
"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.
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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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17-year-old Va has a horrible premonition: Is her schoolmate Keiichi actually trying to take over the world and replace all women with living anime girls? Agitated, she starts the WTP Club and gathers six people from her grade to stop Keiichi together. Although the others seem unconvinced by Va’...
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In the year 3000, humanity has begun creating civilisations in different planets. With the use of new technology and unfamiliar resources from different planets, humans has created weapons strong enough to wipe out countries. You'd think being the daughter of a colonel would give her some happine...
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Yuujin Seira is a high school student who has his life take a turn after receiving a special pair of glasses from an antique shop. Follow Yuujin's life as these spectacles welcome many colorful people into his world; unveiling a story full of new beginnings, hidden selves and friendships! But thi...
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"Why does life have to be so boring? The monotony of my daily routine has become practically unbearable lately. It’s really just been one mundane event after the other." Despite seeming like a typical charismatic overachieving high school student, these are some of the thoughts that Shirase Ay...
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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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A collage of sweet memories, gentle kisses, and fond school life memories as told from the collective mind of three girls who share a life together: Aya, Kanna, and Saffron Minami. Having freed themselves from the grip of a troubled past, these three girls must now learn what it truly means me...
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A story about an 18-year-old teenager, Aria, who partnered with a 10-year-old boy, Leo. Both escapes from the ugly Chloe, whose none other than their father's sister. Learn more about their trip.
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Love and fantasy are different but similar in their own ways. One of those ways, and the one that Araldo Tsutsumi is coming to terms with, is discord. His life had never been "normal" but after a chance encounter with a girl with mystical eyes, his world was changed when she — threatens to kill ...
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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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For young girl from contryside it is hard to find a love in generation where everyone thinks about pronounces and ways to get popular. After her parents divorced, she went to live with her father in Tokyo. She had so many chaotic dates that she almost gave up. One day, suddenly, she adopted a int...
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When Ai Nakahara first met her upperclassman, Michiru Kurosawa, she was already terrified by the latter's impressive fighting skills. There are also all kinds of weird rumours floating around the school about Michiru or (as Ai's classmates refer to her) 'Miru-senpai', one of those rumours being t...
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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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College freshman Makoto Katayama has his sights on conquering the elite Takaoka University. However, things do not go according to plan when an incident gets him targeted by the Wingman Squad, an underground student club dedicated to the art of picking up girls. Forced to join, the club does eve...
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Yuuto, an ordinary high school kid was walking with his friends when suddenly a young girl ran towards the street with a truck passing by. Driven by reflex, the young boy rushed towards the girl to save her in exchange for his life. Upon realizing his death, he wished that he could have experienc...
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This is a love story about two people who met through unexpected circumstances. As they get to know each other they find out they have more in common than they thought. Furuya Haru is an aspiring novelist at the University of Tokyo but also a full-on geek, doing all-night gaming through the n...
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To find work, keep your skillset updated every day… imagine not doing that for over a century! Mitsuo Kuroiwa, once a feared and respected mercenary, awakens from an icy sleep over a hundred years in the future. He finds that what was once Tokyo has become Neo Shibuya: a city ruled by neon lig...
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In a world where mythical creatures exist, there is talk of robots being transformed into humans. How could this affect the world as they all know it? And, more importantly, who could be trusted with such a power? Especially that there is also talk of a war breaking out.
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Creating a utopia means removing the negative side of humanity. Consequently, the city metropolis is split into two sides, hell and paradise. Whoever is considered “not suitable” is sent to hell to fight for their survival, while the rest lives in bliss. However, an outbreak broke out, causing th...
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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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Men have been enslaved; not by chains, but by their animal instinct. The ruling class of women is split into two warring factions - those who thrive in the new world and those who long to return to simpler times. At the center of it all lies Ms. Moon, the mysterious tycoon behind the most powerfu...
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Overcome with an incurable illness stemming from the curse of a “Hero”, Demon Lord Baal commences the “Demon Lord Ascension”: a legendary event in which the next Demon Lord will be crowned. It is a competition between the relatives of the Demon Lord, where even death is permitted. It is an illu...
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Solipsism is the idea that only your mind is real, and that everything else experienced is not. Like AI, generated by something unknown. Solipsys was a cancelled project. A device that could take you back to any point in your past. The hardware was so advanced you could live out different cho...
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