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#1
OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes
Last post by Lily1027 - Today at 09:13:01 AMQuote from: Bella on May 09, 2026, 02:51:17 PMOh this is a fun thread!
I like that frutiger aero/y2k-core/etc. has introduced people to OS-tans and other aughts web properties, but I agree that it's unfortunate they've been subsumed by those aesthetics among some newer fans.
My hot take is that I think the idea of OS-tan "canon" is kind of overblown. I think the OG group of OS-tans (95-tan, 98-tan, XP-tan, etc.) are cohesive enough visually and personality-wise to count as distinct characters, but ultimately they are a group of characters designed and popularized by regular people on image boards, not a corporation, not an anime studio, not a published manga. I don't really see what the fundamental difference is between, say, ME-tan and Amiga-tan, besides one having the benefit of being developed on a large board and being popularized among more people, while the other was developed in a smaller community with less reach. But both are basically the result of a labor of love by regular netizens.
I agree too, I always think that it is canon only when those character were developed by the same artist, or when the artist makes it canon etc.
But what I think is, that anyone, can honestly decide which OS-tans they will considers canon.
For example, Madobe Family (Madobe OS-tans) are commonly mixed with the Futaba OS-tans, but canonically they are not related to each other, they are two separate universes. But most people just simply decides if they will mix the Madobe OS-tans with the Futaba OS-tans, or if they will considers them as two separate universes etc.
#2
OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes
Last post by Lily1027 - Today at 09:04:03 AMQuote from: thetitanflix on June 09, 2026, 03:13:53 PMHot takes? Hmmm,
Well, I definitely agree with what you're saying! People only seeing Nanami as this random character to use in the Aero aesthetic is pretty infuriating, it's actually part of why I view that certain aesthetic in a negative light. You would think Windows making a short reel on OS-Tans some time ago would drive up interest (Technically it did, but you know the modern internet...)
Yeah, it also makes me mad. I don't mind when someone uses Nanami in something frutiger aero related, if someone for example, makes something like "Madobe Nanami Frutiger Aero edit", but what makes me mad is when someone for example makes something like "Some Frutiger Aero edit with some random 2000s anime girl" and there is Nanami.
I like the Frutiger Aero and the 2000s aesthetics, but what I don't like is that some people into these aesthetic doesn't really know what is Frutiger Aero and what is Y2k design etc. For example, some Frutiger Aero edits uses those icons and stuff from Windows 95, but Windows 95 isn't even considered as Frutiger Aero.
#4
OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes
Last post by thetitanflix - June 09, 2026, 03:13:53 PMHot takes? Hmmm,
Well, I definitely agree with what you're saying! People only seeing Nanami as this random character to use in the Aero aesthetic is pretty infuriating, it's actually part of why I view that certain aesthetic in a negative light. You would think Windows making a short reel on OS-Tans some time ago would drive up interest (Technically it did, but you know the modern internet...)
Well, I definitely agree with what you're saying! People only seeing Nanami as this random character to use in the Aero aesthetic is pretty infuriating, it's actually part of why I view that certain aesthetic in a negative light. You would think Windows making a short reel on OS-Tans some time ago would drive up interest (Technically it did, but you know the modern internet...)
#5
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: teku-a-fool's collection
Last post by Bella - June 09, 2026, 03:13:12 PMI was REALLY hoping the next MacOS release would be Big Bear because I wanted a Big Bear-tan. But your design for Golden Gate makes me happy for what we got. I like the bridge suspension braids, and the pointy "cat ear" details! She's very cute. ^_^
#6
Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: World City Co...
Last post by Bella - June 09, 2026, 03:11:04 PMOak Ridge, USA
#7
Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: World City Co...
Last post by Lily1027 - June 09, 2026, 09:19:22 AMOslo, Norway
#8
OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: teku-a-fool's collection
Last post by tekuafool - June 08, 2026, 09:55:07 PMwell, its time to expand the macos family since macos 27 Golden Gate was just announced.
I'll probably adjust some things later but I'm trying to make her look like an assistant and also trying to tie in the Golden Gate aspect a bit (but no too much) with the pointy bits (making them look like pseudo cat ears).
I like to think that she can adjust her glasses to be either more "clear" or more "tinted".
I'll probably adjust some things later but I'm trying to make her look like an assistant and also trying to tie in the Golden Gate aspect a bit (but no too much) with the pointy bits (making them look like pseudo cat ears).
I like to think that she can adjust her glasses to be either more "clear" or more "tinted".
#9
General Computers and Gaming / Re: Games General
Last post by Bella - June 05, 2026, 03:43:23 PMThat's so y2k (highest compliment)
#10
General Computers and Gaming / Re: Games General
Last post by VonDaab - June 05, 2026, 07:28:57 AMGot some Gamecube shell in the mail.
N64 Funtastic/iMac themed.
Now to find time to re-shell one.
N64 Funtastic/iMac themed.
Now to find time to re-shell one.