
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.
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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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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For six years, Valeria Evernight has survived alone, tirelessly preparing a ritual to find her lost mother. But when she finally completes it, the spell doesn’t bring her mother back; it summons Caelum, a boy from another world who is just as lost as she is. Worse still, he doesn’t even speak her...
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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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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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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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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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“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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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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In a world ruled by false gods, two souls must rise beyond death to shatter divinity itself. When Raphaeldor and Leonatus awaken in the mystical world of Elyndra, they are not ordinary men—they are reincarnated souls, chosen by a forgotten prophecy to challenge the divine order. In this realm ...
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How can love blossom between two people from different worlds when they don’t even speak the same language? Leo’s only escape from his shitty life is spending his time in an online game with a friend. So when he gets summoned to another world by said friend–who, turns out, is an extremely cute e...
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When human student Cameron Callihan is invited by his elf girlfriend Miyu Nocturne to come visit her home in the countryside village of Lazumere for the summer, he soon discovers that the various divides between them—personal, cultural—may be deeper than he had ever imagined. Additionally, as ...
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Its all about a boy being bullied until he got amnesia. The bullying slowly died down.
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In a world divided by races, it was humanity that stood at the top blessed with unmatched power. But power breeds fear, and fear breeds hatred. A mysterious group known only as “Unknown??” began a ruthless campaign known as The Anilation, wiping out entire human kingdoms to the ground. At the he...
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Annie and Tommie are just trying to survive middle school, each other, and the quiet tension of being adopted into a family that holds more secrets than answers. But as the world around them begins to shift—news blackouts, missing people, strange visions—what once felt like a normal life begins t...
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In one (1) ONE year, the world will be consumed by ONE (1) GREAT BIG WAVE! The world churns in turmoil, and society's safety nets dry and crumble as the seas prepare to consume all. In the midst of this chaos, Robot Rita dares to look up and challenge the GREAT! BIG WAAAAAAAVEEE! RAHHHHHHHH...
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Tick tock, the doll walks Watching the worlds go round Unable to stop the destruction wrought As the clock winds down A year remains before light reigns Silencing the people around Wandering for the rest, repeating at the next Until the clock winds down
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In a forgotten world, Kaëron, an ancient being of magic and matter, faced his end. No one in his realm was worthy to inherit his power. So he turned to ours. From Earth, he seized 100,000 young humans, teleporting them into a world he forged—for one purpose: a war of absolute survival.
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