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.
Ronan Knight rules Northern Ireland's Underworld with an iron fist, known for his good looks and intense charm he has everyone falling at his feet for both the right and wrong reasons, but things change when Eloise Wickam enters his life, and Ronan throws caution to the wind as he starts to pursu...
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Human girl meets catgirl, then hold hands and kiss and stuff
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When the mysterious Count Ivar, a creature of the night, proposes to Rosamund, a peasant girl, she is ripped from her ordinary existence and thrust into a nightmare. She discovers that she is not just a prisoner but also a crucial component in Ivar's centuries-old mission—not to subjugate, but to...
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With no memories of her past and danger lurking at every turn, Kill—named for her disposability—has known only survival. After barely escaping an accident that nearly took her life, she is taken in by a group, finding refuge in a dark, cold basement that soon becomes her new home. Though their wo...
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I'm five minutes late, will I see her today? This is my (short, short, short) story of up and downs (literally) with Lift-Chan. Based on real events (probably).
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Barry, 23, is a young Scots-Englishman unfortunate enough to be stuck living wiþ his walking neckpain of a mum. þat is, until his life on Earþ is unceremoniously ended when he's struck by lightning, presumably killing him instantly. Instead of þe afterlife, however, he awakens in a world very si...
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Humans, the species with the highest intellectual capacity yet ever so ignorant of reality's ways. Time and time again, humans defied the laws of the absolute truth while being ever so unaware of the chaos that was yet to ensue. But then one day as the night fell, the moon shone brighter than eve...
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One way or another, nature always wins. After having lost dominion over the Earth due to self-inflicted climate change, the remnants of humanity descended into massive underground complexes called arcologies to avoid the wrath of nature. The idea was to wait out the clock until the Earth was n...
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The world will be destroyed in a year; it is inevitable. Yet a lone duo, consisting of a female war robot turned rogue and her only friend who refuses to accept the fate everyone is doomed to suffer, will try to prevent the destruction of what remains. With the power to rewind time, they will mak...
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Shiroyama, a solitary and sarcastic high school student, walks through the halls of his school with a clear intention: to get through his days unnoticed and detached. He doesn’t want friends, doesn’t need relationships, and certainly isn’t interested in the typical high school drama. All he wants...
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The world is a shadow of what it once was. Earth, fractured and dying, is now ruled by alien overlords who present themselves as saviors while humanity clings to the illusion of survival. With most of the planet reduced to wastelands and the remnants of civilization scattered across three major r...
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