Mixi No Longer Requires an Invite. edu Loophole Still Works!

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Just after I post about getting past the Mixi blockade by using a .edu address, Mixi shakes things up and I thought they closed up the .edu loophole. [UPDATE] Turns out, it still works, and the best part is, you don’t need to ask for a Mixi invite anymore. You can register all by yourself.

The Good News

Mixi has switched from being an invite-only service to being an “anyone-can-join” service. That means now anyone can join, as long as you’re using the workaround. Otherwise, you have to be Japanese / in Japan.

The Bad News

Well, there is no real bad news now that I’ve gotten word that you can use the workaround to register for Mixi yourself. Very cool.

What This Means

1. You can try to join anytime you want now.

2. My fingers won’t hurt so much sending all those replies and invites and so on!

3. You don’t have to write me a poem to get an invite. Sad for me, good for you.

Solutions?

Originally I had to offer some solutions for getting into Mixi, but no solutions necessary. Only the ol’ Mixi workaround, which should get you in.

So, no more need to leave sad comments in the comment section. Everyone be happy now and add me as a friend (just be warned I am super slow about processing friend requests).

Update: This loophole does not work anymore. The black ship has failed. Retreat! Retreat!

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  • Natsu-rain

    it doesn't work T,T
    i've got the mail, clicked at the link…finished step 1+2 and..yeah. it doesn't skip the 3. step. damn. why? T_T

  • http://twitter.com/spazblade Scott A.

    Hmm…no clue, if it helps any, when I was creating my account I put my location as Tokyo, Meguro and my name in katakana, I don't know if that's ultimately what got me to skip the 3rd step or not though.

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    good news :P

  • Ian

    I'm guessing they probably specifically blocked australia.edu addresses, as I registered two accounts today with a different .edu no problem.

  • hungvjnh

    with @australia.edu email, it's not have a skip option in the 3th step ! ?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=70600989 Vashti Crawford

    Sooo, where's the link below that I have to request for you to send me an invite? :p I have been approved!!!

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  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/6HUDJSJJHY457XDDE4BLTOBUSQ Ankoku

    Could you help me finding a different .edu e-mail sevice?
    I've also tryed creating an australia.edu account, but the loophole doesn't seem to work anymore…

  • http://www.facebook.com/kcleworth Kristian Cleworth

    http://mail.newzealand.ed

    Can also be used to get a .edu address.

  • RainSanders

    This is a very nice news! My congratulations! I'm sure now you'll have more time. As for me, I also try hard to optimize my website (it is pdf SE http://www.pdfok.com ). I'm sure that though now I'm spending quite a lot of time at it but soon I'll be able to save it.

  • http://twitter.com/missariell Ariell Lomax

    bleh i got an australia.edu email address and it still does not work. i tried my school's edu email but even though there was no firewall up when i tried to register for mixi the email didnt come from them

  • Crazy0rainbow0star

    but how does it work without a japanse cell phone??

  • Blazeonerecords

    can u email me cause i got all the wat to the end but it ask me 4 a jap cell number can u help me blazeonerecords@gmail.com

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    Hehe, I don’t need the invitation:)

  • Minimusic1015

    hello
    i cannot make an account for mixi
    i typed my email add, filled out information about myself and then last step it says to put mobile email address and i dont have one because i live in New Zealand

    i really want a mixi account

    please help

  • http://www.tofugu.com koichi

    Keep reading the article until the bolded “update” part – doesn’t really
    work anymore :(

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  • Rumburak

    Hi!
    I’ve a Japanese Cellphone but it’s only prepaid, so that I can’t register myself via mail. Is there any possibility to still be invited that works? Though I somehow feel that there isn’t…

  • Kurt

    thanks for info man!

  • Nao_san

    thank you koichi for this tuturial to get in mixi. but for me it’s not working. i’ve completed the mixi application but on the third step it ask me for this f**kin mobile phone number.
    I’m studying japanese language for 3 years and i try to go in japan as often as possible. But i really want to have an account in mixi to share languages with japanese people.
    Have you another solution to get in ? now, i’ve an edu mail address but that’s not efficient.
    Thanx so much for trying to find a solution.

  • Nao_san

    Thank you very much for the tutorial but that’s not workin for me.
    I use the edu mail address to subscribe but mixi ask me to put the F***in mobile mail address.
    I’m studying Japanese for 3 years and i spent twice some short stays in Japan. but i really want to get in mixi because i want to share languages with japanese people and have some friends there.
    if someone have any other solution to get in ?
    it will be a great help for me.
    please i really need to speak with japanese people to improve my japanese.

    thanx so much for help

  • http://www.tofugu.com koichi

    Hey Nao! Keep reading til you get to the update thing – loophole no longer
    works… sometimes :(

  • Snail877

    now still need japanese mobile mail address

  • Snail877

    now still need japanese mobile mail address

  • samuraiblue

    I can’t make an account i nedd a docom.ne.jp or a fricken smartphone email adress can anyone help i dont have a japanese smartphone adress

  • http://www.thethomasonline.com/ Thomas Sabo Australia

    I liked this article. It was so great.

  • http://quezako.com Jonathan Mousserion

    Hello, is there an update? Because australia.edu does not work anymore. Thanks.

  • http://www.tofugu.com koichi

    yeah, doesn’t work – there’s an update at the bottom of the post. Sorry! :(
    –
    Koichi
    Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)

  • Denshdereku

    Hey Koichi, I used my schools .edu e-mail and it worked… no cell phone needed!

  • http://macsopals.com/ Mac

    :D This makes us very on our part. .edu still comes suspected everytime? 

  • lance

    invite me please falkowski71@msn.com

  • Evaniablue4ever

    i cant sign up in austalia.edu .. so , what should i do ?

  • iasu

    invite me please iasu@outlook.com

  • Sweet doughnuts

    Perfume!!

  • Jacob

    Koichii, Mixi is working with .edu email addresses. I clicked “sign up,”
    entered my college .edu email address, Mixi sent me an email
    confirmation, I clicked the confirmation, entered my date of birth,
    gender, region, etc, and my profile was complete. There is no cellphone
    email address or anything. I live in california in the U.S. if anyone is
    interested. Hope you all can make an account.

  • D Velasquez

    man this sucks, my company only provide .org email addresses , i don’t think that will work, for the good souls out there who have a mixi account please hook me up with one, i want to leave facebook so badly that is not funny, i can’t even stand it!

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