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  • Mass Effect Made Itself On Virmire

    Mass Effect Made Itself On Virmire

    Eden Prime. Ilos. The Suicide Mission. The Battle of London. A small apartment with one hell of a party on the Citadel. There are many moments and places in the Mass Effect universe to turn to as some of the most memorable, definitive pieces of its story. But few can encapsulate what Mass Effect was,…


  • The Original Super Sentai Manga Is a Fascinating Tale of 2 Tones

    The Original Super Sentai Manga Is a Fascinating Tale of 2 Tones

    Shotaro Ishinomori is one of the grandfathers of Tokusatsu as we know it — the legend behind Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. Without him, Japanese superheroes would be in a very different space today. But Ishinomori is equally remembered as a mangaka king: and when he combined the two, there were some truly remarkable results.