MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.

    xkazutox

  • “I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma

    Taytortot4611

  • “Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” ~ Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)

    Ekhan175

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • Onto the next one~!

    IheartAnime77

  • „Sasageyo“

    holondaise

  • real men are tempory, anime men is forever

    nellya

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • Live life like you’re MC in a romance anime.

    FlyingBacon365

  • see you space cowboy

    jotaroshat

  • "Don't care what anyone else thinks about you, because no one thinks about."

    DeonX

  • what a year

    cuki_aep

  • The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.

    Blackmage03

  • Over the past two years, the world has changed indescribably. But one thing that hasn't changed - the warmth, the creativity and the talent of our anime community. Thank you for everything!

    kyon981

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

  • Hope everyone enjoys another year watching anime and reading manga! Cheers!!

    Bearan

  • Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year

    VictorVS

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

  • MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.

    ApolloCloud

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • -My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-

    Sunny_Sun

  • 2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there

    elle6969

  • Please, let's watch anime as the world burns to ashes.

    Milith801

  • "Remeber kids, it will never be enough rewatches.. NEVER!" -Some Gigachad Guy

    yMarlboro

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

  • So long as problem doesn't cause problems, it can't be called a problem.

    Patwo2

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl

    Nick838

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • There is no greater happiness and peace than sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and watching this year's anime with your loved ones, creating memes, even crying sometimes but also admiring, learning and being enchanted ...

    _swh_

  • Don’t judge the book by it’s cover

    XxBlocKk

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • #2021 The Anime Year for generations to come, had everything from Attack on Titan to Ex Arm, from Komi san to To your Eternity. Glad I watched so many shows this year, but at the same time sad that I skipped so many gems( will definitely watch them).

    Ironaditya

  • WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021

    spctrx

  • Why fall in love with people when I can fall in love with fictional characters

    _virara

  • at first, I was scared to become an anime fan. I didn't want to be called "uwu anime sussy baka". ... this year I've completed my 100th series and discovered more about myself > because of Japanese animations of course

    tynqa

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • "Never giving up is my Magic!" —Asta from Black Bulls

    ShiinaMH

  • Grateful for the year that brought us Komi-San!

    MisterEuphoria

  • Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.

    SomeDude

  • Anime kept me a float after some...unfortunate family issues. And for that, I am grateful.

    animebaby00

  • Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.

    RobbiRobb

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.

    TinyGraape

  • Just have fun lads.

    Kartin99

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • "None but you can determine your own worth" —Kiriha, Tsugu Tsugumomo

    TheRiper

  • This year not only gave me fantastic shows to view but it also gave me an addiction to seasonals. I'm still trying to figure out if that was a good thing.

    Kielbaska

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • went in Link Click expecting drama, got depression instead :') watch it if you haven't yet!!!

    IIashII

  • Contributing to make "cartoons" mainstream in the future and renaming it to "Anime".

    Cloret

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • Draken supremacy

    Tikaas_m

  • They are all good and masterpieces...so this is really hard to vote among them...then i will vote some characters, openings... according to my favourite....

    Debjit_Roy

  • 2021 was a banger! Here's to 2022 go above and beyond

    jujubeefrwin

  • 1. "I will never give up untill my wish comes true" —ASTA 2. "This is the time you push past your limit" —Yami Sukehiro

    MARKfeni

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

  • Many masterpiece anime in this 2021 but it's will be more masterpiece anime in 2022

    Atha_5

  • In 2021, we learned from anime that adulthood sucks, dragons must also pay their taxes like good citizens, being undead does not have to stop you from being a good parent, former yakuza make great homemakers, and to never forget the tale of the Heike. A splendid year indeed!

    AnnaSartin

  • “The worse I am at something, the better I feel when I work at it and learn how to do it.” —Rudeus Greyrat

    Cheerios3402

  • 2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.

    Baka_Otaku03

  • I Asked God For A Bike, But I Know God Doesn't Work That Way, So I Stole A Bike And Asked God For Forgiveness

    Kyrages

  • I've watched many anime in my life, many good, many bad. Many that were wrong to the source, and some that out shined the source. From the years of struggling to find anime, to now it is everywhere. I am glad ^w^.

    Lisacat15

  • The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.

    EnRyuu12

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • 2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

  • The more you watch, the more you learn!!! This quote literally describes what feelings I have with anime. It helped me through tough times and I'll always be ready to touch new horizons with it.

    Scorpiox__

  • Demon Slayer Entertainment Arc Episode 10 for Episode of the Year :)

    SkillSwap

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation. Trying something new is never a pain

    Michella_Rin

  • just because you are right does not mean you are correct

    Dylan58582

  • "No matter how afraid I am, I have a job to do!" —Red Blood Cells (Cells at Work!)

    TheRiseofAnime

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • Yare yare daze

    Tefumeku

  • Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji

    Chizzie

  • I'd vote hunter x hunter again this year but alas

    Xunstone

  • I love all the anime and I really like to have one to myself... Give us more of this!

    Iruken

  • Never force main stream anime on the your friends. Let them watch whatever they want on their pace.

    Almaazmi

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • Don't forget the masterpiece movies that also came out this year!

    FrostFever

  • I love anime - thanks #MAL

    itmeh_piyush

  • When I am scared of trying to do something with the fear of it being bad, I remember ex-arm and just yolo it.

    OlhaArroz

  • Anyone has a choice/option to choose but that doesn't mean that you will pick any of them because they look good in our eye's or they have a advantage among all choices/options the one that we must choose was where our hearts will be happy.

    Kimirato

  • Jobless Reincarnation best anime of the year.

    Kalwin420YT

  • 2022 will be very good anime year

    Laaleet

  • "Listen! Your biggest audience is women. And women have a shrewd eye. Kouka fans want a dreamlike fantasy. A beauty they could never hope to obtain." Kageki Shoujo!!, Ep 2

    Amy-hakase

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

  • "there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02

    lightinhereyes

  • "Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl" i hope more anime will get seasons 2

    meormuhammadnaim

  • Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created

    ej_murray

  • i keep moving forward until i destroy my enemies

    ARK028

  • “If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can.”

    MTLourenco

What is the MAL Yearbook?

MAL Yearbook is a new annual project where MyAnimeList members can reflect on the past year of anime and share what they enjoyed most. Using categories selected from the community and winners decided by you, we will create a special digital MAL Yearbook that we can enjoy in future years. Leave us your 2021 yearbook comment and vote for the nominations you think best fit those category titles.

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