Toranoana Announces Winners of Golden Tiger Award

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Japanese otaku/doujin shop Toranoana has released the results of its 1st Golden Tiger Award. The Golden Tiger Award is a manga and novel award voted by 127 editors and 90 Toranoana employees. A total of 481 works released between January 2006 - December 2006 were able to enter.

The winner of the grand "Golden Tiger" award went to Kiyohiko Azuma's Yotsuba&!, which received the highest points from votes and sales combined.

The award contains three categories, and their winners are:

Eye Of The Tiger:
- Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma
Voted by 127 editors from 28 publishers (Editors cannot vote for works from their own publisher).

Lord Of The Tiger:
- Genshiken by Kio Shimoku
Based on sales.

Spirit Of The Tiger:
- Mirai Nikki by Esuno Sakae
Voted by 90 employees from Toranoana.

According to Toranoana, Kiyohiko Azuma's work is the only series that ranked in the top 10 every year (for the 5th consecutive year) since Toranoana started to count annual sales.

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The top 50 ranked works:

1. Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma
2. Shigurui by Norio Nanjo/Takayuki Yamaguchi
3. Detroit Metal City by Kiminori Wagasugi
4. Ooku by Fumi Yoshinaga
5. Koukoku no Shugosha (Imperial Guards) by Daisuke Sato/Yu Ito
6. Mirai Nikki
7. Genshiken
8. Shoujo Fight
9. 81diver
10. Kimi ni Todoke
11. Haruhi Suzumiya
12. Nodame Cantabile
13. Hyouge Mono
13. Berserk
15. Black Lagoon
15. Doujin Work
17. Gaku
18. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
19. The Polling Girls Attack!!
20. Shingetsutan Tsukihime
21. Blue Flower
22. Emma
22. Moyashimon
24. Ookami to Koushinryou
25. Okiku Furikabutte
26. Vinland Saga
26. Honey and Clover
26. One Piece
29. Dias Police - Ihou Keisatsu
29. Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
29. Pluto
29. Hayate the Combat Butler
29. Bincho-tan
29. Zero no Tsukaima
29. Maihime Terpsichore
36. Kamichu!
37. Hataraki Man
37. Mori no Asagao
39. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei
39. Flower of Life
39. Nymphet (Kodomo no Jikan)
39. GA Art Design Class
39. Tora Dora!
44. Hatsu Inu
44. Gunjyou Schooldays
44. Hourou Musuko
44. Tonari no 801-chan
44. Nazo no Kanojo X
44. Claymore
44. Celestial Soldier Sunred
44. Suzuki Sensei

Eye Of The Tiger 1-50:

1. Yotsuba&!
2. Shigurui
3. Ooku
4. Detroit Metal City
5. Koukoku no Shugosha
6. Kimi ni Todoke
7. Shoujo Fight
8. 81diver
9. Hyouge Mono
9. Gaku
11. Genshiken
12. Blue Flower
13. Haruhi Suzumiya
14. Vinland Saga
15. Okiku Furikabutte
15. Dias Police - Ihou Keisatsu
15. Maihime Terpsichore
18. Mirai Nikki
18. Nodame Cantabile
20. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
20. One Piece
20. Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
20. Hataraki Man
24. Berserk
25. Moyashimon
25. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei
27. Hayate the Combat Butler
27. Usokui
29. Mori no Asagao
29. Karasuya Satoshi
29. Boizu on the Run
32. Honey and Clover
32. Flower of Life
32. Kyou Kara Hitman
32. Cupid's Mischief
32. capeta
32. Kaichou wa Meido-sama!
38. Emma
38. Nymphet (Kodomo no Jikan)
38. Gunjyou Schooldays
38. Karakuriodetto
38. Ristorante Paradiso
43. Black Lagoon
43. Suzuki Sensei
45. Claymore
45. Yuri Seijin Naoko-san
45. Fullmetal Alchemist
45. Kanyou Shoujo
45. Piano no Mori
50. Ousama no Shitateya ~Saruto Fuinito~
50. Solanine
50. Sengoku
50. Daiya no A
50. Osaka Hamlet
50. Kingdom

Lord Of The Tiger 1-20:

1. Genshiken
2. Shingetsutan Tsukihime
3. The Polling Girls Attack!!
4. Kamichu!
5. Doujin Work
6. Yotsuba&!
7. Fate/stay night
8. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (manga version)
9. Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Onikakushi-hen
11. Hatsu Inu
12. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Watanagashi-henn
13. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Tatarigoroshi-hen
14. Love Selection
15. Mahou Sensei Negima!
16. Black Lagoon
17. Hayate the Combat Butler
18. Lucky☆Star
19. Shakugan no Shana (manga version)
20. Nymphet (Kodomo no Jikan)

Spirit Of The Tiger 1-27:

1. Mirai Nikki
2. Detroit Metal City
3. Shigurui
4. Yotsuba&!
5. Nodame Cantabile
6. Koukoku no Shugosha
6. Bincho-tan
8. Ookami to Koushinryou
8. Zero no Tsukaima
10. Berserk
11. Ooku
11. Tora Dora!
13. Black Lagoon
13. 81diver
13. Celestial Soldier Sunred
16. Haruhi Suzumiya
16. Kamen Rider Spirits
18. Genshiken
18. To Aru Majutsu no Index
20. Shoujo Fight
20. Emma
20. Pluto
23. Doujin Work
23. GA Art Design Class
25. Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru
25. Aria
27. Nazo no Kanojo X
27. Hourou Musuko
27. Bakemonogatari
27. Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome