Miko Mikami
Hardware Mascot | |
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General Information | |
Name | Miko Mikami |
Alias | Mikamiko |
Designer | 🇯🇵 Ryusuke Hamamoto |
Voiced by | 🇯🇵 Sora Tokui |
Debut | 2017-08-10 |
Representation | |
Represents | Microsoft Surface |
Owner | 🇺🇸 Microsoft |
Appearance | |
Hair Color | Pink |
Eye Color | Purple and Yellow |
Miko Mikami (Japanese: 三神みこ), also known as Mikamiko (ミカミコ), was the mascot of Microsoft Surface and its peripherals. She was designed by Ryusuke Hamamoto, and voiced by Sora Tokui.[1]
History
Miko Mikami's earliest appearance online was from a video called "Surface Artist's Three Sacred Treasures" uploaded on August 10, 2017[2] by Microsoft Surface Japan. She did not have a name yet.
She was later featured in the Artist's Three Sacred Treasures giveaway campaign by Microsoft Japan, [3] starting from August 11 until August 25, where participants submit the name for the character, and the winner would receive a Surface Pen, Surface Pro, and a Surface Dial.
Miko Mikami's name was chosen through a poll made on September 11, 2017,[4] among other candidates such as Saepi (さえぴ), Jingī (ジンギー), and Saffi (サッフィー), and her name was officially announced on September 16.
Miko Mikami was later featured in an online art contest by Microsoft Japan from December 18 until December 31, 2017 [1].
Merchandise of her was distributed in Comiket 93, where first 100 participants who collected keywords from the "How to use the Three Sacred Treasures" videos would receive stickers of Miko Mikami.[1]
Notes and References
Microsoft | |
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Related Universes | ⭐ Project Direct Girl • OS-tan • Madobe Universe |
Other Characters | Miko Mikami |
Disambiguation Pages | Windows 3.1 • Windows NT • Windows XP • Windows Vista • Windows 7 • Windows 11 |