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 04 30
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:
Fill this in to get registered
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 user settings (マイページ on the top right), clicking “マイリスト一覧(新規作成・編集・削除” and then entering a name for the list in the text-box and clicking the button. 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 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:
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February 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Don’t forgot about Craving Explorer:
http://www.butsu-yoku.com/
It does the job as well.
March 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
[...] How to register a user on nicovideo.jp [...]
March 10th, 2008 at 3:08 am
[...] 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 6:26 pm
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 6:35 pm
Aha! I’ll just update this page then.
June 6th, 2008 at 3:07 am
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 8:05 am
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 pm
Damn and I just wanted to get one =/
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
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 6:22 pm
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 6:25 pm
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 11:31 pm
[...] 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 6:28 am
i still don’t get how to download a video
December 10th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
What did you try?
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I’ve now updated this post so it works with BETA BETA
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:53 am
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April 24th, 2009 at 7:10 am
[...] 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 4:39 pm
Post updated with information about live shows