
The “NOVELOUS Worlds” Contest Has Officially Concluded!
MyAnimeList and Honeyfeed are teaming up with Shogakukan, the legendary publisher behind hits like Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and The Apothecary Diaries, to celebrate the launch of their latest light novel platform:NOVELOUS.
To mark this special occasion, the NOVELOUS Worlds contest calls on all aspiring writers to craft unforgettable narratives. The top 10 finalists will earn a spot on the NOVELOUS app, bringing their stories to a global audience! This year’s contest is all about bold, gripping concepts that hook readers instantly. And what stories are more powerful than love and the end of the world?
Think you have what it takes? The submission window for this contest is from February 10, 2025, to May 7, 2025.
When all over Earth, chunks of reality start disappearing from existence in mysterious events known as extirpations, Dr. Ken Soma finds himself at a crossroads: should he divulge the fate of the world, or keep it to himself? His ex-wife, Dr. Irina Alexandrova, Russian expat, decides for him wh...
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Ryūka Tatsuhara always dreamt of leaving her boring hometown and starting a new life in Tokyo. But then strange doors called Daimen appeared, bringing kaijus onto Earth. One of them, a massive kaiju known as the Daikaiju, arrived in Ryūka’s town looking for a host to carry his child. When he c...
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Yani is a Godsinger, a special class of people who can link themselves to the AI gods that watch over her world and hear them when they speak. She loves her god, Imon, more than life. When her status as a Godsinger is threatened by a surprise arranged marriage, Yani must choose how far she's will...
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Ryuuto Iwasaki is moving to Tokyo to attend his dream university – part of his vision of a tranquil college life. Suddenly, his plan is turned on its head from a former student’s burnt ramen and a simple question: “Iwasaki-kun, how’s your English?” With that, he is placed in the international ...
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Yani is a Godsinger, a special class of people who can link themselves to the AI gods that watch over her world and hear them when they speak. She loves her god, Imon, more than life. When her status as a Godsinger is threatened by a surprise arranged marriage, Yani must choose how far she's will...
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Human girl meets catgirl, then hold hands and kiss and stuff
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One day, Nicholas wakes up to a girl sleeping by his side. This mystery girl, Elerina, mysteriously appears beside him. She comes from a world that is currently at war. After becoming her husband, he commits to supporting her in any way he can.
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“I shall live to see an Age of Magic renewed.” This is the promise of Lavenza, an apostate who wanders the land in search of ancient mana. “I shall live to see my father’s armor reforged.” This is the promise of Deme, a child who delves in dungeons in search of Rafta, the withering flowe...
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A pandemic of a mysterious disease, completely harmless to humans but deadly to plants, begins rapidly destroying all flora in nature, causing a significant drop in the oxygen levels of Earth's atmosphere. According to scientists' calculations, if the current rate of oxygen depletion continues, h...
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Ryūka Tatsuhara always dreamt of leaving her boring hometown and starting a new life in Tokyo. But then strange doors called Daimen appeared, bringing kaijus onto Earth. One of them, a massive kaiju known as the Daikaiju, arrived in Ryūka’s town looking for a host to carry his child. When he c...
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When all over Earth, chunks of reality start disappearing from existence in mysterious events known as extirpations, Dr. Ken Soma finds himself at a crossroads: should he divulge the fate of the world, or keep it to himself? His ex-wife, Dr. Irina Alexandrova, Russian expat, decides for him wh...
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The morning my mom woke up from her coma, she grabbed my hand, stared me dead in the eyes, and said, "This world is an otome game, and if you don’t make the heroine fall in love with you, you’re doomed." I thought she’d finally lost it. What even was a heroine? And an otome? Could I eat tho...
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Yani is a Godsinger, a special class of people who can link themselves to the AI gods that watch over her world and hear them when they speak. She loves her god, Imon, more than life. When her status as a Godsinger is threatened by a surprise arranged marriage, Yani must choose how far she's will...
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it's a one short story special
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Sixteen year old Ichiro Kimura left his dying hometown for a better future in Tokyo, however, gangers and a runaway robo-taxi put his new school year on pause. He becomes entangled with Saryuu Yamauchi, an eccentric cyborg classmate in need of a so-called "escort technician." Their after school a...
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What if you were summoned to a fantasy world… only to die slowly in it? A nameless tourist from another world—no chosen one, no prophecy—finds himself summoned to a decaying kingdom by accident. No powers, no blessings. Just a curse: one that’s eating him alive from the inside. Betrayed by ...
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Solstya was a relatively peaceful kingdom, until a Lich threatened to cast the world into eternal darkness. Now with the end of the world looming overhead, civilization crumbles and devolves into chaos. While others panic and prepare for the worst, one small group sets out to try and change their...
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“I shall live to see an Age of Magic renewed.” This is the promise of Lavenza, an apostate who wanders the land in search of ancient mana. “I shall live to see my father’s armor reforged.” This is the promise of Deme, a child who delves in dungeons in search of Rafta, the withering flowe...
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Thus begins the account inscribed within the Codex Aeternum—the forbidden tome forged from the breath of the Creator, bound by the sinews of time, and inked with the tears of fallen stars. Within its pages lies the unbroken thread of existence: the symphony of creation, the lament of corruption, ...
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Mruna, a closed-off introvert, only passing time in her room without ever really going out in the world and standing up to the expectations of her peers is caught in a situation. The situation of the world ending. What would a person who has long given up on socializing and ever accomplishing any...
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The Demon King proclaimed that in one year, his armies will annihilate humanity. The Hero, Alan, had vanished in the Demon King's lands, leaving humanity no defense from their approaching demise. The Hero Alan, meanwhile, has given up on saving the world. He has decided to run away to the furt...
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