Embracing Love (春を抱いていた, Haru o Daiteita) is a yaoimanga by Youka Nitta, about two male pornographic actors who fall in love as they attempt to break into mainstream acting. It was published in English by Be Beautiful Manga prior to Biblos's bankruptcy. In 2012, SuBLime Manga announced that they had licensed the series for an omnibus release.[1] As of 2023, only the first 6 volumes have been released in North America. In addition to the manga, a drama CD and OVA have been released. Nitta chose to use the pornography industry as a backdrop because she felt it had potential, and she felt there was a parallel between how the pornography industry is marginalised in Japan and how boys love manga is marginalised within the manga industry.[2]
Life reflects art for Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou, two adult film stars who are considering retirement from their sordid careers. However, when they're invited to audition for a new erotic film, they realize that this may be their last chance to achieve mainstream success. Unfortunately, things sour quickly when the director asks them to make love to each other and determine who will get the lead role. What follows next is romance, and passionate sex that will alter their careers.
Characters
Kyousuke Iwaki: A reserved man who has put his work before his personal life. He has a strained relationship with his conservative family due to both his adult film career and his sexual orientation; which caused him to have some struggles in his relationship with Katou. Voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa in the OVA.
Youji Katou: He is a blond, bold, outgoing, up-and-coming actor. His openness has brought him both good fortune and trouble. His relentless pursuit ultimately wins him Iwaki's love. He comes from a very open and understanding family that accept his choices and homosexual relationship with Iwaki. Voiced by Shinichiro Miki in the OVA.
Nagisa Sawa: The author of the novel "Haru wo Daiteita", who used to be a policeman from a conservative and controlling family but now dresses in female clothing. Voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue in the OVA.
Yukihito Sawa: Sawa Nagisa's younger cousin and lover. He witnessed his mother's death at the hands of his father when he was 13 falling in a severe state of shock that rendered him mute. Only Sawa's affections managed to pull him out of it but he's still shy and introverted. Voiced by Chihiro Suzuki in the OVA.
Kazunari Urushizaki: Katou's stalker who looks like a younger Iwaki, he becomes a reporter to better follow Katou. Voiced by Kentarou Itou in the OVA.
Katsuya Kikuchi: An actor who some years ago had a same-sex relationship scandal, he is jealous of the positive public reaction to Iwaki and Katou's relationship. Voiced by Ken Narita in the OVA.
Publication
Haru wo Daiteita was published in Japan by Biblos until its bankruptcy in 2006, when the series was picked up by Libre Publishing. Haru wo Daiteita was published in English by Central Park Media under its label Be Beautiful, in an agreement with Biblos, as Embracing Love. In 2007 following Biblos's bankruptcy, Libre published an open letter on their website which said that English-language publishers had to renegotiate publishing rights for Biblos's former series with Libre, specifically naming CPM's releases as "illegal".[3][4]
In July 2008, Youka Nitta traced a magazine ad and used the drawing as the cover for chapter 49 of Haru wo Daiteita, as a result the series was pulled from the next issue of BeXBoy Gold,[5] Nitta declined to attend Yaoi-Con,[6] and Libre removed mentions of her and her work from their website, Nitta saying that she will quit manga work.[7] The ad company who created the ad that was traced released a statement saying that they consider Nitta's tracing of their ad to be "a tribute".[8]
In June 2009, Libre announced that Nitta had finished drawing Haru wo Daiteita and that the fourteenth and final volume would be released in autumn.[9] It was released in November 2009, selling 24,078 copies in the first week.[10] The final volume is available on Amazon Kindle.[11]
Media
Manga
Haru wo Daiteita was serialized in Be × Boy Gold from July 1997 until November 2009 and was collected into tankōban volumes by Biblos up to volume 11, and Libre Publishing from volumes 12 through 14. Libre Publishing re-released volumes 1-11 as e-books only.
A sequel series titled Haru wo Daiteita: Alive was launched in Be × Boy Gold in 2013.
Embracing Love
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
1
April 10, 1999 (Biblos) December 7, 2012 (Libre)[12]
The OVA Haru wo Daiteita, otherwise known as Embracing Love, has two episodes (30 minutes long).
Reception
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2008)
The refreshing "reversible" nature of the couple has been praised,[36] and it is thought that this is the first series to be published in English which has a reversible couple.[37] The conceit of both characters being pornographic actors has been described as being unusual in yaoi.[38] The interspersion of humour and everyday life in the series has been praised,[36] as has the "honesty of the emotions" in the work.[39] Iwaki's continuing refusal to have sex with men has been seen as odd, given his profession.[40] By volume 3, the art style has "softened", described as being reflective of the softening of the characters.[41] Julie Rosato has criticised the production values of CPM's release of volume 4.[42] The series has been called "gloriously porntastic".[43] An artbook was published by CPM in English, the production values were praised, and the English edition was described as an "absolutely worthy substitute" for the original Japanese artbook.[44] The structuring of the OVA episodes has been criticised, as "it's not exactly clear what time period we're watching." The OVA episodes have been said to be "quite tame", as no genitalia are visible.[45]
^Youka Nitta to Print Last Embracing Love Book in Fall – Anime News Network
^Japanese Comic Ranking, November 9-15 - Anime News Network
^Animate USA Puts Last Embracing Love Volume on Kindle – Anime News Network
^"春を抱いていた（1）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Embracing Love 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1". SuBLime. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（2）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Embracing Love 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1". SuBLime. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（3）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Embracing Love 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 2". SuBLime. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（4）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Embracing Love 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 2". SuBLime. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（5）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Embracing Love 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 3". SuBLime. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（6）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Embracing Love 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 3". SuBLime. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（7）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（8）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（9）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（10）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（11）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた（14）" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた ALIVE 1" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた ALIVE 2" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた ALIVE 3" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた ALIVE 4" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた ALIVE 5" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"春を抱いていた ALIVE 6" (in Japanese). Libre Publishing. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^ abO'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.
^Crocker, Janet (2005) Embracing Love Volume 1 Animefringe
^Rosato, Josie Embracing Love (aka: Haru wo Daiteita) Vol.#02 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
^Rosato, Josie Embracing Love (aka: Haru wo Daiteita) Vol.#01 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^Rosato, Josie Embracing Love (aka: Haru wo Daiteita) Vol.#03 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
^. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
^Sequential Tart: Seme and Uke? Make Me Puke (vol XI/iss 2/February 2008)
^. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
^Beveridge, Chris Embracing Love: Cherished Spring 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
Wood, Andrea (June 2013). "Boys' Love anime and queer desires in convergence culture: transnational fandom, censorship and resistance". Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics. 4 (1): 44–63. doi:10.1080/21504857.2013.784201. S2CID 145668140.
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Embracing Love 春を抱いていた Haru o Daiteita 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 was published in English by Be Beautiful Manga prior to Biblos s bankruptcy In 2012 SuBLime Manga announced that they had licensed the series for an omnibus release 1 As of 2023 only the first 6 volumes have been released in North America In addition to the manga a drama CD and OVA have been released Nitta chose to use the pornography industry as a backdrop because she felt it had potential and she felt there was a parallel between how the pornography industry is marginalised in Japan and how boys love manga is marginalised within the manga industry 2 Embracing LoveKatou Youji and Iwaki Kyousuke春を抱いていた Haru o Daiteita GenreDrama Romance YaoiMangaWritten byYouka NittaPublished byBiblosEnglish publisherNA SuBLime Be Beautiful former MagazineBe Boy GoldOriginal runJuly 1997 November 2009Volumes14 List of volumes Original video animationDirected byYoshikata NittaStudioTrinet EntertainmentReleasedMarch 31 2005 May 27 2005Episodes2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Publication 4 Media 4 1 Manga 4 1 1 Embracing Love 4 1 2 Embracing Love Alive 4 2 OVA 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditLife reflects art for Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou two adult film stars who are considering retirement from their sordid careers However when they re invited to audition for a new erotic film they realize that this may be their last chance to achieve mainstream success Unfortunately things sour quickly when the director asks them to make love to each other and determine who will get the lead role What follows next is romance and passionate sex that will alter their careers Characters EditKyousuke Iwaki A reserved man who has put his work before his personal life He has a strained relationship with his conservative family due to both his adult film career and his sexual orientation which caused him to have some struggles in his relationship with Katou Voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa in the OVA Youji Katou He is a blond bold outgoing up and coming actor His openness has brought him both good fortune and trouble His relentless pursuit ultimately wins him Iwaki s love He comes from a very open and understanding family that accept his choices and homosexual relationship with Iwaki Voiced by Shinichiro Miki in the OVA Nagisa Sawa The author of the novel Haru wo Daiteita who used to be a policeman from a conservative and controlling family but now dresses in female clothing Voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue in the OVA Yukihito Sawa Sawa Nagisa s younger cousin and lover He witnessed his mother s death at the hands of his father when he was 13 falling in a severe state of shock that rendered him mute Only Sawa s affections managed to pull him out of it but he s still shy and introverted Voiced by Chihiro Suzuki in the OVA Kazunari Urushizaki Katou s stalker who looks like a younger Iwaki he becomes a reporter to better follow Katou Voiced by Kentarou Itou in the OVA Katsuya Kikuchi An actor who some years ago had a same sex relationship scandal he is jealous of the positive public reaction to Iwaki and Katou s relationship Voiced by Ken Narita in the OVA Publication EditHaru wo Daiteita was published in Japan by Biblos until its bankruptcy in 2006 when the series was picked up by Libre Publishing Haru wo Daiteita was published in English by Central Park Media under its label Be Beautiful in an agreement with Biblos as Embracing Love In 2007 following Biblos s bankruptcy Libre published an open letter on their website which said that English language publishers had to renegotiate publishing rights for Biblos s former series with Libre specifically naming CPM s releases as illegal 3 4 In July 2008 Youka Nitta traced a magazine ad and used the drawing as the cover for chapter 49 of Haru wo Daiteita as a result the series was pulled from the next issue of BeXBoy Gold 5 Nitta declined to attend Yaoi Con 6 and Libre removed mentions of her and her work from their website Nitta saying that she will quit manga work 7 The ad company who created the ad that was traced released a statement saying that they consider Nitta s tracing of their ad to be a tribute 8 In June 2009 Libre announced that Nitta had finished drawing Haru wo Daiteita and that the fourteenth and final volume would be released in autumn 9 It was released in November 2009 selling 24 078 copies in the first week 10 The final volume is available on Amazon Kindle 11 Media EditManga Edit Haru wo Daiteita was serialized in Be Boy Gold from July 1997 until November 2009 and was collected into tankōban volumes by Biblos up to volume 11 and Libre Publishing from volumes 12 through 14 Libre Publishing re released volumes 1 11 as e books only A sequel series titled Haru wo Daiteita Alive was launched in Be Boy Gold in 2013 Embracing Love Edit No Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN1April 10 1999 Biblos December 7 2012 Libre 12 978 4 88 271961 8August 13 2013 SuBLime 13 978 1 4215 5573 7Ch 1 Embracing Love Ch 2 Focus Flash Ch 3 Flesh Flute Ch 4 One Season Porno Ch 5 Imitation Room Bonus Leap Over the Fence 2January 10 2000 Biblos December 7 2012 Libre 14 978 4 88 271998 4August 13 2013 SuBLime 15 978 1 4215 5573 7Ch 6 Selfish Gene Ch 7 One Night Gigolo Ch 8 Family Tree Ch 9 Reason for Living Ch 10 Nude Dancer 3December 10 2000 Biblos May 9 2014 Libre 16 978 4 83 521139 8March 11 2014 SuBLime 17 978 1 4215 5904 9Ch 11 Paradox Dogs Ch 12 Innocent Vamp Ch 13 Always Ch 14 First Cry Part 1 Ch 15 First Cry Part 2 4June 10 2001 Biblos May 9 2014 Libre 18 978 4 83 521205 0March 11 2014 SuBLime 19 978 1 4215 5904 9Ch 16 Equality Lover Ch 17 Cross Game Ch 18 Inside Report Ch 19 His Best Ch 20 Mother s Rouge 5January 10 2002 Biblos July 22 2014 Libre 20 978 4 83 521300 2August 11 2015 SuBLime 21 978 1 4215 6456 2Ch 21 Silent Killer Ch 22 Asleep or Awake Ch 23 Always Asking for the Moon Ch 24 Winter Cicada Part 1 Ch 25 Winter Cicada Part 2 6August 10 2002 Biblos August 26 2014 Libre 22 978 4 83 521367 5August 11 2015 SuBLime 23 978 1 4215 6456 2Ch 26 Linkage Map Ch 27 Even Past the Time for Dreaming Ch 28 Love Symbol Ch 29 Heaven and Earth Part 1 Ch 30 Heaven and Earth Part 2 Ch 31 Kiss of Fire 7February 10 2003 Biblos March 31 2015 Libre 24 978 4 83 521419 1 8September 10 2003 Biblos June 18 2015 Libre 25 978 4 83 521494 8 9September 10 2004 Biblos August 20 2015 Libre 26 978 4 83 521651 5 10May 10 2005 Biblos August 11 2016 Libre 27 978 4 83 521747 5 11February 10 2006 Biblos October 13 2016 Libre 28 978 4 83 521863 2 12February 10 2007 Libre 978 4 86 263122 0 13March 10 2008 Libre 978 4 86 263365 1 14November 10 2009 Libre 29 978 4 86 263709 3 Embracing Love Alive Edit No Japanese release date Japanese ISBN1March 10 2014 Libre 30 978 4 79 971456 02July 10 2015 Libre 31 978 4 79 972608 23May 10 2016 Libre 32 978 4 79 972947 24June 9 2017 Libre 33 978 4 79 973352 35June 9 2018 Libre 34 978 4 79 973864 16June 10 2020 Libre 35 978 4 79 974811 4OVA Edit The OVA Haru wo Daiteita otherwise known as Embracing Love has two episodes 30 minutes long Reception EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2008 The refreshing reversible nature of the couple has been praised 36 and it is thought that this is the first series to be published in English which has a reversible couple 37 The conceit of both characters being pornographic actors has been described as being unusual in yaoi 38 The interspersion of humour and everyday life in the series has been praised 36 as has the honesty of the emotions in the work 39 Iwaki s continuing refusal to have sex with men has been seen as odd given his profession 40 By volume 3 the art style has softened described as being reflective of the softening of the characters 41 Julie Rosato has criticised the production values of CPM s release of volume 4 42 The series has been called gloriously porntastic 43 An artbook was published by CPM in English the production values were praised and the English edition was described as an absolutely worthy substitute for the original Japanese artbook 44 The structuring of the OVA episodes has been criticised as it s not exactly clear what time period we re watching The OVA episodes have been said to be quite tame as no genitalia are visible 45 See also EditWinter CicadaReferences Edit SuBLime Adds More Manga by Youka Nitta Yaya Sakuragi Updated Cha Kai Ming May 9 2006 Embracing Youka Nitta Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on April 23 2007 Retrieved March 1 2011 BE BOY Archived 2009 06 27 at the Wayback Machine Libre pub co jp Retrieved on 2008 12 23 CPM Speaks on Manga License Dispute with Libre Anime News Network Animenewsnetwork com Retrieved on 2008 12 23 Embracing Love s Nitta Acknowledges Tracing Photo Anime News Network Youka Nitta Out of Yaoi Con Laura Bailey Out of Ai Kon Anime News Network Youka Nitta to Quit Manga Work Back Catalog Pulled Anime News Network Diesel Brand Describes Nitta Tracing Issue as Tribute Anime News Network Youka Nitta to Print Last Embracing Love Book in Fall Anime News Network Japanese Comic Ranking November 9 15 Anime News Network Animate USA Puts Last Embracing Love Volume on Kindle Anime News Network 春を抱いていた 1 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 Embracing Love 2 in 1 Edition Vol 1 SuBLime Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 2 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 Embracing Love 2 in 1 Edition Vol 1 SuBLime Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 3 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 Embracing Love 2 in 1 Edition Vol 2 SuBLime Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 4 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 Embracing Love 2 in 1 Edition Vol 2 SuBLime Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 5 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 Embracing Love 2 in 1 Edition Vol 3 SuBLime Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 6 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 Embracing Love 2 in 1 Edition Vol 3 SuBLime Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 7 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 8 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 9 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 10 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 11 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた 14 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた ALIVE 1 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた ALIVE 2 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた ALIVE 3 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた ALIVE 4 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた ALIVE 5 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 春を抱いていた ALIVE 6 in Japanese Libre Publishing Retrieved February 4 2023 a b 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 Crocker Janet 2005 Embracing Love Volume 1 Animefringe Rosato Josie Embracing Love aka Haru wo Daiteita Vol 02 Archived 2008 09 06 at the Wayback Machine Rosato Josie Embracing Love aka Haru wo Daiteita Vol 01 Archived 2008 12 06 at the Wayback Machine Rosato Josie Embracing Love aka Haru wo Daiteita Vol 03 Archived 2009 02 07 at the Wayback Machine Embracing Love aka Haru wo Daiteita Vol 04 Mania com Archived from the original on 2009 02 07 Retrieved 2008 10 03 Sequential Tart Seme and Uke Make Me Puke vol XI iss 2 February 2008 Embracing Love Artbook Vol 01 Kiss of Fire Mania com Archived from the original on 2008 12 10 Retrieved 2008 10 03 Beveridge Chris Embracing Love Cherished Spring Archived 2008 09 08 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditOfficial Trinet website in Japanese Be Beautiful site on Archive org Boys on Boys on Film Embracing Love anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia AarinFantasy Website Aarinfantasy Wood Andrea June 2013 Boys Love anime and queer desires in convergence culture transnational fandom censorship and resistance Journal of Graphic Novels amp Comics 4 1 44 63 doi 10 1080 21504857 2013 784201 S2CID 145668140 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Embracing Love amp oldid 1146188769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
