Monogatary.com

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Monogatary.com
Monogatary com logo.webp
Logo used since 2023
Type of business Subsidiary
Type of site
 Social networking service
Available inJapanese
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Country of originJapan
Owner Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Founder Yohei Yashiro
LaunchedOctober 30, 2017
Current statusActive

Monogatary.com (stylized in all lowercase) is a social networking service website, owned by Japanese entertainment conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment Japan and launched by Yohei Yashiro on October 30, 2017. The website focuses on creative writing and illustration, where users can submit works based on a daily updated theme. [1] Monogatary.com is best known for its fictional stories that have become sources for duo Yoasobi's numerous songs.

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History

In 2014, Sony Music Marketing (now Sony Music Solutions), a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, had an idea to create a creative writing submission website. Despite an internal positive reception, the idea did not align with the company's primary focus on music marketing. [2] A year later, as the SMEJ business program EnterLab launched, SMM's then-supervisor suggested Yohei Yashiro, who previously helped on the unsuccessful project, to resume the creative writing submission website. [2] Yashiro launched Monogatary.com on October 30, 2017. [3] The website takes name for Japanese word monogatari (物語), meaning "story". [4] Since 2018, Monogatary.com has hosted an annual fiction contest, titled Monocon, divided into various categories and awards each year. [5]

The works submitted on Monogatary.com have been adapted into books, audio books, anime series, films, games, or songs with accompanying music videos. [6] In 2019, Yoasobi, consisting of Ayase and Ikura, was formed to produce and perform songs based on the website's story specifically. [7] Among their discography, "Yoru ni Kakeru", based on the Monocon 2019's Sony Music Award winners, Mayo Hoshino's Thanatos no Yūwaku (lit. 'The Temptation of Thanatos '), [8] was a massive commercial success amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Japan in 2020 and establised their musical career. [9] The duo and the website later collaborated on another contest Yoasobi Contest for three times. [10] [11] [12] Other musical collaborations include Halca, [13] Omoinotake, [14] Kana Nishino, [15] Adieu, [16] Hitsujibungaku, [17] Tatsuya Kitani, [18] Yama, etc. [19]

References

  1. ↑ "「お題」に基づく物語投稿サイトmonogatary.comってなに?". Da Vinci (in Japanese). July 17, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Shida, Hidekuni. "monogatary.comという"物語のタネ"の芽吹き【前編】". Cocotame (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "SME、ストーリーエンターテインメントプラットフォーム「monogatary.com」のサービスをオープン". The Nikkei (in Japanese). October 30, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Baek, Seol-hui (July 17, 2023). "Will YOASOBI's night-time escapades keep going on?". Weverse Magazine . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "「思いがけない、カタチになる」monogatary.com初のコンテスト「モノコン2018」結果発表". PR Times (in Japanese). October 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ Iwasawa, Shiki (October 9, 2024). "Behind the idols: The story of the duo who 'created' Yoasobi". The Asahi Shimbun . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Kiyokawa, Jin (November 5, 2020). "YOASOBI transforms fiction into music" . Yomiuri Shimbun . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "みんなが知ってる「YOASOBI」デビュー曲、でも誰も知らない原作者...星野舞夜さんのシンデレラストーリー". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). October 24, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ Hosoda, Narushi (September 9, 2020). "YOASOBI、大ヒットの背景は「現代のリアリティとの共鳴」". News Postseven (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ Onuma, Osamu (September 26, 2020). "YOASOBI(ヨアソビ)が「たぶん」原作者と初対面 小説と音楽、行き来して作品が大きくなっていく". Good Life with Book (in Japanese). Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ "YOASOBI新曲「大正浪漫」リリースにあわせ原作小説発売 限定版特典では人気アーティスト夢の共演". Real Sound (in Japanese). August 8, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ "YOASOBI、新曲「もう少しだけ」の配信リリース決定、自身がパーソナリティを務めるラジオ番組で初フルオンエア解禁". Spice (in Japanese). May 4, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  13. ↑ "YOASOBIも輩出、monogatary.comの面白さ AMAOTOら続々生まれる音楽×物語の新たな関係性". Pia (in Japanese). February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Omoinotake、monogatary.comのコラボ曲「プリクエル」配信開始&MVプレミア公開". CDJournal (in Japanese). June 30, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  15. ↑ "西野カナ、サブスク全曲解禁記念として大人気小説投稿サイトmonogatary.com×大人気イラストレーター"ごめん"とのスペシャルコラボ企画決定!". De Colum (in Japanese). June 4, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  16. ↑ "adieu(上白石萌歌)、YOASOBIを輩出の小説投稿サイト「monogatary.com」とコラボ". Encount (in Japanese). June 10, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  17. ↑ "羊文学 × monogatary.com × 講談社の小説募集企画『第二回 羊文学賞』始動 第一回大賞作品まとめた電子書籍も". Spincoaster (in Japanese). October 22, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  18. ↑ "キタニタツヤ、楽曲「ちはる」MVプロジェクト始動。monogatary.comとのコラボレーション・コンテストにて同曲からインスパイアされた物語募集". Skream!. February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  19. ↑ "yamaの新曲「Ever」夏夜米子の小説『you are my』を原作に". Fashion Press (in Japanese). July 17, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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