Ryan Epps
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About Ryan Epps
Ryan Epps is a contributing writer for Polygon. His writing spans both the entertainment and tech verticals, with bylines covering everything from Dark Souls to TVs at sites like Tom’s Guide, IGN, Digital Trends, TheGamer, Tech Times, and more.
What's your origin story?
I was writing short stories in little notebooks since I was 5 years old. I haven't stopped writing since.
What's a recent obsession?
Saga of Tanya the Evil, Nier Replicant and Neir Automata, Sim racng, Daicon Opening Animations, Hideaki Anno's Love & Pop and Ritual.
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Mob Psycho 100's best quote proves it doesn’t need a chosen one
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The 15 most quintessential blue cards in Magic: The Gathering
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Bleach’s new Ichigo form has fans wondering if he has more than one Bankai
Kubo’s latest addition to Bleach has fans wondering if Blood Chains is just the beginning
The best new card from Magic's Hobbit set made my Dr. Eggman deck unstoppable
Dr. Eggman’s mechanical empire runs on The Hobbit’s quietest card
7 years later, one Vinland Saga line remains anime’s greatest lesson about violence
Few anime protagonists have a harder challenge than Thorfinn
Disney’s 5 biggest sci-fi box office flops
These ambitious Disney sci-fi movies cost millions more than audiences gave back
If you like Lanterns, you need to watch Damon Lindelof’s forgotten apocalypse masterpiece
One of HBO's best shows could be the perfect Lanterns companion
The 10 fastest-banned Magic: The Gathering cards ever
Some of Magic's biggest mistakes were banned almost immediately
Gerard Butler makes even the dumbest disaster epic into a masterpiece
When the world ends, you call Gerard Butler
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A new kind of strange from one of anime’s boldest directors
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Studio Pierrot has transformed one of Shonen Jump’s defining anime into a modern prestige blockbuster
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