Ian Wolf

Ian works as an anime and manga critic for Anime UK News, and was also the manga critic for MyM Magazine. His debut book, CLAMPdown, about the manga collective CLAMP, is available now. Outside of anime, he is data specialist for the British Comedy Guide, is QI's most pedantic viewer, has written questions for both The Wall and Richard Osman's House of Games, and has been a contestant on Mastermind.

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Manga Review

Dead Rock Volume 1 Review

The creator of Fairy Tail takes us to the school from Hell.

Ian Wolf • 29th April 2025

Roundup

Spring 2025 Preview

New anime TV series for Spring have been springing up on all the usual streaming channels since April began – but what’s this? We can’t watch Yaiba yet in the UK – Lazarus (Shinichiro Watanabe) is…

AUKN Staff • 25th April 2025

Manga Review

The Fable Omnibus 6 Review

The hitman finds himself involved in a case of kidnapping and revenge.

Ian Wolf • 14th April 2025

Manga Review

Dogsred Volume 1 Review

Before Satoru Noda found success with Golden Kamuy, he made a series about ice hockey, which his publisher dropped. Noda has now brought it back.

Ian Wolf • 5th April 2025

Roundup

Winter 2025 Overview

It’s sunny and the spring flowers are appearing – it must be the end of winter! And that also means the Winter Season is drawing to a close. We said farewell to Dragon Ball DAIMA (twenty episodes) …

AUKN Staff • 2nd April 2025

Manga Review

Thunder 3 Volume 3 review

There are many questions to ask regarding this series, one of which is who this manga's creator actually is.

Ian Wolf • 25th March 2025

Manga Review

The Fable Omnibus 5 Review

A fake detective agency appears on the scene.

Ian Wolf • 16th March 2025

Manga Review

Is the Order a Rabbit? Volume 2 Review

Cocoa wants to see Chino smile, Riza wants to buy an expensive present, and Chiya turns out to be very good at dodging.

Ian Wolf • 5th March 2025

Manga Review

Initial D Omnibus 4 review

The unexpected comes in many forms in this latest collection.

Ian Wolf • 24th February 2025

Manga Review

Tokyo Babylon: CLAMP Premium Collection Volume 6 Review

We approach the end as Seishiro recovers from a horrific attack and Subaru wonders if he could have done more to stop it.

Ian Wolf • 18th February 2025

Anime Review

Baki: Complete Collection Season 1 Review

This martial arts anime will make you wince for better and for worse.

Ian Wolf • 17th February 2025

Manga Review

Thunder 3 Volume 2 Review

Having seen our chibi heroes enter a realistic world, we now learn more about the people who normally reside in this universe, under alien occupation.

Ian Wolf • 10th February 2025

Manga Review

The Fable Omnibus 4 Review

If you go down to the woods today, you'd better sharpen your killing skills.

Ian Wolf • 27th January 2025

Roundup

Winter Season 2025 Preview

Winter Season 2025 is now underway, so the team at Anime UK News are here to share their picks of both new and returning series!

AUKN Staff • 25th January 2025

Manga Review

Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Omnibus 1 Review

Over 55 years since it debuted, arguably the most influential sports manga ever is finally available in English.

Ian Wolf • 14th January 2025

Roundup

Autumn Season 2024 Overview

Now that the Autumn 2024 Season is (just about!) over, find out which series stayed the course for our writers at Anime UK News (and maybe one or two that didn’t…)

AUKN Staff • 3rd January 2025