, born March 8, 1971, is a Japanese

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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. Her first manga story, "GROUPIE", was published by Biblos in 1997. She believes in characters not always having to be the seme 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''; she subsequently apologized for the misuse, as did her publisher. Nitta attended the 2002 Yaoi-Con and the 2006

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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 '' Embracing Love'' by Be Beautiful * , 1998, 1 volume :Licensed in English as '' White Brand'' by Juné * , 1998, 2 volumes * , 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

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* , 2004, 3 volumes (ongoing) :Licensed in English as ''Sound of My Voice'' by Be Beautiful * , 2006, 1 volume * , 2006, 2 volumes (ongoing) :Licensed in English as '' The Prime Minister's Secret Diplomacy'' by

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* , 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