The “Anime Foundation Meets WIT Studio” Contest Has Officially Concluded!
After months of fierce competition, mind-blowing futuristic worlds, and incredible creativity, the MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2024-25 has come to a close! We've witnessed the rise of outstanding writers who brought futuristic high-tech worlds to life through the Alternative History and Harmonic Future themes.
A massive congratulations to our winners, whose stories captivated both the judges and the community! Their talent and passion shone through, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for them—perhaps even a manga adaptation from WIT Studio!
Don't lose hope yet! If you didn’t get a chance to participate, our NOVELOUS Worlds contest is still accepting submissions until early May 2025! This is another chance to craft an immersive world and compete for an opportunity to get your work noticed by Japanese publishers.
And for those always on the lookout for the next big contest—stay tuned! More exciting opportunities are just around the corner. Keep writing, keep participating, and who knows? Your story could be next!
Ren, a sharp-witted cynic, has long dismissed love and human connection as pointless distractions, content in his solitary routine. But when a chance encounter with a mysterious girl thrusts him into a utopian-like future where love no longer exists, his carefully crafted stability crumbles. All ...
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The year is 2033, eighty years after the world was plunged into a nuclear conflict that left much of the land uninhabitable and world economies and cultures teetering on the brink of collapse. Japanese company—LiveRite Corporation—has completed work on a groundbreaking project. ‘Project Memoria’ ...
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Thirteen years after leaving the Earth Union, the planet Lugus has been left on its own. It’s doing pretty good, mind you. With a combination of the human spirit, communal living and abandoned Earth Union technology, most people seem to thrive. Idealistic teenager Dorian Pepper is not one of t...
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In a futuristic society, young adults receive a Soullet bracelet at 22, designed to identify their soulmates. Nami Hayashi is excited when her bracelet pairs her with Tsukasa, her childhood friend. But when she encounters the rebellious Ide Atsushi, who has different view on the Soullet system, s...
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When the discovery of a new mineral gives birth to new machines, the Cold War heats up once again. Two sides squared off until they brought about the threat of total destruction in the form of an accidentally released bio-weapon that turned men into monsters. NATO stands poised on all fronts, but...
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The year is 3024. Ralphy is a young man who lives a relatively care-free life in the city of Space Chicago. On one fateful day, he is coerced by his obnoxious and impulsive older brother, Randy, into starting a space food truck business. This is the story of two brothers' misadventures as they tr...
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History turns on the smallest of things, and the Battle of Sekigahara was no small thing. A few traitors instead remain loyal, a few brave men instead cower, and Tokugawa Ieyasu never becomes Shogun. No isolationism, no end to ties with Portugal, and the Edo Period becomes Japan's Colonial Period...
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Thirteen years after leaving the Earth Union, the planet Lugus has been left on its own. It’s doing pretty good, mind you. With a combination of the human spirit, communal living and abandoned Earth Union technology, most people seem to thrive. Idealistic teenager Dorian Pepper is not one of t...
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Ren, a sharp-witted cynic, has long dismissed love and human connection as pointless distractions, content in his solitary routine. But when a chance encounter with a mysterious girl thrusts him into a utopian-like future where love no longer exists, his carefully crafted stability crumbles. All ...
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135 years after her death, Dr. Himeko Zaiyabōto’s Human Consciousness Integration Project - combining the minds of humanity’s brightest and most noble with AI to create supercomputers that help run every city and government - has led to an prosperous future for all, where humanity’s greatest ills...
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The year is 2033, eighty years after the world was plunged into a nuclear conflict that left much of the land uninhabitable and world economies and cultures teetering on the brink of collapse. Japanese company—LiveRite Corporation—has completed work on a groundbreaking project. ‘Project Memoria’ ...
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A group of students from a prestigious military academy are in space with their instructor for a practical exam. What should have been a routine trip goes horribly wrong, causing the death of one of the crew members. One of them is responsible, and one of them is not who they say they are. Lost a...
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In 2654, monstrous creatures emerged from the Earth, nearly wiping out humanity. Four legendary heroes fought back, saving the world—but at a great cost. Now, in 3128, the world is rebuilding, but all is not as peaceful as it seems. Oka Katsuro, descendant of the hero Taira katsuro, thought th...
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In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of endless deserts and dunes, mercenary Dune Vega, nicknamed "Crash," makes a living scavenging ancient ruins and taking on dangerous jobs. Armed with a P-90 SMG, a steel beam, and her skin-tight relic power suit, Dune’s carefree, sarcastic approach to life leads h...
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In 2035, the world has advanced at a rapid pace. Technology has developed, making the impossible now easily found on the streets. But things didn't last long, the beautiful utopia-like world is now on the brink of war. Humans have discovered a new resource, the Red Ember, which can provide more p...
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In the year 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and splintered into dozens of countries and territories. But instead of embracing the capitalistic victors of the West, those that remained instead began to devour the corpse of the Union in order to claim the seat of power. In the struggle the glory o...
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In an alt-history Rome, where the Republic avoided disaster and instead developed vast hydro-electrical power, the great Republic appears to be thriving. Aulus Calpurnius arrives in Rome to study at the prestigious College, where the true nature of the Capital will soon be revealed to him.
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Even if the fantasies of the old world had gone, but for Märchen, she was still waiting for that day to come. Someday, somehow, somewhere. …And so did her father.
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Its the year 20XX, and kevin yu is now on deaths door due to old age, being a 104yr old and all. Hes ready and all, to meet his maker. Then his maker actually made a deal with him, for a 2nd chance in life! He then wakes up in the hospital, to find hes now leonardo rah rivera, and its now the yea...
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The group ventured to the research center on a tip-off, eager to uncover valuable information. What they expected to find, however, was nothing like what awaited them. The center, once a place of scientific innovation, now harbored secrets far darker and more dangerous than they could have imagin...
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In the year of 5,000, a robot has caught the human disease and instead of going to the scrapyard, it chose to be pretend to be a human to experience what life truly is about. A story that starts ordinary but takes unexpected twist. Short story.
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In 2184, love is manufactured, families are artificial, and natural connections are distant memories. Virtual intimacy replaces the physical, and traditional relationships are relics of an ancient past. Toshi, an inquisitive student, and Aiko, a young woman nursing heartbreak, feel out of sync wi...
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In the near future, Theo leads the world’s most ambitious project—ChronoNet, a temporal network designed to send messages into the past and rewrite history. The goal: prevent wars, erase disasters, and create a flawless future for humanity. But the first transmission goes wrong. Instead of fixing...
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