Re: Studio S
I apologize. I forgot you had to register to watch the videos on that site. Luckily, you don't have to type anything in Japanese. I'll try to walk you through it if you really want to register:
(Registration is easier than it looks. The process is actually pretty standard. I'm just typing out precise instructions because I assume you won't be able to read the Japanese.)
1. Go to the nico main page:
You must be registered to see the links
2. On the dark bar at the top of the page, toward the middle-right, click on the link that says ログイン (Log in).
3. It will ask for your username and password, which you obviously don't have yet. Click on the big yellow button underneath the log-in box to create a new account. (Note: The Blue button says ログイン (Log In). Don't click that.)
4. You'll get another screen asking if you want a normal or premium account. Click the light grey button to the right for a Normal (free) account. The Yellow button is for a premium account, which seems to cost 525 yen per month.
5. You will get a page that has Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 across the top. It has a box, where you have to type in a valid email address. (NOTE: after creating an account you
will get emails from nicovideo from time to time. They don't send a lot; I've gotten maybe 10 emails in a year. Still, just giving fair warning.)
6. It will move on to Step 2. Fill in your account information. The options with a Star next to them can't be changed once the account is created. I'll explain each option:
6a. ニックネーム = "Nickname". Type in your desired username here.
6b. 性別 = "Sex". Click the Left radio button for Male (男性), the Right for Female(女性).
6c. 生年月日 = "Date of Birth". The drop down menus are Year, Month and Day.
6d. お住まいの地域 = This is basically asking where you live. Scroll down the drop down menu until you get to your country (for example USA, Canada, etc.)
6e. パスワード = "Password". You have to type it twice, once in each box given. It must be 8-16 alpha-numeric characters.
6f. 秘密の質問・答え = "Security Question". This is a little tricky. The first box has several questions in a drop down menu.
I don't know what they all mean. I am pretty sure the first question is "What is your favorite food". The second question is "What is your least favorite food". I think the 4th question asks "what you Mother's name is". Anyway, pick one of the questions and type in your answer in the box below. (I would write this answer down somewhere so if you forget your password and they ask you the Japanese question to recover it, you remember what you said.)
7. Next you get a page displaying the information you typed in for confirmation. (If you made a mistake, you can go back on your browser and change it.) Then there's a long Terms of Use scroll down box below. If you want to try to translate all that be my guest. Finally, there's a picture with some letters in it; you have to type the same letters in the box to the right. (The little grey button under the box you type the answer in will change the picture if you can't read the letters.) Click the first Big grey button to move on to Step 3.
8. Finally, in Step 3 you get a screen that tells you that a confirmation email was sent. Open the email and click on the link provided to finish making your account.
9. If successful, you will get a screen welcoming you. It also has a User ID number ( あなたのユーザーIDは (number here) です), which you may want to record somewhere. The link below should take you to the main page, where you should already be logged in. If not, click on the Log In (ログイン) link like in the second step above and type in your Nickname and Password, and click the Blue ログイン (Log In) button.
10. You should be able to click on the link in my last post an watch the video now.
It's probably not worth going through all this just to watch one 12 second video. However, there are many other videos on that site, and Studio S does use the nicovideo site often to post videos and game previews, so it may be worth it in the long run.