
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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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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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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Human girl meets catgirl, then hold hands and kiss and stuff
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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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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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In the biodome city of Civic Sector Delta, where emotions are regulated and AI are tools of the State, a lottery win changes everything for Gaona—a weary short-order cook handed custody of Lyris, an Archon unlike any other. Lyris is elegant, observant, and speaks with a voice that stirs long-f...
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*Classic Boy meets Girl story* One day, Kanzaki Yuuma, a Japanese recluse disabled boy living his usual life finds his closet connected to the wardrobe of the villainous noble lady named Alicia de Roswell. Two lone souls meet each other by strange coincidence. Both faced the unreasonable...
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Atsushi Higashi is left as the solitary member of the school's historic Photography Club, a club he only joined after he had received a mysterious note instructing him to do so just before his first year. His afternoons at the club are filled with subdued frustration and jealousy towards his fell...
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At the end of this Victorian town, stands a tall, dark manor. Rumours galore circulate about it, but a small group of orphans, know, these are just rumours. Or, are they? A story of love between two women from different lives, and worlds, confined within the manors' tall, imposing walls.
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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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A young story writer named Auri has failed time and time again to get any of her stories picked up by a publisher. On the brink of giving up her dream to be the greatest author ever, she discovers that one of her oldest creations has come to life before her very eyes. Enter Cal the Barbarian. ...
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Years ago, virtual reality MMORPG SiltSea took the gaming world by storm. With its incredible life-like simulated feedback, players could explore a vast ocean, duel rival factions, parley with pirates, and combat the corruption threatening to destroy Bathing Bay's fragile ecosystem. Today, the ...
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In the grim bleakness of a world facing its end, society grapples with crumbling normality, accepted apocalypse. In fact, people wrestle with their last decisions — some people try to cling to a certain order of life and some people turn to a sort of anarchic way. As humanity awaits death during ...
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When a global earthquake shakes the world, the official reports point to the remote island of São Tomé as the epicenter. But a leaked video suggests something far more sinister—a shadowy crash in the Australian Outback, accompanied by an unearthly roar and seismic anomalies no scientist can expla...
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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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The world is infected with a rare virus of Martian origin, which causes those infected with it to morph into strange creatures whose sole purpose is to infect more people and kill those immune to the infection. Misa Stanley is a nurse working on the front lines when infected patients start morphi...
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