Announcing the intermediate selection results for the "note Creative Awards"! #CreativeAwards2022

The "note Creative Awards" were held from November 15, 2021, to February 6, 2022. During this period, we received an incredible 16,848 entries. Thank you very much for all your submissions.

Currently, the judging teams from KADOKAWA, Gentosha, Diamond, TV Tokyo, and note are reading through the works one by one. In this article, we will introduce the works of the 212 creators who passed the first round of selection.

List of Works Passing the First Selection

*The list is in no particular order.
*[Work Title | Creator Name (titles omitted)]

"Gentle Revenge" Novel | Kuniaki Yamada | Entrepreneur, VC, and Lawyer Author✍

Short-short "Yoshida Has Died" (#note Creative Awards entry) | Noyagi

Traumerei | Nagiyo Tsuki

Novel: Compulsory Vocation Agent <<Table of Contents and Synopsis>> | syun

Selling Pots: In a Corner of Tokyo / 2022 Summary Edition | TK-san @ Office Real Estate Frontline

Bonnie and Clyde of Golden Gai | Petit Buntan Bar: Tsuki ni Hoeru

Short-short: The King of Boredom | Donburi Dan-yu

[Novel] Confession Taxi | Hitsuji Murano

Favorability Boosting Supplement | Meka no Uroko (A 30-something man who philosophizes)

Transparent House <<Chapter 1, Part 1>> | Manrai Natsume

Advanced Humanity | GiornoBrando

Mr. Max Came from Africa | Hiroyuki

Public Bathhouse "Buku Buku" | Kahoko Shigematsu

[Short-short] Driving Rain | Takeshi Fukagawa

[Novel] I Who Know Nothing | Ryoko Fukuda

[Short Story] A Week for Two: Colorful days go on. | Kokone Sasazuka

Buddhist School Romantic Comedy "Darling is Buddha" | Switch Yamada

[Novella] The Great Nagoya Expo Story | Niboshi Naseguchi

Penny Lane is Ennui Today - Episode 1: That Lonely Guy | Atsushi Omura @ Author, IT Writer

Novel "Cafe Nagoritan" | Funamushi @ Coffee shop owner who makes ordinary life a bit more interesting

Short Short Collection "shibuya." ep.1 | Hinako Yamakoshi

Erica's Heath [case 0: How to heat a giant frozen pizza] | Tomoharu Karae

Twice-Monthly Passion #1 | Michiru Shimose

BAR Home, Egg Sake | Tsukasa

Even if I'm Nobody #1 | Kamimura

[Episode 1] Tonight, I'll take care of myself. | Asa Tanaka

Four Seasons | Motsunikomi

Snow in Shinjuku | Mail Yagi

Elegant Corpse #1 "Though the colors are fragrant, an Android" | Mugi Takano

Soba Eccentric Okamoto-san #1 | Kenji Kawamura (THALI / Spice Journal)

[Novel] Beloved Name: The Fate of a Certain Missing Girl (1) | Keirin Shokyu ≒ Imayukiyama

Full-length Novel "The Night Dimension Whale Drinks from a Goldfish Bowl" | Shio Sato

Human Relationship Sales | Shinobuno

Novel: Convenience Store Ghost | Kinako

What if the narrator of "Cinderella" was Mimiko Azuki | Mimiko Azuki

Transparent Impurity | Lyrical

[Novel] The Person Who Hides Their Face | Ponoko Ono

[Novel] To You Waiting in a One-Room Apartment 01 ~The Meeting~ | Kensei the Ghostwriter | Traveler Who Writes Letters

[Novel] The Opening #CreativeAwards2022 Entry | Riria

The Night I Want to Die Deepens | Hero

Zion's Gate | Reon Suzume

Novel "Twenty-Seven Years Old" | Mina Mori

Even Though You Don't Know Judy and Mary | Gion Kizaki

The Night Before the New Moon, the Window, and You. | hirobot

When the Cicadas Cry | Short Story | Akai Tomato Kitano

MATAICHI ~A Story of My Parents' Home, Mataichi, and Otaru [#CreativeAwards2022] | Rumiwo Sanpachi

Short Story "Jiro-Inspired Time Traveler" | Yamato Nuregami @ Novelist

Meteor Funeral [Short Story] | Crow of the Dark Night

[Isekai Pure Literature Novel] ~Playful Spectrum~ | Yuka

This Was a Boring Story | Anju Aoki

Novel: Serenade #CreativeAwards2022 | Rinko Akiya | Novelist

Lord Poe | Go

[Creative] Whereabouts of Melancholy | KANA

Novel "Pendulum of the Rainbow" <Full Text> | deko

My Older Sister | Juji

Even If I'm Banished to Another World, I'm Happy As Long As There's a Sauna -Please Include a Cold Bath and an Outdoor Air Bathing Space If Possible- | Lion Mask

[Short Story] Latchkey Kid | Junchichi (Jubun)

My Private Relationship with an Alien | aida

[Special Release] Christmas Eve Dreams on a Whale | GENCOS | German Bread Training Log

Ethics Won't Listen | Shiori Koshimizu

[Novel] Folding the Distant Days (Part 2) [Approx. 25,000 characters] | Hitoshi Sato

Takegoro-san and the Manatee - FUKUSHIMA TRILOGY I (72) | Jun Chiku / Wheel Chair Novelist

Survive | Shinichiro Asami

Novel: Muroi's Mountain Cabin | Kuniharu Kawasaki

Stories Told in 100 Characters | Binetsu Bungaku

Short Story [I Tried Breaking Off a Mercedes Emblem.] Creative Awards 2022. | Haruka

The Result of Living Together After My Boyfriend's Ex-Girlfriend's Child Suddenly Appeared... Chapter 1 | Futaki

"The Passenger Seat Lover" (Adult Romance Radio Drama - Ishida Cocktail_November 23, 2021 (Rebroadcast: November 27) On-Air Radio Drama Script) | KochiYoro (Europe Kikaku Fukuoka Branch)

lucky Moon Jellyfish [Creative Awards 2022] | Reiko Mitoyoshi, Picture Book Author

My Lion Dance Diary, Episode 1 [Me, to Tojo-Sae] | Chiru Hashi

Jujo Detective Agency | Sarasa Kugi

COPY BOY My Clone is an Elementary Schooler [Story] | Shiotsuma

Novel "Sound of the Sea" (Applying for Creative Awards 2022) | Dacchi

Short Story "His Spaceship, Her Planet" | Taka Yasu

[Novel] Dogyagya Girl | Keisuke Shinoi / Cardinal-Man

[0] I Don't Like Either (All Episodes Link Article) | Yoshio Irisawa

Sky and Sky Part 1 ~Prologue~ | Fumi

Shame Shop ~A Jack-of-all-trades in the web3.0 world~ | nobuyuki.tanakas.eth

blind | Wadadawa

Letters ~34 Letters from the Mamiya Family~ | Kentaro Kumada

140-character short story series 'Dear Me in December' (Image Version) | Misao Ishimori

Short Story *Wait Here | YUKI

"The Deceiver" (Swaying) | Kai Yanagi

Novel: A Day in the Life of Tsutaya Juzaburo (1) | Mizuha Watase

The Village with the Big Clock Tower | Kaoru Wakabayashi / Painting Instructor

Six Hundred Million Hands, Six Hundred Millionth Move [note Creative Awards Entry] | Takasaba

Peedoh's Memories | loupcoupkachi

Lycaon Episode 1 | ikuy

Modern Yokai Tales | Rokugen

[Novel] Hatsuka: The Girl Facing the Death Penalty ~Prologue~ | Hiroyuki Mishima

Novel: 'Hidden Hot Spring Open for Business' Episode 1 | Yumeno Bungei

Good morning. | Shu Hiiragi

[Full-length Novel] 'Fish in a Tank' | Maru

Record | Araki

[Novel] Ghost Butler's Home Cafe Mystery Episode 1: The Immoral Hamburger Steak 1 | Ryu Kiriyama

Ruby Ring and Croquettes | Harusaki

All links for the novel "Blood of the Villain" (all three parts) - Creative Awards 2022 entry | Masakatsu Ishizone

Connect Verba | Fumi Arakane

The Cat Story of Me and Her [Creative Awards 2022 entry] | Kenichi@Creative Awards 2022 Participant

"Spring Wife" (34 pages) | Mask555

Full-length novel [Three Cold Deaths, One Warm] Vol.0 Introduction/Table of Contents | Junji Nakamura

[Novel] Grapefruit Moon #1 | Aoisakana

Civil Engineer - Higher Game - Vol.1 Introduction/Table of Contents | Kotaro Tsukigizawa

Short story "Unreliable Son" | no_more_milk

[Novel] Farewell, Naomi Campbell | Yu (Yu Ando)

Unknown Name | Komachi Nishino

[Creative Awards 2022] Everything until then, rewarded, in the middle of the night | Yanpachino

12/31 Completion #CreativeAwards2022 Ghost Story 100 Tales Vtuber Poet/Pagusuke | Poet/Pagusuke

Stories about Wataru Nishishin | Wataru Nishishin

I wrote a short play titled "+18". | Tatsuya Urano

Serialized note graphic scenario "Terrible Michika" 1/6 | TrashHole

Miyu-view- | Etsushi Takahashi

History of the Tokyo Student Film Festival 1988-2021 | Jino Asano

Film "Unwanted Child" Screening Venue | Shige-san

If my son asks me someday, I want to be able to answer, "Dad took paternity leave too." | Takahiro FUJIWARA

A video of my child's classmate was leaked | Ida Tokyo

Picture Book "A Lovely Dress" | Nurikubu

Morphy Episode 1 | Shiratori

[Creative] Picture Book Story "That's Why the Stars Spin" | Mai Iwaizumi

<Picture Book> About mozo mozo: Foreword | toga.shi

Creative Manga "Heartbreak Rice" | Midori Mizutani

"The Wife Goes Mountain Climbing / First Climb: Newbie Edition (Episode 1/5)" | Mori no Koe

Life Save Data Department | Suzuharu

Love of a Single Glove | Ao Okakura

"Beautiful Monk Hitoyasu" (1) Toranosuke of the Folding Screen | Sara Nekono

Sakae-dori o.d.n | Marui Ganmo

[Manga] Can You See Me? | Fukutatsu [Mangaland]

The Hole (Part 1) | K. Yahiro

Ao-chan from the Physics Club | Fuki

Eating a Salmon Rice Ball in Space | Rukaku Nakajima

My Older Brother and Pancakes (First Half) | Yamachi

Manga About a Plain Girl Who Becomes a Gal: "Gal Cells" | Chifuyu

Dream Chasers Are Sometimes Exhausting. ~An Engineer's Tokyo Story~ 11 | Magnolia @ Illustrator, Manga Artist, and Moderator

#1 "Won't You Form a Duo With Me?" | Comedian Manga "Partner, Lover"

Life Is Something You Create Yourself. Episode 1 | Sakuraberry

FLT001✈️ | Flightlog Airlines

The Story of My Father's 100 Million Yen Debt Repayment | Ningen Maoko

Manga "God of Zowawa" Omnibus Edition | Keita Uehara

Separated, Sometimes Sunny | The Story of Giving Birth to My Third Child After 4 Years of Separation | harusame | Traveling with Kids Manga

"Unoyuki Sorano is Suspicious" #CreativeAwards2022 | Warabisako

Mr. Beard's Hands | konomiasahi

Lonelier Than the Sea | Sai Kitamori

A Manga About a Comedian Near Death Worrying About the Future | Natasha (New Crepe)

Metal Ash Episode 1 "vs Shark" | Star Engine

[Manga] The Story of Naan | Momoko Yamazaki

Welcome to Amaranth Lounge! | Rie Toi

Essay Manga "Returning from Corona" [Limited Time Release] | MAYU SUGIMOTO

Chopin Manga: Take Me Home (All Episodes + Heart Chapter) | Mimi

[Manga Novel] I Committed Suicide to Find a Way to Live (Part 1) | Asu Mizutani

Delicious Fairy Tales Episode 1: The Little Match Girl | Futaba (Illustrator/Manga Artist)

Sato-san the Vending Machine [Original Manga] Episode 1 | Miriko

Love & Tissue Episode 1 | Riko Tobiyoshi @ Manga Illustration Creation

Days and Months | Kanato Ooima

[Original Manga] Oriental Fantasy | Sin of Fallen 1 | Yu Pota (Manga)

Winter Thoughts | Ayaka Tsumazawa

Selected Parenting & Farming Manga: My Child is Obsessed Too 1 | My Child is Obsessed Too

The story of when my son was diagnosed with an intellectual disability | Bekkouame Amami

Tsukune-chan who cut her tail 1 | miyarn

Play of Water | Kamome Seto

The thorn won't come out (1) | Togedo

Was it good to be an engineer? (EP.1) | fk21@System Development Oh My God!

The Witch of the Ring | Q Yoneda

Women, Fashion, and Abnormal Passion: Creative Awards 2022 | Tsukiko Iwamura

Ten of the Oni: Episode 1 (1) | Kageno

Backlight (Part 1) ~SNS Happiness and False Images~ | Tsuki no Shizuku

Zombies and the Old Man | Hideharu Inohara

Creative Manga "Forgery" Part 1 [Repost] | Tozaki

Illustration "Encounter" | Kaitei Kikyū

Sun Window | Rhino

What are casual things? | TTI

How can I learn to cook without looking at recipes? | Machiko Furuya

Super Convenience Store Wine Pairing | Koichi Tanabe 🍷 Wine director

Craft Beer: 53 Pours of the Tokaido | Yota Nakamura (Writer & Consultant)

#0 Let's make things easier with Excel! [Excel Macro Course] | Ako Akino

165. Considering "The one day in 8 years when no one came to work" | Hokuto Muto, Papua New Guinea Seafood

Management Progress Journey | 2021 Management Pro MAP | Kazuki Tsuboi | @tsubot0905

The Third-Year Product Manager's Textbook | Takuya Okuhara / Kurashiru PdM

Episode 13: Basic Income, Time Rich | Basic Income ⭐ Near-Future Manga ⭐ Tatsuya Teranishi

The Theory of New Business #CreativeAwards2022 | Hideshi Maehira | New Business @ Side Hustle Consulting Firm

Dragon Quest-Style Career Counseling, Part 1: "Career Change Consultation for a Level 20 Martial Artist" (Introduction to Career Counseling) | cc. Kutsuhimo

The Story of How I Changed My Life Going from a Self-Defense Official to a Keio Student - All 20 Episodes - | Naokazu Yamahashi

An Editor in Her Late 20s Living a Graduate School Life in Barcelona -- [Getting Lost in the Land of Iberian Pork] | Ayaka@Barcelona

The End of a Former Genius Kid Video Streamer (1) | Kibushi

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Refugees: Interviewing 100 People, note Creative Awards Entry | Shotaro Onodera (Photojournalist)

Stories of Pottery: The Scenery of Onta Ware and the Foot-Operated Mortar [Part 1] | hina

Three Values That Divide People into Right and Left: A Perspective from Evolutionary Psychology | Hiroaki Uehara

Is It Okay to Turn History into Entertainment? [On the Fusion of Historical Fact and Fiction in Novel Writing] | Hyogo Kirishima / Novelist

2013 World Tour Volleyball Watching Trip: Introduction | VOLLEY and TRAVEL

Professions Related to Rugby | Minoru Yamamoto / Rugby Player Training in the UK

A Memorandum of Getting Breast Cancer Before Turning 30 <Complete Collection> | Matope Ono

An Easy-to-Understand Illustrated Dictionary of Stretching [#noteCreativeAwards Entry] | Kazutaka Suzuki

I Saved 1 Million Yen and Escaped from a Messy Room | Hana Fujiwara @ Minimalist Photographer

Two Men, A Wild Winter Camp | Syuheiinoue

Kobe Sauna Trip, Part 1 <Kobe Ladies Spa> | HAMATAKEMutsuko

♬ A Senior's Music Study Abroad Diary in Boston | ATSUKO

The 158-Year-Old Miracle: The Story of My Mother and Me | Sachiko Yamada, Freelance Announcer

Essay "Song of a Father" ~A song for my wife, son, and father~ | Chichi no Uta

On the "beginning of the end" of love | Suisui

The story of a friend I didn't invite coming to my wedding | Emuko Shioi

Tracking the delivery route of a hoodie sent from Poland #CreativeAwards2022 | Fukuichi

Dramatic Observatory Diary | Ayaka🗼

I thought "more than friends, less than lovers" was stupid | Ai

The road to creating "Muchaburi Note," a paper app for training innovative thinking | Satoshi Fujii ☺︎ Everyone's Gamification Project

[Creative Awards 2022] Card game project (Menu) | Namihei

Obsessed with developing wooden puzzles and games: Development Story of Wooden Puzzles & Games (Episode 1) | Roukojin Mori

Creative Awards entry "KAWARS" Episode 1: The Queen | ZEN

"Do days like this happen?" --A strange day. | Primary.

Workshop report on connecting with the city | Asami Yoshida

[Cardboard Remake] Introductory Guide (Table of Contents) | Jei

Trick Art: How to make infinite stairs | SAMURAISUN Cardboard Creator

"The joy of making, the joy of playing with cardboard crafts" | Cardboard Play

Play "Karesansui" | Tetsuhiro Ikeda

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The final results are scheduled to be announced at the end of April. Stay tuned!