2006 Zoooka Manga Award Winners Announced

The recipient of the 2006 Zoooka Manga Prize was announced on November 17th. The Zoooka Manga Prize, hosted by Takarazuka University of Arts and Design and supported by Mainichi Shimbun, was established in an effort to search for new manga artists. This year the award received 482 applications from both home and abroad, 18 works from three categories were chosen: the public category, the university and vocational college category, and the junior and senior high school category.

Below is a list of the winners:

Public Category

Encouragement award:
- "Heiwa wo Mamoru Mono" by Shinji Iwamoto

Mainichi Shimbun award:
- "Digital Neko" by Soso

Honorable mention:
- "Katsutragi Ryouta Namihama Ruriko" by Ranko
- "Ofuro" by Fuze Kazuhito
- "Inshuunnten no Doujousha" by Hiroshi Takagi

University and Vocational College Category

Grand prize/Leiji Matsumoto prize:
- "Sarah no Oningyouyasann" by Yukie Okumoto

Encouragement award:
- "Poppii Wars" by Yukihira Ariwara
- "Awawa" by sachiko
- "Mashiro" by SHAYA

Honorable mention:
- "Muder Doll" by Mikumo
- "Twilight" by Manami Sugiyama
- "Marine" by Maru
- "Berry and Lime" by SHIMI

Junior and Senior High School Category

Grand prize:
-"Yougyouretsu" Tomo

Encouraging prize:
-"roar" by Kurumi Tsukawaki
- "KoME HaNA!" by 24
- "Genkide ne!" by Yoshino Nagano

Source: Mantan Web