窓辺ななみ(Madobe Nanami) is a kind of OS-tan based off Microsoft Windows 7. Her name is a wordplay; 窓辺 (madobe) meaning by the window, and ななみ (nanami) being a name derived from a pronunciation of seven in Japanese. She was first introduced on September 25th, 2009 as the promotional character upon the release of Windows 7 in Japan. However, in reality she is not the official character for Microsoft. Her actual title was "自作PC応援キャラクター (self-made computer helper)." Yet, she had a very close relationship with Microsoft that she was "official" without the paper works. The production was taken on by Windows 7 Mania Office , a group associated with Microsoft and sales agencies for Windows 7. The design was produced by an artist Wakaba and the voices of character were done by singer-songwriter and voice actor, Mizuki Nana. Without a doubt, her basic model comes from OS-tan. However in this case, she is closer to human with a Windows 7 themed costume. Special wallpapers and system voices were handed out along with other goods as a bonus in PC parts retail shops to those who pre-ordered Windows 7. In March of 2010, Nanami's character song "七色ジェネレータ(Nanairo generator)" was handed out on CD as a bonus. In May 2010, her Anime commercial started to appear in stores of Akihabara.
Nanami's profile
She was hired by a PC store called "秋葉野自作商会(Akibano Home-build Computer Company)" as a part time worker and uses twitter to spread the news of Windows 7 every morning.
She can only be found in stores during promotional campaigns because she is not a store staff.
Her favorite foods include sweet potatoes, milk, and anpan. Her favorite anpan is one using "sakura-an", which is white bean paste mixed with cherry blossom leaves soaked in salt, and colored in pink.
Lives in Akihabara.
Lives with her father, mother, brother, and sister (窓辺むつみ, Madobe Mutsumi).
Has a black cat named Ultimate.
Mutsumi is a sexy lady with a mole on her left cheek. She is currently in college. When Nanami is busy, she uses twitter for her.
On 2011 she passed the entrance examination of one of universities in Tokyo. -> [1]
