Bilibili and Niconico are often called “Chinese YouTube” and “Japanese YouTube” respectively, to get the general gist of the websites across even though that isn’t quite right. These video sharing platforms are known for their danmaku subtitle/comments system, and are to some extent aimed more at anime-otaku/ACG audiences than general audiences — for instance if you use the official Bilibili app, the not-logged-in default avatar is actually a reference to the YuruYuri anime/manga.
However, while these two video sharing platforms are associated to some extent with anime/manga/video game fans, you can find all sorts of content on either platform. You’ve probably seen memes that first became popular on Niconico without realizing it.
There is some small amount of English-language content on these sites, but you’ll get a lot more out of Bilibili and Niconico if you speak Chinese and Japanese. Otherwise, Bilibili can be useful as a “backup” if YouTube ever stops working on NewPipe/PipePipe, or there’s something uploaded there that’s (no longer) available on YouTube; or Bilibili can sometimes be nice as a way to find things with Chinese subtitles if you know someone who speaks Chinese and has limited English proficiency. As said, Niconico is down right now so that isn’t very useful for anything at the moment.
Oh wow! That sounds great. Unfortunately I don’t speak Chinese or Japanese but this sounds like something I should check out even if just to satisfy my curiosity
Bilibili and Niconico are often called “Chinese YouTube” and “Japanese YouTube” respectively, to get the general gist of the websites across even though that isn’t quite right. These video sharing platforms are known for their danmaku subtitle/comments system, and are to some extent aimed more at anime-otaku/ACG audiences than general audiences — for instance if you use the official Bilibili app, the not-logged-in default avatar is actually a reference to the YuruYuri anime/manga.
However, while these two video sharing platforms are associated to some extent with anime/manga/video game fans, you can find all sorts of content on either platform. You’ve probably seen memes that first became popular on Niconico without realizing it.
There is some small amount of English-language content on these sites, but you’ll get a lot more out of Bilibili and Niconico if you speak Chinese and Japanese. Otherwise, Bilibili can be useful as a “backup” if YouTube ever stops working on NewPipe/PipePipe, or there’s something uploaded there that’s (no longer) available on YouTube; or Bilibili can sometimes be nice as a way to find things with Chinese subtitles if you know someone who speaks Chinese and has limited English proficiency. As said, Niconico is down right now so that isn’t very useful for anything at the moment.
Oh wow! That sounds great. Unfortunately I don’t speak Chinese or Japanese but this sounds like something I should check out even if just to satisfy my curiosity