
"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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Mina is a Seraphim who has recently earned a scholarship to attend the prestigious Caltriss Academy of Arts to study the complex and challenging art of Skydance. Coming from a small village far outside the capital, she arrives knowing no one. And in the middle of the school year, no less! Surr...
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33-year-old Jacob Young, an American survivalist living in Japan, finds himself unable to find gainful employment due to not graduating high school back in the USA. When he tries and fails to fake his credentials, he faces an ultimatum--enroll in high school like a man, or face the consequences o...
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Saki is a lonely and gloomy girl who is recovering from a horrid incident that happened to her in junior high school. During her second year of high school, she decided to get involved with some of the most popular boys in school by texting them. By doing so, she manages to make friends again and...
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For a student, their time in high school moulds them into the people they will become in the future. But it’s not easy. At a volatile age, love, heartbreak, the feeling of inferiority, chasing dreams and the looming terrors of finals that can lead you to a cutthroat society expecting perfecti...
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Despite achieving great wealth and fame, Akane Yuki lived a lonely, miserable life. Taking pity upon the young woman, God decided to give Akane another chance to redo her life from scratch, but it was no use - her second life was filled with sorrow. Desperate, Akane begged God for one more...
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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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Third-year high school student Yuki Ishida is just like anyone else in her year, except for one thing—she's a transgender girl still in the closet. Deeply unsatisfied with her colorless life, she desires to change it but lacks the courage to do so. However, this all changes when her secret is fou...
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“Let go! Let go of me!! Can’t you hear me?! Stupid! What kind of Joke is this! I’m not getting married or Whatever!!!” Kazu was being forcefully carried by 2 AA DA members, “How can the life of someone like me end this way?!!! I don’t want to get married!! My Waifu!!”
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Noel was just a dorky, snarky teenager until he found his entire family had become succubae—literal she-demons—which, obviously, is quite stressful for a young man. But it’s not just him. Everyone on Earth wakes up to discover they’ve become bizarre and legendary creatures, like some kind of d...
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Alex is one step closer to living out her dreams of being in the glittery, glamorous world of fashion, having finally moved to the big city on top of getting a job at her favorite fashion magazine. No longer will she be known as just another farmer's son from some poor, unknown town! This is her ...
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Scarlet Johnson, also known as the [Crimson Beast] in the underworld, lives by doing odd jobs like saving murderers, kidnapping children and bringing down rival companies. Her enemies fear her, her employers distrust her, her friends avoid her to not get tied up in her life. But there is one pe...
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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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Aito's summer vacation didn't start very well. he almost drowned. After almost drowning He started seeing a girl every time he was near the water. the girl was cold, she didn't even have a name
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As low-birth rates loomed, Japan launched a program that granted government-issued girlfriends to prospective applicants. If approved, you’d have the honor of maintaining a glorified mooch! Among mooches and freeloaders, Keiko Asagiri stands above the rest. She's snarky, sassy, and her new boy...
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I love my best friend. However she's plagued by a troubled love life. The observation records of a girl in love with her best friend.
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A city of thousands, a city of halves, a city of meaningless choices. City 48. In this closed city that is split in half along the lines of sex, adolescents are matched together through an algorithm and are mandated to spend time with their partners every weekend. The only way anyone is allowe...
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Sumeragi Yukino is a cool and smart girl who is loved by an ordinary student named Kaidou Itsuki. However, he was too scared to confess his feelings. He thought that cool and beautiful girl couldn't be dated by ordinary people. Knowing what Kaidou was thinking, his close friend, Kagami Takashi...
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This is a story about a guy who goes to Tokyo from his home town Yamagato to study in one of the art universities in Tokyo to purse his ambition figure sculpting and on his journey he falls in love with a girl of another university and how he manages to impress her and develop their relationship....
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I woke up, I walked, I drank, I walked, I slept, I drank, I died - repeat - loading text input \\ To understand what it means to be mortal, one must first learn how to be immortal. Thus he travels great distances, sees lands never seen before, only to realise that immortality is only the...
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How would an android, made for war but given free will, decide to act in a human world that looks at machines with disdain? Would the people accept the android? Be resented? Would it retaliate? Would it be possible for this manmade creation to live as an equal amongst humanity? Would it walk a...
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Driven by coincidence, a cyborg and a young woman teams up to take down a autocratic regime in a cyberpunk world. However, nothing is as it seems as secrets lurk behind every corner of this flashy, neon colored world.
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In a world where cyborgs are both an asset and nuisance, Pyro is the most sought-after freelancer in the business. Not only is she a rare blue-type with incredible acrobatic abilities and superhuman strength, but she's not afraid to get her hands dirty. Unfortunately, most cyborg jobs are illegal...
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Ren lives in a dystopian future, the lack of resources is a reality, in an attempt to save themselves the world elite create "the plague" a silent virus that kills without a trace and thus gradually end the overpopulation that leads to scarcity. Within one of the most chaotic suburbs of the world...
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Good day valued stranger! Come visit Prestige City! The glorious megastructure built by the noble sacrifice of the Grandeur Six vs the Dastardly 7! Resting on the apocalyptic-but-now-junk mobile fortress built by the villain group’s leader Dr. Nefarius himself, Prestige city represents the beau i...
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The first thing she learnt was her name, Alanka Jangkarbumi. She was a famous student and cadet nicknamed The Maidengard, The Perfect Femme Fatale. However, she did not even remember a single thing about her... about herself. To truly learn about Alanka and what actually happened to her, sh...
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