Libre Publishing re-released volumes 1-11 as e-books only.Ī sequel series titled Haru wo Daiteita: Alive was launched in Be × Boy Gold in 2013. 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. The final volume is available on Amazon Kindle. It was released in November 2009, selling 24,078 copies in the first week. 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. 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".
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, Nitta declined to attend Yaoi-Con, and Libre removed mentions of her and her work from their website, Nitta saying that she will quit manga work. 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". Haru wo Daiteita was published in English by Central Park Media under its label Be Beautiful, in an agreement with Biblos, as Embracing Love.
Haru wo Daiteita was published in Japan by Biblos until its bankruptcy in 2006, when the series was picked up by Libre Publishing. 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. Kazunari Urushizaki: Katou's stalker who looks like a younger Iwaki, he becomes a reporter to better follow Katou. Only Sawa's affections managed to pull him out of it but he's still shy and introverted. 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. Yukihito Sawa: Sawa Nagisa's younger cousin and lover. 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. He comes from a very open and understanding family that accept his choices and homosexual relationship with Iwaki. His relentless pursuit ultimately wins him Iwaki's love. His openness has brought him both good fortune and trouble. Youji Katou: He is a blond, bold, outgoing, up-and-coming actor. 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. Kyousuke Iwaki: A reserved man who has put his work before his personal life. What follows next is romance, and passionate sex that will alter their careers. Unfortunately, things sour quickly when the director asks them to make love to each other and determine who will get the lead role. 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. Life reflects art for Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou, two adult film stars who are considering retirement from their sordid careers. 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. In addition to the manga, a drama CD and OVA have been released. As of 2023, only the first 6 volumes have been released in North America. In 2012, SuBLime Manga announced that they had licensed the series for an omnibus release. It was published in English by Be Beautiful Manga prior to Biblos's bankruptcy. 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.
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