INSTRUCTIONS TO HELP YOU GET INTO NICO WITHOUT HAVING TO REGISTER:
1.http://nicovideo.jp + http://www.bugmenot.com/view/nicovideo.jp <- open both these sites in new tabs.
2.On the nicovideo.jp page type in 'REBORN' in the white box towards the top of the page and then click the yellow button to the right of it.
3.You are now greeted with the log-in screen. Switch over to the bugmenot tab and decide which of the provided log-ins you'll use (
Please be responsible with this site)
4.Now returning back to the nicovideo tab with it's log-in screen. User-name (name@domain.com) goes in the top white box and password goes in the white box below it.
5.The gray button is what you'll need to click to log-in. Do so. If the log-in page simply 'reloads' when you click the gray button that means you should try a different user and pass from the bugmenot tab.
6.If you followed my instructions you will now see a first page full of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! related vid results. :3
This is a little outdated in some ways but here's a guide to navigating Nico:
http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/09/14/english-guide-for-nico-nico-douga-part-2-how-to-use/
YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE JAPANESE TEXT IN MANY CASES TO FIND THINGS. Luckily, when it comes to anime & manga a Wikipedia entry for most titles will provide the alternate kanji or whatever on the page as well. For instance, one will find if they look up 'Viral' on Nico Douga they only get one result. Now if you go to the Wikipedia entry for List of Gurren Lagann Characters here and than go to Viral's section you find out the kanji is 'ヴィラル' now if you look up 'ヴィラル' on Nico Douga you'll see you yield a lot more results!
SOME (actually, a lot. lol) EXAMPLE VIDEOS TO HELP START YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY OF WONDERFUL (and sometimes disturbing) NICO NICO DOUGA EXPERIENCES:
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6007251 (Goddammit, Adachi.
)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5173634 (Nia meets Near (who is sometimes referred/pronounced as 'Nia' in Japanese as they have a hard time pronouncing 'Near'. Hence, the joke of this video kekeke))
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm240566 (Yes, it's even in Japan, folks. lol @ the comments)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6089820
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6125532
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2588933
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm676185
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm859971
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7870498
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm924514
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7919892
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1276895
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm979329 (Blushing makes EVERYTHING cuter :3)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2245307
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1133083 (Made me laugh my ass off starting from about '2:15' and big lulz @ about '3:05')
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1876161 (Stick around to the end for some very cute cat ear/tail edits. :3)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2534044
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2095205 (This is how Japan likes to troll. XD)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7577654 (I'm simply including this as an example of Nico Douga's wonderful LACK OF TIME LIMITATIONS. This is a BIG reason I love 'em so much more than youtube)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7079079 (Speaking of Nico Douga's superiority to youtube, here's a video that would have been taken off of youtube thanks to the stupid lawyers at WB and/or SNL)
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2509255
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1893127
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7275805
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7382331 (OH GOD Y U DO THIS, JAPAN?)
SO YEAH! Post nicovideo links and random thoughts on certain videos you see on that site in this thread, okay?
Any questions related to the site.. ask and I'll answer if I can! :3