"I Was Browsing MAL As Usual Then I Realized My Web Novel Could Become Manga" or "MAL x HF Writing Contest" for short is a MyAnimeList and Honeyfeed collaboration that started in 2021 with the intention of shedding light on all the anime enthusiasts that, with their talent and passion, have created fantastic worlds of their own and delivered them to the world through web novels. Now in 2022, this contest returns with more opportunities for writers around the globe, as the winners will once again get a chance to be adapted into light novel or manga to be published in Japan by Kodansha.
Anime, manga, and light novels from Japan have inspired the world for decades. Now, it's time to show Japan what you can do.
What’s life like for a generic side character in your typical fantasy shounen manga? Shun is just a normal high school student—average grades, average aspirations, average circumstances. Things are perfectly ordinary…until he stumbles upon a classmate fighting monsters he can’t see. He’s not s...
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The country of New England is in the midst of a corporation-controlled cultural movement and on the cusp of a violent revolution. Automation has reached an all-time peak, the gap between the poorest and the richest grows ever larger, and for some reason, the search engines don’t seem to know what...
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Second chances aren't given, they're earned - or so do six high school students soon realize, after dying in a tragic accident and finding themselves in front of the selfish and fabulous Cupid! He offers them all the opportunity to come back to life with a catch: they can only stay that way if th...
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240 students. Only 40 will graduate. In life, success isn't determined solely by one's academic performance. There exist athletic and creative pursuits, of course, but don't forget how capable one is at manipulating, lying, cheating, and backstabbing others — those talents are important too. T...
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The country of New England is in the midst of a corporation-controlled cultural movement and on the cusp of a violent revolution. Automation has reached an all-time peak, the gap between the poorest and the richest grows ever larger, and for some reason, the search engines don’t seem to know what...
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What’s life like for a generic side character in your typical fantasy shounen manga? Shun is just a normal high school student—average grades, average aspirations, average circumstances. Things are perfectly ordinary…until he stumbles upon a classmate fighting monsters he can’t see. He’s not s...
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Astella Academy might be home of the greats, but even they need a hand from time to time. Amy manages the Advisor’s Hall, a club meant to lend every student a warm word or a shoulder to cry on. It’s the last place picture-perfect Mia would frequent, but lately not a week has passed without her kn...
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"Dogs don't get to choose." Lucky is a dog that finds themselves mixed in with the exotic animal trade with no memory of their past. With the help of other Pets, Lucky discovers the truth behind their existence and attempts to dismantle the system that perpetuates it: the GACHA System.
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An army of androids led by the enigmatic Rat King besieges cities around the globe every ninety days. In response, the Venator licence was created, granting near limitless freedom and funds to combat the threat. Living in his parents’ shadow, Yagi Akinori needs to avenge his brother. Raise...
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Jin Yurinhalt was a hero. She led the charge, fought the homunculi, slayed their queen. Jin Yurinhalt won the war. So why does she have trouble sleeping at night? She’s tried therapy. She’s tried pills. Hell, she’s even tried neural implants, but nothing stopped the gnawing darkness that h...
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Princess Chiffon loves many things: early morning tea and sweet cakes to lift her spirits… and the scent of blood paired with the crunch of bones. If the latter isn’t enough to warp her elegant façade, her new knight, Caramello, takes every opportunity to bring out the worst in her. Charming and ...
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Natsuki has big plans for her freshman year at Miyazawa High - finding herself and seizing the day! Quickly overwhelmed by trying to figure out how to do all that, Natsuki stumbles upon a club that reminds her of a long-lost passion of hers - the Web Novel Club. It's exactly as it sounds. Join...
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Kiro Lane floated along the social current of the esteemed V.I.A.S. High like a piece of driftwood. But it's to be expected. After all, he was the only human living in this world of monsters. That was, until one fateful day when that entire world fell into question. The line between falling in...
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Second chances aren't given, they're earned - or so do six high school students soon realize, after dying in a tragic accident and finding themselves in front of the selfish and fabulous Cupid! He offers them all the opportunity to come back to life with a catch: they can only stay that way if th...
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Meet Kakuji Ran, a 17-year-old high schooler and a hard-boiled gacha addict. Kakuji's devotion towards his favorite character, Neri Tendou from the idol rhythm game Kira-Kira Party, is world-class: despite being a fully functional B-level student and working part-time at a local convenience store...
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Seth Gilles, a 27-year old public school teacher, has a secret: he can travel back in time, and influence the subsequent events. However, it comes with a price. For each of his attempts to change the timeline, he ends up suffering for it. Because of that condition, Seth vows never to use it u...
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There are countless things to do at university. Make friends, go to parties, join a club, whatever you'd like to do to enjoy yourself. Sam isn't interested in any of that. In her opinion, things like socializing and club activities are a waste of valuable time. Time that would better be spent ...
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Fordiyurta Academy is a unique high school where students are classified through an assassin game. The more a student succeeds in a game of assassin, the more privileges the student gets. Those who aren't at the top not only receive less amenities, but they will be treated as slaves by those who ...
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When the frontier continent of Jaderis was discovered by airships braving the western winds, a fever full of adventure, exploration, and the promise of surmountable riches swept the heart of every person calling themselves "Adventurer". Adventurer Academy was founded with the intention of groo...
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Katsuo is routine oriented and in his second year of high school, when something weird happens. He wakes up, and going through his usual day, he starts noticing some small differences, and others that are not so small. Is it a prank? T.V. show? ...Isekai??
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A second-year high schooler named Shinsuke Tanahashi suddenly transferred around the Setagaya area from his hometown of Fukuoka. With a new chapter in his life just started, there are new people to know and new memories to share with them, hence he has less than two years to share with them,...
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To Go Back - 戻るには - Modoru Ni Wa What if you could simply return to a previous state in life? Perhaps back to your first day in school? Maybe your first kiss? Or your first... other things? And what if I told you about a machine that could allow you to do just that? To revisit any aspect of yo...
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Alex is one step closer to living out her dreams of being in the glittery, glamorous world of fashion, having finally moved to the big city on top of getting a job at her favorite fashion magazine. No longer will she be known as just another farmer's son from some poor, unknown town! This is her ...
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Rick is a harem story protagonist, although his harem is still empty after three months spent in a novel. Meanwhile his older brother, who has been a protagonist along with him already has his own harem and does things Rick always wanted to do. Will Rick be able to start living as he always wante...
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Ayane Yushu is going to commit suicide by jumping off a roof of a high-rise building. Nothing in his life has been good since his parents died, and he started his college in a new city. Being good in studies didn't help much due to his introverted and meek nature. After much contemplation and ...
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Koi Yamamoto left behind his old life in the hope of living a fresh one in a new college, only to end up falling into a mess due to his kindness and ended up becoming homeless and penniless... Airi Ito, a college girl, a Non-government organization leader, and the daughter of a wealthy busines...
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The world of business is a cruel battlefield in which manipulation reigns supreme. So what happens when the business world's two most "elite" con-artists get to meet one another? Will it end up in a clash of wits and techniques or will this be the perfect match in crime? Or both?
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They say that love can blossom where you least expect it—something that Minato Tanaka, a part-time gardener, and full-time student, learns the hard way. After planting a strange seed he came across, it shockingly sprouts into a beautiful girl claiming to be from a race of plant-human hybrids. ...
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This is a story about a guy who goes to Tokyo from his home town Yamagato to study in one of the art universities in Tokyo to purse his ambition figure sculpting and on his journey he falls in love with a girl of another university and how he manages to impress her and develop their relationship....
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Indigo is a combat-focused cyberpunk series about the titular girl getting a chance to improve her family's financial and social standing by representing her delegation in duels that determine who gets to make the rules basically. This duels are heavily affected by the whims of two massive corpor...
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The story takes place in the galaxy of Andromeda with Five former members of the Order Arkomanan. After the tragic incident that occurred, 15 years afterward, the main crew find themselves in a game of survival as the killers of the Order are hunting them down to feed their energy to the great My...
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Imagine that! The year 2600 was now far too technological, and you are a student in the second year of high school who happens to be the descendant of a great commander who was also a great samurai. And even though it's the year 2600, you still live in a traditional Japanese house. What can happe...
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In a future society, medical science is tested on clones of a man born without a consciousness possessed by AI. Created and disposed of without a second thought, what happens when an artificial creature is left to become human? Who will it become and how will it handle the challenges posed by the...
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