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Emoji Design Contest Winners

Published: Sep 27, 2022

Updated: Sep 27, 2022

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Winners👑

Thank you to everyone who submitted for all your wonderful designs! With so many fantastic emoji to choose from, it was a very difficult decision. When selecting winning designs, judges aimed to include a variety of expressions and poses, while keeping some continuity between different artist's depictions of the same character. Check out the final pack of 16 emoji below!

MALfoxPout
created by CoolCoolJack
Feeling a bit grumpy that your waifu didn't win the best girl award? Well do I have the emoji that'll convey your emotion! Huh? It's just okay? Well I um...well I didn't ask for your opinion! Hmph!
MALfoxOops
created by CoolCoolJack
Sadly, not all of us are perfect, most of us make mistakes all the time! You misread a friend's message. Maybe you were talking about the wrong show. Used your instead of you're. So for those imperfect moments use this emoji! Oops!
MALfoxCrying
created by CoolCoolJack
Did you get hurt? Someone say something a bit too cruel? Maybe your favourite series came to an end? Whatever the case this crying emoji has got you covered!
MALfoxCelebrate
created by CoolCoolJack
Congratulations! A fun little emoji to throw some confetti your friends ways to celebrate...well to celebrate just about anything! Just don't forget to clean up after yourself.
MALfoxSleepy
created by CoolCoolJack
It's getting late and your eyes are getting droopy. It might be a good idea to head to bed, just as much as it's a good idea to use this emoji to tell your friends how tired you are! Goodnight world!
MALfoxHeh
created by CoolCoolJack
One of the most anime things I could think of! The classic move of pushing up your glasses with a smug attitude. Show off how much of a superior nerd you are by using this emoji!
ShockedFox
created by RenxKentaro
MangaReadingFox
created by RenxKentaro
FoxWatchingAnime
created by RenxKentaro
MALshibacry
created by Foorna
MALshibawave
created by Foorna
MalFoxSunglasses
created by Mikaki-San
MalFoxLove
created by Mikaki-San
ShibaFrustrated
created by ZeroNeverland
Oh no, Shiba! What's wrong? Do you feel sick?
ShibaDevil
created by ZeroNeverland
If you don't believe in the holy angel shiba, how about the devil? Worship the devil!
AngryShiba
created by OrbitalForce
Most streams I watch and discord servers I join tend to have heated arguments or sarcastic jokes using angry images. I feel this this would be a great emote for Twitch streaming supporters, or for everyone to use on Discord.

The winning emoji will be put together into a commemorative MAL Bunkasai emoji pack to be used within clubs on MAL. Some may also be added to our official Discord server~

While more suitable for stickers than emoji, we've also decided to pick up the following designs for future use. Perhaps for a new list design? Discord stickers? We're not sure yet, but let us know if you think of something! They were too reminiscent of MAL to not select them.

WatchShibe
created by LRConkdor
I tried giving the shiba inu emotes based on the MAL list's progress statuses. This one correlates to 'Currently Watching.'
DoneShibe
created by LRConkdor
The incarnation of the "Completed" status. Based on these Japanese ? stamps.
HoldShibe
created by LRConkdor
The shiba ducking out for a second. Based on the "On-Hold" status.
DropShibe
created by LRConkdor
The shiba abandons its post. The equivalent of the "Dropped" status.
WaitShibe
created by LRConkdor
An impatient shibe. Relevant to the 'Plan to Watch' status.

Check out all the short-listed designs here.

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