, born March 8, 1971, is a Japanese

yaoi ''Yaoi'' (; ja, やおい ), also known by the ''wasei-eigo'' construction and its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features Homoeroticism, homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typi ...

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

. 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. Her first manga story, "GROUPIE", was published by Biblos in 1997. She believes in characters not always having to be the

seme Seme may refer to: *Seme Border, a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin *Seme (dagger), a Maasai term for a type of lion hunting knife *Seme (martial arts), Japanese martial arts term meaning to attack ** Seme, a manga/anime term for a do ...

or uke,O’Connell, M
"Embracing Yaoi Manga: Youka Nitta"
''Sequential Tart''. April 2006. and her ''Embracing Love'' has been called the first title available with a "reversible" couple in English. 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 is a yaoi manga by Youka Nitta, about two male pornographic actors who fall in love as they attempt to break into mainstream acting. It is published in English by Be Beautiful Manga. In addition to the manga, a drama CD and OVA have been rel ...

''; she subsequently apologized for the misuse, as did her publisher. Nitta attended the 2002

Yaoi-Con Yaoi-Con (sometimes YaoiCon) was an annual three-day anime convention, founded in 2001, aimed at fans of yaoi-related anime, manga, and other aspects of Asian culture. It typically took place during the Fall in California. Since the 2012 edition, ...

and the 2006

New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. History The New York Comic Con is a f ...

but cancelled her planned appearance at the 2008 Yaoi-Con in the aftermath of the tracing scandal.

Bibliography

* ''Groupie'', 1997, 1 volume * 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) * , 1997, 14 volumes :Licensed in English as ''

'' by

Be Beautiful Central Park Media, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York (state), New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Ce ...

* , 1998, 1 volume :Licensed in English as ''

White Brand is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Youka Nitta. It is also a manga anthology containing non-related stories. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its yaoi ' ...

'' by Juné * , 1998, 2 volumes * , 1999, 1 volume :Licensed in English as ''Casino Lilly'' by

, but never released * ''17 Guyz'', 2000, 1 volume * ''Kiss of Fire'' (

artbook), 2004, 1 volume :Licensed in English as ''Kiss of Fire'' by

Digital Manga Publishing Digital Manga is a California-based publishing company that licenses and releases Japanese manga, anime, and related merchandise in the English language. Digital Manga also owns and operates eManga, a digital publishing site for manga and l ...

* , 2004, 3 volumes (ongoing) :Licensed in English as ''Sound of My Voice'' by

* , 2006, 1 volume * , 2006, 2 volumes (ongoing) :Licensed in English as ''

The Prime Minister's Secret Diplomacy is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Youka Nitta. It is licensed in North America by 801 Media in January 2008. Reception Patricia Beard felt that Nitta's research into international diplomacy made the manga much more inte ...

'' by

801 Media 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

* , 2007, 2 volumes (ongoing) :Licensed in English as '' Otodama: Voice From the Dead'' by DokiDoki

References

Living people Manga artists 1971 births {{manga-artist-stub