Youka Nitta
| 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 |
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]
Bibliography
- 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
- ↑ 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. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ↑ O’Connell, M. "Embracing Yaoi Manga: Youka Nitta". Sequential Tart. April 2006.
- ↑ Wood, Andrea. (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. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Yaoi-Con 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Youka Nitta Out of Yaoi-Con, Laura Bailey Out of Ai-Kon". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2010.