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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Opinion

Favourite Anime and Manga Based on Video Games

With Video Game Adaptations becoming more popular in the West, we share our favourite adaptations from the East!

AUKN Staff • 11th March 2023

Manga Review

Shy Volume 1 Review

Shy by name, shy by nature - which is a problem when you are a superhero representing the whole of Japan.

Ian Wolf • 2nd March 2023

Manga Review

The Wallflower Volume 1 Review

Can four handsome boys transform a horror-loving, darkness-hiding, beauty-hating girl into someone "normal"?

Ian Wolf • 2nd February 2023

News

Anime Now Streaming on ITV Hub

Cardcaptor Sakura, Cowboy Bebop, Gurren Lagann, Inuyasha and Tokyo Ghoul are among the titles available to watch right now.

Ian Wolf • 9th November 2022

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – New Series

How difficult is it for a brand-new anime series to stand out this autumn from the slew of returning titles? The writers at Anime UK News are here to introduce some of the new material that’s impressed them…so far!

AUKN Staff • 23rd October 2022

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – Returning Series

Bleach returns! Mob Psycho 100 returns! My Hero Academia returns! And many more favourites, old and new, are back this autumn with brand-new seasons. But have these favourites still got what it takes? Find out what the Anime UK News writers think…

AUKN Staff • 22nd October 2022

Anime Review

Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3 Review

The third part sees Ooarai facing off against a school influenced by the Finns.

Ian Wolf • 8th October 2022

Manga Review

Bomba! Review

This horror manga involving a ghostly horse is disturbing in some unwanted ways.

Ian Wolf • 26th August 2022

Manga Review

Nights with a Cat Volume 1 Review

A simple story that any cat owner will instantly connect with.

Ian Wolf • 22nd August 2022

Anime Review

Cardcaptor Sakura: Collector’s Edition Review

The anime adaptation of CLAMP's most famous series finally gets a RELEASE!

Ian Wolf • 9th August 2022

Opinion

Our Favourite CLAMP Series: Manga and Anime

Inspired by the release of the Collectors Edition of Cardcaptor Sakura from Anime Limited, the writers at Anime UK News reflect on what the manga and anime of CLAMP mean to them.

AUKN Staff • 26th July 2022

Book Review

Demon Lord 2099, Volume 2 – Cybermagic City Akihabara Review

Veltol and his friends try to find the records that detail the location of his old allies, which means having to go undercover at a magic school.

Ian Wolf • 19th July 2022

Roundup

Spring Overview 2022 – Mostly on Crunchyroll

Has this been the strongest season for new anime in a long time? The Anime UK News writers look back at their favourite Spring 2022 series and recommend their favourites!

AUKN Staff • 6th July 2022

Anime Review

Kanon Review

Another excellent early Kyoto Animation adaptation of the Key visual novels, with tragedy, humour, and a girl with an angelic backpack.

Ian Wolf • 14th June 2022

Opinion

My First BL/Yuri Anime and Manga – the Anime UK News writers indulge in some LGBT+ nostalgia to celebrate Pride Month 2022

It's Pride Month - and the writers at Anime UK News have been looking back at their first discoveries in LGBT+ manga and anime...

AUKN Staff • 12th June 2022

Anime Review

Air Review

A wonderful early anime from Kyoto Animation, full of emotion and tragedy.

Ian Wolf • 2nd June 2022

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