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 ?) 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

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)
Licensed in English as Embracing Love by Be Beautiful
Licensed in English as White Brand by Juné
Licensed in English as Casino Lilly by Be Beautiful, but never released
Licensed in English as Kiss of Fire by Digital Manga Publishing
Licensed in English as Sound of My Voice by Be Beautiful
Licensed in English as The Prime Minister's Secret Diplomacy by 801 Media
Licensed in English as Otodama: Voice From the Dead by DokiDoki

References

  1. ^ Cha, Kai-Ming (May 9, 2006). "Embracing Youka Nitta". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 23, 2007. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20070423193917/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6332853.html. Retrieved March 1, 2011. 
  2. ^ Nitta, Youka. "Nitta Youka's Profile". Nitta Youka website. http://nittayouka.com. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  3. ^ O’Connell, M. "Embracing Yaoi Manga: Youka Nitta". Sequential Tart. April 2006.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Embracing Love's Nitta Acknowledges Tracing Photo". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-12/embracing-love-nitta-acknowledges-tracing-photo. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "Yaoi-Con 2002 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/306. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  7. ^ "Youka Nitta Out of Yaoi-Con, Laura Bailey Out of Ai-Kon". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-15/youka-nitta-out-of-yaoi-con-laura-bailey-out-of-ai-kon. Retrieved 1 July 2010.