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#11

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by Lily1027 - June 23, 2026, 12:41:54 PM

And another hot take of mine is, I hate when people says the Merryweather Internet Explorer-tan (and other characters from this series and the whole series) are OS-tans. Those are two separate universes, I mean, I don't mind crossovers or AUs or anythings like that. But I mean it when the context is meant to educate about OS-tans (like wiki or video). It really feels like the person who made it just went to google, found the first image, and told themself "it's humanized ..... so it's OS-tan" and started to find informations about the character even though it's not OS-tan.

I feel like it actually wasn't been never called officially OS-tan comic or anything. But as i've mentioned before, some people just sees something humanized related to technology and immediatelly goes "it's OS-tan".

#12

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by Lily1027 - June 23, 2026, 12:31:43 PM

My hot take is not all software personifications are OS-tans but the Madobe are.

I don't know where I draw the line between something being an OS-tan and a non -tan personification, but I think it probably ties into a cute anime girl/boy/person aesthetic, adopting the conventions of the original futaba OS-tans (being a moe anthropomorphism, and memory relating to hunger and breast size for example).

If someone has a 100% original software personification lineup, with its own separate world building & conventions from the original futaba OS-tans, I don't think I would consider those -tan, but personification.

I agree! I don't really mind when someone calls for example: Madobe Nanami an OS-tan but what kinda makes me sick is when someone makes some random cartoonish like OC that doesn't really looks like it fits in the OS-tan genre and calls it an OS-tan.

Most people thinks that OS-tan simply just means Humanized Windows. But I honestly thinks that would be much better if those people would rather use the term Humanized Windows than OS-tan if their OC doesn't really fit the OS-tan genre.

I think OS-tans are meant to be anime humanization of OSes (and sometimes programs etc.), not everything that is just a humanization of OSes.

Kinda surprised how many people's hot takes are the same as mine. 

#13

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by Bella - June 23, 2026, 09:39:07 AM

My hot take is not all software personifications are OS-tans but the Madobe are.

I don't know where I draw the line between something being an OS-tan and a non -tan personification, but I think it probably ties into a cute anime girl/boy/person aesthetic, adopting the conventions of the original futaba OS-tans (being a moe anthropomorphism, and memory relating to hunger and breast size for example).

If someone has a 100% original software personification lineup, with its own separate world building & conventions from the original futaba OS-tans, I don't think I would consider those -tan, but personification.

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#16

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by Lily1027 - June 23, 2026, 07:33:50 AM

The Madobes are very debatably considered OS-tans, they're more like mascots in opposition to OS-tans who are moe personifications

Canonically, Futaba OS-tans and Madobe OS-tans (Madobe Family) are not related to each other. But most of the people are not aware of that.

Though, on the https://win-tan.tumblr.com/ (Madobe Ai) and https://magical-girl-edge.tumblr.com/ (Inori Aizawa) tumblrs. They called themselfs OS-tans and used the OS-tan tag. But here is no information if those Tumblrs were made by actual Windows Navi+ and Collateral Damage Studios, or if they were fan-made.

#17

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by oobabasama - June 22, 2026, 06:04:24 PM

THIS!
Actually, the Futaba and Madobe OS-tans are not related to each other, but it seems many people are unaware of it. Considering how many people use term "Saseko Madobe" etc. It kinda feels... off?

However, as I've said before, I think people can decide themselfs what OS-tans they will considers canon or not, which Vista-tan they will use, if they will make their own OS-tans or own universe etc.

However, I don't really like when names like "Saseko Madobe" etc. Are used in something educative about OS-tan, like a wiki etc.

I think it would be much better if people would make custom surnames for Futaba OS-tans. But it probably seems not so many people are into OS-tans as much as am I. So people are probably unaware that Futaba OS-tans and Madobe OS-tans are two separate universes.

The Madobes are very debatably considered OS-tans, they're more like mascots in opposition to OS-tans who are moe personifications

#18

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by Lily1027 - June 22, 2026, 08:35:49 AM

I hate it when people apply the last name Madobe to the Futaba girls

THIS!
Actually, the Futaba and Madobe OS-tans are not related to each other, but it seems many people are unaware of it. Considering how many people use term "Saseko Madobe" etc. It kinda feels... off?

However, as I've said before, I think people can decide themselfs what OS-tans they will considers canon or not, which Vista-tan they will use, if they will make their own OS-tans or own universe etc.

However, I don't really like when names like "Saseko Madobe" etc. Are used in something educative about OS-tan, like a wiki etc.

I think it would be much better if people would make custom surnames for Futaba OS-tans. But it probably seems not so many people are into OS-tans as much as am I. So people are probably unaware that Futaba OS-tans and Madobe OS-tans are two separate universes.

#19

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by Bella - June 22, 2026, 07:05:43 AM

My hot take is that the only personifications who should have surnames / "human names" are
- The "official" characters since those names are capital-C Canon.

- Anyone associated with SAGE-tan because it's canon in her story that she assigned names to computers.

Not counting fan nicknames which are, well, fan nicknames but not the characters' names themselves.

#20

OS-tan Talk / Re: OS-tan hot takes

Last post by oobabasama - June 22, 2026, 04:11:01 AM

I hate it when people apply the last name Madobe to the Futaba girls