
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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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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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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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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Human girl meets catgirl, then hold hands and kiss and stuff
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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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“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 a floating city ruled by God, devotion is law, and identity is earned. Angelique, a devout Sister, has spent her life striving for the role of Golden Sister. But instead, she is forcibly promoted as a Silver Sister, bound to Isaiah, a reckless Seraphim warrior with the highest kill—and death—c...
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For Ryujin Haruka, it finally happened—Hollywood. He moved from Tokyo to Los Angeles to direct the 8th installment of Space Cowboy Robot Love: A parody space western about a lone cowboy who falls in love with a robot from another planet. Two things he didn't realize: The entire production team...
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Dorothy is a Brit university student, sarcastic, and a touch cynical. Hisui is Japanese, an idol who shapes her lovely charm every day. Dorothy must teach her to win over a Western audience—but Hisui seems to manage just fine. Flirting, seduction, love… or something else? A light-hearted exp...
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The Sirius and The Orion family have been in a generational war for centuries for the world dominance to monopolize the ten supernatural powers in existence. Their heirs Taiki and Hina infiltrated the Ymervin academy where lies the secret for dominance. Their identity unexposed, aided by like min...
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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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In the kingdom of oppressive rule, Brawler, a would-be Conqueror, builds a utopia threatened by divine forces and relentless medieval mafias.
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The Death goddess always knows when someone's life will end, and knew that her own end would come eventually, together with the other gods, but she never thought it would come so soon. The beating heart of the world has started to slow and everyone has a year at best, whether they are a god or a...
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Joni and the entire world heard the same devastating news at the same time: “Beginning now, the world will end in 365 days, coming to a close within this exact hour. Explosions will not wreck the land, and blood need not be recklessly spilled in hopes of putting a stop to the inevitable. The ...
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Your hours are numbered and how you chose to use those hours are up to you. You can trade your hours away, gamble them or even steal them from others. In the end though, only the most cutthroat will make it another hour.
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In a world where the balance between demons and angels kept peace, disaster struck when the angels were nearly destroyed, and the goddess protecting humanity fell, leaving a magical barrier that can hold for just one more year. As the apocalypse looms, three unlikely heroes—Raizen, a half-demo...
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