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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Isekai into your favourite fictional world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Orion is transported into his favourite otome villainess isekai, only to discover that he’s thrown straight into the original otome game itself. Halie is transported into her favourite otome game as the heroine, onl...
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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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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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The ever sickly Rin Avalon (20) is given a second chance at life when he receives a message from an otherworldly deity. Now in a new healthier body and in a brand new world he decides to become an adventurer! First stop, the RPG Guild Academy! Now if only he can stop being distracted by the very ...
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In "Unveiling Destiny: An Isekai Adventure," Kota Yoshida, an unassuming office worker leading a content life, is unexpectedly thrust into an extraordinary journey when his boss insists he takes a two-week vacation. Little does Kota know that this seemingly ordinary vacation will transport him to...
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Nathaniel “Nate” Banjou isn’t sure what to expect when he finds himself summoned to another world by cultists of a deceased Demon King. Wait, he has to kill a supposed reborn goddess on their whim? No way! He flees, only to learn that his arrival is to a dying world, one with almost no hope of re...
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Trapped within an MMORPG, an in-game couple–Verona and Maya–discover that the world of Regnalia turns real after the release of the game's 12th expansion pack. With no means of escape, they have no choice but to unravel the mystery behind this peculiar transformation and pray that they can fi...
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Games and anime, being in one's own room. The zone of absolute comfort and protection. Fear of the outside society, people, interactions - can lead one to live life in a mannerism of escape. Escapism. While being subject to constant fantasy consumption, either by watching a perfect anime world,...
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Akira Suzuki, an average high school student, is transported into the immersive VRMMORPG game "Aetheria." Trapped in the actual world of Aetheria, he discovers his unique power as the Chosen, destined to save the realm from impending darkness. With a group of powerful allies, Akira embarks on an ...
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Shun is a 19-year-old boy with a normal life that he personally considers boring, but after a silly accident that ends his life, he is granted a new life in a world of magic with the help of a goddess. His new beginning in life is not at all what he expected and much less expected that now to liv...
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In this particular world, there existed an esteemed writer named Heles Arnholt, who raised a significant query during an interview: "What does an individual require before accomplishing anything?" This question provoked various responses, as reported by others. However, they eagerly anticipated h...
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Haruki spent all his life disillusioned with reality, escaping from the daily grind through fantasy. However, when he's finally given the chance to experience that fantasy for real, he finds that his new isekai life is not all it's chalked up to be. Nothing in life comes easy; he’ll have to work ...
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The story follows Takashi Osada, 17 years old. A student of Muzukashii High School and a social outcast amongst his fellow students, what they don't know is that Takashi has access to another world where he lives a second life and time has a different flow. Content with drifting alone between th...
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“I finally decide to go back to school, and this is what I get?!” After suffering from a severe, unknown illness for most of his childhood, eighteen-year-old Takahashi Haruki finally recovers enough to return to his high school— but as a first year. He is determined to get through high school ...
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In the new age of dating apps, hookup culture and beauty standards, have we lost the most beautiful part of romance, meeting someone you'd never expect and watching your friendship bloom into something more? Jun is a university student, 20 years old and right in that era, but longs for somethi...
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I once heard the best way to make friends was to go to the same place on the same day at the same time to meet the same people. I don’t really understand art but I thought I would like the type of people who go to a museum and I think I was right…
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The grind. The climb. The never-ending, frenzied fight, for success. And now, one night in an alleyway. Enter IRON KATSUMADA, the man with everything. The drive. The discipline. The hunger befitting a sculpture of a man with no body fat to spare. But his quest to forge the ultimate v...
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University student Dave, also known as Seiyun, believes he is incapable of giving love ever again following a painful online relationship breakup. Consumed by his own pain, he becomes an egocentric loner, spending his days immersed in gaming. One late night in a park, on the opposite side of a he...
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If the synopsis could be given in just a line, it would be, "Love story between Killers". Tamiko, a night owl and an introvert, who was enjoying his night life, walking under the beautiful starry night, suddenly noticed that his classmate, Yui, the most beautiful girl in the school who was al...
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Social media influencer Ace Clover has gotten everything he could in life; money, status, and of course, women. Yet he begs to differ. Broken down by the pressures of being online famous, all he wants is someone to love him for who he is. After dealing with harassment, he decides to move into ...
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Toyo is a highschooler. He has a girlfriend and lives the life of the average romcom MC. But this story follows his bestfriend Kazou. Kazou is just a regular boy. A regular boy who wants a girlfriend that is. Now it's his turn to get a love story.
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Naoki lives in the middle of Osaka. He is no more than an average boy living an average life, but when his feelings for his classmate Mayumi start to materialize in some way, due to the natural progression of life or maybe even through divine intervention, the two end up having a 'not so average'...
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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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The perfect woman for him - Kaiden never thought he'd ever find her, until the day he came across Astella. Her voice, her laugh, her kindness. But there's one small problem - she's a Vtuber! However, one day he hears of a rumor: Astella is a student at his school! Now, Kaiden has one objec...
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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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