What’s this live chat scrolling on screen?

So, I've watched many japanese shows where a live streamer was involved in the plot, or even korean ones, where you can see the live chat scrolling on screen.

Following there's a screenshot a BiliBili (I think it's chinese) streaming, and I'd like to know if this is a specific streaming platform doing this, or it's a plugin or something.

Also, do you know some popular japanese streaming platforms or websites, I mean something like twitch, but not twitch or youtube?

Thank you!

by HakoRoom

3 comments
  1. It’s a reference to Nico Nico Douga, which was Japan’s YouTube before YouTube blew up here and led the way for a lot of 2000s-era memes.

  2. A Japan-only livestreaming site would be Twitcasting.tv.

    As /u/dokool has mentioned, the floating comments are originally (I believe) from Nico Nico, and it’s so much part of the general conscience of people who were active online at the time that it’s often referenced and there are plugins for streamers that imitate that look.

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