Jan.-Apr. articles in the media

Here's the batch of articles to show up in the media from Jan.-Apr., regarding anime, manga and related stuff.

Japan Times

Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu wins French award

Nissan to become main sponsor of 'Sazae-san' anime after Toshiba drops out

Neflix is animated about anime

Sales of digital manga overtake print editions in Japan for first time

The anime industry readies for another gold rush

Popular 'Detective Conan' comic to return after four-month hiatus

Isao Takahata's gentle spirit enriched the world of Japanese animation

Japanese animation master and Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies at 82

'Golgo 13' assassin Duke Togo joins Foreign Minister Taro Kono in videos promoting safety overseas

Japan calls for 'emergency measure' blocking access to websites that pirate manga and anime

'Inuyashiki': It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's salaryman!

Daily Yomiuri

Satoko and Nada review

The Violence Action review

Violet Evergarden review

Pop Team Epic

Naoki Urasawa’s manga on show in Paris

Don’t mess with the film study club review

Shin Kibayashi, writer of The case file of Kindaichi

Pierre Giner, French manga translator

Diary of a laid-back life review

‘Your name.’ anime studio working with China

Eighty-year-old Mariko review

Books galore to hail manga legend Tezuka anniversary

A Place Further than the Universe review

Kumamoto Pref. honors ‘One Piece’ artist

Takahata elevated anime as Japanese culture

Netflix embarks on full-scale drive in anime business

Izakaya anime series released worldwide

Asahi

Japan-Saudi Arabia team up bears first fruit with anime short

Five Chinese arrested for translating, posting manga

‘Shin Godzilla’ co-director to helm anime on dragon pilot

Manga themed on Hansen’s disease wins wide recognition

‘Inuyashiki’ teaser shows Noritake Kinashi turn into cyborg

New buddy anime project for ‘Tiger & Bunny’ announced

Special Blu-ray box set to include new episode of ‘Yu Yu Hakusho’

‘Cutie Honey’ TV anime series to mark milestone in Nagai’s career

’Hozuki’s Coolheadedness’ Season 2 to resume in April

Aqours anime idols head for big screen in ‘Love Live! Sunshine!!’

‘Hisone to Masotan’ series to hit small screens in April

Exhibition devoted to Naoki Urasawa opens in Paris city hall

‘Lupin the Third: Part 5,’ with modern twist, to start in April

Evangelion bullet train set to ride into robot anime series

Miraculous ‘Sailor Moon’ attraction opens at USJ in Osaka

‘Chihayafuru’ exhibition set for Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka in spring

Less is more for manga e-reader featuring ‘Fist of the North Star’

New Tezuka magazine to run an unusual 'Princess Knight'

‘Gundam Build Divers’ to start in April on TV Tokyo network

‘Gegege no Kitaro’ marks 50th anniversary with season 6

‘Omagun’ manga heading to TV as anime series premiering April

Seibu Railway's romantic short about Chichibu now streaming

Tatsunoko studio releases workflow to help artists go digital

Panel draws ire by asking ISPs to block pirated manga sites

Hana Sugisaki caset as Rukia for live-action 'Bleach' movie

Early work from Makoto Shinkai to hit stage in Tokyo, Osaka

‘I Want to Eat Your Pancreas’ anime film to hit big screen in fall