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.
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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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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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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For six years, Valeria Evernight has survived in a world left empty by the Vanishing, 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...
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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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“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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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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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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In order to save her sister, Alice committed a heinous act. She formed an oath between two others, pairing her sibling's life with that of the Fiend Prince. With repercussions for her actions knocking on her door, Alice flees from her royal heritage. Hunted by the kingdom of Aetheris and the e...
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Within the grand walls of an imperial palace veiled in secrets and silence, the life of a spirited young maid takes an unexpected turn when fate places her in the path of the palace’s most enigmatic advisor—a man known for his crimson eyes and merciless reputation. As their worlds slowly inter...
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Like everyone else, all I wanted was a peaceful life. And like all these trendy novels and anime go, I ended up becoming overpowered in another world! Well, it’s subtly more complicated than that. But I did get reincarnated after my passing on Earth. And the fantasy world I found myself i...
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In the peaceful village of Thistlewick, witch and tea shop owner Emery Mickleright thought she had left the past behind. But when a hidden grimoire tumbles into her hands—marked with forgotten languages and family secrets—she unlocks a story stretching back generations. Through its pages, Emer...
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In a land where ancient family promises outlive common sense, two wildly different houses—one ruled by order and horoscopes, the other by swords and chaos—are about to find their worlds unexpectedly tangled. She’s meticulous, he’s, well carefree?, and fate seems to think that’s romantic. Love...
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In a far-off future, when Earth's resources have run out, humanity looks to the stars for survival. Matt Rogers, a 19-year-old astronaut, is the only survivor of a tragic spacecraft crash that terminates a mining mission to the alien world of Elora-49. Matt is taken prisoner by a native warrior...
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Victor Aurelius, a haunted billionaire, plans the ultimate risk: tying his own failing heart to the entire nuclear weapons of the world. With only a year to live, he gives a horrifying ultimatum: 365 days to disarm the world, or Armageddon will break out. Reluctantly, Alex Reed, a burned-out e...
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After the Great Collapse, all of the worlds governments and societies were no more. What little life remains on Earth are wastelands of pollution and destruction, all but one place, one island in the north, Greenland. Follow Marcelina and Natalia in their journey to this promised land, they don't...
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Luke, a 20-year-old NEET shut-in, leeches off his parents while condemning everything about the world—so much so that he wishes for its end. One day, while immersed in an online game, the admin suddenly announces the server shutdown with a ridiculous message. Before he can make sense of it, hi...
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-----If you receive this at the cost of your fate, what would you do?----- -----If you received it before the Day Zero, what preparations would you do?----- -----Either dismiss or disembark----- ---- So, if you do want to live after Day 0, go to my funeral------ ~ Coby. ........ ~ Casper.
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