"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Astella Academy might be home of the greats, but even they need a hand from time to time. Amy manages the Advisor’s Hall, a club meant to lend every student a warm word or a shoulder to cry on. It’s the last place picture-perfect Mia would frequent, but lately not a week has passed without her kn...
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Follows Katarinas's endeavors to make her crush fall in love with her. after found out that her crush was once a piano prodigy somehow convinces her to participate in the school-wide music competition in order to get his attention. Despite being lovesick,she is shown to be a loyal individual ...
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My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed...
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Data is the most valuable resource of the 21st century and whoever controls it, controls the world. - Isato Kanaoka is a student in his sophomore year of junior high school. He always liked video games and computers in general. Through a challenge of his teacher, he even started with hacking a...
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Shintaro Kiriguchi is eager to make the most of his second year of high school. He feels as if, this time, someone is watching over him, making sure everything will go just right, and his sakura-coloured school life is just around the corner. And with that determination in mind, he sets off back ...
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After a mysterious supernatural occurrence happened to Adrion when he was a kid, he learned a truth of a danger that nearly no one knows about. Deciding that the burden is his alone, he is determined to enroll in the most rigorous academy to grow stronger. How will he fair at Cacumen Academy with...
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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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It is about a boy and his friends in their teenage years on how they enjoyed their everyday lives without any worries..
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Ayane Yushu is going to commit suicide by jumping off a roof of a high-rise building. Nothing in his life has been good since his parents died, and he started his college in a new city. Being good in studies didn't help much due to his introverted and meek nature. After much contemplation and ...
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After sharing his deepest desires with his best friend, Koike Aito finds himself trying to date not one, or two, but as many as three girls. Maybe even four, depending on how you count. Somehow Aito convinces one of his friends to go along with his own stupid scheme and introduce him to sever...
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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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Nathan Sumirez is a sixteen-year-old high school student who has yet to profess his love to his crush, Autumn. One day, as he was looking for a chance to be alone with her, his misfortune led him to an accident with the Student Council President named Ayumi. With her being unable to lead the coun...
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Rocco and Lou are your average petty teenage criminals. They do graffiti, they sneak into R rated movies at the theater, and at least one of them intentionally leaves their shoes untied sometimes. They're also dating! But although they appear to be happy-go-lucky partners in crime... they both ca...
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Lily rose a young 16-year girl living in the year 2038, Just turned 16 and her life took a sudden turn. She is now He...She confessed her crush and while waiting for the answer she turned into a boy.
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In a sea of silver sand, three ruined towers stand above the surface. To the Scavengers in the slums outside of Central City, they represent pillars of hope. The treasures that lie within might net a fortune, so long as one has proper equipment, good instincts, and a little luck. Nyk has n...
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Concursus is a planet that has seen no peace. For two decades the planet has seen frequent fighting from three separate empires that sought control over it for one reason or another. But this is not a story about the planet, rather the ambitions of a man. That through his will he shall seek re...
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By 2039 Shut-ins are numerous and forgotten. Ever since android technology was perfected, it became easier than ever to stay at home. Sixteen-year-old Fukuzawa Kenji hasn’t left his apartment in over a year. Faced with a meaningless life, he does anything to pass the time. But one day his apa...
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Ever wonder what happens when you die. So does Ronin. Join him on his adventure threw his new life after being shot, as he try’s to piece together his memories of his life before he died. Let’s see if he can get back to the family he left behind and solve his never ending questions in his mind. I...
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“One doesn't feel alive until being ready to defy the rules.” That's what thinks Woodle Bomme, a gifted hacker who is the leader of the Players. They are a motley gang gathering seven members, recently formed. All of them have sharp minds, supernatural abilities and share the same purpose: m...
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I didn't ask to be born, but I was. I'm not an entrepreneur, revolutionary, or politician; I'm just a person, and not a great one at that. I don't care about the Martian Wars or corporate actions. I just want to survive. Turns out survival is pretty tough, so sometimes I load some shock to tak...
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The year is 2082 in Ultima City, a place of lights, dreams, blood, and crime. A young assassin, codename Darkstar, makes his living by killing the crimelords and corrupt men of the fast-growing city. After a life with no choice or normalcy, he takes a promising job and meets a girl that'll change...
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It was said that money made the world go round. Fame, skill, hardwork, everything was for the sake acquiring coin. Wealth. A nameless city. Two individuals trying to change the world. A world where beauty and not money is the measurement of status. A hierarchy to climb, a government to reform,...
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