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Ryan Epps

March, 2026
Anime, Sci-Fi
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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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Stargate 1994
Roland Emmerich’s 1994 classic is the kind of sci-fi Hollywood forgot how to make

Before the television empire, Roland Emmerich delivered the ultimate '90s sci-fi adventure

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In This Corner of the World
10 years later, MAPPA’s forgotten WWII anime remains one of the best

Watercolors and war make for a heartbreaking combo

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Goodbye, Lara captures what makes old-school anime so special

Takushi Koide resurrects The Little Mermaid in Lake Biwa with a stunning, tactile modern feel

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A close up of Jack Reacher, a very large man, wearing a jacket and looking off in the distance, probably at someone smaller than he
Prime Video’s Reacher replacement officially arrives in 3 Weeks
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The story continues...

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Mob Psycho 100's best quote proves it doesn’t need a chosen one

Niegen offers a surprisingly different answer to what makes someone important

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The 15 most quintessential blue cards in Magic: The Gathering

It's not just about winning the game; it's about having an answer for everything

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Ridley Scott's cancelled HBO Max series is still peak sci-fi

Before The Dog Stars, revisit this Ridley Scott sci-fi gem

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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

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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

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Thorfinn wielding his father’s knife in Vinland Saga.
7 years later, one Vinland Saga line remains anime’s greatest lesson about violence

Few anime protagonists have a harder challenge than Thorfinn

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Disney’s 5 biggest sci-fi box office flops

These ambitious Disney sci-fi movies cost millions more than audiences gave back

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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

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The 10 Fastest Banned Magic The Gathering Cards Ever
The 10 fastest-banned Magic: The Gathering cards ever

Some of Magic's biggest mistakes were banned almost immediately

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Gerard Butler makes even the dumbest disaster epic into a masterpiece

When the world ends, you call Gerard Butler

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One Punch Man’s original director will unleash his dazzling new sci-fi movie in 6 months
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A new kind of strange from one of anime’s boldest directors

Kaiju No. 8: Narumi's Week at Work
Kaiju No. 8 officially returns in 3 weeks after 1 year of waiting — but there's a catch
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Kaiju No. 8 is coming back sooner than expected

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Cowboy Bebop’s best quote is about the difference between living and surviving

Shinichirō Watanabe’s anime masterpiece always knew the difference between surviving and living

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Bleach’s final season is Studio Pierrot’s answer to Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen

Studio Pierrot has transformed one of Shonen Jump’s defining anime into a modern prestige blockbuster

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Anne Hathaway's best sci-fi movie boils down to one perfect quote

Hathaway is having a sci-fi moment

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Armored Core 2 wasn't the best, but understood what made the series special

FromSoftware was already thinking like Armored Core 6 nearly 25 years ago

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