"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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A whole new year is about to start at the Deer's Valley High School. In order to get into the top class of the school the M-class, second years must undergo an exam like no other, let's see who passes
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Saki is a lonely and gloomy girl who is recovering from a horrid incident that happened to her in junior high school. During her second year of high school, she decided to get involved with some of the most popular boys in school by texting them. By doing so, she manages to make friends again and...
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Despite achieving great wealth and fame, Akane Yuki lived a lonely, miserable life. Taking pity upon the young woman, God decided to give Akane another chance to redo her life from scratch, but it was no use - her second life was filled with sorrow. Desperate, Akane begged God for one more...
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What does Dante "Chops" Taikosama want to be when he graduates from school? The best drummer there ever was! As a Vocal Percussionist (a Human Beatbox - hence his nickname) from a very young age, making noise came naturally to him. Chops’ childhood hero, his great uncle, was a successful drumm...
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An anonymous message sent in the senior student’s group chat during the year entrance ceremony. A not-so-fateful encounter with the always-smirking Shimanami Tetsuo and a secret competition for the chance of going into your dream university was about to change Satsura Haruto’s life. “If you wa...
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Kimihiko Nobunaga is a sweet and caring daughter of Hilda Nobunaga and Elionor Nobunaga he grew up to farm and go to school every morning. Kimihiko is 16 years old when his father had an heart attack and they're drowned in debt due to hospital expenses, but one day a doctor comes to him and of...
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"My name is Ichika Wakabayashi, sixteen years old. I attend an all girls school in a (not quiet enough) rural town. I am the only child of a single mother. And I have a secret. A secret that I can't tell anyone. . . Cliché, I know. What am I some of kind of magical girl, you ask? If only. . ." ...
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Finally! I’m finally free of all the drama surrounding Ethan and his harem from last year. Now, I just want to enjoy my new high school and avoid the shenanigans of Ethan and his new group of infatuated girls. This proves impossible, however, when one of the girls approaches me with a request tha...
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Ryuji Fujimiya is the heir of the Fujimiya Family. He always does what his father asks of him. He’s what you can call a good son. Furthermore, he’s engaged to Sasaki Sono, due to the social status of their two families. Josiane Sakamoto, an ordinary girl, will burn everything to ashes. Stay tuned...
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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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What do seemingly perfect couples do? Go on dates. Eat at trendy cafes. Visit popular places. Sometimes, a tasteful movie or maybe a classy concert. How about making a game and competing over everything?
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Being a single mom is tough for Anabelle. Adding her new tentacle monster neighbor Aluedethrh'zheh into the mix just adds to that, but maybe in a good way? Can a human from Earth be able to accept her feelings for the displaced refugee from an unknown realm summoned by deranged cultists? What ...
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“I’ve never had a girl friend before” He admitted with a bit of enthusiasm. “Gee. I wonder why” I threw him a withering look. He ignored me but a smirk blossomed on his lips. “And are you sure we are only going to be friends?” He wiggled his eyebrows. “There’s no way deeper feelings will deve...
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Middle school was the time for Oyama Tadao, he talked with everyone who he passed by, he helped out his teachers and other school staff whenever he could and when it came to his academics in class and club, he was at the top of his game. Once he started High school, he was finally going to go ...
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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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After a young lad with mild autism switches his life in Manchester, UK to Japan, Isaac rescues Sara one night, a young innocent girl who is the daughter of a rich and powerful family as the two soon blossom a relationship, as it grows and grows overtime, so does Isaac’s presence towards the whole...
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What makes you human? What if we can be something more? In a world where everyone, regardless of social class, can live in ease thanks to modern technology, a young man begins his journey of cracking the foundations of the façade: the façade of society and the façade of humanity. The day Von Ephi...
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How would an android, made for war but given free will, decide to act in a human world that looks at machines with disdain? Would the people accept the android? Be resented? Would it retaliate? Would it be possible for this manmade creation to live as an equal amongst humanity? Would it walk a...
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God had abandoned Earth. Without his protection, the Devil opened the gates of hell, letting the monsters of hell run rampant. Civilization collapsed overnight. Cities crumbled, and riots broke loose. The weak humans didn't stand a chance against the Abyss, who were the incarnation of evil. Fi...
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After achieving immortality the human population remain unchange as they no longer able to reproduce. Rin, a synthetic human that can kill the immortals, live day to day answering humans’ request to end their live. She consider the act as a favor to the human race after them having living over 20...
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By the year 2150 the world had changed by the virtue of technology, which was now as advanced as ever. Yet, crime and corruption were still thriving, rotting the roots of the drastically changing world. Advanced suits named INDIGO were developed around the world. Compatible with unique people, th...
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Solipsism is the idea that only your mind is real, and that everything else experienced is not. Like AI, generated by something unknown. Solipsys was a cancelled project. A device that could take you back to any point in your past. The hardware was so advanced you could live out different cho...
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In a Post-Apocalyptical world inspired by the book of Revelation, where the Demon Lord rules upon the Land and sea by using his mischivious tools such as mind control, robots, cyborgs, monsters and other horros taken out of Lovercraft works, created in labs as well as powerfull sorceres and dem...
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Harmony...what once was an empty and abandoned piece of land has transformed into the most advanced metropolis of its time. However, not long after its establishment, a strange phenomenon started occurring. “Outsiders” - creatures from unknown origins began appearing, bringing destruction whereve...
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