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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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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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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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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Kyle Young is what some may call a spreadsheet monkey, morbidly obsessed with optimizing every facet of his atomized digital life. But after a virus erases his online life and prompts an untimely end to his offline one, Kyle crosses paths with a goddess, who decides to reincarnate him as a stat m...
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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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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! Isekai // Romance // Lighthearted but also has a bigger twist!
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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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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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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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Axel, a young man is being dragged to a standstill. The anchor of his past weighs heavy. He tries many keys to unlock the chains on himself, yet all fail, making the lock harder to open. One torn, ripped barely holding together key remains. One that won’t unlock his chains but will, a new world t...
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Leo Kobayashi is a 22-year-old pizza delivery driver and otaku bodybuilder who is having a terrible year. He just got fired from his job at Little pizza, and to add insult to injury, his fiancé just left him. On his birthday, his parents didn't even bother to call him, and all he has for comfort ...
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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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Everyone dreams of being a hero, but for nineteen-year-old Calum Kameris, that dream is reality. Twenty years ago, the self-proclaimed Demon Lord decimated the southern region, and has been gathering an army to take on the northern region ever since. Years after being identified as the prophe...
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Torii Shinoaki is a samurai of the Torii Clan, loyal retainers to the Tokugawa Clan during the Sengoku Period. Surrounded by such renowned and pure-hearted people, Shinoaki is left to do the dirty work, and regrets one battle that led him to kill a child in cold blood. During the Siege of Fush...
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A witch, an exiled prince, and a traveler from Earth venture beyond civilization, to lands of mad cultists and demon-haunted ruins, to save a kingdom from a dark ritual. Though strangers at first, their unique perspectives and talents forge a powerful bond between them.
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When a photo op gone wrong transports, Idol, Miri into another world and into marriage with the wealthy and distant Lucy he discovers that this world has a very literal meaning for Killer Vocals. A world with no light, no song and gulp no fan club. But plenty of flesh-eating monsters!
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After having a terrible and mysterious dream, Daren, emperor of the Intial region - a place blessed by the Goddess of Creation, where the land is always flourishing - meets the irreverent and wild Candace, who convinces him to get engaged to her by blackmailing him. From that moment on, in Daren...
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19 year old Asher has only ever known the mundane life of living in a small drab town with few residents and no people his age, always longing for something more thrilling. His wishes are answered when, after falling asleep one night, he wakes up in a dreamlike fantasy world. As he explores t...
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Dazzle Dazzle (snob x eccentric) Miki, a snobbish boy, finds himself always in the vicinity of Sakura, a gun-loving eccentric after a fateful encounter. As he tries to navigate their hilariously mismatched personalities, Miki realizes that beneath Sakura's explosive enthusiasm lies a heart of ...
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Kazuki Sato, a high school student, dreams of becoming a successful manga artist despite hailing from a mysterious yakuza family. At the manga club, he meets Akari Takahashi, a talented girl with an alluring smile. Unbeknownst to them, their families are involved in a long-standing yakuza rivalry...
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There is a boy name Lucy.He is very shy but sharp mind.He have one Dark side another Bright side.he is basically a king child who threw him outside the castle because of he doesn't have any kind of power........
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Highschool student— Souma Ayato never felt the need to know his older sister— Saeko. When she suddenly dies in a road accident, everyone suggests he forgets the incident. Everyone, except his mysterious classmate— Hikari Shimizu, who claims to know Saeko better than anyone else. The two b...
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A fateful encounter with the resident goth kid at his high school sends Andrew on a mission to know more about the mysterious boy. Even if that means pretending to fail history, all for a chance at getting to know the boy from the shadows.
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Robin is going through the saddest moment of his life: he has lost the opportunity to achieve his biggest dream because of a terrible injury he suffered in a soccer game. Trying to survive his new school life, he will meet Andrea, a gorgeous but rather peculiar girl who is an archery genius, ...
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Stan is unfulfilled with his high-school life, always thinking that something was missing for him. Until, he overheard a prattle from some kids in his school reminding him of a girl whom he used to be close friends with, Kiri. Rumors had it she ran away from home, and still hasn't been found. As...
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Haruto used to think that his life was split between school and his passion for art, with not much in between. What he didn't expect was to find a bridge between these two worlds, let alone that it would be a VTuber. But little by little, he learns that his life could be just as colorful as his ...
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The main character has a group of friends who he shares his ideas with and explores many places with them until he starts having weird dreams of the earth being destroyed until one day it has been.
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Karma Nakamura is the high school sensation who's not just a gamer, but the ultimate combo platter of perfection! He's got the looks that make hearts flutter, brains that outsmart Einstein, athletic prowess that could put superheroes to shame, and a group of friends that are cooler than the other...
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Sonoshita Mahiro tired from club activities trying his best to go home. Amidst his train ride, he found his self sleeping in a girl's lap?! Fortunately, the girl didn't payed that much attention. Will this going to be an another boring day for Mahiro or a rendezvous that will forever change his ...
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