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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Marimo Ragawa}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = New York New York
| image           = File:New York New York by Marimo Ragawa.png
| caption         = Cover of the first {{transl|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} edition
| ja_kanji        = ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク
| ja_romaji       = Nyū Yōku Nyū Yōku
| genre           = [[Drama]], {{transl|ja|[[yaoi]]}}
| creator         = [[Marimo Ragawa]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = 
| author          = Marimo Ragawa
| illustrator     = 
| publisher       = [[Hakusensha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Yen Press]]}}
| demographic     = [[Shōjo manga|{{transl|ja|Shōjo}}]]
| imprint         = {{ill|Jets Comics|ja|ジェッツコミックス}}
| magazine        = [[Hana to Yume]]
| magazine_en     = 
| published       = 
| first           = 1995
| last            = 1998
| volumes         = 4
| volume_list     = #Manga
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Audio
| title           = 
| director        = 
| producer        = 
| writer          = 
| music           = 
| studio          = {{ill|Marine Entertainment|ja|マリン・エンタテインメント}}
| station         = 
| released        = May 24, 2000
| episodes        = 2
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{nihongo|'''''New York New York'''''|ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク|Nyū Yōku Nyū Yōku|lead=yes}} is a Japanese shōjo [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Marimo Ragawa]]. Originally serialized in the [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Hana to Yume]]'' from 1995 to 1998 and adapted into an [[audio drama]] in 2000, ''New York New York'' is focused on the relationship between a police officer and a civilian.

==Synopsis==
Cain Walker, a police officer in [[New York City]], is gay but remains [[closeted]]. He engages in a series of [[one night stand]]s in the city's gay bars until he meets Mel Fredericks, with whom he decides to pursue a relationship. The series follows their often tumultuous relationship as they confront a variety of challenges, including sexual assault, [[Same-sex marriage|marriage]], [[LGBT parenting|parenting]], and [[HIV/AIDS]].

==Characters==
;{{nihongo|Cain Walker|ケイン・ウォーカー}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kazuya Nakai]]}}<ref name="DramaCDCast">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク (2) |url=https://www.chil-chil.net/goodsDetail/goods_id/23760/ |website=Commercial BL Portal Chil Chil |date=May 24, 2000 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
:A 25-year-old police officer at the [[New York City Police Department]] (NYPD). Born in [[Newton, Massachusetts]], he moved to [[Queens]] in order to work as a police officer. He is [[gay]], but [[closeted]].
;{{nihongo|Mel Fredericks|メル・フレデリクス}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hideo Ishikawa]]}}<ref name="DramaCDCast"/>
:A 22-year-old [[barista]] born and raised in [[Upper Manhattan]]. He was raised by his aunt after his mother committed suicide, but left the home after being sexually abused by his uncle while in high school.
;{{nihongo|Daniel Howard|ダニエル・ハワード}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kenji Nojima]]}}<ref name="DramaCDCast"/>
:A former colleague of Cain's who became involved in smuggling [[heroin]].
;{{nihongo|Brian Berg|ブライアン・バーグ}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]]}}<ref name="DramaCDCast"/>
:The chief of the NYPD, and Cain's boss.

==Media==
===Manga===
The series, which was developed by author [[Marimo Ragawa]] after a visit to New York City, was serialized in the manga magazine ''[[Hana to Yume]]'' from 1995 to 1998.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ragawa |first1=Marimo |title=New York, New York, Tome 2 |date=March 2004 |publisher=[[Panini Group]] |isbn=978-2845381056 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF-728311 |encyclopedia=[[Daijisen|Digital Daijisen Plus]] |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja |via=Kotobank}}</ref> It was subsequently collected by [[Hakusensha]] as four {{transl|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes in 1998,<ref name="Tankōbon 1"/><ref name="Tankōbon 4"/> and later re-published as two {{transl|ja|[[bunkoban]]}} volumes in 2003, featuring essays by manga scholar [[Yukari Fujimoto]] and author Satoru Ito.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 1 |url=https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/42220/ |website=[[Hakusensha]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 2 |url=https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/42222/ |website=[[Hakusensha]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref> An English-language translation of the series published by [[Yen Press]] was originally slated for release in October 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=yenpress|number=1385637349951000584|title=NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: ''New York, New York'' ...|date=April 23, 2021|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mateo |first1=Alex |title=Yen Press Licenses 5 Manga, 4 Light Novels for October |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-23/yen-press-licenses-5-manga-4-light-novels-for-october/.172065 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> However, it was delayed until March 2022.<ref name="YP 1"/>

{{Graphic novel list/header
| Language        = Japanese
| SecondLanguage  = English
 }}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 1
| OriginalRelDate = March 1998<ref name="Tankōbon 1">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 1 |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M241237 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 4-592-13178-9
| LicensedRelDate = March 8, 2022<ref name="YP 1">{{cite web |title=''New York, New York'', Vol. 1 |url=https://yenpress.com/9781975325350/new-york-new-york-vol-1/ |website=[[Yen Press]] |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 978-1-9753-2535-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 2
| OriginalRelDate = May 1998<ref name="Tankōbon 2">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 2 |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M241239 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 4-592-13342-0
| LicensedRelDate = March 8, 2022<ref name="YP 1"/>
| LicensedISBN    = 978-1-9753-2535-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 3
| OriginalRelDate = August 1998<ref name="Tankōbon 3">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 3 |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M241250 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 4-592-13343-9
| LicensedRelDate = July 19, 2022<ref name="YP 2">{{cite web |title=''New York, New York'', Vol. 2 |url=https://yenpress.com/9781975338145/new-york-new-york-vol-2/ |website=[[Yen Press]] |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN    = 978-1-9753-3814-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber    = 4
| OriginalRelDate = November 1998<ref name="Tankōbon 4">{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 4 |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M241252 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |access-date=April 24, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>
| OriginalISBN    = 4-592-13344-7
| LicensedRelDate = July 19, 2022<ref name="YP 2"/>
| LicensedISBN    = 978-1-9753-3814-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}

===Audio drama===
An [[audio drama]] adaptation of ''New York New York'' was produced by {{ill|Marine Entertainment|ja|マリン・エンタテインメント}} (a subsidiary of [[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]) and released on two [[compact discs]] on May 24, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 1 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/158129/1/ |website=[[Oricon]] |access-date=January 27, 2021 |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ニューヨーク・ニューヨーク 2 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/158131/1/ |website=[[Oricon]] |access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

==Reception and analysis==
In ''[[Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics]]'', writer [[Paul Gravett]] describes ''New York New York'' as a "moving, 700-page [[melodrama]]," praising its [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] elements and its realistic depiction of gay identity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gravett |first1=Paul |author1-link=Paul Gravett |title=Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics |title-link=Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics |date=2004 |publisher=Laurence King |isbn=978-1856693912 |page=91}}</ref> Mark McLelland of the [[University of Wollongong]] similarly notes that in contrast to "pre-political" {{transl|ja|yaoi}} of the 1990s that typically [[Yaoi#Gay_equality|focused on romance to the exclusion of sexual identity]], ''New York New York'' is notable as among the first {{transl|ja|yaoi}} manga to depict social realism in its treatment of gay identity through its portrayal of [[homophobia]], [[coming out]], [[gay bashing]], sexual abuse, and rape.<ref name="McLelland1"/> He commends the series for its attempt "to refer to the very real social problems in which same-sex desire is grounded," but writes that the sentimental and melodramatic nature of the story "works against a realistic interpretation of the narrative."<ref name="McLelland1">{{cite book |last1=McLelland |first1=Mark J. |title=Male Homosexuality in Modern Japan: Cultural Myths and Social Realities |date=2005 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=9781135791292 |page=66}}</ref> In a separate review, McLelland qualifies his assessment of ''New York New York'' by noting that as {{transl|ja|yaoi}} is "not written by or for gay men," it "should not be criticised for failing to represent their concerns accurately."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McLelland |first1=Mark J. |title=Why Are Japanese Girls' Comics full of Boys Bonking? |journal=Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media |date=2006 |issue=10 |url=http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/refractory/2006/12/04/why-are-japanese-girls’-comics-full-of-boys-bonking1-mark-mclelland/ |publisher=[[University of Melbourne]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415173709/http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/refractory/2006/12/04/why-are-japanese-girls%E2%80%99-comics-full-of-boys-bonking1-mark-mclelland/ |archive-date=April 15, 2008}}</ref> 

McLelland further notes Cain and Mel as an archetypal example of [[Yaoi#Seme_and_uke|{{transl|ja|seme}} and {{transl|ja|uke}}]] dynamics in {{transl|ja|yaoi}}. Mel assumes the role traditionally occupied by women in heterosexual romance fiction: he is physically weak, subordinated, emotional, and repeatedly the victim of crimes from which he is saved by his lover. McLelland argues that Mel consequently exists to serve as a figure of identification for the {{transl|ja|yaoi}} genre's largely female readership.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLelland |first1=Mark J. |editor1-last=Johnson-Woods |editor1-first=Toni |title=Manga – An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives |date=2010 |publisher=Continuum Publishing |page=86 |chapter=The 'Beautiful Boy' in Japanese Girls' Manga}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Fake (manga)|''Fake'' (manga)]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |last1=McLelland |first1=Mark J. |title=The Love Between 'Beautiful Boys' in Japanese Women's Comics |journal=Journal of Gender Studies |year=2000 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=13–25 |doi=10.1080/095892300102425 |s2cid=143380123 |issn=1465-3869}}

==External links==
* {{Anime News Network|manga|5578|New York New York|noparen=true}}

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