
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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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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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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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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Human girl meets catgirl, then hold hands and kiss and stuff
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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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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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Two worlds converge in the hallowed halls of Bangkok International School: Kiet, the gifted but impoverished violinist bearing the burden of his family's dreams, and Lalin, the seemingly flawless ballerina plagued by stage fear. They find comfort and strength in the common language of dance and m...
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Mari is a lonely young Unicorn who can only be seen by children. Or so she thought, until the day that she made the acquaintance of a stray Mercenary. With adults and men supposedly too wicked to see her kind, Mari instantly falls in love with the one pure enough to see her true form and decides ...
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She got on the first plane that would take her as far away from her toxic ex as possible. He got lost in the routine of everyday life and forgot to enjoy it. Two foreign cultures met in her escape and his helplessness, and their differences can help them regain trust and smiles.
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In the year 432nd of Pluvial Sands, Frank Sied was brought and ventures to a world alien of the common knowledge of his time. With nothing much of a choice, survived and withstood the grueling wet sands of Namibic Oeseret—unconsciously bringing fame and glory to his endeavors, not even him himsel...
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How can you repay someone who died for you? An introverted man is dragged from his house to face the end of the world. Staying alive not through his merit, but through the actions of those around him. He must come to terms with himself and learn to live like the very people he had spent his life ...
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One year. That’s all humanity has left. An unstoppable catastrophe looms over the world, its cause unknown and its end certain. Governments collapse, chaos spreads, and hope flickers like a dying flame. In the midst of it all, six individuals navigate the final days of existence, each grapplin...
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[The End is Now] "The gods are careless and cruel; I learned that young. Then the Harvest Scythe was stolen, and I learned they were stupid too. Without it in its divine place, the world would starve in one year's time, and apparently, she needed a gaggle of random assholes at a bar to go get ...
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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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