Youka Nitta (新田祐克), born March 8, 1971, is a Japanese yaoi manga artist. Although Nitta was already a fan of manga, she was introduced to yaoi manga when she was in grade five, by an older girl who was her neighbour.[1] Her first manga story, "GROUPIE", was published by Biblos in 1997.[2] She believes in characters not always having to be the seme or uke,[3] and her Embracing Love has been called the first title available with a "reversible" couple in English.[4] In 2008 it was reported that Nitta had infringed upon the copyright of advertising photographs by tracing them for illustrations in her manga Embracing Love; she subsequently apologized for the misuse, as did her publisher.[5] Nitta attended the 2002 Yaoi-Con[6] and the 2006 New York Comic Con but cancelled her planned appearance at the 2008 Yaoi-Con in the aftermath of the tracing scandal.[7]
Youka Nitta | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1971 Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Known for | yaoi manga |
| Website | Youka Nitta's official English site (archive) |
Bibliography
edit- Groupie, 1997, 1 volume
- 男が男を愛する時 (When a Man Loves a Man) Series, 1997, 9 volumes
- Series includes When a Man Loves a Man (1 volume), Last Waltz (2 volumes), Nightcap (1 volume), Irokoi (3 volumes), and U:V (2 volumes)
- 春を抱いていた (Embrace the Spring), 1997, 14 volumes
- Licensed in English as Embracing Love by Be Beautiful
- ホワイトブランド (White Brand), 1998, 1 volume
- Licensed in English as White Brand by Juné
- 美味いもん食わせろ! (Give Me Something Delicious To Eat!), 1998, 2 volumes
- カジノ・リリィ (Casino Lilly), 1999, 1 volume
- Licensed in English as Casino Lilly by Be Beautiful, but never released
- 17 Guyz, 2000, 1 volume
- Kiss of Fire (Embracing Love artbook), 2004, 1 volume
- Licensed in English as Kiss of Fire by Digital Manga Publishing
- 僕の声 (My Voice), 2004, 3 volumes (ongoing)
- Licensed in English as Sound of My Voice by Be Beautiful
- 舞踏会の手帖 (Un Carnet de Bal), 2006, 1 volume
- 公使閣下の秘密外交 (His Excellency the Foreign Minister's Secrets), 2006, 2 volumes (ongoing)
- Licensed in English as The Prime Minister's Secret Diplomacy by 801 Media
- オトダマ – 音霊 (Otodama – Ghost Sound), 2007, 2 volumes (ongoing)
- Licensed in English as Otodama: Voice From the Dead by DokiDoki
References
edit- ^ Cha, Kai-Ming (May 9, 2006). "Embracing Youka Nitta". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 23, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Nitta, Youka. "Nitta Youka's Profile". Nitta Youka website. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ O’Connell, M. "Embracing Yaoi Manga: Youka Nitta" Archived February 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Sequential Tart. April 2006.
- ^ Wood, Andrea. Nitta is notable as one of the few josei artists working in the Boys'-Love manga genre whose work is enjoyed and openly celebrated by gay male audiences for her masculine male couple drawings and acknowledgement of LGBT issues and themes that are extremely rare within the BL genre making sales within the queer community as well as Winter Cicada being put on MTV's Logo. (Spring 2006). "Straight" Women, Queer Texts: Boy-Love Manga and the Rise of a Global Counterpublic. WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly, 34 (1/2), pp. 394–414.
- ^ "Embracing Love's Nitta Acknowledges Tracing Photo". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Yaoi-Con 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Youka Nitta Out of Yaoi-Con, Laura Bailey Out of Ai-Kon". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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