
"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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What would you do in a world where you could achieve whatever you dreamed of at night? Indra is just a teenager in a world where only paranormal, mysterious and strange things happen. Indra heard about these events, but never took them into account. All this until one day at school, she falls a...
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Daiki is a young adult who experiences his everyday life showing complete apathy, until one day he finds himself in a familiar situation that will change his life forever! "Everyone in this life has a purpose, a fate.." "Fear, insecurity, hatred, jealousy, lack of trust, all eventually crea...
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'' A good story helps you escape reality, a great story helps you cope with it '' Alex Sinary is a 17 years old high school student born with a minor facial deformity. He lives his life being constantly bullied by his classmates both mentally and physically. Until one day he meets a strange p...
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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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Keisuke Saburi is a teenage thief that suffers from amnesia. Having no knowledge of his past, Keisuke comes to live with the inviting arms of the Fujiwara household, which is run by one of the great sages that is known for his extreme knowledge in the scientific discovery. After the strange dis...
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Kaori is just your average high school student. Your average high school student who has been transported to another dimension. At least, that’s what she thinks happened because it’s pretty hard to tell when it looks exactly the same as your own. Wait, there is that girl who disappeared from s...
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Mitsuki Shizune is a destitute mage that simply can't catch a break, Ito Daichi is a stubborn delinquent who wants to live his life to the fullest. These third year students will have to learn to survive the supernatural, and perhaps even thrive with it. That might be less difficult if they...
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David Moreno was a man with much in his life. What he lacked was what many of his less successful classmates seemed to have: A partner. After a heartbreaking discovery and a night of alcohol, he gets his wish and marries a beautiful woman: The Devil Herself. What happens next is a series of ev...
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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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A teenage boy; Ane Nickerson who was living an as normal life despite having amnesia gets the change he subconsciously wanted and needed in his seemingly mundane life and when his wish is granted; he realizes his life is not as simple as he had thought. A childhood friend lost in memories returns...
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As low-birth rates loomed, Japan launched a program that granted government-issued girlfriends to prospective applicants. If approved, you’d have the honor of maintaining a glorified mooch! Among mooches and freeloaders, Keiko Asagiri stands above the rest. She's snarky, sassy, and her new boy...
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Watch a poor man and a superstar woman clash in this Rom-Com! Life couldn't have crashed harder for the formerly rich Kai Darak, who lost everything thanks to his father's corruption while gaining a 30 million dollar debt. How does one sally forth while conveying his love to the girl who's life w...
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Twenty-five year old Dia Lynn has always had a knack for running into trouble! But when she carelessly signs up for a program to preserve monster kind from extinction through forming intimate bonds with them- she finds her world turned upside down when she meets her assigned partner to be in the ...
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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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Rowen is a Savior with unfortunate bad luck. After saving another world, she follows a cat to a new world and…surprise! That world also needs saving. But Rowen is done being a hero and runs away at the first opportunity she gets. Of course the further she runs, the more involved with the world sh...
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The Demon Lord was a being to fear, one that instilled dread in anyone who came even within the slightest vicinity of his presence. (Un)Fortunately, that flamboyance of his left as soon as he reincarnated and (un)fortunately turned into an absolute pacifist who dreams of nothing but living a h...
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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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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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Karter a young boy on a journey to seek revenge, finds himself in an underground place similar to a temple, but with only two huge statues inside and two strange symbols instead of their faces, Karter begins to feel observed by the statue on the left. Suddenly, with an unimaginable pain, the sam...
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University student Kiseki Matsubayashi didn't expect to find herself being thrown into a life and death 'game' after falling through a puddle on a rainy day. Given just a weapon, a new name (Kiyashi), and thrown into a completely unknown world, she must fulfill her new life as a Hunter and defea...
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The year is 2353, and the Council of Seven rules the North American continent with an iron fist. Nearly two hundred years ago, they broke their promise to hand over leadership to the benevolent AI, Altruist. Instead, Altruist is used as a tool by the Council to serve their personal interests: mak...
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Unable to accept the betrayal of one of his closest allies. Byeol, still holding onto the belief of their innocence, begins his mission to locate them and find out the truth of their disappearance. With everyone else ready to renounce the traitor Byeol finds himself questioning where his loyalti...
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Dance, dance, little bot. In the end, flailing your arms around only serves to further your misery. To plunge you into bottomless despair. Knowing this, what will you do? What can you do? Nito was once a young, naïve robot. As naïve as his state of the art logical unit would allow him to b...
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Job interview gone wrong! Missing classes and working overtime were not the only recurring nuisances in Yuri's life. Spending the last four years being a proxima ship attack survivor has taken a toll on Yuri's mental health. Disinterested in studies and custodian professions, Yuri invests most of...
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