Ian Wolf

Ian works as an anime and manga critic for Anime UK News, and is also the manga critic for MyM Magazine. Outside of anime, he also is the editor of On The Box, 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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News

Junji Ito wins two Eisner Awards

The horror manga creator won "Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia" and "Best Writer/Artist".

Ian Wolf • 24th July 2021

Anime Review

Killing Bites Review

You have to expect violence in a series where the main character has the fangs of the world's most aggressive animal - the honey badger.

Ian Wolf • 19th July 2021

Manga Review

Boys Run the Riot Volume 1 Review

Transgender author Keito Gaku creates a story about a f-t-m transgender lead going into businesss with a cisgender classmate to make their own fashion label.

Ian Wolf • 11th July 2021

Anime Review

Hunter x Hunter Part 5 Review

Death, transformations and elections appear in the final (for now) part of Hunter x Hunter.

Ian Wolf • 21st June 2021

Manga Review

Sex Ed 120% Volume 1 Review

Meet Naoko Tsuji - a P.E. teacher whose passion for sex education means that she is not afraid to teach her girls the facts of life that are absent from Japan's curriculum.

Ian Wolf • 10th June 2021

News

2021 Eisner Award Nominations Announced

Nominees for "Best U.S. Edition of Interational Material – Asia" are I Had That Same Dream Again, I Wish I Could Say "Thank You", A Journal Of My Father, Ping Pong, Remina, and Spy x Family.

Ian Wolf • 9th June 2021

Anime Review

Kandagawa Jet Girls Review

This series is all about competitive jet-skiing... and fan service. OK, it's mainly about fan service.

Ian Wolf • 26th May 2021

Anime Review

Hunter x Hunter Part 4 Review

With a race of deadly Chimera Ants on the loose, Gon and his hunter friends have to deal with a case of extreme pest control.

Ian Wolf • 10th May 2021

Manga Review

I’m The Catlords’ Manservant Volume 1 Review

This short-lived manga gives a new spin on the harem genre - a guy not surrounded by loads of girls, but male shapeshifting cats.

Ian Wolf • 5th May 2021

Anime Review

Hetalia: World Party Collection (Seasons 5-6) Review

After a year of delays, a new two-season long DVD collection of multinational comedy finally arrives.

Ian Wolf • 12th April 2021

Anime Review

Fairy Tail: Final Season, Collection 26 Review (Final Part)

It's the final battle for survival, with Zeref and Acnologia threatening the world in the last collection of the fantasy shonen series.

Ian Wolf • 29th March 2021

Anime Review

Hunter x Hunter Part 3 Review

Gon and Killua find themselves hunting cards in a video game for their latest mission.

Ian Wolf • 24th March 2021

Manga Review

Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya Review

This prequel sees what happened to Senku's father when the world turned into stone... and the robot he took with him to the ISS.

Ian Wolf • 20th March 2021

Features

Lockdown Reads: Robot x Laserbeam

Tadatoshi Fujimaki's follow-up to Kuroko's Basketball was a manga about golf that only lasted a year before Shonen Jump dropped it. What went wrong?

Ian Wolf • 18th February 2021

News

Hiroyuki Sawano soundtracks to be released digitally

Kill la Kill, Blue Exorcist and Guilty Crown soundtracks will be among those available.

Ian Wolf • 10th February 2021

Anime Review

Hunter x Hunter Part 2 Review

We learn about how powerful a set of chains can be, and learn too much about the power known as "Nen".

Ian Wolf • 1st February 2021

Roundup

Winter Season 2021 – A First Look

The writers at Anime UK News have been taking a look at the new titles streaming in Winter 2021! Here are some of the anime series that have caught their attention...

AUKN Staff • 26th January 2021