Ian Wolf

Ian works as an anime and manga critic for Anime UK News, and was also the manga critic for MyM Magazine. 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

Ode to Kirihito Review

This disturbing tale of racism, rape and religion from Osamu Tezuka follows a doctor who contracts a disease making him undergo a canine transformation.

Ian Wolf • 21st May 2022

News

2022 Eisner Award Nominees Announced

Zom 100 and Junji Ito have two nominations each.

Ian Wolf • 18th May 2022

Anime Review

Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM (Season 3) Review

For the third series, we follow the girls engaging in cosplay, making their future life choices, and setting up a beer hall (serving foaming apple juice).

Ian Wolf • 13th May 2022

Anime Review

Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 2 Review

It's time for some self-deprecation as Ooarai take on a school inspired by the Japanese army.

Ian Wolf • 9th May 2022

Roundup

Spring Preview 2022 – Funimation Fades Away…

It’s the new season – but it’s mostly on Crunchyroll! What new anime have impressed us so far? Find out – and let us know if you agree with our choices…

AUKN Staff • 24th April 2022

Anime Review

Girls und Panzer das Finale Part 1 Review

The girls of the Ooarai tankery team find themselves taking on some pirate-like classmates to find a new tank and then taking on some French-inspired foes.

Ian Wolf • 17th April 2022

Manga Review

Apollo’s Song Review

Osamu Tezuka's twisted collection of doomed romances make for compelling reading.

Ian Wolf • 15th April 2022

Manga Review

Catch These Hands! Volume 1 Review

The two first met when they were delinquents - now they're adult women and one has a romantic confession to make.

Ian Wolf • 12th April 2022

Book Review

Demon Lord 2099, Volume 1 – Cyberpunk City Shinjuku Review

Although at times predictable, the mixture of science fantasy and reverse isekai elements make for an engrossing setting and central lead character: a magical evil overlord in a futuristic megacity.

Ian Wolf • 7th April 2022

Roundup

What We Watched…and was it any good? Winter Season 2022 Overview

The Winter 2022 season is over – and we’ve watched a lot of anime at Anime UK News! But which shows impressed us all the way through to the final episodes?

AUKN Staff • 4th April 2022

Manga Review

Sex Ed 120% Volume 3 (Final Volume) Review

Naoko Tsuji has been teaching her pupils a lot about sexuality, but when she falls in love, can she deal with her own?

Ian Wolf • 20th March 2022

Manga Review

From the Red Fog Volume 1 Review

This horror manga about an abused Victorian boy who only finds pleasure in murder brings up a lot of questions.

Ian Wolf • 24th February 2022

Features

Interview: Ciarán Strange (Requiem of the Rose King’s Richard III)

We interview one of the few British voice actors working in anime today.

Ian Wolf • 18th February 2022

Roundup

What were you watching in 2012? The Anime UK News writers reminisce about their favourite anime from a decade ago

In the second part of their nostalgic look-back, the writers at Anime UK News share their memories of favourite anime from 2012…

AUKN Staff • 14th February 2022

News

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 winners revealed

Demon Slayer won seven prizes on the night, but Attack on Titan won "Anime of the Year".

Ian Wolf • 9th February 2022

Roundup

Twenty Years Ago! The anime we would have been watching in 2002 if only we could have…

What anime were you watching in 2002? The writers at Anime UK News have been looking back…and rediscovering some favourite titles!

AUKN Staff • 7th February 2022

Roundup

Winter 2022 Preview: What We’re Watching …

A new year, a new anime season! What series have caught the attentions of the Anime UK News writers? Check out their recommendations…

AUKN Staff • 24th January 2022

News

Nominees for the Sixth Crunchyroll Anime Awards revealed

Jujutsu Kaisen, Oddtaxi and Wonder Egg Priority lead the nominations. Attack on Titan's Eren Jaeger up for both Best Protagonist and Best Antagonist.

Ian Wolf • 19th January 2022

Manga Review

Battle Angel Alita Volume Two (Paperback Edition) Review

The bounty-hunting cyborg Alita undergoes a different career path in this collection, taking up the world of sport.

Ian Wolf • 14th January 2022

Manga Review

Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow Review

A selection of interconnected short stories about the evolutionary rise of robots as human civilization declines over thousands of years.

Ian Wolf • 11th January 2022