Win-chan
OS-tan | |
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General Information | |
Full Name | OS Idol Win-chan |
Designer | Mine Yoshizaki |
Debut | 1998-10 |
Personification | |
Personifies | Windows |
Developer | Microsoft |
Appearance | |
Hair Color | Savoy Blue |
Eye Color | Yellow |
OS Idol Win-chan (Japanese: OSアイドルWinちゃん) is an moe character designed by Mine Yoshizaki for TECH Win, a PC magazine published by Enterbrain. However, the editor-in-chief has suspended the serialization for Win-chan. Since then, multiple derivative works of Win-chan had been released, including fanbooks and figures. She was voiced by Yui Horie, a prominent Japanese voice actress.[1]
Since Win-chan didn't have specific detail on what Windows OS she is based on, it could be assumed that she was a catchall personification of all Windows operating systems.
Debut
OS Idol Win-chan's earliest appearance in media seems to be from a promotional CD[2] by Enterbrain, which dates back as early as October 1998. This would mean that Win-chan predates Me-tan by almost 5 years.
Merchandise featuring Win-chan
- OS Idol Win-chan Complete Fan Book SKYBLUE (Tech CD-ROM book)[3]
- OS Idol Win-chan Figure by Kaiyodo[4]
- OS Idol Win-chan 1/8 Figure Ver.3 by Organic[5]
Trivia
- Win-chan has a theme song[6] titled "Win Was Forever" with lyrics written by Mine Yoshizaki, music by Takahiro Iwai and sung by her voice actress Yui Horie, released in TECH Win's October 2000 issue.