Claudia Madobe (クラウディア窓辺)
Claudia Madobe is the Japanese moe mascot of Microsoft Azure, endorsed by Microsoft Japan.
History
Claudia debuted in the first episode of the Cloud Girl - Windows, Clouds and Blue Sky - webcomic (クラウド ガール -窓と雲と碧い空-), released on May 23, 2011 by Microsoft Japan to explain cloud technology.
She was designed by Wakaba, who also designed Nanami. Claudia was often featured with Nanami, Yū and Ai Madobe in campaigns, and is also sometimes shown with her colleague Ruri Azumi.
Profile
Claudia was born on November 20, the day Windows 1.0 was released. She is an aspiring Windows Azure developer with a master's degree in engineering and a little more than two years of development experience. Her father is Nanami's uncle and is Japanese, and her mother is half French-American. She came to Japan for the first time a long while ago. Her brother Claude is a veteran cloud engineer with 15 years of experience.
She looks 170 cm tall, slender and tall, half Japanese and half French American. Claudia combines strength and beauty in her expertise. While she can be a bit superior to those who are learning about cloud computing, she is willing to teach them.
Design
Early Designs
Trivia
- In the Akihabara Moe Characters Contests, Claudia ranked third in 2011 and 2014, and fourth in 2013 and 2016.
- Her glasses may have been inspired by the red-framed glasses worn by the character Mari from Rebuild of Evangelion.
Sources/References
- Claudia Madobe artworks copyright notice: © 2011 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved.
- Ascii.jp: How did Claudia Madobe come about? | Claudia's Story Part 1↗
- Cloud Watch: "Cloud Girl - Window, Cloud and Blue Sky -", Introducing Moe Characters on Windows Azure, Episode 1 Released↗
- Her profile on the Microsoft Japan's section for the Cloud Girl Webcomic (along with three other characters')↗ (archive)
- On older archive captures, the year 1985 is precised for her birthday.