Danmaku (Bullet Comments)
Real-time scrolling comment overlay on the video player, sourced from DandanPlay and other databases.
Overview
Danmaku (bullet comments) scroll across the video during playback, recreating the communal viewing experience found on platforms like Bilibili and Niconico. milmil integrates with the 弹弹play开放弹幕网络(DandanPlay) comment database to pull in thousands of time-synced comments per episode.
Danmaku requires a DandanPlay connection. See Integrations to set it up.
Danmaku Sources
milmil matches episodes against multiple comment databases:
- 弹弹play开放弹幕网络(DandanPlay) — Primary source with the largest Chinese-language comment pool
- External databases — Additional sources aggregated by DandanPlay
Use the Source tab in the player to browse available episodes and select which comment set to load. This is useful when automatic matching picks the wrong episode or when you want comments from a different release.
Settings
Fine-tune the danmaku display from the player settings panel:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Opacity | Transparency of comments (0 – 100%) |
| Font size | Text size relative to the video |
| Speed | How fast comments scroll across the screen |
| Display area | Portion of the video covered (top half, full, bottom) |
| Density | Maximum number of simultaneous on-screen comments |
Filtering & Search
The Danmaku List panel shows all loaded comments in chronological order. You can:
- Search comments by keyword
- Filter by comment type (scroll, top-pinned, bottom-pinned)
- Jump to a specific comment's timestamp
Toggle
Use the danmaku button in the player controls to show or hide comments at any time. Your preference is remembered across sessions.