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

Mono Volume 1 Review

Is this series about manga creators, travel, and photography worth snapping?

Ian Wolf • 23rd December 2024

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2024 Part 2: Manga, Manhwa and Light Novels

Has 2024 been a good year for manga, manhwa and light novels? Discover our reviewers' top picks...

AUKN Staff • 21st December 2024

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2024 Part 1: Anime

Join the writers at Anime UK News as they look back at their favourite anime of 2024 and look forward to what's coming in 2025!

AUKN Staff • 20th December 2024

Manga Review

K-On! Shuffle Volume 2 Review

The girls perform their first live gig and gain new members in the process.

Ian Wolf • 16th December 2024

Manga Review

Thunder 3 Volume 1 Review

An isekai manga which features a mixture of artistic styles, from the cartoonish to the realistic.

Ian Wolf • 26th November 2024

News

Pokémon Horizons Season 2 to debut on BBC iPlayer in January

The BBC will continue to show the adventures of Liko and her newly evolved Floragato.

Ian Wolf • 20th November 2024

Manga Review

Tokyo Babylon: CLAMP Premium Collection Volume 5 Review

Subaru comes across a case of ageism, an encounter in a karaoke bar, and tragedy when donating a kidney.

Ian Wolf • 18th November 2024

Manga Review

Tokyo Babylon: CLAMP Premium Collection Volume 4 Review

Subaru comes across a case involving insanity and curses, and investigates a new religion which has attracted a bullied girl.

Ian Wolf • 12th November 2024

Manga Review

Is the Order a Rabbit? Volume 1 Review

Cute girls do cute things, like making coffee or baking bread in the shape of a rabbit that is the reincarnated soul of their dead granddad.

Ian Wolf • 4th November 2024

Roundup

Autumn Season 2024 Preview

Autumn has arrived and with it all the new and returning series, spread between Crunchyroll, Netflix, Disney+, HIDIVE, Amazon Prime and even Channel 4’s Adult Swim. Which new series are…

AUKN Staff • 21st October 2024

Manga Review

Initial D Omnibus 3 Review

How far will a girl go to get to race with Takumi? Find out in the third omnibus edition of Initial D!

Ian Wolf • 30th September 2024

Manga Review

The Fable Omnibus 3 Review

How can a hitman who has promised not to kill rescue a woman from a yakuza-run call girl business?

Ian Wolf • 24th September 2024

Manga Review

My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku Volume 4 Review

As the series concludes, how does Megumi, a girl ashamed of her love of manga back in the 1990s, end up a single mother to daughter, unabashed by her otakuness?

Ian Wolf • 3rd September 2024

Manga Review

The Fable Omnibus 2 Review

The resting hitman tries to find a job and deals with a pervert.

Ian Wolf • 28th July 2024

Manga Review

Initial D Omnibus 2 Review

If you think motor-racing and drifting is hard, imagine trying to do it with one hand duct-taped to the steering wheel like Takumi!

Ian Wolf • 26th July 2024

Manga Review

My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku Volume 3 Review

Things become problematic for Megumi when she organises a birthday party and meets her pen pal.

Ian Wolf • 3rd July 2024

News

Magic Knight Rayearth Gets New Anime

This new adaptation comes 30 years after the series was first broadcast.

Ian Wolf • 2nd July 2024

Roundup

Spring 2024 Overview

Has the Spring 2024 Season proved to be a good one, filled with series that our reviewers have looked forward to, week after week? What have been the gems? Has it been a ‘something for everyone’ season…

AUKN Staff • 1st July 2024

Manga Review

Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami’s Goodbye Despair Quest Volume 1 Review

This second spin-off is mainly retreading old ground.

Ian Wolf • 19th June 2024

News

GAINAX finally declares bankruptcy

The company behind Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagann and FLCL has been struggling for many years.

Ian Wolf • 7th June 2024