What started as a collaboration in 2021 has expanded and continued to bring opportunities for writers around the globe. The winners of this chain of contests will have the chance to see their work adapted into a light novel or manga, to be published in Japan by Kodansha.
As the entry submission period comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the aspiring writers who shared their captivating anime-inspired stories with us. Your dreams of seeing your stories transformed into manga are now one step closer to reality, thanks to your participation and creativity. The judging process will soon commence, and we invite you to stay tuned for updates. Mark your calendars for October 30th when the voting phase begins! Your invaluable input will help determine the top three stories that will shine in the coveted MAL x HF Writing Contest 2023. Your passion for writing has brought us this far, and now, together, we eagerly await the next chapter of this exciting journey.
Tai loves J-rock and Visual-kei, so much so that he spent 10 years saving to go to Japan, forgetting that fashion and music change in time... when you lose the first thing you love, sometimes you need someone to help you through it, and try not to fall in love again~
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What happens to the hero's party at the end of the quest? In this instance, they go their separate ways and return to their old lives. Unfortunately for Ayatsuji Ayato, the express between the realm of Avalon and his native Hyōgo Prefecture isn't quite running at the moment. Stuck, he decides ...
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Since his wife passed away, Mitsu Kaname has seen near every spirit medium in Japan in the hopes that someone can help him relay one final message to his wife. When they all turn out to be dirty fakes, he's left with no choice but to give up. Of course, that is, until he's whisked away to a wo...
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Tai loves J-rock and Visual-kei, so much so that he spent 10 years saving to go to Japan, forgetting that fashion and music change in time... when you lose the first thing you love, sometimes you need someone to help you through it, and try not to fall in love again~
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Jun Hiroyuki was ready: he bought the ring, planned his proposal, and thought of every scenario -- every scenario, that is, except his girlfriend Amamiya breaking up with him! Lost and confused, Jun finds himself at the doorstep of a self-proclaimed Love Sorceress. The mysterious Madam Claire ...
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Isekai into your favourite fictional world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Orion is transported into his favourite otome villainess isekai, only to discover that he’s thrown straight into the original otome game itself. Halie is transported into her favourite otome game as the heroine, onl...
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Falling for that perfect stranger, only for them to walk away a few seconds later–is what our main character Yuuma Matsushima goes through one fateful day. Being an avid reader of shoujo manga, he attends an anime con and finds his heart stolen by a cosplayer he doesn't even know the identity of....
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Since his wife passed away, Mitsu Kaname has seen near every spirit medium in Japan in the hopes that someone can help him relay one final message to his wife. When they all turn out to be dirty fakes, he's left with no choice but to give up. Of course, that is, until he's whisked away to a wo...
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Onitsuka Makoto is your usual delinquent teenager. He has a loving easygoing family, a group of faithful friends, and a possibility to throw punches at members of rival gangs. Nothing other than his grades at school could ruin his cozy life. That is until a strange girl crosses paths with him and...
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With a 10,000 yen research grant in one hand and an empty notebook in the other, laidback Tokyo college student Shun Shunsuke embarks on the project of a lifetime - a travelogue contest hosted by backwater Yoshiaki Prefecture. For one hot August, he'll traverse the region, exploring vibrant citie...
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What happens to the hero's party at the end of the quest? In this instance, they go their separate ways and return to their old lives. Unfortunately for Ayatsuji Ayato, the express between the realm of Avalon and his native Hyōgo Prefecture isn't quite running at the moment. Stuck, he decides ...
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In the lively school setting, Yuuji Tanaka, a music lover, finds himself crossing paths with Akane Kurokawa, a drop-dead gorgeous classmate that works as a model. When Akane witnesses Yuuji playing the guitar, a passion for music is awakened within her. She's totally captivated by the harmony ...
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Akio Akabane is a regular college student who ends up waking up in a world where monsters roam, aliens attack, and meeting the inhabitants of Alcier Village. His game-like powers to craft things will help defend the world and improve lives. He and his giant knight mechs, the Stahl-Soldats will de...
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WanderQuest is the most famous MMORPG currently sweeping the world. Kyo Handa, aka Daffodil, has been playing the game since launch, and apparently it's caught the attention of a god! The god blesses him by bringing him into the game and turning him into an NPC. There's just one problem: every pl...
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Kaito, an otaku high schooler spends most of his time reading manga and playing video games got hit by a meteor in his sleep. Shinigami’s will decide which of the 3 zone they want their guy to reincarnate at age 16 the town’s guild will provide them weapon to choose from to help them travel to th...
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A little princess must learn to fly before her coronation ceremony, things get out of control as in insectopia others seek power, betrayals, plans in the shadows,. sacrifices and magic, in a world where the hero does not arrive, will Vanilla have enough to keep her kingdom standing? In a fast-pa...
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Walden is a below average mage who can only use magic under a moonlit sky. One night while training, a beautiful space princess named Luna appears, giving him fantastic powers and raising his level all the way to 99! Professing her sudden love to him, she claims they only have one week to get ...
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The war between humans and demons is at its climax. After long years of turmoil, the humans have finally pushed back the Demon Lord to the Demons' capital city and is in the process of besieging it. However, the city walls are impregnable. With the human leadership impatient, they have sent t...
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Corbin's ordinary life is ended, when a portal from another dimension opens up. The encounter ends with him in a jail in a strange land with no way of going back home. He has to adapt to the new world and uncover its mysteries with the help of sympathising locals. Will repost this on my accoun...
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The events revolve around the extraordinary journey of a young high school student, Kaito Sakurai, who finds himself transported to the mysterious world of Elysium. Set in a fantasy world of magic, mystery, and danger, the story explores Kaito's transformation from a skeptical and ordinary indiv...
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When everyone and everything in the world seems to be against one's very existence, it's no wonder that the secret haven of anime is just about the only thing that doesn't suck for a teenager like Zahir. Even so, the last thing the seventeen-year-old boy would ever expect is being handed his very...
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In a sleep deprived (and somewhat misplaced) bid to make others believe in his charisma, "defective" middle-schooler Shoutarou Suzuki attempts to summon a succubus so that he can brag about having “experience” with a girl. But when his call is unexpectedly answered by Hanako, who has little inte...
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Eloy is a Spanish University student who was granted the most prestigious scholarship to study abroad in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Genta is a Japanese youth who has worked tirelessly since age seventeen to repay a family debt. While their personal circumstances may seem worlds apart, there is som...
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Neo awakens in a small square, startled by a haunting nightmare. His memory of the past is fragmented. The only hints to his identity is an uniform school and necklace that he is wearing. In order to recover his memory, Neo decides to seek answers at Hoshi School, the very institution connecte...
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Tai loves J-rock and Visual-kei, so much so that he spent 10 years saving to go to Japan, forgetting that fashion and music change in time... when you lose the first thing you love, sometimes you need someone to help you through it, and try not to fall in love again~
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Kai is an ordinary high school student whose greatest potential lies in being the sidekick to the main character. Noa is a high school girl without any unique traits, whose daily life revolves around cheering on the handsome characters at school to give them the exposition as Ikemen characters. ...
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Since childhood, Minoru has a recurring dream at nights. It is no nightmare, but still mystifiying him. He can recall the dream, but no details. Only a patch in the forest, with lights surrounding him. Now, that he and his family moved back to the countryside where they came from, hope begins to...
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Ever since he was a child, Akio has been afraid of cats. He keeps it a secret from everybody except his two best friends. Now that he's a little bit older, he is determined to find a way to put an end to his phobia! Especially since he plans to confess to his crush, Yuki, who happens to be an avi...
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Satoshi Kamizaki is a senior high school student who is presented with a difficult task: deciding, before the end of the school year, what are his goals for the future. Throughout this journey he will often confront himself with his best friend Hayato and his classmate and literary club presiden...
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Akio is a 17 year old attending a private school in Tokyo Japan. The school is very religious, and as such very against same sex relationships and other parts of the LGBTQ community, so when Akio starts dating another boy in his year they have to keep their relationship a secret from everyone - i...
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Bullied, outcast, and chased by rumors throughout junior high, the seemingly apathetic Jin Rento prepares to start his high school life the same way he started all his prior experiences: with zero expectations. However, even with zero expectations the unexpected can take anyone by surprise. When ...
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Kazuki is just your ordinary young man, average grades, nothing special. He is, like most high-school boys, madly in love with one of his classmates, Yukiko. However, there is one big problem Kazuki faces which makes it seemingly impossible for him to confess his feelings to Yukiko. Kazuki is tra...
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