMAGES/cockpit-cessna-172.jpg)

But let's face it, no matter what the GIMP supporters say one of them is obviously the technologically-superior creation.

If you don't want to use Photoshop, I suppose you could always give MyPaint a try... I would, but the devs have yet to make an OSX version (being Mac-hating bastards, I suppose).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 17, 2011, 06:06:44 PM
Yeah... I'm on the process of BTing Adobe CS5.5 MC. I couldn't take the UI after having been used to Adobe's software. But anyhow, I'm going to (try to) keep radio silence to keep this thing from going OT.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 17, 2011, 09:30:46 PM
i don't want this to devolve into a war, so please, STOP BASHING GIMP. >:[

either way, i like your designs kiso, but i find the one on the right to be too close to nanami for my taste. it just looks like an older version of her. :\
the one on the left, however, is awesome. it shows off the 'sleekness' of the newer os, while still looking pointy enough to deter seasoned computer users. xD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 17, 2011, 10:01:51 PM
Quotei find the one on the right to be too close to nanami for my taste
Objective achived! That was actually the idea that I had in mind with what I wrote back a few posts ago about "one being more traditional and the other more forward minded". So it'd be something like retro hipster and modernist. It is hard to pull off with OS-tans though, considering the design vary so much between OS editions. Heck, one can't hardly beat the futurist and sleek look that was given to Chivistan and that other blue 7-tan... let alone Neptune and company.

but yeah, now you know (somewhat) clearly what I am aiming for here with the "two personalities" of 8. Although I might change things as I see more from the Windows 8 conferences, with the "big unveil" during BUILD (apparently, that's the new name for PDC). But I will still draw up more concepts of Hachi until I figure what goes and where.

On somewhat related news, that first 8-tan (the movie director one) that got posted eariler is somewhat starting to pick up pace... and I hate that design. At least I could somewhat tolerate the Seifuku and the Ninja Vistans (they did have style, but they were riding the trend train). This one though... sucks can't begin to express my dislike for it.

EDIT: Oh, and as for GIMP... not gonna bash it more... because they are seeing the light and seem to be going for the Photoshop windowing style... oh and it's free (double free?).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 17, 2011, 10:44:04 PM
i was the one who used gimp in a photoshop class. i tend to get a little defensive of it. ^^;

ugh, the movie director girl is gaining ground? if she becomes 'official' in the canon, then i might propose that for the first time ever, OSC ignores the canon. ><;

also, if you do so much as change the colour of the nanami-8 version, i'd be happy. it's just too close for my taste. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 17, 2011, 11:02:58 PM
Screw canon if that passes... I'll nevr recognize it nor accept it!!
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 17, 2011, 11:13:45 PM
exactly.

which brings me to my point here:
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=20046983

stew directed my attention to this. if anyone has a pixiv account, can they please alert this person that there are already -tans for these OSes....?

(i tried to register and it wouldn't let me)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Aurora Borealis on July 17, 2011, 11:31:33 PM
There's no need to do that. Alternate designs, even if not part of fanon, should still be acknowledged. Quite frankly I like those designs. :)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 17, 2011, 11:41:07 PM
I like them too! All of them are so... d'aaawwwww! <3

@Choco: I don't think I can say for sure, but I think he (she?) might be aware of the OS-tan stuff and just wants to join in on the fray. Then there's this that, even though I h do have a pixiv account, I don't really know if he knows english... and I sure as heck don't know any Japanese past the very basic stuff... and none of it allows me to talk to him about existence of other designs. Or maybe he's just a different idea after having seen something from here... or... something.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on July 17, 2011, 11:48:23 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on July 17, 2011, 11:13:45 PM
exactly.

which brings me to my point here:
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=20046983

stew directed my attention to this. if anyone has a pixiv account, can they please alert this person that there are already -tans for these OSes....?

(i tried to register and it wouldn't let me)

I love seeing alternate designs, even if i don't accept them/agree with them. I would be pissed if somebody wrote me telling me "oh, I already have a design for that -tan", ergo, I would never do the same to somebody else. Everybody is entitled to their own artistic freedoms. :/

Also, I would refer anyone who has issues with "competing" OS-tan designs to take a look at the State-tan community.... from what I've seen, there are often dozens of different -tan designs for a single state, yet the fandom is quite cohesive/supportive of one another. Often you'll see the creator of one state-tan drawing fanart of others' designs, and there don't seem to be any competitions to make one -tan the "official" design.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: svx on July 18, 2011, 03:14:22 AM
I do not approve of this OS-TAN

She doesn't have cat ears and isn't cute enough.

DO IT AGAIN!
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 18, 2011, 11:09:07 AM
What da LOL?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 18, 2011, 11:03:09 PM
@everyone(sans svx): jeez, i wasn't mad about the designs, don't assume i was. >:\ what makes me mad is when the japanese online community doesn't even know we exist.  it's like saying that this site isn't good enough to be acknowledged over there. the reason i wanted someone to alert the artist to the designs here is that 1. they came first and 2.  if one artist knows about us, the knowledge will spread.
am i the only one who gets upset that this site sometimes gets ignored? >:\

@svx: is there a need for cat ears? what if we just drew her in cosplay?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Aurora Borealis on July 18, 2011, 11:20:32 PM
We're still relatively obscure, and at this point, parts of OS-tan canon/fanon have diverged between the Japanese and Western fandoms. Since the two developed their own characters independently from the other, such a split was inevitable, but that's okay. Just be glad the parts of the fandom don't fight each other!
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 18, 2011, 11:33:59 PM
but we recognize them ><; it's only fair we let them know about us ><;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: svx on July 19, 2011, 01:33:07 AM
But srsly, is that 8-tan really going to be canon?  She's not terrible, but she's certainly a bit... ehhh...

She needs me to drink more before I think she's cool.  Hey, maybe I can get a part in her next risque movie...

I'm all for a new 8-tan if that one becomes canon.
One that's not a film director.
I hate film directors

Let's give her to Sony :p

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Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 19, 2011, 11:58:11 AM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on July 18, 2011, 11:33:59 PM
but we recognize them ><; it's only fair we let them know about us ><;
Welp.. they were the ones that came up with this whole moe mascot business for the OSes. At least we're not stucking with lovable characters such as Clippy and, ugh... the Source Fource (WTF WITH MSFT MARKETING BACK THEN?!?!?!).

Now, there are other things that also influence the current situation. The bigger one would probably be the language barrier itself, with a second important one being the likely stereotyped perception that everything they do is thought of as "perverted" or "weird"... not that they don't help with the constant ecchi/ero material that flows into the internet.

If you (or anyone for that matter) want to promote the site, the first (and likely most influential) thing that one could do is register on pixiv (yes, nocaps) and upload images there with an link in the image and properly tag them to let them know "wtf am I seeing". Outside of that.... well... learn Japanese and try to find Japanese people that speak english. The same could be done for more international sites, such as deviantART, 4chan and Wakachan (they desperately need gijinka material, which is why it's usually Vocaflooded).

So yeah.. made a kinda' senseless post. Oh, and by the way... I didn't assume you were mad at all... I just like to make somewhat obvious statements based on what I know of Japanese people.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Krizonar on July 19, 2011, 12:22:39 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on July 18, 2011, 11:33:59 PM
but we recognize them ><; it's only fair we let them know about us ><;
I don't recognize them, I'm not part of this we.
I honestly do not care which way they take their perceptions, though, that's their business.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on July 19, 2011, 02:29:23 PM
Quote from: Krizonar on July 19, 2011, 12:22:39 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on July 18, 2011, 11:33:59 PM
but we recognize them ><; it's only fair we let them know about us ><;
I don't recognize them, I'm not part of this we.
I honestly do not care which way they take their perceptions, though, that's their business.

I agree with Kriz.

Pixiv is very insular, OSC is very insular. Put two insular communities together and what do you get? Not a lot of - if any - communication. And I don't care.

Honestly, I'm much more torn up about OS-tan writers not getting enough exposure, even within our community. People seem to be under the asinine impression that "art" only constitutes VISUAL art, what's bright and colorful and can be taken in in a few seconds, and that the written word might as well be ignored. I'd be pissed, but I comfort myself with the knowledge that writers are always ignored in any artistic community, probably due to the fact that most humans have thimble-sized attention spans and things like reading, like, actually getting involved in a story, is far too taxing. So I don't take it personally.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 19, 2011, 07:40:19 PM
@Bella: Well, you can always try and mix and match between visual arts and writing and get something right down the middle. Most people in the gijinka culture are more likely to read a manga than purely written story... or even a thread. The only way that those can actually be in the spotlight is having a more interconnected community, which obviously this (OSC, pixiv, Futaba, etc.) is is not.

I do hope one day the language barrier just kinda dies out and people could be more easily communicate with one-another so that stuff like this grows out from just a couple of small, isolated groups... but in the mean time, I might as well have fun with the current world.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on July 19, 2011, 08:00:07 PM
I've tried doing comics, but I find it far too time-consuming. Between character design, drawing, panel-layouts, storyboarding and re-storyboarding, inking, cleaning up lineart digitally, adding text, etc, etc - it just takes too long. Writing, on the other hand, has always felt so nimble, simplistic, elegant - I can just tell enough detail to paint the picture, but leave out enough so my readers' imaginations can supply the rest. I also feel that I've been able to capture a sort of emotional and literary depth in the written word that I never have been able to in my comics... -v-;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Kiso on July 19, 2011, 08:07:46 PM
I know that... and I can actually relate to that. I guess it's much easier for a (real) lot of people to get the picture by looking at images while the dialog supplies the rest of it. When I look at it that way, and then more by looking at the japanese "otaku" culture, it just makes sense... they've been at it for a very long time after all.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 20, 2011, 11:51:48 PM
i just suck at writing. for some reason though, i can write term papers and comics quite well. :\

also, i just realized that i'm OSC's promoter. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Tenkohime on July 26, 2011, 05:28:05 PM
Glaciachan ONLY POSTS ART on Pixiv. She's not Japanese and the art's not even tagged with OS-tan, so I think she forgot to put it, didn't know how to - I feel her there if that's so. I tried to find out how to write Pokemon and it was hard. - or it's a coincidence. She posts the URL to her tumblr on her art, so maybe you'd have better luck registering there, Chocofreak?
http://glaciachan.tumblr.com/

Oh, and here's her dA.
http://glaciachan.deviantart.com/
It says she from the USA.

I agree that the designs are adorable. Especially wee Amiga! :D

Dang, I got really distracted there. This is supposed to be about 8. I'm too impatient to wait to finish commissions, so I sketched really fast.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/tenko72/myeyestheyburn.png
Touchy feely personality. Business woman appearance. Touch-screen pince nez. The akita costume

If I redraw this, I think I'll replace business with Amazonian, because AFAIK, there's no OS portrayed that way other than USA!XP, while there're at least three business women. I never used it, so I'm guessing a whole lot, but the flashiness sounds like it might work.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 26, 2011, 06:50:58 PM
you have a cute drawing style, tenko. ^^ my only question is that is she wearing glasses or not? :3

also, thanks for the link, i think i'm gonna contact glacia-chan. :3
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Aurora Borealis on July 26, 2011, 09:21:41 PM
Should I mention those designs on each character's article on the wiki, under an "Other designs" section? Because even if those designs aren't fanon (they aren't to me), I still want to acknowledge them.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on July 26, 2011, 09:29:07 PM
i think that's fair. i posted a comment on the art saying that those OSes already had characters, so you might post another asking if you can use them. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: MEDIEVAL_MIKU on April 25, 2012, 05:58:34 AM
There is a silhouette of who is possibly 8-tan in this video from the Windows Developer Days Conference in Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydJinL8Ln3Q&t=1m20s
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on April 26, 2012, 12:21:43 AM
damn you. i must have this song now.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on April 26, 2012, 08:18:09 AM
Quote from: MEDIEVAL_MIKU on April 25, 2012, 05:58:34 AM
There is a silhouette of who is possibly 8-tan in this video from the Windows Developer Days Conference in Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydJinL8Ln3Q&t=1m20s

Nice find. Welcome to the community ^_^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on April 27, 2012, 10:57:22 AM
doesn't look like they're posting more than this.

that said, got both the song and the video on my ipod now. however, i agree with my friend mel's statement.

"mel clark (2:32:51 AM):the OS itself looks scary. but I like the music and the girl is cute"
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 12, 2012, 08:52:33 PM
Hello, can I post my own concept of Windows 8 Os-tan? Or is it already comform about the original concept or haven't? I just wanna share thou  :)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Aurora Borealis on May 12, 2012, 09:01:35 PM
Yes. Feel free to share it. Besides, none of the 8-tan designs are actually canon.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on May 12, 2012, 09:06:04 PM
Go for it, we love seeing new designs around here. : )
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 12, 2012, 09:39:46 PM
Okay then ^^ I'll share it later, currently working on it
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on May 12, 2012, 09:48:27 PM
Sounds good to me ^_^

Welcome aboard
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 13, 2012, 03:23:48 AM
Err my file is a bit too big to upload here :l
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 13, 2012, 03:52:43 AM
Maybe I should upload it in my DA ^^ Okay problem solve XD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on May 13, 2012, 09:41:07 AM
It looks good. Makes me think of 7-tan ^_^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on May 13, 2012, 10:58:12 AM
Looks a tad similar to Nanami, but overall the art looks good. : D
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on May 13, 2012, 03:12:44 PM
not bad, pretty cute. the resemblance to nanami might actually work in her favour, considering it could be noted as a family resemblance. i also like how you synced the colour scheme with the new logo.

i'd be willing to accept her as canon. -w-
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 14, 2012, 12:56:19 AM
Quote from: PentiumMMX on May 13, 2012, 09:41:07 AM
It looks good. Makes me think of 7-tan ^_^

I think yea she looks more like Nanami, maybe Because of the reimagined and reinvented from her :l that what the Windows do to create windows 8.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 14, 2012, 12:57:11 AM
Quote from: Bella on May 13, 2012, 10:58:12 AM
Looks a tad similar to Nanami, but overall the art looks good. : D

Yea similar indeed ^-^"
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Sato-kun on May 14, 2012, 12:58:51 AM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on May 13, 2012, 03:12:44 PM
not bad, pretty cute. the resemblance to nanami might actually work in her favour, considering it could be noted as a family resemblance. i also like how you synced the colour scheme with the new logo.

i'd be willing to accept her as canon. -w-

Thanks thou -v-d it seems maybe she is rereimagined and reinvented from Nanami..just maybe
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on May 15, 2012, 12:27:33 PM
like a tweaked clone?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 28, 2012, 02:04:41 AM
http://i.imgur.com/t8JKL.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/t8JKL.jpg)
Its not the best (its just a sketch done with colored pencils) but heres my concept for Windows 8's os tan.
I call her Hatsu Hiratai (Hatsu is the family name, meaning 8, New, First) and Hiratai is her first name (Meaning Flat, Simple)
Its just a concept sketch  :P

yes, i know i put the name in reverse in the image. it was on accident.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on September 28, 2012, 02:54:47 PM
Looks nice, DustiWolf. ^^ Have you done any other OS-tan drawings? :D
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 28, 2012, 03:44:08 PM
No. not really. in fact, i really wish i had a drawing tablet or something that i could actually draw her better.

I had an idea where she'd be at her closet holding two outfits (one in each hand), one being the Pro outfit, one being the RT outfit, trying to decide what to wear.

Also, with my concept sketch, i tried capturing parts of Windows 8 as features &/or characteristics of the OS-Tan, such as the nostalgic charm bracelet with Windows Logo charms relating to Windows 8's compatibility with older hardware, and of course, the tie represents the live tiles (and the shirt/suit represents the background color scheme).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on September 28, 2012, 04:09:56 PM
I think your drawings are good. ^^ 

And I like that you've put thought into the small details, like her bracelet and outfits.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 28, 2012, 06:17:01 PM
Thank you! ^^

If im not mistaken, OS-tans are supposed to be the personification of OSes, so with windows 8 os-tan i tried personifying windows 8 the best i could, thus the little details. ^^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on September 28, 2012, 06:43:30 PM
You're correct, but sometimes people will just design a random anime girl and slap a logo on her and call her an OS-tan - it's good to see a designer put thought into the details of their personification. ^^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on September 28, 2012, 06:50:33 PM
looks cute, man. i'm a firm believer that the devil's in the details, and you did it right. -w-
though i lol'd at the compatibility bracelet, since from what i've heard 8 isn't very friendly towards the older Win-tans. xDD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 28, 2012, 07:24:47 PM
Lol... funny though. i got Release Preview of Windows 8 running on my ancient laptop (and desktop), as well as had great luck with some of my older software (nothing a little Windows compatibility mode doesn't fix), so i figured 8's OS-Tan would be somewhat nostalgic and would be friendly towards the other Windows OS-Tans.

And if i had the equipment and time id probably of added even more details. that was just a quick sketch with some of the more obvious (to me) personifications of Windows 8.

And i did notice some people just make a random anime girl and slap on a logo, which actually irks me a bit. that's part of the reason i put such thought into the details. I wanted my design to be true to an OS-tan and personify Windows 8. Not just some random girl with a logo.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on September 28, 2012, 07:35:52 PM
She looks nice :3
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on September 28, 2012, 08:14:06 PM
It's funny you should mention nostalgia and friendliness toward older OS-tans - actually, one of the first things I thought when I saw her hairdo was that it reminded me of NT-tan and OpenVMS-tan....

   http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-6877
   http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-7045

...who are technically distant ancestors of hers' (owing her Windows NT heritage). ^.^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on September 28, 2012, 09:25:16 PM
i still follow japanese canon, but i like this design too. all of the canon -tans have had some features of the OS incorporated into either exterior or personality (or are japanese puns; the puns are more typical). however, some of the fringe -tans (take the pink-haired vista, for instance) are just anime girls with a label. oversimplification is a scary thing, in my opinion. (of course, i'm the one who hand-lettered labels on every single package during a scene in a grocery store. -w- )
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 28, 2012, 11:54:02 PM
http://i.imgur.com/lpz5d.png (http://i.imgur.com/lpz5d.png)
http://i.imgur.com/83i5k.png (http://i.imgur.com/83i5k.png)

I was trying to find an easy to use 3D Avatar creator (to no avail) to try and make my OS-Tan concept, but i did happen apon this one anime avatar maker, so i made those avatars of 8's OS-tan i came up with.

...still wish i had some sort of drawing tablet or something to actually create a full image of my concept...
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on September 29, 2012, 01:43:22 AM
you could try this. :3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xplhq_9vEmY
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 29, 2012, 02:18:47 AM
Ill try. i WAS trying to find a non-torrent download, but i guess ill have to use the torrent.
Also, my internet is slow, and its a big software...
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on September 29, 2012, 02:51:03 AM
not terribly big. and i don't think we have much of a choice since the software isn't sold in this country. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 29, 2012, 06:55:12 PM
Okay. so after 5 hours of getting a 1.3gb torrent i got it. installed. open...

Desktop sucked in themiddle into the darkness.
Green lines appear all over screen.
I worry its a virus.
Oh! Its just a fancy opening animation! :)

Im used to the editor but...

How do i add custom items like that one person did with there os-tan design?
The ties are all wrong and i need the skirt to have the Windows 8 Logo.

Shoes are alright, though not EXACTLY what i want :P

any help?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 30, 2012, 01:03:56 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/Ud0lr.png)(http://i.imgur.com/kSwxs.png)(http://i.imgur.com/YcK0s.png)

Finished Hiratai's Pro outfit in that software suggested by ChocoFreak13.

I had to add the logo to her skirt by editing the image in GIMP since i dont know how to make custom clothes and add them directly to the software.

Also, does anyone know how to make custom outfits in 3DCG? i want to create a vest with color changing tshirt underneath (so i can make the RT outfit)...
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on September 30, 2012, 04:15:13 PM
we're all new to the program too, so i'm afraid none of us can help you. :[
that said, she looks pretty nice, man. if you have experience in other 3d programs or MMD, i've heard these models can be ported to either. :3
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 30, 2012, 04:42:19 PM
i know models can be exported to mmd. i have it (though fail at using it)...
but the exporter is hard to use cause its in japanese and it keeps failing to export.

Oh well... at least i got a model of her pro outfit. :)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on September 30, 2012, 06:10:33 PM
Looks good Dustii. ^.^

I'm new to 3DCG too, so no help from me... maybe you could try editing her outfit in an image editor (Paint, The GIMP, etc) if you want to make a mock-up of her RT outfit? I know it's not as good as the real thing (being able to make a 3D model of her outfit), but it could get your concept across....
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 30, 2012, 09:17:26 PM
I guess... im never really good at stuff like that... but i guess it wouldnt hurt to try.
it seems alot of people are new to 3DCG.

maybe i can make something close enough in 3DCG and edit it in gimp.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on September 30, 2012, 10:26:37 PM
why thanks! ^^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 01, 2012, 01:00:33 AM
the drawback of everyone being new to 3DCG is that no one can mentor another in the program. but the benefit is that we get to learn together, lol.

gl in editing. you managed to slap a logo on the skirt, so making one for the shirt shouldn't be terribly hard, hm?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 01, 2012, 01:57:22 AM
i did that with an image editor though. GIMP. not 3DCG
there are ways to make actual custom clothing articles for the app, but i cant seem to find out how (its through modding)
I need a completely different top than whats available in 3DCG for the RT outfit. not a simple logo. :(
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 01, 2012, 03:47:45 AM
ahhh, in that case then idk what to tell you. i know you used GIMP. it's too bad there's no folder that you can stick clothes in, since i was gonna say if you have any experience with blender then you could use that. but idk man. good luck, and if you figure it out i encourage you to make a thread about it with your results. :\

btw, since you seem to be establishing yourself here, why not introduce yourself in the other areas of the forum? we have a
member introduction thread, (http://ostan-collections.net/forum/index.php/topic,125.0.html) after all.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 02, 2012, 07:51:51 PM
here is a more detailed list of Hiratai Hatsu's character traits: http://fyeah-os-tans.tumblr.com/post/32711097375/hiratai-hatsu-my-windows-8-concept-8-pro-outfit (http://fyeah-os-tans.tumblr.com/post/32711097375/hiratai-hatsu-my-windows-8-concept-8-pro-outfit)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 03, 2012, 02:55:55 AM
i'll give you some critique. being an art student has desensitized me to critique a bit, so if i seem mean, i'm not trying to be. i'm just going to give you points on which you can improve.

you sing way too many praises. it doesn't endear me to the character to hear how chipper and perky and perfect she is! real people have flaws, so your character will be richer by having them too. (for example, i wouldn't really consider 5-6 year old XP machines 'older hardware' (and my friend's computer, the one i'm on now, takes offense at being called 'older hardware'), at least not compared to some of the stuff we deal with around here, so maybe she has trouble communicating with the older generation?)
   (on that note, some of the praises you sing might not be praises to all people. consider a broader audience when you do this sort of thing. for instance, saying she's "simple" might not apply to everyone. i don't consider it easy to use. "informative" to me is annoying. etc etc. xD)
no offense or anything, but without the addition of something to make her more real, you've created a mary sue. :\ (http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i98/Chocofreak13/Mary_Sue___How_to_Tell.jpg)

she wasn't born in 1990. she can be that old, but traditionally -tans are born on their release date. meaning regardless of appearance, 98 considers ME and 2k 'younger' sisters. if you took the information about making her 'born' in 1990 as a cue from Claudia's bio, well, remember the fans have been doing this A LOT longer than Microsoft has. i think they might have done that for claudia since they thought it didn't make sense for a character as old as her to have been 'born' so recently. if you follow their mold, be warned that not everyone might accept it if your -tan is accepted as canon.

you forgot to mention her relation to Nanami. the OSes down the line are sisters/brothers/cousins/uncles. meaning that windows phone might be more like a twin sister or a clone or something, since Nanami IS 8's sister, like it or not. if Nanami is Claudia's cousin, and you listed her as 8's cousin too, then that means Nanami are related.

the way you promote windows 8, you sound like they're paying you! i know you really love the OS, but if you love the character, bring her to life with a few flaws. after all, no one's perfect, right?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 03, 2012, 04:18:59 PM
Wow! Thats brilliant! I guess i got so caught up in my love for the os i forgot to add some flaws. ;w;"

Ill get to that. ill come up with a list of flaws to go along with traits, and i do see how "informative" could be annoying. Maybe she could be misunderstood as a know-it-all by some people? And maybe others could get frustrated at times when she happens to OVER simplify something or wont go enough into detail on something?

Thanks for the input! ^^

And great idea Aurora! Maybe that "rebellious" side could be part of her social nightlife (RT Mode) when she isnt working (Pro Mode)!

As for birth date, Kari, i read somewhere about Nanami being born somewhere in the early 90's (sadly ive lost the source link), but her birth DAY was her release date, so since Windows 8 is coming October 25th (with New PC's and Windows 8 Upgrade program starting the 26th) i figured id do something of the same for my 8-Tan idea.

As for relation to Nanami... half sister maybe? Or maybe Nanami's alternate self? The different last name with the relation to Nanami could make either cousin or half sister good fits. What do you think? I was thinking half sister since Windows 8's "Legacy"support (Desktop Software) is heavily took from Windows 7 if im not mistaken, but i want your guys ideas (its always good to get help & ideas from others).

Again, thanks for the input! Its brilliant! ^^
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 03, 2012, 04:46:07 PM
On the whole birthday thing, I think it's something more up to speculation; like, Claudia's birthday is the day Windows 1.0 was released; even though Windows Azure (Of which Claudia is the -tan of) didn't exist until at least 25 years later
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 03, 2012, 04:53:05 PM
Quote from: PentiumMMX on October 03, 2012, 04:46:07 PM
On the whole birthday thing, I think it's something more up to speculation; like, Claudia's birthday is the day Windows 1.0 was released; even though Windows Azure (Of which Claudia is the -tan of) didn't exist until at least 25 years later
i guess that makes sense.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 03, 2012, 05:48:00 PM
BEHOLD! Hiratai's RT Outfit! :)

I took two pics of her in 3DCG of the same size with different outfits, and used gimp to cut and paste them together, as well as to color the shirt.

(http://i.imgur.com/wfpUr.png) (http://imgur.com/wfpUr)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 03, 2012, 09:00:35 PM
looks nice, dude.

as for the birthday thing, every -tan i've seen thus far has had their release date as their birthdate. i'm taking every -tan into account with that one, not just the ones that the public knows about. :\

as for her relation to nanami, if she's a windows, she should bear the madobe name as far as i'm concerned. all the win-tans in my comics have "madobe" as their family name, from Madobe Janus to Madobe Saseko. even Claudia has it. i'm not sure what to tell you in terms of a different name, since it's the same parent company. so i can't really comment on familial relationships. if it helps any, i was considering using the blue-haired 8-tan in my comic, and i'd consider her a new sister to Nanami and the rest.
windows phone-tan, while closely related to windows 8, i'd consider more like CE, considering it's the same general idea.

maybe this is just my bias talking, but she seems less 'rebellious' than 'totally abandoning everything that makes windows windows' to me. >>;
but yeah, flaws will help. don't let yourself get caught up like that, since if you love your OCs, you'll make every effort to make them real. :3

also, i mentioned this to a friend of mine, mel, who's also in art school (different one from me). she said she wanted to do some critique too, but at the time it was 4 am and she needed to shower before bed, so she said she'd do it tonight. expect a post from me in her voice later on. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 03, 2012, 10:34:02 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on October 03, 2012, 09:00:35 PM
looks nice, dude.

as for the birthday thing, every -tan i've seen thus far has had their release date as their birthdate. i'm taking every -tan into account with that one, not just the ones that the public knows about. :\

as for her relation to nanami, if she's a windows, she should bear the madobe name as far as i'm concerned. all the win-tans in my comics have "madobe" as their family name, from Madobe Janus to Madobe Saseko. even Claudia has it. i'm not sure what to tell you in terms of a different name, since it's the same parent company. so i can't really comment on familial relationships. if it helps any, i was considering using the blue-haired 8-tan in my comic, and i'd consider her a new sister to Nanami and the rest.
windows phone-tan, while closely related to windows 8, i'd consider more like CE, considering it's the same general idea.

maybe this is just my bias talking, but she seems less 'rebellious' than 'totally abandoning everything that makes windows windows' to me. >>;
but yeah, flaws will help. don't let yourself get caught up like that, since if you love your OCs, you'll make every effort to make them real. :3

also, i mentioned this to a friend of mine, mel, who's also in art school (different one from me). she said she wanted to do some critique too, but at the time it was 4 am and she needed to shower before bed, so she said she'd do it tonight. expect a post from me in her voice later on. :\

I guess your right on the name... maybe i should call her a Madobe. How about Aya Madobe? (Aya means "Colorful"or "Design", which is actually fitting for Windows 8!)

As far as windows phone tan, i think WP8 should have a new tan, since it is based off of the Windows NT kernel like Windows, unlike WP7/7.5/7.8 which is based of CE, thus making her more like Windows 8-tan.

As far as abandoning? 8 still has the desktop, control panel, 8 Pro can run all the same apps as Windows 7, and others too. Think of it as the next step for Windows. So Aya hasnt abandoned anyone. Shes just given the family a new image. When shes working (Pro Outfit) shes just as cooperative with older tans as ever. Durring her night life (RT Outfit) though shes usually not with the other windows-tans, so the rebellious thing works, since 8 RT doesnt support desktop software and is incompatible with Windows Apps before it, So can Aya's nightlife in her RT outfit be rebellious and not spend time with the other Windows-tans.
  EDIT: She still hangs with Claudia and other non-Windows Desktop OS-tans

On the hair? I figured since windows 8 gave the os a facelift id give miss Aya a hair color thats different.

Ill give on the bday. no sense arguing. :3

Im still working on a list of flaws, so let me just boot up my 8 pc and ill get back to yah. XD

Thanks for all the support.

This stuff is Supportive & Constructive criticism! Keep it coming! Its helpful!

One flaw: No sense of direction. Windows 8 location settings are still buggy. like iOS6 maps buggy last i used them XD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 06, 2012, 01:08:37 PM
actually, the 8-tan i was referring to is a seperate entity from windows phone, though sharing characteristics with it. (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=2) i say she's closer to CE because she IS--in spirit. yes, she doesn't share source code with CE, but both were made for portable devices and were made to be small and on the go. thus, she shares characteristics with CE, despite the time gap.

i can't think of it as the next step for windows, because instead of a step forward, this feels like a giant jump to the left (with no step to the right). thinking in terms of canon, this isn't even bias talking. some of the older OSes might not be too keen on her 'updates', such as 95-tan and 98-tan. 3.1-tan likely wouldn't care too much (tbh she seems pretty lax despite being traditional), and NT would be supportive but i doubt she'd be too comfortable. it's just too radical a switch, dude. too much too soon. Aya (love the name btw) might be friendly with the Win-tans, but in terms of working on a professional level, well, i suppose you could think of it like two teachers teaching the same class. one is in his 20's, fresh out of college, trying to reach the kids on a personal level so he can teach. the other has been teaching for 50 years, learned in a more professional format and is rather strict. while they COULD work together, it'd be an ordeal in itself.

btw, maybe think of another term besides "rebellious", since it feels like you're using it a bit much, dunno why. and plenty of -tans hang out with non-win-tans. ME and Kyourou, 2k and Sonata, and occasionally others, such as 3.1 and the vintage-tans and XP and TrendMicro-kun. so having her hang out with non-family is not a new concept. :\

otherwise, i like the name, glad you agree about the birthday (it just makes sense) and when i was referring to hair i was referring to a totally different 8-tan. :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 06, 2012, 05:21:02 PM
Ah... i see -w-

Maybe im misusing rebellious. I dont mean rebellious as much as disconnected. As in shes not as sociable with the other Windows-Tans when shes "in rt mode" per say.

Also, a bit of disconnection period with the oldest Windows-Tans (3.1, 95, 98) was something i planned on adding to her personality. Like maybe the occasional misguided comment sounding like an insult, and things like that.

And i was meaning a step forward more as in the os, not the tan. As far as the tan, i think Aya would be a bit naive, in a sense.

Also, i dont know if shed be working directly WITH the other tans, though i never thought of that come to think of it.

I figured on her having sort of 2 lives with the Pro/RT thing. Like, her day life (Pro) being somewhat professional (though not as much as some other tans), hanging out with other Windows Tans, working on documents, etc. While her night life (RT) shed be partying, socializing with Non-Windows OS-tans and App-tans, behaving somewhat like the "Barney Stenson" of OS-Tans in ways (If you get that reference). I know other Win-tans hang out with Non win-tans, but i mean total disconnection (unable to be contacted by Win-tans, ignoring any chance to spend time with them, etc..), since os-wise Windows 8 RT is barely even windows, since it only uses Metro apps and has a desktop only for file browsing and control panel really.

I also think Windows 8 should have a close friendship/sisterhood with Nanami, since Windows 8 shares a lot of code with Windows 7 if im not mistaken.

You know I'm really loving the input. in fact i would love for more ideas and suggestions on what i could do to-change/add-to/remove-from her. its helping a lot, and i would really love it if people helped me to make her the best she can be.

(Im also wondering if i should scrap the RT part all together. maybe 2 OS-Tans for 8 could be better, though im not very sure. just a random idea.)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 06, 2012, 05:27:26 PM
I wouldn't make them separate -tans, tbh - going from what I know of the differences between Windows 8 and RT (and what I've read on wikipedia), there really doesn't seem to be enough to make RT into its own separate personification.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 06, 2012, 11:36:00 PM
if you really feel like it's a radical personality shift, maybe make her with a split personality. they DO have heterochromic eyes in 3DCG, y'know....

'disconnected' sounds a lot more appropriate, tbh. as it is any windows who interacts with a mac could be considered 'rebellious' in the eyes of some of the older -tans, so 'rebellious' isn't really descriptive enough. i like the idea of her occasionally making off-hand remarks that might come across as verbal bitch-slaps to the older -tans (whether they're intended that way or not). (as i said before, TK takes offense to being called 'older hardware'. ^^; )

-tans working together comes up semi-frequently. i always think of them in a comic context; they might not always cross paths, but being prepared in case it happens is a good idea. what this means for 8-tan is that you should give some thought as to what it might be like for her to work with a particular -tan. would she favour anyone(besides nanami)? is there anyone she'd try to avoid? what about -tans/-kuns she isn't working with? does she have any close friends, enemies/rivals, or love interests? and how is her familial relationship with her sisters, especially WinPhone-tan?

that's all i can think of for now, dude.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: SleepyD on October 12, 2012, 05:11:56 PM
I haven't been following this thread, but here comes the official version, courtesy of Akihabara:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-11/microsoft-windows-8-2-new-japanese-moe-mascots-revealed
http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/hotline/20121013/etc_ms3.html

Looks like Madobe is a family name now. heh
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 12, 2012, 05:17:42 PM
Wow. Cool! (Its nice theres official versions now.)
And one of them does look like the silhouette at the end of the Through The Window MMD by Masataka P & Electrocutica.
(now that one thinks about it they probably knew about the official one before anyone else.)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 13, 2012, 01:06:08 AM
i know it's unintentional, but it's a pet peeve of mine when people mix up the "offical" mascots. Nanami was not created by Microsoft, nor was Yu or Ai. Claudia and Hikaru (as well as her sisters and Claudia's brother) are the brainchild of Microsoft, however. that might be why Claudia is considered Nanami's cousin, not her sister. :\

with that in mind, though, i like the look of them, and i imagine they'll be getting plenty of art. typically i follow the -tan that gets the most canon artwork, so i guess these two might be it. i still like the blue-haired one in the gallery, though. i also hope they port the themepacks back to 7, since while i don't like the 8 OS, i do like moe stuff. -w-
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 13, 2012, 01:59:41 PM
I'm probably gonna be supporting Dustii's 8-tan, because I tend to give well-thought-out OSC designs a higher priority.

That, and, I really consider this new Windows 8 mascot just that - a mascot - which is different from a fanmade OS-tan in my mind. (Same goes for Nanami, though I pretty much consider her a proper OS-tan at this point because no better fanmade Windows 7-tan design exists).
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 13, 2012, 02:11:08 PM
Those designs are kind of "meh" in my eyes; they don't really interest me
In before Japanese canon vs. OSC fanon flamewar
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 13, 2012, 11:48:08 PM
@bella: not to sound grumpy, but when you put the italics on for the 'well thought out' part, it comes across as a wee bit insulting.
besides, i tend to follow the canon. and they're too new to really have developed much of a personality yet. and even if it doesn't, that gives me the freedom to develop it on my own, as i see fit. we're both right here, as while the japanese canon might be paramount to me, we also create the canon ourselves, considering the japanese creation process is pretty much limited to pixiv and 2ch.

@pent: i'll agree that the 'normal' hair feels like a bit of a letdown, but then, the os is a letdown too, so maybe it fits. xDDD

that said, i STILL like the blue haired one in the gallery. and dustii's. so idk which i'll use. but i typically lean canon. with that in mind, though, i think i like Yu a little bit better. (though Yu was a poor choice of name, given there's an Aizawa Yu already in microsoft.)

hm, should we ascribe names to the ones in the gallery already? i wanna pick the blue one's name. -w-
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 14, 2012, 12:23:09 AM
Whoops, I thought it was clear I was implying that Dustii-san's design is well-thought-out. If not, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

I'm just saying, I will always give priority to a -tan design that has been given a personality with quirks and flaws, references to the system within the character design, familial relationships and friends, etc. (which, in this case is Dustii's design) over a nice-looking anime girl who's personality is still-undefined, if it even exists (as is the case with the official[?] Windows 8 mascot design).

I guess what I'm getting at is, in my mind personality and backstory is paramount to a character, not which nation it originated in or whether it has the most fanart. Better to be a fully-fleshed-out character only drawn a few times, than a good-looking design fanarted ad-nauseum yet still lacking a personality as far as anyone knows. x)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 14, 2012, 12:38:53 PM
i agree that dustii's is a good 8-tan. great, in fact. (there are some things that i don't like, but hey, ya can't like everything about something.) in a comic format, though, i can give my own tweaks to the character to make them fit in naturally to the flow of things. plus, this will sound vain, but i don't really wanna draw an ugly character (unless they're on purpose). not to say any of the -tans are ugly. but i don't like how there's no progression from one to the next. frankly, claudia's design was confusing at first since i was just like, "she's nanami's cousin, but she's blonde....what?". in this case, having the sister progression go from blue to brown with no prompting is a little weird in my book. that's part of the reason i favour the blue-haired one a bit, because she actually looks like she's related to the other win-tans. to date, i can name 4 win-tans with brown hair, and all 4 are DOS based. :\

i still want to name the other 8-tans. i like dustii's name of Aya (which, according to behind the name can be written as 彩 (colour), 綾 (design) or 絢 (kimono design) ), but to build on that, how about Ayano (綾乃, meaning "Design" with the possessive particle "no" at the end) for blue-haired 8-tan and Ayako (綾子 , "Design Child") for WinPhone-tan? (Picture Here) (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-10687)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Dr. Kraus on October 14, 2012, 02:22:36 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on October 14, 2012, 12:38:53 PM
for WinPhone-tan? (Picture Here) (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-10687)

That is visual studio-tan on the right, what you use to programme/develop for the Windows 7 Mobile platform

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ci63QDu6-KI/T3R-w7--MDI/AAAAAAAAAHg/cvKKofqefw0/s1600/visual_studio_2010_ultimate_logo.jpg)

the one on the left would have to be Windows Phone 7-tan because it clearly says "Developers how-to 02" in both Japanese and English

Its impossible that the one on the right would be Windows 8-tan with that logo and colour scheme and the one on the right would have to be Windows 7 Phone-tan because without Visual Studio-tan supporting her, she would be unusable. 


More prof would be the image that clearly label VS-tan/Visual Studio-tan as being VS-tan thus detroying the idea that she is Windows 8-tan:

http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=12 (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=12)

also, why use that kind of logo to represent windows 8-tan when the official logo can and does work much better
http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=3 (http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=3)

with that, my job here is done *flies away to developer land*
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 14, 2012, 03:44:23 PM
didn't i say once that there's a fine line between being informative and one-upping someone....? >>;;

okay, fine. ayano and ayako for studio developer-tan and phone-tan. i think i'll leave this thread. >>;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Dr. Kraus on October 14, 2012, 06:39:25 PM
@choco:

Don't recall but I can assure you that I wasn't trying to "one-up" you in any way shape or form with my post. I just saw an error and proceeded to correct it in a way I thought was informative with citing sources that back up what I was claiming.

I'll admit I was pretty critical with how I went about my previous post but that is just how I go about my posting.

BUT YOU KNOW I JUST GOTTA GO AND GET MAD MAD MAD MAD MAD MAD MAD

Jesus, you Americans really need to relax and not take everything seriously or personal.

*flys of to LoL land*
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 14, 2012, 07:10:57 PM
aren't you american, too? you mentioned once going to a band event....

that said, we really need to have an osc-wide talk about what is informative and what is just showing off. >>;

but w/e. you like the names for the two? (and i might co-opt developer-tan, since the 8 designs largely are "meh" to me.)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: NejinOniwa on October 14, 2012, 07:59:44 PM
He's a migrated brit
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 14, 2012, 09:11:37 PM
ahh. well, given that he migrated, it doesn't sound right using "you americans". you live here too, man. >>;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: NejinOniwa on October 14, 2012, 11:10:05 PM
Well, if I moved to the US, I would still be a swede, bro.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 16, 2012, 02:26:19 AM
still doesn't feel quite right saying "you americans" when he lives among them every day. if he's truely migrated, then he's technically an american.

anyway, we're off topic. Ayano and Ayako, y/n?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: NejinOniwa on October 16, 2012, 04:30:07 AM
Migrate=/=Integrate

Justinian
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 16, 2012, 12:25:36 PM
stop posting here if you're not going to be on topic! we have topicless for a reason, man. >__>;

it looks like you broke it, anyway. no one's around to post. >>;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 16, 2012, 12:35:45 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on October 16, 2012, 02:26:19 AM
Ayano and Ayako, y/n?

I like it, so yes :3
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 16, 2012, 12:52:02 PM
good, good. -w-

if that's the case, why not name the other 8-tans?

http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-10679
any ideas for this one?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 18, 2012, 02:01:22 PM
Those names sound good Kari. But I'm afraid I can't suggest any others, I'm bad enough at picking out names for my own characters let alone others'. x.x
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 18, 2012, 03:34:08 PM
which is what we have behindthename.com for. :\

so, for that one, i like the name Aya (絢 "kimono design"), but what about Ayasa (絢咲  "blossom kimono design")? or Ayasumi (絢澄 "clear kimono design"; both a pun on "oyasumi" and a nod to the transparent design of 8-tan)?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 18, 2012, 08:41:44 PM
I do like the name Ayasumi~
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 19, 2012, 12:10:26 AM
whoo! we're making progress! :3

http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?pos=-10686

for this one, i like the name Soraya (昊彩 "Sky Colour"). or maybe Ayaki (綾明 "Bright Design"). (Ayaki can also be written with the kanji meaning "Sparkle Design", if we feel the need to jazz it up a bit.)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 19, 2012, 10:13:32 AM
I like the way Soraya sounds.

(Fun fact: I actually follow the artist who drew that on dA. He hasn't made any other -tans, but he has some very nice original character art)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 19, 2012, 10:31:52 AM
hm, really? maybe we can recycle Ayaki onto another 8-tan, since i rather like that one.

anyone else like Soraya?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 19, 2012, 11:25:16 AM
I like Soraya!
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 19, 2012, 04:05:42 PM
whoo! my naming powers rock! >:3

hm, then what about ayaki for this one?
http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=4

there are also 2 more in the gallery....

http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=9
http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=0
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 19, 2012, 04:27:31 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on October 19, 2012, 04:05:42 PM
hm, then what about ayaki for this one?
http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=4
Sounds good

Quote from: Chocofreak13 on October 19, 2012, 04:05:42 PM
there are also 2 more in the gallery....

http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=9
http://ostan-collections.net/imeeji/displayimage.php?album=296&pos=0

The second one should probably be named something that involves film making; given how she's dressed. I'm drawing a blank on what the first one could be named, though
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 19, 2012, 07:13:56 PM
hm, okay, Ayaki for that one.

Ayasatsu, or Ayatsu for short (綾撮 "Film Design" (or, rather, "Design Film" by the order of the kanji) )
could also be spelled Satsuaya, or Satsuya for short. (personally, i like Satsuya.)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 22, 2012, 02:53:09 PM
Quote from: Bella on October 14, 2012, 12:23:09 AM
Whoops, I thought it was clear I was implying that Dustii-san's design is well-thought-out. If not, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

I'm just saying, I will always give priority to a -tan design that has been given a personality with quirks and flaws, references to the system within the character design, familial relationships and friends, etc. (which, in this case is Dustii's design) over a nice-looking anime girl who's personality is still-undefined, if it even exists (as is the case with the official[?] Windows 8 mascot design).

I guess what I'm getting at is, in my mind personality and backstory is paramount to a character, not which nation it originated in or whether it has the most fanart. Better to be a fully-fleshed-out character only drawn a few times, than a good-looking design fanarted ad-nauseum yet still lacking a personality as far as anyone knows. x)

(Doesnt check forum in a week or so > Tons of unread posts)
Why thank you Bella ^^

Cool names guys!
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 22, 2012, 03:34:48 PM
@Kari: Satsuya would work :3
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 22, 2012, 09:42:49 PM
@dustii: yeah, if you're gone even a day things can get away from you. if i were you, i'd just leave the tab open. i'm willing to bet everyone here does. xD

@pent: cool! then how about Haruya (陽綾, "Sun Design" (referencing her blonde hair) for the last one?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 22, 2012, 09:55:49 PM
Sounds good, yeah. Any others you want  feedback on names for?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 22, 2012, 10:21:02 PM
PENTIUM! THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO USE THAT![/oak]

(this isn't the thread for that, dude. plus, there isn't much attachment to the 8-tans, meaning it's easier to get people to accept the names, than for say, 3.1-tan.)

Haruya then. since that's all of them, i feel like my work here is done. *flies away~~~~*
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Nichi on October 22, 2012, 10:35:28 PM
That's what I meant; other 8-tan designs :\

But, it looks like you're done, so whatever
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 22, 2012, 11:48:16 PM
well there aren't any more, are there? :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 26, 2012, 04:14:15 AM
To commemorate the OFFICIAL release of Windows 8, made some wallpapers (sorry if theyre not any good)

Metro Style Wallpaper with Aya Madobe, Claudia Madobe
EDIT:Touched up and added shadows to tiles
(http://i.imgur.com/kqXLY.png)

Windows 8 Wallpaper with Aya Madobe
(http://i.imgur.com/Ms7ZA.png)

EDIT: ADDITION: NEW WALLPAPER
Windows 8 Aya with Logo shadow
(http://i.imgur.com/yYTJ3.png)

Oh, and my Windows 8 Upgrade is at 97% 100% downloaded c:

Yay 8!
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: HaloCapella on October 26, 2012, 04:14:46 PM
hey look, they got new mascots for windows eight.

Madobe Yu (twintails) and Madobe Ai (long hair)

cute, aint they? >///<

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Halo_Capella/Always%20HC/MadobeYuAi.jpg)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 26, 2012, 04:49:58 PM
Quote from: HaloCapella on October 26, 2012, 04:14:46 PM
hey look, they got new mascots for windows eight.

Madobe Yu (twintails) and Madobe Ai (long hair)

cute, aint they? >///<

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Halo_Capella/Always%20HC/MadobeYuAi.jpg)

Yah! Someone else posted the DSP Box art with them a few pages back.

...I wonder when someone will upload the special themes like they did with Nanami Madobe & Windows 7...
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 27, 2012, 07:52:40 PM
i just hope the themes are ported over to 7. just because i don't like the OS doesn't mean i don't like moe themes. >>;
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 27, 2012, 09:36:20 PM
the themes in general are compatible with Windows 7 if im correct. only difference is theres a few sounds missing (sounds that were removed from 8. such as Log In & Log Off. but thats about it)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 27, 2012, 09:51:43 PM
not quite the same without them, but once they drop perhaps i'll get them.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: HaloCapella on October 28, 2012, 09:17:48 AM
i'd go for a promo anime any day :3

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Halo_Capella/Always%20HC/rikkamadobe.jpg)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 28, 2012, 12:17:22 PM
what do you mean? is that an ad for a cafe, or is there going to be another anime advert like with nanami?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 29, 2012, 08:06:10 PM
http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_8 (http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_8)

The wiki page has been redone! c:
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: HaloCapella on October 29, 2012, 10:58:05 PM
about that wikipage's thumbnail, maybe it'll look better if the characters don't overlap to each other or else it may look confusing.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on October 30, 2012, 12:01:04 AM
then ill need help since there is 2 characters and the thumbnail is a certain size, and i want both to be visible ;w;. care to suggest a thumbnail?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Bella on October 30, 2012, 12:14:10 AM
I think it looks perfectly fine, leave it as it is. :)
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on October 31, 2012, 02:03:00 PM
@dustii: i'd suggest photoshopping them together into one image. i didn't notice at first, but since one cuts off the features of the other, it might be better to make them one icon. or maybe put the thumb for one down a line, so they stack vertically instead of horizontally.

also, typically an os article features a description of the system and its specs before the character description. for an os that has multiple -tans, it's also good to include information on each, even if it's limited to just pictures or links. (at second look i see you've done that, but you're missing the green-haired one. though that one only has one picture, it's a great parallel to some of the other members of the windows family, such as ME-tan and 1.0-tan. ^^) it's a good first draft, but i'd refine it a bit to give it more meat on its bones. unless you're leaving it trimmed down due to lack of information, but given that you're basically a walking encyclopedia on the damn thing, i doubt that's the case. ^^
if you need an example, check out some of the other os articles:
http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=95-tan
http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Me-tan
http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=95-kun

you're getting me inspired to clean up/create some of the articles... =w=
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on November 04, 2012, 02:05:23 PM
Updated info on Aya Madobe, my alternate 8-tan, on the wiki:
http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_8#Aya_Madobe (http://ostan-collections.net/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_8#Aya_Madobe)

Quote from: the WikiAya Madobe is an alternate (fan-made) OS-tan for Windows 8. She has brown hair, is about 5"8, and is somewhere between the ages of 18 & 20. She is often disliked by her peers, and her existence is unacknowledged by the Windows Family, with one exception, that being her sister, Nanami Madobe, who visits her from time to time, and enjoys spending time with her. Aya is always trying to impress other people, and likes to always add her own personal touch to things. She is often misunderstood, and is un-respected in her field when it comes to her line of work. When it comes to work she is usually creating office documents or doing assistant work, and is always wearing an ensemble of: A suit, skirt (adorning the Windows 8 logo), one of her many different colored ties (she owns 25 assorted colored ties in all), a charm bracelet, and black thigh high heeled boots. When it comes to her work her employers always seem to deem her unfit for certain task others in her position would find commonplace, and often hand such tasks off to other employees, despite her ability to complete the tasks. When she is not at work she is usually hanging out with some of her friends, Claudia Madobe, or Nanami, and is always wearing an ensemble of: Colored Pastel Shirt (She owns 25 assorted pastel colored shirts in all), a colored tie, a vest, a ruffled miniskirt (adorning a colored Windows 8 logo that matches her shirt color), black stockings, a charm bracelet, and thigh high zip up onyx black heeled platform boots. (note she always has a tie and charm bracelet). Side Note: Aya is fond of designer coffees, with one of her favorites being the Caramel Macchiato.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on November 26, 2012, 05:55:51 PM
Quote from: DustiiWolf on October 26, 2012, 04:49:58 PM
Yah! Someone else posted the DSP Box art with them a few pages back.
...I wonder when someone will upload the special themes like they did with Nanami Madobe & Windows 7...

Ask and you shall recieve.
http://sdrv.ms/V9qnnf (http://sdrv.ms/V9qnnf)

Madobe Yu Theme (I cant find Ai still)

Found it on some forum. Thank you random people!

Its in the Windows 8 .desktheme file format, but i think you guys can open it in WinRAR to extract files if on 7.

EDIT: Just realised i quoted myself XD
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on December 06, 2012, 02:16:00 AM
ask and you shall recieve. spent a couple hours tracking down one with the pieces seperated (like the old nanami DIY themepacks so you could apply the sounds to older versions of windows), then translating the names of the soundfiles to english, then applying them to their appropriate places, and finding backgrounds, and finally saved the whole shebang into 2 seperate themepacks, one for Yu alone and one for Yu and Ai (there were some sounds with them together, however the majority of the sounds are still Yu). per bella's request i'm going to attach the link to the wiki, but i'll also provide it below:

http://www.mediafire.com/?obbqst47hho0ved

i wish i could have found more backgrounds, but i got 10 good ones from the theme itself, wakachan and pixiv, so it's all good. my favourite part is the sound i assigned to the popup blocker; there wasn't a designated one so i used Yu giggling. ^^
i can't guarentee translation accuracy due to having to run the file names through an online translator, but i'm 75-90% sure they're correct.
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on January 29, 2014, 12:58:37 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A808H48zD_E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A808H48zD_E)

I found the "どんな未来でも" (Donna mirai demo) theme from the CD bundled with Windows 8 Pro DSP edition sold at TwinBox AKIHABARA. But i cant find "ミラクルデイズ" (Mir8cle Days)... :\
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: Chocofreak13 on January 29, 2014, 02:01:38 PM
how long ago were they created/uploaded? it's possible it just hasn't hit yet. :\

also, have you tried nico nico?
Title: Re: 8-tan
Post by: DustiiWolf on January 29, 2014, 03:10:34 PM
Quote from: Chocofreak13 on January 29, 2014, 02:01:38 PM
how long ago were they created/uploaded? it's possible it just hasn't hit yet. :\

also, have you tried nico nico?

IDK, honestly.

And i never thought of that. I'll check (though when searching the web, the results were for an anime theme "Miracle Days", not "Mir8cle Days", since i guess the 8 isn't reflected in the japanese name)