[‘The world is over anyway’ x monogatary.com #Nostalgia Release Commemoration Collaboration Contest]Grand Prize Winners Announced!

Monogatary.com, a novel submission site run by Sony Music Entertainment, is a platform where you can freely post “story” to “themes” published by the operators every day, and you can play with various reactions, such as adding illustrations and comments.

A novel submission site where you can freely post “story” to “themes” presented by the management of the daily life, and you can play with various reactions, such as adding illustrations and comments. The contest “Monocon 2019” that was sponsored in the past has attracted many topics, with the creation of “YOASOBI,” a unit that turns novels into music, with the popular song “Idol” reaching number one on the global charts, and the company has been remarkably active.

Thank you very much for submitting many works to the collaboration project “‘The World Will End Anyway, But It’s the World Will End Anyway,’ x monogatary.com #Release Commemoration Collaboration Contest” held from Friday, March 28th to Monday, April 21st, 2025 to commemorate the release of Yuki Shinichiro’s latest work, “The World Will End Anyway, But It’s the World Will End anyway” (published by Shogakukan).

As announced the other day, a total of 452 submissions were collected for this award, with the theme of “100 more years until humanity is extinct.” After the first round of selection by the management staff, the second round of selection by Shogakukan staff, five final selections were selected.

We would like to inform you that the Grand Prize-winning works have been selected from the five works by Selection Committee Chairman Yuki Shinichiro.

[Grand-winning work]

Ministry of Earth Defense Strategy Office / Written by Sakashima Tetra

https://monogatary.com/story/509630

▼Choice review by Selection Committee Chairman Yuki Shinichiro

It was a work that clearly surpassed the idea. At the very least, I can say with certainty that no matter how much I stand on my hands, I can’t come up with the idea of ​​”summoning Satan after logical thinking and having him destroy the asteroid.” As soon as I read it, I almost came to my senses, “Why are they serious about such a ridiculous strategy?”, but I was convinced that “it’s 100 years left until destruction,” and fell into the bottom (probably if it was “10 years left until destruction,” they probably didn’t plan such a strategy very seriously either). Furthermore, this work was the only one in the story that clearly avoided the extinction of humanity, and I highly appreciated its integrity. It was a light-hearted, comical, ridiculously, but with all my heart and soul, when humanity is in a difficult situation, it was a truly enjoyable “end” that made me think that it might be this positive thing that we should not forget until the very end. So, the grand prize winner will be “Ugly” at the Ministry of Earth Defense Strategy Office. Thank you very much for all your applications. I am very much looking forward to reading your work somewhere else.

The Ministry of Earth Defense Strategy Office, which won the Grand Prize, has a link (QR code) to the work on the sode part of the obi of “The World Will End Anyway” (Published by Yuki Shinichiro / Shogakukan), which will be released today, and is currently being released on Shogakukan’s digital content distribution site “CLOUDEAR” as a perk for readers of this book!

In addition, Mr. Yuki also received comments on the selection points and all four finalists at the public venue. Be sure to check it out along with “The world is coming to an end anyway.”

[Final selection]

Ending Notes / Written by Pepone

https://monogatary.com/story/508094

Announcement / Written by Nitta Yoko

https://monogatary.com/story/508415

So I will water this plant even if the world will die out in 100 years / by yasube

https://monogatary.com/story/509698

Liberation / Written by Hanada Rei

https://monogatary.com/story/510605

■Special website for “The world is over anyway”

URL:https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/doseka/

■About “The world is over anyway” (Yuki Shinichiro / published by Shogakukan)

This is the latest work by Yuki Shinichiro, known for his bestselling titled “#I’ll tell you the truth,” and is a super difficult question that will be cast on humanity. The story is depicted in a world where humanity is certain to be extinct, but 100 years later. With serious news about an asteroid collision circulating, there was too much time until X Day to make you aware of the “end of the apocalypse.” A miraculous collection of short stories in which people’s small activities gradually overlap and lighten hope for the world as their resignation for the future spreads.

It will be available at bookstores nationwide starting today.

■Yuki Shinichiro Profile

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1991. Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. In 2018, he made his debut by winning the 5th Shincho Mystery Award for “The Eternal Song of the Nameless Star.” In 2021, he won the 74th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award in the Short Story category for “#Please Spread”. The short story collection “#I’ll Tell You the Truth” that includes the same work has become a bestseller. Other books include Project Insomnia, Country Saving Game, and a Restaurant with Many Challenges.