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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Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2021 Part 1: Anime

Has 2021 been a better year than 2020 in terms of the anime-viewing experience? Discover the top choices from the writers at Anime UK News as they look back over the past twelve months...and look forward to 2022!

AUKN Staff • 21st December 2021

Anime Review

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Complete Collection Review

One of the greatest anime of all time finally comes out on Blu-ray.

Ian Wolf • 15th December 2021

Manga Review

Ciguatera, Book 1 (Volumes 1-2) Review

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who craves a certain girl and the thrill of the open road.

Ian Wolf • 6th December 2021

Book Review

Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book 1 (Novel Volumes 1-3) Review

A collection of the first three novels in the series, covering the adventures of a person half-human, half-vampire, slaying monsters 10,000 years in the future.

Ian Wolf • 23rd November 2021

Manga Review

Sex Ed 120% Volume 2 Review

Feminism, consent, and some adult material discovered in a cliched location all make an appearance as this manga continues to educate and entertain.

Ian Wolf • 9th November 2021

Anime Review

Is the Order a Rabbit? Season 2 Review

In the second series, the girls of Rabbit House get drunk on chocolate, take up ballet, and get a visit from Cocoa's big sister.

Ian Wolf • 11th October 2021

Anime Review

Yu Yu Hakusho Season 2 Review

Yusuke and his friends continue to progress through the Dark Tournament.

Ian Wolf • 4th October 2021

Manga Review

Sensor Review

Religion is tied up with natural disasters in Junji Ito's horror story about a woman protected by mysterious golden fibres from a volcano.

Ian Wolf • 12th September 2021

Anime Review

Is the Order a Rabbit? Season 1 Review

Cuteness, comedy and a hell of a lot of coffee are happily served at the Rabbit House cafe.

Ian Wolf • 10th September 2021

Manga Review

Battle Angel Alita Volume One (Paperback Edition) Review

A new paperback edition of Yukito Kishiro's cyberpunk manga - this first release covering the first one-and-a-half volumes.

Ian Wolf • 21st August 2021

News

Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl now streaming on BBC iPlayer

Anime is on the BBC!

Ian Wolf • 2nd August 2021

Anime Review

Yu Yu Hakusho Season 1 Review

An anime made back in the days when someone who was killed in a car crash would not automatically end up in another world.

Ian Wolf • 2nd August 2021

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