Trouble Windows Opening

The Trouble Windows Opening (sometimes referred in Japanese as とらぶるうぃんどうずOP, Trouble Windows OP) is an interactive Flash Animation featuring OS-tans and published in 2004.

History

The SWF file was published on April 18 2004 or a few days earlier^[1] on the Heika-Love's personal website (hosted by Cool.ne.jp)^[2].

It seems to have quickly spread worldwide, with mentions of the original link from outside Japan appearing as early as only several days after the publication^[3]^[4].

This Flash animation is possibly the most iconic OS-tan work nowadays, and usually one of the first found by people newly interested in the field, if not the one that introduced them to OS-tans.

Description

The Flash animation shows a fake opening of an imaginary Trouble Windows anime. Clicking or moving the mouse at specific places or instants trigger alternate images or animations.

Japanese subtitles are displayed, though they are also fake and don't match the actual song, It's a cherry kissing explosion (Japanese: さくらんぼキッス～爆発だも～ん～), written and sung by Kotoko, and first released during the Comiket 63 held from December 28 2002 to December 30^[5].

All the routes and how to trigger them.

Characters

Main

Secondary (they have a dedicated full screen)

Minor

Credits

Japanese	Translation
企画: ふたば★ちゃんねる原作: としあき (Meのお部屋) 連載: 二葉書店『虹とうら』漫画: 双葉利秋『とらぶる・うぃんどうず』脚本シリーズ構成: としあき (虹裏@ふたば) キャラクターデザイン: としあき(虹裏) 音樂: I've Low Trance Assembly 主題歌:「みれにあむキッス~Meにも~ん~」作詞: kotoko with Meあき作曲: C.G mix 制作: I've sound 歌: kotoko 美術監督絵師, 色彩設計塗り師, シリーズディレクター: としあき製作: 二次元裏@ふたば提供: ふたば☆ちゃんねる, Micro$oft, @pple computer, Meのお部屋, OSたん保管庫, 筋肉先生☆保管庫, ふたばの杜 Copyright(C) GIGA·TGL 2004	Project: Futaba★Channel Original Story: Toshiaki (Me's Room) Serialization: Futaba Bookstore Nijiura Manga: Toshiaki Futaba's Trouble Windows Screenplay, Series Composition: Toshiaki (Nijiura@Futaba) Character Design: Toshiaki (Nijiura) Music: I've Low Trance Assembly Theme Song: Mireiamu kisses ~ Me too ~ Lyrics: Kotoko with Me-aki Composition: CG Mix Production: I've Sound Singer: Kotoko Art Director, Color Designer, Series Director: Toshiaki Production: Nijiura@Futaba Sponsors: Futaba☆Channel, Micro$oft, @pple Computer, Me's Room, OS-tan Vault, Muscle Sensei☆Vault, Futaba no Mori Copyright (C) GIGA·TGL 2004

Subtitles

Me☆ あれれ? おかしいなこのOSはキミの箱の中であふれだすポロリこぼれた涙キーボードもっとピーッとずっとしてて☆ 駄目ダメ駄目だめDameダメ駄目ダメ駄目だめDaMeda めっめっ! 駄目ダメ駄目だめDameダメ駄目ダメ駄目だめDaMeda ミーミー! まだまだかな? キミの作業ちょっと心配 (ほんとぉ?) おやおやおや? 待ちきれないこのままじゃ (ねぇ待ってぇ〜) 澄ました顔で直して! (直して!) 戸惑うフリはヤダよ何気なくふわっと (ふわっと) キーを叩く手瞳近づく⋯ (本当はね⋯ずっと限界だったの⋯内緒だよ?) Yeah☆ あれれ? 小さなCPUが震えてるデフラグされたら壊れちゃうよ本で読んでたのより切ないねだからもっとそっとしてねあれれ? 世界がぐるり回ってるふわふわ夢心地風まかせずっと待ってたバグは止まらないだからずっと離さないで (Me!) 駄目ダメ駄目だめDameダメ駄目ダメ駄目だめDaMeda めっめっ! 駄目ダメ駄目だめDameダメ駄目ダメ駄目だめDaMeda ミーミー! Bomb☆

Notes and References

↑ Reference to the flash animation from InfoSeek's user Dual Pony from 2004-04-18 (archive), the earliest known showing a clear date.
↑ Original publication page (archive from 2004-04-19), direct link to the .Swf file.
↑ English Post from 2004-04-27 referencing the original link
↑ English Post from 2004-04-30 referencing the original link
↑ Japanese Wikipedia entry about the song

[1] Reference to the flash animation from InfoSeek's user Dual Pony from 2004-04-18 (archive), the earliest known showing a clear date.

[2] Original publication page (archive from 2004-04-19), direct link to the .Swf file.

[3] English Post from 2004-04-27 referencing the original link

[4] English Post from 2004-04-30 referencing the original link

[5] Japanese Wikipedia entry about the song

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