TASS Award

The TASS Awards (with TASS standing for Tucson Animation Screening Society), sometimes known as The Best of Ranma Fanfic Awards, were awards given for the best example of Ranma ½ fan fiction and the best writers of said fan fiction.

History

The awards began in 1994 and appear to have come to an end with the results of July 2002.

The Winners

1994	1995	1996	1997
1st: Daigakusei No Ranma Part 6 2nd: Putting Your Heart in the Right Place 3rd: Kanketsuhen '93	1st: Autumn 2nd: Stepping Stones 3rd: Daigakusei No Ranma Part 11 Lemonade	1st: Thy Inward Love 2nd: Daigakusei No Ranma Part 21 3rd: Red	1st: Daigakusei No Ranma & Daigakusei No Ukyou 2nd: Hearts of Ice 3rd: The Bitter End
Full list of 1994 winners: Best of Ranma 1994	Full list of 1995 winners: Best of Ranma 1995	Full list of 1996 winners: Best of Ranma 1996	Full list of 1997 winners: Best of Ranma 1997
1998	1999	2000	2001
Continuing Series 1st: The Pursuit of Happiness Act 2-Part 5 2nd: Daigakusei No Ranma Part 25 Daigakusei No Ukyou Part 7 Mini Series 1st: Ill Met by Starlight 2nd: Waters Under Earth 3rd: Lines of Destiny One Shots 1st: Star Wars - A Faint Hope 2nd: Siren Song Wedding Night	Continuing Series 1st: Daigakusei No Ranma Part 27 2nd: Daigakusei No Ukyou Part 11 3rd: Hearts of Ice Part 22 Mini Series 1st: Ill Met by Starlight 2nd: Ranma and Akane: A Love Story 3rd: Girl Days One Shots 1st: Pantyhose Tarou, I Choose You! 2nd: Sailor Ranko 3rd: Evolve, Pantyhose, Evolve!	Continuing Series 1st: Paragon 2nd: Mirrors Multiplied Part 18 3rd: Daigakusei No Ranma Part 28 Mini Series 1st: MeSsEd Up! 2nd: Girl Days 3rd: Sound Hearts One Shots 1st: Lessons of Mastery 2nd: Remember 3rd: Those Who Hunt Ninjas	Continuing Series 1st: Paragon 2nd: Comes the Cold Dragon 3rd: Way of the Ninjitsu Mini Series 1st: Equal Halves 2nd: Insertion 3rd: Princess of the Moon Crossover Mini Series 1st: The Saotome Gambit 2nd: A Human Saiyajin 3rd: Tenchi & Ranma - Together Forever One Shots 1st: The Virus 2nd: A Stitch in Time 3rd: Fair Warning
Full list of 1998 winners: Best of Ranma 1998	Full list of 1999 winners: Best of Ranma 1999	Full list of 2000 winners: Best of Ranma 2000	Full list of 2001 winners: Best of Ranma 2001
Best of 2002
January	February	March	April
Continuing Series 1st: Ranma the Vampire Slayer 2nd: Shadowlands 3rd: Nabiki - New Horizons Mini Series 1st: Travels, Training and Trials 2nd: The Spice of Life 3rd: The Life I Had Crossover Mini Series 1st: Rursus Iterum 2nd: Golden Opportunity Uncles! One Shots 1st: A December Gathering 2nd: Where I Came From 3rd: Nabiki's Scheme	Continuing Series 1st: Officer Saotome 2nd: China Girl 3rd: Silent Knights Mini Series 1st: Yellow 2nd: The Silent Warrior 3rd: Epiphany Crossover Mini Series 1st: The Magic Within 2nd: Wild Horses & Pokegirls 3rd: I am Become... One Shots 1st: Cool Mornings Ranko's Honor 2nd: Slayers Oh No! 3rd: The Path We Follow	Continuing Series 1st: China Girl 2nd: The Crystal Tempest 3rd: Officer Saotome Mini Series 1st: NewRanma 2nd: Lost Innocence 3rd: Motherhood Crossover Mini Series 1st: Princess of the Moon 2nd: The Juuban Incident 3rd: A Human Saiyajin One Shots 1st: Kikuko 2nd: Paradox 3rd: Misdiagnosis	Continuing Series 1st: The Crystal Tempest 2nd: Ranma the Vampire Slayer 3rd: Memoirs Mini Series 1st: Lost Innocence 2nd: Not a Dirty Word 3rd: The Assassination of Nabiki Tendou Crossover Mini Series 1st: Savior 2nd: Ranma Neko 3rd: Wild Horses & Pokegirls One Shots 1st: Kirika Cleans House 2nd: Usako 3rd: A Fistful of Omake
May	June	July
Continuing Series 1st: The Crystal Tempest 2nd: Memoirs 3rd: Ranma the Vampire Slayer Mini Series 1st: Lost Innocence 2nd: Ten 3rd: Hengeyokai Crossover Mini Series 1st: Ryoko Saotome 2nd: A New Life 3rd: Ranma Neko One Shots 1st: No Dominion 2nd: Milk and Honey 3rd: Thief in the Night	Continuing Series 1st: China Girl 2nd: Lord of Confusion 3rd: Getting it On Mini Series 1st: Lost Innocence 2nd: Not a Dirty Word 3rd: Ranma and Akane's Special Attack Crossover Mini Series 1st: Twin Black Phoenix 2nd: A New Life 3rd: When Bakas Learn One Shots 1st: A Fistful of Omake 2nd: Full Circle 3rd: How Long?	Continuing Series 1st: Cologne for Teens 2nd: The Things We Wish For Mini Series 1st: Lost Innocence 2nd: Ten 3rd: Scarlet Phoenix, Blue Dragon Crossover Mini Series 1st: Ryoko Saotome 2nd: Twin Black Phoenix 3rd: An Aestivalis for a Saotome One Shots 1st: Father 2nd: Finding the Lost 3rd: Enough Already

See Also

• Chan Award
• Chicken Ball Awards
• Ranma Fanfic of the Year

External Links

• Internet Archive record of Tucson Animation Screening Society - Home - Retrieved 30-10-2021