How to register a user on nicovideo.jp
January 21, 2008
Nicovideo.jp is basically Japanese youtube, but with a lot of differences.
UPDATED AS OF 2009 10 29
Nicovideo is a great site where you can find a lot of different types of videos, most of them from Japan. Highlights include Vocaloid songs and videos, boys and girls dancing/playing instruments in maid outfits, japanese game playthroughs, japanese tv- and radio-shows and much, much more.
You need an account to watch videos on nicovideo.jp, so just follow the instructions below to get an account☆
Register a nicovideo user
Go to the registration page and click the big gray button:
Then all you have to do is to fill in this form:
You’ll see the terms of service at the bottom and you can just skip it and enter in the secret letter and press the button UNDER the box you type in the secret word. If you can’t read the secret word, the button to the right will give you a new one.
You’ll get a confirmation e-mail after this, so wait for it and then click the link in it to activate your account!
Comment on videos
The main difference between nicovideo and youtube is that the comments scroll by on the video you watch, like such:
You can of course shut the comments off if you are annoyed by them, but I find them part of the charm. The comments are also anonymous and they get removed for new ones after a certain amount. The concept is basically like anonymous BBS:s, like 2ch.net or 4chan.org.
Here are some explanations to help you understand the comments:
“wwwww” means “lolololololol”
“神” basically means awesome, godly
“ktkr” basically means “omgomg”
“wktk” basically means “I’ve been waiting for this”
“ざわざわ・・・” means people mumbling, chatting.
Favorites
Now, lets imagine that you are in and browsing nicovideo and see something you want to save. This is where favorites come in. You need to create a favorite list by going into your mylists, clicking the bottom left button and then entering a name for the list in the text-box.
You can add videos to your favorites by clicking this button:
Download a video
But wait, what if you want to download a video? That’s easy too!
Adding this as a bookmark will make downloading simple:
javascript:var%20b=document.body;
if(b){void(z=document.createElement('script'));
void(z.src='http://nicopon.jp/js/get_video_rd.js');
void(b.appendChild(z));}
or use Craving explorer, NicoNicoDownload (Adobe Air is needed) or Nico Watch Tools.
If you only want the audio, use nicomimi.com or nicosound.
Remember that you have to have the page where the video is freshly loaded to be able to download it!
The rest of nicovideo.jp pretty straight forward, but here are some helpful links:
- GET PREMIUM
- Navigate the site
- Commenting
- Edit tags on any video
- Uploading videos
- Nicovideo live shows
- Niconico wiki
- How to use and add filters on your own uploads
- Script your uploaded video with author comments
- Make comment buttons (premium)
Related posts:
- How to upload videos to Nicovideo.jp
- Nicovideo ⑨ is here!
- VIPPERS are screwing with nicovideo
- Get nicovideo premium!
- Nicovideo: navigation
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February 2nd, 2008 at 23:25
Don’t forgot about Craving Explorer:
http://www.butsu-yoku.com/
It does the job as well.
March 3rd, 2008 at 23:58
[...] How to register a user on nicovideo.jp [...]
March 10th, 2008 at 03:08
[...] Btw, for those who haven’t heard of nicovideo, it’s a kind of japan’s youtube site. The overall quality of their video is superior than any video host you can find today. They also have the unique commenting system where the comments scroll as you watch the video. Details on registering can be seen here. [...]
June 3rd, 2008 at 18:26
Hmmm… either their registration page has changed, or I don’t get it. Their registration page now looks like this: http://img.skitch.com/20080603-e8g69xjwhka67bwmfbqniercdd.jpg
June 3rd, 2008 at 18:35
Aha! I’ll just update this page then.
June 6th, 2008 at 03:07
Uh I got everything but I think its changed sence then because I got everything to the primium and free thing but then I don’t know what to do can you help me?
June 6th, 2008 at 08:05
I’m not sure what kind of help you seek. What’s the problem?
EDIT: I think that account signups are on a hold right now. You cannot get an account right now. You have to wait until they let people sign up again.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:24
Damn and I just wanted to get one =/
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:22
I heard that people are able to register accounts again!
Here is a little guide to finding stuff on nicovideo that I made: http://moemania.org/internet-story/nicovideo-navigation/
It might come in handy if you don’t know japanese☆
June 22nd, 2008 at 18:22
How do you turn off the messages running across the video screen? You say it’s possible but I don’t know how to do it. My Japanese is still very limited. ^^;
I’m also unsure what you meant by adding that java script to our bookmarks… *computer illiterate*
June 22nd, 2008 at 18:25
Click the little bird icon that says “Comments” under it to the right of the volume control to disable comments.
To add javascript to your bookmarks, first make a bookmark and then edit it to paste in that script where you write the address.
July 5th, 2008 at 23:31
[...] to check out, and the Japanese is a lot better than us at that. :P If you want to sign up, read this. You can learn how to upload videos here. One of my personal favorites: [...]
December 10th, 2008 at 06:28
i still don’t get how to download a video
December 10th, 2008 at 12:57
What did you try?
January 22nd, 2009 at 19:01
I’ve now updated this post so it works with BETA BETA
February 3rd, 2009 at 01:53
[...] I can’t understand Japansese…how would i register? Let me google that for you Yay for google. How to register a user on nicovideo.jp | moemania.org [...]
April 24th, 2009 at 07:10
[...] you where you can go to learn how to set up a Nicovideo account. The place I’m referring to is here. It is a pretty self-explanatory guide with what can only be described as English [...]
April 30th, 2009 at 16:39
Post updated with information about live shows
July 18th, 2009 at 12:40
Post updated with one more way to download videos using NicoNicoDownload
July 20th, 2009 at 22:57
I tried to enter a password, but the website told me to verify the number of characters and wouldn’t let me continue. Am I supposed to enter a japanese password? Because I entered an english password…
July 20th, 2009 at 23:24
Is the password long enough?
August 10th, 2009 at 21:09
Sometimes when I watch a video, a message pops up. I can’t highlight so I can’t C & P (sorry!), but idk what it says. The kanji’s small and difficult to read, because I’m still learning and it needs to be clear for me to have half a chance, lol. When that pops up, the time on the video increases, but the screen is black. The comments still scroll over it though. How can I get the videos to play?
August 10th, 2009 at 21:42
It’s basically complaining about cookies. If you are using adblock, blocking cookies from certain videos, using a proxy, your browser in private mode or anything like that there is a risk that the cookies for the videos aren’t being used properly. Reload the page when you’ve made sure that the browser you are using accepts cookies from nicovideo.jp and the video should load.
It can also be that the video timed out because it took too long to load. Try to reload the page and try again.
August 16th, 2009 at 15:13
Is it possible to upload your own avatar?
Also, I like watching Nico Nico Chorus videos – usually, the singers’ avatars are shown in the videos. If there isn’t a PM system, and avatars can’t be changed, how do the people who arrange the videos know which avatars to use?
August 16th, 2009 at 15:23
No, sorry, you can’t upload your own avatar. You can create a community for yourself though where you can upload any image.
I’m pretty sure the ones who create the medleys and mixes use the community avatars or exchange skype contacts and organize the videos using that.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:34
[...] Register a Nicovideo user [...]
October 29th, 2009 at 16:41
You can now have your own avatar! http://www.nicovideo.jp/edit_icon
October 29th, 2009 at 17:49
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December 9th, 2009 at 01:54
Sometimes when I go to a website that has a nico video embedded, the video is just black with comments scrolling across it. Is this a problem on my end, or is that how the video is supposed to be?
and also, what is this?
December 9th, 2009 at 02:09
The black video probably has to do with the video not being able to load. I find that if I don’t leave the video loading before going to another tab or window, I usually get a black screen.
The error message there says that your email address or password is wrong, please enter the correct one and try again.
December 9th, 2009 at 03:36
but what does that program do exactly?
December 9th, 2009 at 12:04
What? You just downloaded it without knowing what it does?
Well. It’s an alert program for when your favorite live shows are on http://live.nicovideo.jp