"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.
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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I awoke from my usual routine just as class began to discover that all of my friends, including the teacher, had vanished! There was only me and the room became filled with red splotches, or rather, the only colors I could see at the time were white and red. All I knew was that I was in danger...
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Yoshimitsu Suzuki is your average male teenager studying at an average high school.... Or so it seems. Born with a light presence and an average-looking face, he fails to make friends and strays away from social situations, leading him to a life in solitude. Yearning to find meaning in a borin...
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My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed...
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Sammy falls in love with a Suko and a Stella but she has no idea who to date so she finally finds a solution by dating both! Yet there are alot of challenges in their relationship but what relationship doesn't have problems...Yet going through puberty and dating Suko, Sammy, and Stella can they f...
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In a school called " Ultimate Brain Academy " where only the smartest and top talents can survive, a boy rises using his wits, his name is Ran Genesis, a son of the two smartest scientists who swear vengeance on the government by using their very own child to topple them. Would this young lad out...
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The slumber of the witch Hana has ended, but it has been so long that our present day is like seventy years in the future for her. Against the suggestion of her friend, Hana decides to explore the new world she is in. But then a fateful encounter occurs.
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The heart is a precious thing, and within the heart is love. The love you need to overcome fate. When Leo bumped Clara while going really fast on a bike, he could have never imagined that his life would turn upside down. A story that proves angels do exist and can shine the brightest light, even ...
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Aito's summer vacation didn't start very well. he almost drowned. After almost drowning He started seeing a girl every time he was near the water. the girl was cold, she didn't even have a name
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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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Life as a high school student is about to start for the shy Kyashii Mikami. On her way to her new school, Kyashii's gaze settled on a girl who seemed indifferent to the world around her. As she stared at the girl, Kyashii wondered if she could ever be friends with someone as cool and calm as t...
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When Sora and Riku Sakuba are killed, they both find themselves reincarnated into a new world. Vowing to reunite together in the new world, the two former siblings learn there is more to the two of them than what they originally thought.
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Demons! Angels!! Can they get along?!? The answer is an immediate no. Dezechiel, an angelic swordsman and an eternal playboy wannabe is forced to team up with a carefree light-headed demon girl by the name of Fantastasia. Together they traverse these nonsensical lands in a story with no rhyme ...
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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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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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Krystian Locksley is a man of many faces. By day, he is L0cksl3y, one of the most skilled players in the world at GRAFTGUN, an immersive VR sim FPS that is all but indiscernable from the real thing. By night, he is Robespierre, a vigilante who makes a game out of hunting and executing wante...
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After 25 years of being a manager at a chain store, Daichi Orio can’t help but feel disappointed and unsatisfied with how his life has turned out. One day, he rediscovers his childhood manga collection, which reignites his childlike amazement of fictional worlds, as he’d much prefer to be in an e...
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*Complete!* In the Jovian Empire, Bio-droids have a lifespan of six years. If they are not reclaimed, degradation and madness will follow. This has been the law since the Bio-droid uprisings of the 23rd century. In the 25th century, Prince Tristan falls in love with his Bio-droid Isul. There ...
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In the year 2808, a dystopian society emerged as humanity reaches technological enlightenment. The riches became richer, and the poor became poorer. The people with power enslaved normal people and mistreated them. The people with not enough power had to stay in the outskirts of developed regions...
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The world is recovering from multiple World Wars. They rely almost solely on the Interwebs left over from the previous era for their knowledge and lifestyles. The world almost lost an even larger chunk of resources that could have lead to its devastation, but a lone Ranger, an archer, prevent...
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Waking up only to realize that he had amnesia and was a murderer, Indra learns that he is on Mars after Earth's nuclear destruction. 2104. Alone. Even with a scarcity of gunpowder, man finds ways to kill. And in this anarchic world, with steadily degrading technology, Indra tries his best to fin...
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