As Danmaku sites are mostly filled with animations and spoof videos, "entertainment first, avoid being too serious" is the "core value" of Danmaku sites.
When posting Danmaku, it's hard for viewers to post anything expressing "historical mission" or "concern for the country". What Danmaku does is to bring a group of people who share a common value together. It's a place where they can focus on the video itself and put aside the politic or historical problems. Danmaku is so important that sometimes viewers will refuse to watch a new video because "the Danmaku is not thick enough". They would rather wait until more Danmaku is created. Without Danmaku, sometimes the viewers would even feel relentless.
The unique characteristics and cohesiveness of Danmaku helps the formation of a subculture community. The Danmaku content is generally more optimistic and self-deprecating, showing a great sense of humor.
The language used in Danmaku is also unique, and has even developed a unique cant system.
Here's a shot list for some cants in Danmaku:
When posting Danmaku, it's hard for viewers to post anything expressing "historical mission" or "concern for the country". What Danmaku does is to bring a group of people who share a common value together. It's a place where they can focus on the video itself and put aside the politic or historical problems. Danmaku is so important that sometimes viewers will refuse to watch a new video because "the Danmaku is not thick enough". They would rather wait until more Danmaku is created. Without Danmaku, sometimes the viewers would even feel relentless.
The unique characteristics and cohesiveness of Danmaku helps the formation of a subculture community. The Danmaku content is generally more optimistic and self-deprecating, showing a great sense of humor.
The language used in Danmaku is also unique, and has even developed a unique cant system.
Here's a shot list for some cants in Danmaku:
"No jump": I'm not gonna jump the opening, because it's fantastic.
"Airborne": Forward to the crucial part and skip the irrelevant part.
"I'm typing with my two hands to prove my innocence.": Indicating the horny scene is hard for people to hold themselves.
"AV definition": low-definition as the porn downloaded from the Internet.
"Evacuation! Evacuation! This is not an exercise!": Next scene will be really shocking/frightening, get prepared.
"High-energy alarm": Next scene will be really shocking/frightening, get prepared.
"UP lord I wanna carry your baby": Highly praise for the uploader, indicating the video his made is really overwhelming.
"My Mom asked me why I watch the video when kneeling.": Highly praise for the uploader.
"UP lord please take my kneel": Highly praise for the uploader.
"UP lord have a nice meal.": The uploader has touched some political-sensitive topics.
These cants are often replaced quickly, so people without a background in ACG or seldom watch videos can be easily confused. In order to ensure the quality of the community. Different websites adopt different policies. For example, for Nico Nico it has premium member service. And for Bilibili some videos can only be viewed by registered members. And to register, every one has to pass a test in ACG.