"I Was Browsing MAL As Usual Then I Realized My Web Novel Could Become Manga" or "MAL x HF Writing Contest" for short is a MyAnimeList and Honeyfeed collaboration that started in 2021 with the intention of shedding light on all the anime enthusiasts that, with their talent and passion, have created fantastic worlds of their own and delivered them to the world through web novels. Now in 2022, this contest returns with more opportunities for writers around the globe, as the winners will once again get a chance to be adapted into light novel or manga to be published in Japan by Kodansha.
Anime, manga, and light novels from Japan have inspired the world for decades. Now, it's time to show Japan what you can do.
Second chances aren't given, they're earned - or so do six high school students soon realize, after dying in a tragic accident and finding themselves in front of the selfish and fabulous Cupid! He offers them all the opportunity to come back to life with a catch: they can only stay that way if th...
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The country of New England is in the midst of a corporation-controlled cultural movement and on the cusp of a violent revolution. Automation has reached an all-time peak, the gap between the poorest and the richest grows ever larger, and for some reason, the search engines don’t seem to know what...
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What’s life like for a generic side character in your typical fantasy shounen manga? Shun is just a normal high school student—average grades, average aspirations, average circumstances. Things are perfectly ordinary…until he stumbles upon a classmate fighting monsters he can’t see. He’s not s...
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What’s life like for a generic side character in your typical fantasy shounen manga? Shun is just a normal high school student—average grades, average aspirations, average circumstances. Things are perfectly ordinary…until he stumbles upon a classmate fighting monsters he can’t see. He’s not s...
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240 students. Only 40 will graduate. In life, success isn't determined solely by one's academic performance. There exist athletic and creative pursuits, of course, but don't forget how capable one is at manipulating, lying, cheating, and backstabbing others — those talents are important too. T...
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Jin Yurinhalt was a hero. She led the charge, fought the homunculi, slayed their queen. Jin Yurinhalt won the war. So why does she have trouble sleeping at night? She’s tried therapy. She’s tried pills. Hell, she’s even tried neural implants, but nothing stopped the gnawing darkness that h...
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Meet Kakuji Ran, a 17-year-old high schooler and a hard-boiled gacha addict. Kakuji's devotion towards his favorite character, Neri Tendou from the idol rhythm game Kira-Kira Party, is world-class: despite being a fully functional B-level student and working part-time at a local convenience store...
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Natsuki has big plans for her freshman year at Miyazawa High - finding herself and seizing the day! Quickly overwhelmed by trying to figure out how to do all that, Natsuki stumbles upon a club that reminds her of a long-lost passion of hers - the Web Novel Club. It's exactly as it sounds. Join...
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The country of New England is in the midst of a corporation-controlled cultural movement and on the cusp of a violent revolution. Automation has reached an all-time peak, the gap between the poorest and the richest grows ever larger, and for some reason, the search engines don’t seem to know what...
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An army of androids led by the enigmatic Rat King besieges cities around the globe every ninety days. In response, the Venator licence was created, granting near limitless freedom and funds to combat the threat. Living in his parents’ shadow, Yagi Akinori needs to avenge his brother. Raise...
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Kiro Lane floated along the social current of the esteemed V.I.A.S. High like a piece of driftwood. But it's to be expected. After all, he was the only human living in this world of monsters. That was, until one fateful day when that entire world fell into question. The line between falling in...
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Second chances aren't given, they're earned - or so do six high school students soon realize, after dying in a tragic accident and finding themselves in front of the selfish and fabulous Cupid! He offers them all the opportunity to come back to life with a catch: they can only stay that way if th...
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Princess Chiffon loves many things: early morning tea and sweet cakes to lift her spirits… and the scent of blood paired with the crunch of bones. If the latter isn’t enough to warp her elegant façade, her new knight, Caramello, takes every opportunity to bring out the worst in her. Charming and ...
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"Dogs don't get to choose." Lucky is a dog that finds themselves mixed in with the exotic animal trade with no memory of their past. With the help of other Pets, Lucky discovers the truth behind their existence and attempts to dismantle the system that perpetuates it: the GACHA System.
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Seth Gilles, a 27-year old public school teacher, has a secret: he can travel back in time, and influence the subsequent events. However, it comes with a price. For each of his attempts to change the timeline, he ends up suffering for it. Because of that condition, Seth vows never to use it u...
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Meet four young students at Yamamoto Academy, a prestigious school that has educated generations of service members for the country's most established families. However, their golden future is being threatened by a new technological innovation. Will our heroines be able to solve the mystery and s...
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SHION KYOUGA , a first-year high school boy who follows a simple concept of "TO NOT HURT ANYONE'S FEELING " , has end up making himself not to talk anyone which further leads to social anxiety in him. As our boy's life was going on. One day he wakes up and found himself laughing loudly in fr...
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I'm in my last year of high school, and I still don't know what life is. I don't have any friends, because I don't need any, I have myself. I have my own little world, in which I live my own little life. Yet when I look at others, I don't even feel alive. At night, I often dream of a yellow cat. ...
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Katsuo is routine oriented and in his second year of high school, when something weird happens. He wakes up, and going through his usual day, he starts noticing some small differences, and others that are not so small. Is it a prank? T.V. show? ...Isekai??
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Following a devastating civil war between its noble houses and a large portion of its civilian population, the country of Osvir that has stood proud over 1000 years has been sundered in two, with the nobles claiming the fertile yet landlocked lands of Roduchy to the west while the rebellion rests...
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Rose had lived her life normally as long as she could remember. But one day at her old school while being bullied, she learns that she is "gifted". After causing her classmates to suffer psychological damage, with her new found abilities. She is forcibly transferred, to the Arnmonton school of th...
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Ryuji Fujimiya is the heir of the Fujimiya Family. He always does what his father asks of him. He’s what you can call a good son. Furthermore, he’s engaged to Sasaki Sono, due to the social status of their two families. Josiane Sakamoto, an ordinary girl, will burn everything to ashes. Stay tuned...
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They said it would never happen. They said people were just talking crazy. But they lied. It was all true, rising radiation levels in the atmosphere destroyed all life on the Earth's surface in a matter of weeks. But not all hope was lost. With the help of the artificial intelligence Ai, ...
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A story where the hero defeated the demon lord, saved the world, and fulfilled his purpose. On the other hand, on earth, university student Katou Yuuto, lived peacefully and leisurely throughout his life... well that is until he got himself killed after saving a girl. Two different people from...
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The world of business is a cruel battlefield in which manipulation reigns supreme. So what happens when the business world's two most "elite" con-artists get to meet one another? Will it end up in a clash of wits and techniques or will this be the perfect match in crime? Or both?
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Twenty-five year old Dia Lynn has always had a knack for running into trouble! But when she carelessly signs up for a program to preserve monster kind from extinction through forming intimate bonds with them- she finds her world turned upside down when she meets her assigned partner to be in the ...
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Awkward and prone to overthinking, Rin has always struggled socially. It doesn't help that her white hair tends to draw attention. That said, one night on the train she sees a sight even more unusual than herself. A girl with horns. Her name is Evi. At least, that's the only name she's willing...
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Meet Kakuji Ran, a 17-year-old high schooler and a hard-boiled gacha addict. Kakuji's devotion towards his favorite character, Neri Tendou from the idol rhythm game Kira-Kira Party, is world-class: despite being a fully functional B-level student and working part-time at a local convenience store...
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Lawrence was facing a two-front war. His apparent case of asthma was only getting worse, and the entrance exam of his so longed dream school was closing in. With only a single year of high school remaining, Lawrence decided focusing all of his attention into studying was the best course of action...
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People speak of legends of a walled city further north, beyond the blanket of snow and land of ice. They say the sky is blue and not the dull grey everyone knows of. Legends speak of a big ball of light in that blue sky, and the night sky is painted black with glitters as far as the eyes can see....
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Humans are fighting over Orbs that can grant them powers. To bad this little orb hunt has turned into a bunch of crazy moments. Hope they can find the holy orbs
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R13 is an investigator for the Bureau of The Human Development in 28th centuries Tokyo. His job is to protect the society from all kinds of Regresivists who want to revert humanity back to 21 st century. Together with his diligent cat-ears assistant Mizuki. He will try to protect the prosperit...
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In a future society, medical science is tested on clones of a man born without a consciousness possessed by AI. Created and disposed of without a second thought, what happens when an artificial creature is left to become human? Who will it become and how will it handle the challenges posed by the...
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In the future of 2088 Japan entered another era of regional rivalry, this time between the 5 prideful regions of Chugoku, Kansai, Chūbu, Hokuriku, and Kanto. Each region is ruled by a single mysterious, yet incredibly powerful person, a Daimyo. Each Diamyo also has an heir to aid them, but al...
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Ken Kaede wakes up in a library alongside a mysterious AI companion. But there's a ton of problems. He barely remembers his past and is in a sentient android's body, that just happens to be a highly wanted BreachWalker. Under his newly gained companion's guidance, he goes out into a world of tech...
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Liberty and Lawrence did not realize how poor they were until their mom sold all her organs, leaving them with her brain in a transportation jar and a plan. Will this be enough to become worthy members of society and once again build a happy family? Anna is well known among anonymity-favoring ...
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Kian Kona preferred to ignore and to be ignored, willing to do no one any favors. After suffering a nightmare-inducing tragedy when he was young, Kian forsook the role of 'the helper.' Even living in a teetering world of glass, sharing visions of scarcity, prejudice, and death with millions of do...
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To win means to attain endless wealth, boundless honour, unsurpassable status, and a chance to enter the promised land of Eden. To lose means to remain trapped inside a murky, poisonous hellscape. Victory or Defeat. Heaven or Hell. The Ascenders Cup will decide your place. --------- A...
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