What started as a collaboration in 2021 has expanded and continued to bring opportunities for writers around the globe. The winners of this chain of contests will have the chance to see their work adapted into a light novel or manga, to be published in Japan by Kodansha.
As the entry submission period comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the aspiring writers who shared their captivating anime-inspired stories with us. Your dreams of seeing your stories transformed into manga are now one step closer to reality, thanks to your participation and creativity. The judging process will soon commence, and we invite you to stay tuned for updates. Mark your calendars for October 30th when the voting phase begins! Your invaluable input will help determine the top three stories that will shine in the coveted MAL x HF Writing Contest 2023. Your passion for writing has brought us this far, and now, together, we eagerly await the next chapter of this exciting journey.
Since his wife passed away, Mitsu Kaname has seen near every spirit medium in Japan in the hopes that someone can help him relay one final message to his wife. When they all turn out to be dirty fakes, he's left with no choice but to give up. Of course, that is, until he's whisked away to a wo...
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Tai loves J-rock and Visual-kei, so much so that he spent 10 years saving to go to Japan, forgetting that fashion and music change in time... when you lose the first thing you love, sometimes you need someone to help you through it, and try not to fall in love again~
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What happens to the hero's party at the end of the quest? In this instance, they go their separate ways and return to their old lives. Unfortunately for Ayatsuji Ayato, the express between the realm of Avalon and his native Hyōgo Prefecture isn't quite running at the moment. Stuck, he decides ...
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Since his wife passed away, Mitsu Kaname has seen near every spirit medium in Japan in the hopes that someone can help him relay one final message to his wife. When they all turn out to be dirty fakes, he's left with no choice but to give up. Of course, that is, until he's whisked away to a wo...
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What happens to the hero's party at the end of the quest? In this instance, they go their separate ways and return to their old lives. Unfortunately for Ayatsuji Ayato, the express between the realm of Avalon and his native Hyōgo Prefecture isn't quite running at the moment. Stuck, he decides ...
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In the lively school setting, Yuuji Tanaka, a music lover, finds himself crossing paths with Akane Kurokawa, a drop-dead gorgeous classmate that works as a model. When Akane witnesses Yuuji playing the guitar, a passion for music is awakened within her. She's totally captivated by the harmony ...
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Jun Hiroyuki was ready: he bought the ring, planned his proposal, and thought of every scenario -- every scenario, that is, except his girlfriend Amamiya breaking up with him! Lost and confused, Jun finds himself at the doorstep of a self-proclaimed Love Sorceress. The mysterious Madam Claire ...
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Onitsuka Makoto is your usual delinquent teenager. He has a loving easygoing family, a group of faithful friends, and a possibility to throw punches at members of rival gangs. Nothing other than his grades at school could ruin his cozy life. That is until a strange girl crosses paths with him and...
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Tai loves J-rock and Visual-kei, so much so that he spent 10 years saving to go to Japan, forgetting that fashion and music change in time... when you lose the first thing you love, sometimes you need someone to help you through it, and try not to fall in love again~
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With a 10,000 yen research grant in one hand and an empty notebook in the other, laidback Tokyo college student Shun Shunsuke embarks on the project of a lifetime - a travelogue contest hosted by backwater Yoshiaki Prefecture. For one hot August, he'll traverse the region, exploring vibrant citie...
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Falling for that perfect stranger, only for them to walk away a few seconds later–is what our main character Yuuma Matsushima goes through one fateful day. Being an avid reader of shoujo manga, he attends an anime con and finds his heart stolen by a cosplayer he doesn't even know the identity of....
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Isekai into your favourite fictional world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Orion is transported into his favourite otome villainess isekai, only to discover that he’s thrown straight into the original otome game itself. Halie is transported into her favourite otome game as the heroine, onl...
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The ever sickly Rin Avalon (20) is given a second chance at life when he receives a message from an otherworldly deity. Now in a new healthier body and in a brand new world he decides to become an adventurer! First stop, the RPG Guild Academy! Now if only he can stop being distracted by the very ...
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“Hey. Do you want to travel around the world and make a guidebook?” Arabella Dekever asks her lover. “I want to leave my name on a guidebook. Don’t you think it feels amazing when people find our book useful and appreciate what we write for them? For many years to come.” A shitty man wouldn’t ...
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Our protagonist doesn't remember his brother, nor what he did before, he just remember a kid crying. He doesn't understand what's happening, only his thoughts. He only has one wish, he will survive to accomplish. Yoma has the opportunity to live a second life, he must choose between three object...
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Axel, a young man is being dragged to a standstill. The anchor of his past weighs heavy. He tries many keys to unlock the chains on himself, yet all fail, making the lock harder to open. One torn, ripped barely holding together key remains. One that won’t unlock his chains but will, a new world t...
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Chuunibyous are weirdos who believe in the supernatural. But, what's to say the supernatural doesn't exist? Matt Lewin, a former Chuuni, decides to live a normal life after a traumatic experience in High School. He becomes a college student and his life is going pretty smoothly... until he is ...
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Akira Suzuki, an average high school student, is transported into the immersive VRMMORPG game "Aetheria." Trapped in the actual world of Aetheria, he discovers his unique power as the Chosen, destined to save the realm from impending darkness. With a group of powerful allies, Akira embarks on an ...
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Once upon a time, a kind Tailor met a cursed Princess. Together, they brave the wizard’s mountain in a world where fairy tales are real, and far more dangerous than simple myths... *゚:༅。.。༅:*・゚゚・⭑・゚゚・*:༅。.。༅:*゚:*:✼✿ ✿✼:*゚:༅。.。༅:*・゚゚・⭑・゚゚・*:༅。.。༅:*゚:* Dying after the biggest heartbreak of his...
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Apollo, a college student, alcoholic, and major virgin, makes an attempt to return to his dorm alone after a night at the bar. He dies in an unfortunate accident and instead meets Goddess Minori - the Goddess of the 10 great nations of Astrania. He is given a second chance to redeem his useless l...
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The story follows Takashi Osada, 17 years old. A student of Muzukashii High School and a social outcast amongst his fellow students, what they don't know is that Takashi has access to another world where he lives a second life and time has a different flow. Content with drifting alone between th...
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"Save my children." This was charge Rio received from a massive dragon before reincarnating into a new world filled with them. Raised by a strange old man, Rio is trained to fight dragons, only to one day a mysterious girl named Bell who reveals herself to be a Dragon Slayer. Rio sets out to joi...
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In a world where humans, angels, and demons live in harmony, all it takes for it to fall down is a little nudge. If such bonds from eons break, the eternal and the stagnant would finally be free and raise the flags of rebellion. But this is no such story. After all, everyone is tired of e...
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In the quaint village of Eldenbrook, nestled at the foot of an ancient volcano, lived a young man named Eamon. As a humble villager, Eamon dreamed of exploring the world beyond his isolated homeland, but fate had different plans. When a cataclysmic eruption of the volcano claimed his life, Eamon ...
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In a rush to get to his high school entrance ceremony, Asahi Tanaka met a girl named Kana Suzuki on a crowded train, who recently moved to Tokyo. They faced the challenges of starting high school together, with Asahi's best friend Yuta joining their class. However, Kana faces challenges in ma...
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Mukuro Kuroyami is a neet that struggles to get a job due to his social anxiety. One day, he discovers a cute female content creator known as Leona, with barely any views on her videos and only 2 subscribers, despite posting videos for over a year. Fascinated by her personality, Mukuro subscribes...
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About a decade ago, Young Shindou Tenkomori had accidentally run into a foreign young boy who seems to be around his age by the Megane bridge. His eyes were azure blue. When Young Shindou looked into them, he was bewitched by them. Later days, The boy bid Young Shindou farewell. He left tear-...
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While out and about on a crisp winter night in Shinjuku, Daiki Daigo, a relatively young man went to update his manga collection with the new additions when, suddenly, he meets a fiery woman who led him down a path that he didn't think he'd walk on in his life.
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Luca's life is one of transient homes, where the pain of separation is avoided by avoiding emotional connections. But when an act of bravery leads him to intervene between the mafia and their latest target, his carefully constructed defences begin to crumble. He finds out that Hinata, his clas...
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Aikawa Goda's first year in high school had been uneventful prior to his suspension from the basketball club. And with what few friends he does have busy with their own after-school activities, he decides to kill time by visiting the multi-story arcade near his home. What he didn't expect was a r...
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Minamoto Kenjiro is an ordinary high school student who attracted to a girl named Tsukinaga Chinatsu. At first, Tsukinaga appears to be a quiet and gentle girl. However, as time went on, Minamoto began to notice that there was something unnatural about her personality. When they started dating...
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Because of a traumatic incident, Yuuta Hiragi is afraid of being in love. For him, the word 'love' is just an excuse people use to hurt each other and that is why, he wants to be as far removed from the concept of love as possible. However... "Please go out with me, Hiragi-san!" ...there is a b...
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Two high school students with two different personalities come from two different worlds. How will these two have their fates intertwined? Ikeda Teruhiko is a 17-year-old high school student who wants to break out of his shell and finally make his long-waited "high school debut" of being a soc...
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Alex quietly falls in love with a rambunctious tomboy notoriously known for her hate for men. Our protagonist is mistaken for a girl by his crush, but afraid of her reaction in finding out the truth, he and his classmates do their best in keeping his secret. This light-hearted story follows the d...
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Kara was a Junior in Highschool when her older brother Blake used her diary as a means for his Senior Year Prank. The fact that she was absolutely in love with her brother's best friend was now common knowledge all over school. Over the summer she works at a cafe where her very new love life seem...
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"Amidst obstacles, Your light shines brightly. Never give up." Takashi always misses. He understood it, even though it hurt, but that didn't stop him when he decided to travel from Tsuno to Takachiho during the Obon Festival to represent his school in the Intercollegiate Soccer Tournament. P...
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