Justin S. Harrison
@jseanharrison.bsky.social
Roving Film Critic, bylines @ justinsharrison.journoportfolio.com
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For John Woo, the Best Way to Get to A Better Tomorrow During Uncertain Times is Brotherhood — Hyperreal Film Club
With the opening of 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, director John Woo and star Chow Yun Fat captured “cool” with skill and style that very few have been able to match since.
hyperrealfilm.club
I'm tremendously excited to share this. It's the first of two pieces on John Woo's first major Hong Kong period that I've written for the good folks at Hyperreal, and made possible by @austinfilm.bsky.social's monthlong series showcasing their restorations:
hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/john...
hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/john...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Making a melted throne out of unpurchased Glup Shitto Funko pops
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Making a melted throne out of unpurchased Glup Shitto Funko pops
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When you've got a day of jumping barrels ahead of you, but your heart just isn't in it.
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
When you've got a day of jumping barrels ahead of you, but your heart just isn't in it.
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I just need $150 in the next two hours!!!!!!
I still need to raise $600 by the morning. I have no more stopgaps left and just need to make sure our lodging is secured for the week before I have to come back to work. Literally any dollar helps get us closer but sharing helps a ton too. Thank you!
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I just need $150 in the next two hours!!!!!!
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I hope the fans hold the line. Getting things faster may be nice, but a quality translation is worth the wait. Right now, a lot of companies are exploring AI options and ultimately it’s consumer habits that will shape the future of its use, imo.
As machine translation tools under the banner of AI become increasingly accessible and easy to use, the light novel landscape is at a crossroads. Do light novel publishers compromise their product for more speed, and if so, by how much?
Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI?
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I hope the fans hold the line. Getting things faster may be nice, but a quality translation is worth the wait. Right now, a lot of companies are exploring AI options and ultimately it’s consumer habits that will shape the future of its use, imo.
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You're the driving force behind all of this! You deserve all the compliments!!
Can't wait to see it with my own eyes!!
Can't wait to see it with my own eyes!!
Thank you! But honestly, all compliments should go to the writers, the editorial team, @pepesalot.bsky.social who created our amazing cover art, and @harleygin.bsky.social , who is designing the layouts.
They're the real rockstars in all of this. I'm just the weirdo helping to publish it. 😅
They're the real rockstars in all of this. I'm just the weirdo helping to publish it. 😅
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You're the driving force behind all of this! You deserve all the compliments!!
Can't wait to see it with my own eyes!!
Can't wait to see it with my own eyes!!
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On that note: Get your orders in for Anime Herald Magazine #1 - let's get to 400 sales! 💖
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On that note: Get your orders in for Anime Herald Magazine #1 - let's get to 400 sales! 💖
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Many people aren’t aware that Brazil has had a robust Japanese and Japanese-Brazilian population. How did that happen? To find the answer, we need to go back to Meiji Japan.
The Japanese Who Came to Call Brazil Home - Unseen Japan
Why are there so many Brazilian-Japanese in Japan? The answer goes back to the Meiji era, and the government's need to get rid of its own citizens.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Many people aren’t aware that Brazil has had a robust Japanese and Japanese-Brazilian population. How did that happen? To find the answer, we need to go back to Meiji Japan.
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had an idea (wallpapers are below!)
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
had an idea (wallpapers are below!)
Writing for @animeherald.com is one of my big professional accomplishments this year, and I think it’s the one I’m proudest of.
How “Call of the Night” Uses Its Vampires to Build Its Structure: Justin S. Harrison examines Kotoyama's "Call of the Night," and the way the series uses interplay between vampires and humans to discuss the profundities of life, mortality, and all that entails.
#anime #manga
#anime #manga
How "Call of the Night" Uses Its Vampires to Build Its Structure
The nights go on as long as needed, and the mornings come as they always must.
hera.fyi
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Writing for @animeherald.com is one of my big professional accomplishments this year, and I think it’s the one I’m proudest of.
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Guys, gals, and nonbinary pals:
Anime Herald Magazine is getting a second issue.
Anime Herald Magazine is getting a second issue.
So I just checked our sales - we're at 289 copies sold.
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
Anime Herald Magazine's first issue launches in just a couple of weeks! We're shipping this 90+-page volume in November, so get your orders in today 🥰
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Guys, gals, and nonbinary pals:
Anime Herald Magazine is getting a second issue.
Anime Herald Magazine is getting a second issue.
Reposted by Justin S. Harrison
So I just checked our sales - we're at 289 copies sold.
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
Anime Herald Magazine's first issue launches in just a couple of weeks! We're shipping this 90+-page volume in November, so get your orders in today 🥰
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So I just checked our sales - we're at 289 copies sold.
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
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Please help. Please share. Please. I want to be safe and not so financially fucked I don’t know how I’m gonna afford my medicine on top of food.
Out of suggestions from some folks Ive opened the fund raising goal on my Ko-fi, any funds coming in from there will go towards allowing me to move safely despite my disability and afford all the necessities i will need without it affecting my medical budgets..
ko-fi.com/tulchip/goal...
ko-fi.com/tulchip/goal...
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Please help. Please share. Please. I want to be safe and not so financially fucked I don’t know how I’m gonna afford my medicine on top of food.
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Anime fans 100% should be buying physical media for their favorite shows - or even shows that they kind of like but aren't super popular. Streaming licenses are fairly short, all considered, and there's a chance that a show you love will never come back once it gets yanked
See: Anything by Aniplex
See: Anything by Aniplex
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
a woman with red hair and white hair looks out a window
Alt: a woman with red hair and white hair looks out a window
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Anime fans 100% should be buying physical media for their favorite shows - or even shows that they kind of like but aren't super popular. Streaming licenses are fairly short, all considered, and there's a chance that a show you love will never come back once it gets yanked
See: Anything by Aniplex
See: Anything by Aniplex
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
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Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
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I still need to raise $450 by the morning. Deeply sorry to have to keep reposting this but this is dire. I know it’s hard out for everyone not just us, but a repost goes a long way if donating isn’t an option. I hope everyone’s Friday is going well, all things considered.
I still need to raise $550 by tomorrow. I was bought a little extra time but tomorrow I have to open at work and get this room paid before I leave. I can’t afford to miss work and need to keep this roof.
ANYTHING you can spare would be a tremendous help, even just a repost!
ANYTHING you can spare would be a tremendous help, even just a repost!
Reaching out again with a mutual aid request, trying to make it through the next week. Anything helps, even just sharing this post when you see it. Thank you!
October 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I still need to raise $450 by the morning. Deeply sorry to have to keep reposting this but this is dire. I know it’s hard out for everyone not just us, but a repost goes a long way if donating isn’t an option. I hope everyone’s Friday is going well, all things considered.
I'm tremendously excited to share this. It's the first of two pieces on John Woo's first major Hong Kong period that I've written for the good folks at Hyperreal, and made possible by @austinfilm.bsky.social's monthlong series showcasing their restorations:
hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/john...
hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/john...
For John Woo, the Best Way to Get to A Better Tomorrow During Uncertain Times is Brotherhood — Hyperreal Film Club
With the opening of 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, director John Woo and star Chow Yun Fat captured “cool” with skill and style that very few have been able to match since.
hyperrealfilm.club
October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm tremendously excited to share this. It's the first of two pieces on John Woo's first major Hong Kong period that I've written for the good folks at Hyperreal, and made possible by @austinfilm.bsky.social's monthlong series showcasing their restorations:
hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/john...
hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/john...
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Hey there, #VisualNovel fans! Looking for a good way to spend your Saturday? Want to support #indiegame developers? Like #mecha #anime?
Then good news! Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is available right now and ticks ALL those boxes!
store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/...
Then good news! Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is available right now and ticks ALL those boxes!
store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/...
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog on Steam
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
store.steampowered.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hey there, #VisualNovel fans! Looking for a good way to spend your Saturday? Want to support #indiegame developers? Like #mecha #anime?
Then good news! Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is available right now and ticks ALL those boxes!
store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/...
Then good news! Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is available right now and ticks ALL those boxes!
store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/...
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Get onboard! We've got:
🚀- A varied cast of lovable (and hateable!) characters
🚀 - Sick 90s anime inspired pixel art and visuals
🚀 - A HUGE, MAXIMALIST UI
🚀 - Thrills! Spills! Action! Adventure!
🚀 - An engaging story of trauma, reconciliation and commitment!
🚀 - Absolutely banging chip tunes.
🚀- A varied cast of lovable (and hateable!) characters
🚀 - Sick 90s anime inspired pixel art and visuals
🚀 - A HUGE, MAXIMALIST UI
🚀 - Thrills! Spills! Action! Adventure!
🚀 - An engaging story of trauma, reconciliation and commitment!
🚀 - Absolutely banging chip tunes.
October 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Get onboard! We've got:
🚀- A varied cast of lovable (and hateable!) characters
🚀 - Sick 90s anime inspired pixel art and visuals
🚀 - A HUGE, MAXIMALIST UI
🚀 - Thrills! Spills! Action! Adventure!
🚀 - An engaging story of trauma, reconciliation and commitment!
🚀 - Absolutely banging chip tunes.
🚀- A varied cast of lovable (and hateable!) characters
🚀 - Sick 90s anime inspired pixel art and visuals
🚀 - A HUGE, MAXIMALIST UI
🚀 - Thrills! Spills! Action! Adventure!
🚀 - An engaging story of trauma, reconciliation and commitment!
🚀 - Absolutely banging chip tunes.
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Why go out for second Earth when we have Earth at home? @jseanharrison.bsky.social reviews @weinersmith.bsky.social & @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's "A City on Mars," now out in paperback. Hilarious and frank talk about a fantastical subject. @aiptcomics.com @penguinpress.bsky.social
‘A City on Mars’ is skeptical of colonizing space
A humorous and sobering look at a fantastical topic.
aiptcomics.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why go out for second Earth when we have Earth at home? @jseanharrison.bsky.social reviews @weinersmith.bsky.social & @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's "A City on Mars," now out in paperback. Hilarious and frank talk about a fantastical subject. @aiptcomics.com @penguinpress.bsky.social
Goodness gracious, John Woo’s The Killer is a masterpiece.
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Goodness gracious, John Woo’s The Killer is a masterpiece.
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The Election Assistance Commission is considering making proof of citizenship a requirement to vote in federal elections.
Public comments need to be submitted by 10/20/25. Please write to EAC to submit your comments. It's easy! Just click on the link below:
www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...
Public comments need to be submitted by 10/20/25. Please write to EAC to submit your comments. It's easy! Just click on the link below:
www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...
a woman says your vote is your power in a purple jacket
ALT: a woman says your vote is your power in a purple jacket
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Election Assistance Commission is considering making proof of citizenship a requirement to vote in federal elections.
Public comments need to be submitted by 10/20/25. Please write to EAC to submit your comments. It's easy! Just click on the link below:
www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...
Public comments need to be submitted by 10/20/25. Please write to EAC to submit your comments. It's easy! Just click on the link below:
www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...