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#11

General Chat / Re: random picture thread

Last post by oobabasama - July 02, 2026, 10:06:55 PM

#12

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

Last post by Goujer - July 02, 2026, 09:17:54 PM

I would say that the Merryweather's series are not related to anything OS-tan or anything-tan and that it is its own separate universe. The main character doesn't even use the "tan" suffix and uses "chan". And as far I know, Merryweather never said that the comic is OS-tan or anything with tan related. The "OS-tan" has been used as an umbrella term for things like Browser-tans, App-tans, etc. But what I meant was that I don't think that the Merryweather Internet Explorer comic falls under any of this.

But I think why people considers some universes that are not related to OS-tan OS-tan is because here is honestly no other know fandom that is about humanizing OSes.

Under this logic would Nanami and all the other Madobe's even count as OS-tans?  They never refer to themselves as OS-tans. They also never appear with any known OS-tans. at least as far as I am aware.

#13

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

Last post by oobabasama - July 02, 2026, 06:27:13 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".

Anthropomorphizing something computing-related =/= making an OS-tan IMO

#14

OS-tan Talk / Re: Where does "koshi koshi an...

Last post by oobabasama - July 02, 2026, 06:25:22 PM

Could you provide the quote in Japanese? I could try to find the meaning of that.

こしこしあんあん, but I've already done plenty of looking and it's been inconclusive. There's a distasteful doujin with it as the title I've ruled out already as the origin;

-A doujin that used the term in its title. This was quite easily disproven as the term's recordable usage dates back to October of 2007 which predates the doujin which was published in May 2011.

Meaning the doujin appropriated the already-existing term from somewhere.

#15

OS-tan Talk / Re: Where does "koshi koshi an...

Last post by Lily1027 - July 02, 2026, 11:07:31 AM

Could you provide the quote in Japanese? I could try to find the meaning of that.

#16

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

Last post by VonDaab - July 02, 2026, 09:45:04 AM

https://safegallery.ostan-collections.net/posts?tags=ultima-san

Curvy and Blonde

Completely missed/forgot that this Vis-tan was also called Ultima-san. Always just called her Vis-Tan/Vista-tan.
It's been a while since I've drawn Vis-Tan.

#17

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

Last post by Lily1027 - July 02, 2026, 08:27:24 AM

I always looked at them as "browser-tans" in there own universe. It's Merryweather's own set of browser gijinka OCs. Which when it boils down to it OS-tans are really just gijinka OCs of OSes adopted by everybody.

I got a hot take, Ultima-san is an under-rated Vista-tan. I think a lot of her design speaks well to Vista's UI sensibilities.

I would say that the Merryweather's series are not related to anything OS-tan or anything-tan and that it is its own separate universe. The main character doesn't even use the "tan" suffix and uses "chan". And as far I know, Merryweather never said that the comic is OS-tan or anything with tan related. The "OS-tan" has been used as an umbrella term for things like Browser-tans, App-tans, etc. But what I meant was that I don't think that the Merryweather Internet Explorer comic falls under any of this.

But I think why people considers some universes that are not related to OS-tan OS-tan is because here is honestly no other know fandom that is about humanizing OSes.

And yeah! Ultima-san is underrated! She is one of my favorite Vista-tans. I really like her design, it fits Windows Vista Ultimate so well! 

#18

OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Lily1027's OS-tan space

Last post by Lily1027 - July 02, 2026, 07:07:06 AM

Interesting! There was an official design for him, but it was lost? I like your art of him, especially the multicolored eyes and detailing on his vest. The way you render hair is quite slick, too!

I fully agree that obscure characters are the most fun to make art of!

Thank you! 

#19

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

Last post by Goujer - July 01, 2026, 10:47:54 PM

Which one's that?

I can't keep all the Vis-tans straight. >_>

https://safegallery.ostan-collections.net/posts?tags=ultima-san

Curvy and Blonde

#20

OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: Lily1027's OS-tan space

Last post by Bella - July 01, 2026, 08:44:34 PM

Interesting! There was an official design for him, but it was lost? I like your art of him, especially the multicolored eyes and detailing on his vest. The way you render hair is quite slick, too!

I fully agree that obscure characters are the most fun to make art of!