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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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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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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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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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! Lost and confused, Jun finds himself at the doorstep of a self-proclaimed Love Sorceress. The mysterious Madam Claire ...
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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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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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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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Walden is a below average mage who can only use magic under a moonlit sky. One night while training, a beautiful space princess named Luna appears, giving him fantastic powers and raising his level all the way to 99! Professing her sudden love to him, she claims they only have one week to get ...
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Shin Akai Tsuki is the legendary SSS-rank "Dragon Knight" that is awakened for the sole purpose of hunting down the greatest calamity ever known to mankind, the rising Dragon menace. When a Dragon appears, immediately an emergency quest known as a "Dragon Hunt" begins, and Shin is the one who...
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An unusual system for an unusual man. Megumi loves his repetitive boring life as a fisherman near the shores of the sea with his mother. His life takes an unexpected turn when he begins drowning in the sea. By the time he wakes up, he is in another reality, with a system; A Fisherman System, fr...
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Kaito, an otaku high schooler spends most of his time reading manga and playing video games got hit by a meteor in his sleep. Shinigami’s will decide which of the 3 zone they want their guy to reincarnate at age 16 the town’s guild will provide them weapon to choose from to help them travel to th...
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Grown up without love, raised without care, and left without guidance. Lena wanders the world in the husk of a self she is.
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In Ethrialia, Liora reincarnates as healer Elara, merging medical prowess with magic. Her sincere kindness resonates deeply, endearing her to all. With companions—an elven rogue, dwarven blacksmith, and sage—she faces daunting challenges, forging unbreakable bonds that strengthen their unity. ...
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Fumihito Hanada has always been a workaholic focused on the idea that he can save everyone if he becomes a doctor. Because of this, he's under the assumption that he can prevent death if it's by his hand when he's never once understood the true meaning between life and death. A college student wh...
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The war between humans and demons is at its climax. After long years of turmoil, the humans have finally pushed back the Demon Lord to the Demons' capital city and is in the process of besieging it. However, the city walls are impregnable. With the human leadership impatient, they have sent t...
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Rei loved stories about fantasy worlds, but he never thought he'd experience them until a lab experiment sends him into one! But it's not that simple--he's taken over an alchemist's body, but he has zero knowledge of alchemy. Now, he must deal with an impatient king, a devoted pupil, and a lovely...
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VTubers are wonderful! That's what I think when spending my free time catching some streams and sending superchats. But I'm no idiot, they are just characters after all and I've no interest in the girls who play them behind the scenes. But despite being content with just enjoying what's on sc...
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A boy, who doesn't remember anything, having an existential crisis, and a girl struggling to become a full time youtuber meet through a strange encounter. And what results after this is something that changes their life for the better and for the worse. This is MALxHoneyfeed 2023 submission ^^
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"Live quietly, Arata. Live an unremarkable life where no one notices you and die that way." Those were the words Arata Aragaki's mother left for him before passing, and to his credit, he's done as told for the last ten years. Petrified by the idea of someone uncovering his secrets, Arata hides...
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Yukki Ryoma has graduate from collage a year ago, and he's working in a coffee shop, he doesn’t know what kinda job take, and he lives a peaceful life, that’s until she meets Akari Himeno, a lady a little older than him, a girl that gives off a mysterious aura making Yukki intrigued the first tim...
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Being thrown around by the freezing river current after trying to save a kitten from drowning, Alto is certain that he wouldn’t make it past his middle school as he’s slowly engulfed by the cold water. But, defying all the odds, a girl the same age as him jumped into the canal and barely saved hi...
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Delinquent Natsuki doesn't have a good reputation in the school because he is always involved in fights and troublemaker in the school while Mitsuri is at the top of their class they talk to each other at times but not much since Mitsuri hates Natsuki for being a troublemaker. They all have each ...
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A story of two introverts. One who prefers to be alone. And one who was forced into being alone. They would rather stay alone and live their own worlds, but there was one thing that drawed them to one another. A Love In Silence.
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Kara was a Junior in Highschool when her older brother Blake used her diary as a means for his Senior Year Prank. The fact that she was absolutely in love with her brother's best friend was now common knowledge all over school. Over the summer she works at a cafe where her very new love life seem...
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High schooler and fishing enthusiast Ryotarou finds himself all the more drained with every step he takes outside his comfort zone. But change is coming. The closer he gets to his classmate Katsumata Erika, the more aware he becomes of his feelings for her. But being a boy afraid of losing...
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I wish I would have told her sooner. Maybe then, this wouldn't have happened. But it was too late now. All of the fighting and arguing; they were just excuses. There really wasn't any reason why we should hate each other. I didn't care that we were two very different people. It didn't matter abou...
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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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