Winners of PUFF 2006 Manga Best Ten Announced

Zassosha's manga magazine PUFF is known by many fans as one of the definite study guides for those who appreciate manga. Every year, PUFF holds a special manga award feature called "Manga Best Ten," where readers vote for their favorite manga of the year, some even call this award the "Manga Oscar."

The winners of the 2006 Manga Best Ten were announced in the April issue of PUFF (2/28). Below are the winners of the long/short stories award:

Long Stories

1. Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya [Hana to Yume / Hakusensha]
2. Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi - [Weekly Shonen Jump / Shueisha]
3. Bleach by Tite Kubo - [Weekly Shonen Jump / Shueisha]
4. Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa - [Monthly Shonen Gangan / Square Enix]
5. xxxHOLiC by CLAMP - [Weekly Young Magazine / Kodansha]
6. Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto - [Weekly Shonen Jump / Shueisha]
7. D.Gray-man by Katsura Hoshino - [Weekly Shonen Jump / Shueisha]
8. Kyo Kara Maoh! by Temari Matsumoto - [Asuka / Kadokawa Shoten]
9. Honey and Clover by Chika Umino - [Chorus / Shueisha]
10. Saiyuki Reload by Kazuya Minekura - [Comic Zero Sum / Ichijinsha]

Short Stories

1. Souten no Koumori by Hiromu Arakawa
2. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Special - by Tohko Mizuno
3. Kangyo Room by Youko Matsushita
4. I Hate You More than Anyone - Special - by Hidaka Banri
5. Sora no Shonen by Yuki Fujitsuka
6. Eden by Shigeru Morimoto
7. Embalming -DEAD BODY and LOVER- by Nobuhiro Watsuki
8. Oujisama, November no Yuuutsu by Meka Tanaka
9. Dada by Akira Miyamoto
10. Mata Ashita by Hatoko

Best Animation

1. Gintama
2. Saiunkoku Monogatari
3. Code Geass
4. Blood+
5. xxxHOLiC
6. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de -Maihitoyo-
7. Bleach
8. Kyo Kara Maoh!
9. Death Note
10. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya