How to Sign Up for Pixiv (in English!)

I thought I'd start out this blog with a bang by making a post others would find useful. Now, please be aware that I made this guide a number of months back, so it may no longer be 100% accurate.

This is a guide for English speakers to sign up for the Japanese art website Pixiv. It's a bit like DeviantArt or the PortalGraphics community. The thing with Pixiv is that in order to view images at full size, post your own artwork or view "adult" content, you need to have a Pixiv account. Since there is no English version of Pixiv, some folks are at a loss when it comes to signing up. Have no fear! It is a fairly simple sign-up process and I've got it all explained here with pictures so that you can't go wrong (hopefully).


Step 1. Click on that big orange box that says "SIGN UP FOR PIXIV" on it. Easy, right? You're off to a great start.


Step 2. Insert your email address into that big 'ole box there, and hit that shiny yellow button to submit it.


Step 3. Your email address pops up. Click the button on the left if you need to make a correction, or the button on the right if everything's A-Okay!


Step 4. Your email address has been submitted now. Time to go check your email!


Step 5. The email you receive from Pixiv will look like this. You need to click on the custom link inside of the email in order to activate your Pixiv account.


Step 6. You'll get a page of stuff to fill out. I've translated the categories on the image for you. Once you get down to "sex", you can start to choose from drop down menus whether or not you want the information to be "Public", "My Pick" (Which makes it public to friends!), or "Private". I picked the very last option in the drop-down lists for location (foreign/overseas) and the same for job (other).


Step 6. (continued) The last part is text entry box for you to write your introduction or biography in. I've simply entered "Hajimemashite!" or "Nice to meet you!" into this box. Once you're done, click the final button to submit. Congrats, you're now a part of Pixiv! :)

I hope that this post proves useful to some folks who have been wanting to join Pixiv and didn't know how. In the future I'll can show you how to edit your account settings so that you can view R-18 (adult) images and also how to submit your own artwork to the site, if you feel so inclined. Have fun browsing the coolest art site on the planet!

p.s. - You can view my personal Pixiv account here. Feel free to add me to your watch list or check out my favorite pictures and artists!