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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gortef on November 07, 2013, 03:17:57 pm

Title: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Gortef on November 07, 2013, 03:17:57 pm
Yep. You read right.

Some of you might have heard of the fan made OS -Tans (mascots for the operating systems).
Microsoft has actually made several official mascots already (http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/7/5076356/microsoft-anime-character-photo-essay). Madobe Nanami for Windows 7 and Madobe Yuu & Ai for Windows 8 -to name a few.

Well now IE got one too.
Inori Aizawa.

(http://betanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/inori-aizawa-256x300.jpg)

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/6/5073934/microsofts-anime-inspired-internet-explorer-ad-is-its-best-yet
They actually made a ~2min anime for her aswell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTUlF7NA2o
And a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan

I gotta admit, the 2min thingie was full of clishés but still thought it was fun :)
And the character herself is kind of cute.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Spoon on November 07, 2013, 03:37:57 pm
Cute

But instead of fighting random robots I would rather see her do battle with firefox and chrome-tan  :p
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Ghostavo on November 07, 2013, 03:48:47 pm
I'm waiting for other browsers to follow suit, then we can have a super sentai show.

Also, season 1 (https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D7B761207D6D12EE&id=D7B761207D6D12EE!117&authkey=!AIYLauJWRZbOe6Y#cid=D7B761207D6D12EE&id=D7B761207D6D12EE!117&authkey=!AIYLauJWRZbOe6Y)?
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Gortef on November 07, 2013, 04:07:43 pm
Also, season 1 (https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D7B761207D6D12EE&id=D7B761207D6D12EE!117&authkey=!AIYLauJWRZbOe6Y#cid=D7B761207D6D12EE&id=D7B761207D6D12EE!117&authkey=!AIYLauJWRZbOe6Y)?

Yea that "Season 1" mark brings questions... hopefully it means that they're gonna make some more animated features and/or other material. I wouldn't mind.

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Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: headdie on November 07, 2013, 07:01:57 pm
I'm waiting for other browsers to follow suit, then we can have a super sentai show.

Also, season 1 (https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D7B761207D6D12EE&id=D7B761207D6D12EE!117&authkey=!AIYLauJWRZbOe6Y#cid=D7B761207D6D12EE&id=D7B761207D6D12EE!117&authkey=!AIYLauJWRZbOe6Y)?

firefox is already most of the way there with it's logo, Google could easily adapt its logo into something robotic.  just leaves opera really lol

edit

I really want that backing track
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Phantom Hoover on November 07, 2013, 07:13:06 pm
chrome-tan is a completely unanthropomorphic chrome logo (the spherical version, not the recent stylised ones)

would watch
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: NeonShivan on November 07, 2013, 08:28:27 pm

hmm...the video was epic but the comments made my night.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: MP-Ryan on November 08, 2013, 12:14:10 am
Here I read the thread title and thought it was likely a dodo bird.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Grizzly on November 08, 2013, 05:38:13 am
I thought it would be an paperclip.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Lorric on November 08, 2013, 10:30:51 am
This is all so very very far away from what I would have expected.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Ghostavo on November 08, 2013, 03:14:41 pm
Anyone tried to install this (https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan/app_1422641071287146) yet?

Apart from setting IE's homepage to www.internetexplorertan.com/home/ I can't seem to find any difference.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Gortef on November 09, 2013, 12:08:59 pm
Anyone tried to install this (https://www.facebook.com/internetexplorertan/app_1422641071287146) yet?

Apart from setting IE's homepage to www.internetexplorertan.com/home/ I can't seem to find any difference.

Well so far there isn't much more difference. Time will tell if they will make a more complete theme with voices, if at all.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: S-99 on November 10, 2013, 02:00:20 am
This has the possibility of becoming a hentai. I don't think you'd see the linux penguin ****ing the blonde IE girl. But, you'd probably see an animated bill gates go at it.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Flak on November 10, 2013, 03:14:26 am
rule 34 business again? I guess I know, but I really don't want to know, need another dose of brain bleach
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: BloodEagle on November 10, 2013, 04:15:59 am
This has the possibility of becoming a hentai. I don't think you'd see the linux penguin ****ing the blonde IE girl. But, you'd probably see an animated bill gates go at it.

There's probably already a website dedicated to that.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Gortef on November 10, 2013, 07:45:59 am
Well looks like someone at Pixiv was already "hard" at work for that, it wasn't even tagged as 18+ work.
Other than that she has had mainly cute fanart so far, which is nice. Not that many yet ofcourse.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Rodo on November 10, 2013, 08:15:12 am
I've seen everything.
The end is near.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Gortef on November 10, 2013, 11:11:07 am
Here I read the thread title and thought it was likely a dodo bird.
I thought it would be an paperclip.
This is all so very very far away from what I would have expected.

Isn't it nice to be (positively perhaps) surprised?

In all honesty though, I've been aware of their other mascots for a long time but this did surprise me too.
Just keep 'em coming MS, there's not enough cute and fluffiness in the world yet.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Lorric on November 10, 2013, 02:07:23 pm
Positive surprises are lovely.

But this is kind of a strange surprise. Not good or bad. Just unexpected.
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: Flak on November 11, 2013, 12:32:13 am
Maybe Firefox will get a new fox girl mascot
Title: Re: Internet Explorer gets an official Mascot by MS Singapore
Post by: yuezhi on November 11, 2013, 01:14:09 am
Kitsune no doubt.