Danmaku Chat
by zamusix
Danmaku Chat brings scrolling Nico Nico Douga style barrage comments to the Minecraft chat, with messages sliding across the top of the screen.
What it does
Messages appear at the right edge of the screen and scroll left at a constant speed until they leave the left edge. Ten horizontal lanes span the game screen, and each message is placed in one of them, so comments read like a barrage rather than a list. The display is built for readability: messages keep a clear gap, and the layout stays legible even when many comments arrive at once.
The mod also shows system chat messages, such as a player joining or leaving, a time change to day, or the result of a command, in the same barrage style. A toggle turns the display off for players who prefer the normal chat. Danmaku Chat is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric only, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.11 and 2.0.0 for 1.21.11 as the latest file.
Only the client needs the mod, so a server can run without it and players can join a server without installing anything. Danmaku Chat has no required dependencies, and it does not need Fabric API to run on the files listed for each version.
Key features
Barrage comments
Chat messages scroll across the game screen like Nico Nico Douga comments, moving at a constant speed.
Lane management
The screen is divided into ten horizontal lanes, and each message is assigned to one of them.
Spacing check
Before a new message is placed, the mod checks the spacing from the last message in that lane.
Optimal lane selection
Each new message goes into the least crowded lane to reduce collisions between comments.
Overlap prevention
Messages are placed with at least 50 pixels between them, so they rarely overlap on screen.
System messages
Player join and leave notices, day time changes and command results can also be shown as barrage comments.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Chat Tweaks - HeightFix is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 under the MIT License, and it changes how the chat box is sized rather than showing messages as scrolling comments. Quick-Chat is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 – 26.2 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. [AdvancedChatHUD] Simply Updated is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 – 26.3 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and it is open source, but it presents chat as a heads-up display rather than as lanes of moving comments.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danmaku Chat | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-18 |
| Chat Tweaks - HeightFix | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-07-28 |
| Quick-Chat | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-11 |
| [AdvancedChatHUD] Simply Updated | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-18 |
Questions
Does Danmaku Chat need Fabric API?
Does a server need Danmaku Chat installed?
Which game versions does Danmaku Chat support?
In the catalog
Danmaku Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
DanmakuChat is a client-side mod for Minecraft that implements "danmaku comments" similar to those on Nico Nico Douga. Features: - Appears from the right edge of the screen - Scrolls left at a constant speed - Disappears when it reaches the left edge of the screen
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/danmaku-chat
- Owner
- zamusix
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15