English guide for Nico Nico Douga, part 1: How to register

Japanese uber video portal Nico Nico Douga (all posts on Asiajin) recently launched international versions in German and Spanish (Nico Nico Taiwan also exists).

However, English-speaking fans apparently will have to wait a little longer for Nico Nico to be available in English. The reason for that should be bandwith costs: The service loses close to 1 million USD a month due to high server expenses.

Please follow the instructions given in English in the screengrabs below to register for the site (click on the pictures to enlarge them). Learn how to get around here.

Note: Unlike YouTube, you have to sign up in order to view videos!

Screen 1 (starting page for logged-out/new users):

Screen 2 (registration form):

Screen 3 (confirmation screen):

Screen 4 (reminder):

Screen 5 (greetings and take action screen):

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Screen 6 (tutorial/beginner’s page):

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4 Responses to “English guide for Nico Nico Douga, part 1: How to register”

  1. links from TechnoratiClickherefor part 1. Click here for part 2.

  2. [...] The following screenshots explain how to get around on Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga in English (learn how to sign up in English here). [...]

  3. [...] English guide for Nico Nico Douga, part 1: How to register (Asajin) English guide for Nico Nico Douga, part 2: How to use (Asajin) [...]

  4. [...] English guide for Nico Nico Douga, part 1: How to register [...]

  5. links from Technoratithough.)  To participate, you have to have an account with Twitter, and are supposed to add a tag “#current” on your comment to be included. This “user comments on the screen” style is already common in Japan, with the popular web service called “Nico Nico Douga

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