Hifumi Shobo x Shosetsuka ni Narou: Final Results Announcement for the 7th Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award Contest!
Hifumi Shobo Co., Ltd. announced the final results of the '7th Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award' contest, co-hosted with the novel posting site 'Shosetsuka ni Narou.' A record-high 10,933 entries were received, and the winners of the Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Comic Adaptation Prize, and Encouragement Prize have been decided. The winning works are scheduled to be published and serialized sequentially, and the company will focus on discovering future novelists and creating new IP works.
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Hifumi Shobo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Atsushi Yamazaki; hereinafter: Hifumi Shobo), a subsidiary of Edia Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Yoshinari Kajima), is pleased to announce the final selection results of 'The 7th Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award' contest, which was jointly held with the novel posting site 'Shosetsuka ni Narou.'
Additionally, each award-winning work is scheduled to be published and serialized sequentially.
Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award Overview
The 7th Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award, jointly organized with various Hifumi Shobo labels and the novel posting site 'Shosetsuka ni Narou,' was held from October 24, 2025. We broadly solicited various novel works, not only fantasy but across all genres, and received a record-high 10,933 entries.
As a result of the final selection from the submitted works, the following works have been chosen as the award winners.
【Gold Prize】
Work Title: On the night I was cheated on and dumped by my lover who said 'Otaku are gross, no way,' I started dating a kind gal who's nice to otaku ~It's too late to realize now that she was a hidden gem; now I'm madly in love with the former gal who became a refined beauty and shares my hobbies
Author Name: Ibarakino
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3918hk/
【Silver Prize】
Work Title: Slime Dungeon Dungeon Master ~I'm going to create a great nation using only the slimes I can summon~
Author Name: Shiromachi
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7581fv/
Work Title: Four-Colored Goddesses ~Why does a romantic comedy start with the demons who broke me?~
Author Name: Kawaisan
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7665hi/
【Comic Adaptation Prize】
～Comic Polka～
Work Title: I can't be killed by Nobutaka due to collateral damage from the 'Honnō-ji Incident' ~The Reincarnation Record of Lord Nobusumi~
Author Name: Ryuan
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1990he/
Work Title: Listilia Savior's Tale
Author Name: Tomozawa Kiyoaki
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7646ht/
【Encouragement Prize】
Work Title: That Stepmother is the Strongest ~I, the strongest demon, possessed a stepmother who abused her stepdaughter, but the cursed stepdaughter was too cute, so I decided to help and dote on her~
Author Name: Kazeno Fuu
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1044lj/
Work Title: When I picked up a princess exiled from the country and a saintess exiled from her party...
Author Name: Hidemike
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8495hv/
Work Title: The Diner's Waitress is a Former S-Class Adventurer
Author Name: Iru
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5071ke/
Work Title: My Villainess is More Adorable Than the Heroine
Author Name: Ranka
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1625lj/
(No particular order/Titles omitted)
Please check the official contest page for more details.
Hifumi Shobo plans to continuously hold this contest as part of its initiatives to discover and nurture future novelists and create new IP works, and will continue to strive for the expansion of its entertainment novel services.
Novel Label Introduction
Please check the following for a list of titles published by our entertainment novel labels 'Saga Forest,' 'Brave Bunko,' 'Meltia Books,' and 'Hifumi Bunko.'
・Saga Forest Publication List
https://www.hifumi.co.jp/saga_forest/
・Brave Bunko Publication List
https://www.hifumi.co.jp/bravenovel/
・Meltia Books Publication List
https://hifumi.co.jp/meltiabooks/
・Hifumi Bunko Publication List
https://www.hifumi.co.jp/hifumibunko/
Comic Label Introduction
Please check the following for a list of titles published by our WEB comic labels 'Comic Polka,' 'Comic Nova,' 'Comic Nova+,' and 'ANIMAX Comics,' which provide comic adaptations of carefully selected WEB novels and original comics based on carefully selected novels.
・Polka Comics Publication List
https://www.hifumi.
Additionally, each award-winning work is scheduled to be published and serialized sequentially.
Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award Overview
The 7th Hifumi Shobo WEB Novel Award, jointly organized with various Hifumi Shobo labels and the novel posting site 'Shosetsuka ni Narou,' was held from October 24, 2025. We broadly solicited various novel works, not only fantasy but across all genres, and received a record-high 10,933 entries.
As a result of the final selection from the submitted works, the following works have been chosen as the award winners.
【Gold Prize】
Work Title: On the night I was cheated on and dumped by my lover who said 'Otaku are gross, no way,' I started dating a kind gal who's nice to otaku ~It's too late to realize now that she was a hidden gem; now I'm madly in love with the former gal who became a refined beauty and shares my hobbies
Author Name: Ibarakino
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3918hk/
【Silver Prize】
Work Title: Slime Dungeon Dungeon Master ~I'm going to create a great nation using only the slimes I can summon~
Author Name: Shiromachi
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7581fv/
Work Title: Four-Colored Goddesses ~Why does a romantic comedy start with the demons who broke me?~
Author Name: Kawaisan
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7665hi/
【Comic Adaptation Prize】
～Comic Polka～
Work Title: I can't be killed by Nobutaka due to collateral damage from the 'Honnō-ji Incident' ~The Reincarnation Record of Lord Nobusumi~
Author Name: Ryuan
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1990he/
Work Title: Listilia Savior's Tale
Author Name: Tomozawa Kiyoaki
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7646ht/
【Encouragement Prize】
Work Title: That Stepmother is the Strongest ~I, the strongest demon, possessed a stepmother who abused her stepdaughter, but the cursed stepdaughter was too cute, so I decided to help and dote on her~
Author Name: Kazeno Fuu
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1044lj/
Work Title: When I picked up a princess exiled from the country and a saintess exiled from her party...
Author Name: Hidemike
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8495hv/
Work Title: The Diner's Waitress is a Former S-Class Adventurer
Author Name: Iru
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5071ke/
Work Title: My Villainess is More Adorable Than the Heroine
Author Name: Ranka
Work URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1625lj/
(No particular order/Titles omitted)
Please check the official contest page for more details.
Hifumi Shobo plans to continuously hold this contest as part of its initiatives to discover and nurture future novelists and create new IP works, and will continue to strive for the expansion of its entertainment novel services.
Novel Label Introduction
Please check the following for a list of titles published by our entertainment novel labels 'Saga Forest,' 'Brave Bunko,' 'Meltia Books,' and 'Hifumi Bunko.'
・Saga Forest Publication List
https://www.hifumi.co.jp/saga_forest/
・Brave Bunko Publication List
https://www.hifumi.co.jp/bravenovel/
・Meltia Books Publication List
https://hifumi.co.jp/meltiabooks/
・Hifumi Bunko Publication List
https://www.hifumi.co.jp/hifumibunko/
Comic Label Introduction
Please check the following for a list of titles published by our WEB comic labels 'Comic Polka,' 'Comic Nova,' 'Comic Nova+,' and 'ANIMAX Comics,' which provide comic adaptations of carefully selected WEB novels and original comics based on carefully selected novels.
・Polka Comics Publication List
https://www.hifumi.