Let's recommend books on note! We are holding a joint reading review contest, "#AutumnReading2025," with 9 publishers and note.
We are holding a post contest, "#AutumnReading2025," to collect reading reviews on note!
"#AutumnReading2025" is a contest that invites reading reviews in any format, including text, illustrations, manga, videos, and photos. We are teaming up with publishers to make this autumn of reading a big event.
Why not write a review or analysis of your favorite book, or a fan letter to the author, and post it on note?
Posts about books recommended by publishers will be read by each publisher, and excellent works will be awarded prizes such as book cards or original merchandise. Reviews of books other than the recommended ones will be read by the note management office, and we will also present the note Award (book card) to wonderful works.
【Cooperating Publishers】 (Titles omitted, in Japanese alphabetical order)
Asahi Shimbun Publications, KADOKAWA, Sanctuary Publishing, Shueisha (Shueisha Bunko), Shueisha International, Diamond, Nikkei BP, Poplar Publishing General Books, Rights
To enter, simply add the hashtags#AutumnReading2025and#(Book Title)to your post. The entry period is fromtoday, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, to Friday, October 31, 2025.
Wonderful works will be introduced on note's official social media, as well as on each publisher's social media and official websites. They may also be used for promotions, advertising, or bookstore fairs by each publisher (we will contact you in advance if this happens).
We look forward to your posts!
Contest Details
■ Contest Schedule
Entry period: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 11:00 AM to Friday, October 31, 2025, 11:59 PM
Announcement: Scheduled for late December
■ How to Participate
1. Register as a member (log in) to note
2. Post an article during the period with the hashtags "#AutumnReading2025" and "#(Book Title)" (e.g., #AutumnReading2025 #I_Am_a_Cat)
*If the banner image is displayed below the article, your entry is complete.
・Please make your entry "public" (free).
・You can also enter by adding the contest hashtag to an article you posted in the past.
・You may submit multiple works.
■ About the Awards
Publisher Awards
Each publisher will read and select reviews of the recommended books they have presented (up to 3 works each).
In addition to a 3,000 yen Book Card NEXT, some publishers will also present original merchandise.
Please see the announcement article for each publisher for details on prizes and more.
note Award
Reviews of books other than the recommended titles will be read and selected by the note management office.
The prize is a 3,000 yen Tosho Card NEXT, which will be presented to 3 winners.
*For any of the awards, the note management office will contact the winners directly.
Recommended Books
◾️Asahi Shimbun Publications
“Because I Don't Know Your April” Eri Aoyama #BecauseIDontKnowYourApril
“August Cenote” Teppei Ohara #AugustCenote
“The Cream-Yellow Sea and the House with Spring Cabbage” Nanten Seyama #TheCreamYellowSeaAndTheHouseWithSpringCabbage
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️KADOKAWA
“Jukushi (Ripe Persimmon)” Shogo Sato #Jukushi
“Blue-and-White Flycatcher Meteor Shower” Shin Iyohara #BlueAndWhiteFlycatcherMeteorShower
“Yamabarai (Darkness Exorcism)” Mizuki Tsujimura #Yamabarai
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️Sanctuary Publishing
“Diary of Unspoken Feelings” Satoshi Umeda #DiaryOfUnspokenFeelings
“Manga: What Dogs Wanted to Tell Us” Kenta Miura #MangaWhatDogsWantedToTellUs
“There Is No Such Thing as 'Self.' Eastern Philosophy as Liberal Arts” Shinmei P #ThereIsNoSuchThingAsSelf
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️Shueisha Bunko
“A Future Without War, Thinking With You” Akira Ikegami #AFutureWithoutWarThinkingWithYou
“Meets the World” Hitomi Kanehara #MeetstheWorld
“Wish for Sin” Ken Jaworowski #WishforSin
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️Shueisha International
“100 Million Light Years to Becoming a Language Genius” Hideyuki Takano #100MillionLightYearstoBecomingaLanguageGenius
“Guardian of Words” Hidezane Takahashi #GuardianofWords
“A Year Where My Mind, Driven to 'Want to Quit Being a Manga Artist,' Was Saved by Small Talk” Yutanuki Yoshimoto #AYearWhereMyMindDrivenToWantToQuitBeingAMangaArtistWasSavedBySmallTalk
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️Diamond Inc.
“The Art of Questioning Without Asking 'Why'” Toyokazu Nakada #TheArtofQuestioningWithoutAskingWhy
“The Book That Makes You Stop Being 'Afraid of Numbers'” Tomoyuki Horiguchi #TheBookThatMakesYouStopBeingAfraidOfNumbers
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️Nikkei BP
“Elegant Ways to Spit Poison: Techniques for 'Cleverly Communicating Difficult Things' Learned from Brain Science and Kyoto People” Nobuko Nakano #ElegantWaystoSpitPoison
“#100DayChallenge: My Life Changed After Creating 100 Apps in 100 Consecutive Days” Ami Otsuka #100DayChallenge
“Crush Nissin Foods: Create Yourself, Destroy Yourself” Noritaka Ando, Tomohisa Takei #CrushNissinFoods
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from the publisher and prizes.
◾️Poplar Publishing General Books News
"N no Itsudatsu" Shiho Natsuki #NnoItsudatsu
"Uchu no Katasumi de Nemuru Hoho" Tomomi Hatano #UchunoKatasumideNemuruHoho
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from publishers and prizes.
◾️ Rights Sha
"Toki no Jiten: 365-nichi no Tanka" Daitsugu Okano #TokinoJiten
"Hon ga Umareru Ichiban Soba de" Fujiwara Printing #HongaUmareruIchibanSobade
"Jinsei o Kuruwasu Meicho 50" Kaho Miyake #JinseioKuruwasuMeicho50
Click here for details such as recommendation comments from publishers and prizes.
<Notes on Submission>
■ About Submitted Works
・The copyright of submitted works belongs to the creator.
・Please post content that complies with copyright law. For details, please check "Copyright Guidelines to Support Creation".
・Please refrain from submitting works that have won other contests held by note or other companies, or works similar to them.
・note management may remove hashtags from submitted articles that are unrelated to the contest theme.
■ About Judging and Winning Works
・We cannot respond to inquiries regarding judging, such as judging criteria.
・If a winning work or the creator themselves violates the Terms of Service, the award may be revoked even after judging.
・Winning works will be announced via the results announcement article and by contacting the winners via email.
・The note management office will contact winners of both the Publisher Award and the note Award. If we cannot confirm a reply by the deadline specified in the email, the right to the prize will be invalidated.
・Personal information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
・Shipping of prizes is limited to within Japan.
・The Tosho Card NEXT provided as a prize can be used to purchase books, magazines, etc. (excluding textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) at participating Tosho Card NEXT stores. For details, please refer to the Tosho Card NEXT Terms of Use.