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

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Volume 1 Review

The second English manga release is based on the second Danganronpa game - which is odd as the first Danganronpa 2 manga was a spin-off.

Ian Wolf • 30th April 2020

Manga Review

Prince Freya Volume 1 Review

Elements of 'The Prince and the Pauper' appear in this manga about a country girl forced to stand in for the prince of a troubled country.

Ian Wolf • 14th April 2020

Roundup

Winter 2020 Overview

Now that Winter Streaming 2020 Season is over, the writers at Anime UK News have been looking back at the series that caught their attention. Is there a title that we missed?

AUKN Staff • 5th April 2020

Anime Review

Attack on Titan: Season 3 Part 2 Review

Tragic deaths, flickers of hope, and truths are revealed in one of the best Attack on Titan releases so far.

Ian Wolf • 23rd March 2020

Site Announcement

Announcing the Anime UK News Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 Winners!

The votes are in and now it's time to celebrate not just the best anime, manga and light novels of 2019 - but of the past decade too! Did your favourite win in the Anime UK News Reader's Choice Awards 2019?

AUKN Staff • 20th March 2020

Manga Review

Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Volume 1 Review

Violence reigns as a group of convicts are sent to find the elixir of life in the first volume of Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku.

Ian Wolf • 19th March 2020

Anime Review

One Piece: Collection 21 (Episodes 493-516) Review

Over a year since the last One Piece release, we see the outfall of Marineford, the origins of Luffy and Ace's friendship, and the start of a new adventure.

Ian Wolf • 16th March 2020

Manga Review

Blood on the Tracks Volume 1 Review

The latest title from the mangaka behind "The Flowers of Evil" delves into the disturbing power of an overprotective mother.

Ian Wolf • 19th February 2020

Anime Review

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Set 3: Stardust Crusaders Part 2 Review

JoJo and his gang arrive in Egypt as they prepare for their final battle against DIO.

Ian Wolf • 16th February 2020

Film Review

One Piece: Stampede Review

A pirate festival makes an appropriate setting for the film marking One Piece's 20 years of animation.

Ian Wolf • 4th February 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Part 2 Review

The second half of Gundam Wing aired at the same time as Neon Genesis Evangelion. Comparing the two, Gundam Wing starts to feel inferior.

Ian Wolf • 28th January 2020

Anime Review

Cells at Work! Review

With lots of blood and loveable Platelets, welcome to the show that's about someone special... you.

Ian Wolf • 20th January 2020

Anime Review

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Set 1 Review

The first season of the anime adaptation of the long-running manga gets its third UK release, to coincide with the release of the second season this week.

Ian Wolf • 14th January 2020

Features

Anime and Manga of the Decade 2010-2019 – Anime UK News Writers’ Top Picks!

The last ten years have delivered some superb anime and manga - and after much soul-searching, the writers at Anime UK News have chosen their personal favourites. See if you agree with their choices...

AUKN Staff • 23rd December 2019

Manga Review

Penguindrum Volume 1 Review

A manga adaptation of the anime, involving resurrection and a lot of rather adorable flightless birds.

Ian Wolf • 12th December 2019

News

Crunchyroll Names The Top 100 Anime of the 2010s

The top 25 includes Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Your Name. and Yuri!!! on Ice

Ian Wolf • 27th November 2019

Manga Review

A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Volume 1 Review

Might the relationship between a girl and the aquarium club's sole member (no pun intended) lead to something deeper?

Ian Wolf • 7th November 2019

Manga Review

The Walking Man Review

This manga is a drop of calm in an otherwise over-excited and high-action artform.

Ian Wolf • 31st October 2019

News

All4 Now Streaming TV Anime and OVAs

English dubs of Cardcaptor Sakura, Cowboy Bebop, Tokyo Ghoul and more are available now. Other series including Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill are to follow.

Ian Wolf • 25th October 2019

Manga Review

The Drifting Classroom, Perfect Edition 1 Review

Now in hardback, Kazuo Umezz's award-winning manga witnesses a young boy who finds himself and his whole school suddenly appearing in a horrific wasteland.

Ian Wolf • 2nd October 2019