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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.