Danmaku subtitling

Danmaku example like on Niconico
Danmaku subtitling
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese彈幕
Simplified Chinese弹幕
Literal meaning"bullet curtain"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindàn mù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdaan6 mok6
Japanese name
Kanji弾幕
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburndanmaku

Danmaku or danmu (figuratively translated as "barrage") is a subtitle system in online video platforms that originates from Japan and popularised in Mainland China. Such system allows user to post moving comments onto a playing video that are synchronized to the video timeline. The comments are typically presented as "shooting" across the screen, resembling a barrage.