"It ain't a warcrime if there is no war" -Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'

Alfadog500

Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

Freestyler589

Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!

Aka_to_azure

I should have been nominated, but it's fun to give others a chance... right?

SheyCroix

To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."

theanimeview

THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

marini_the_gomi

Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.

SwoankyTiger

Awesome year

kivvee

Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.

SomeDude

Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?

Bergioyn

"Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

Reed_san

The special was bad but wonder egg priority was so good it had to win an award at the chrunchyroll awards

Kevinj2

2021 is AMAZING.

apinop_39493

Anime is an integral part of my life, it's like I'm addicted to it and it is what keeps me sane these days. I can't go even a day without watching at least 1 ep of an anime. You could say that anime has saved me and it is saving many more people every day. I'm thankful to Japan.

TsutanaiFuun

Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)

Kaiyo_Shounen

It’s all just a blur.

Megge06

I wanna give a shoutout to the MAL discord mods for soldering through all the spoilers and the sus comments You will all be missed

VivavideoUser2x

I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.

Spinka T.K.

Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.

dark_rhythm324

Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

Roszel

Let's see what we have this year!!!

Kyrioscist

yare yare daze

Piranha3D

TATAKE

Triall

2021 might've been tough but at least we all got something in common that keeps us bonded and that is Anime! Assuring us that there is always something to look forward to.

Alphyx

Even in pandemic. Atleast 2021 have many good anime. I hope anime will more good in future

YukimuraChieri

“The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ” —Izumi Miyamura

Tamago_Senpai14

Thank you MyAnimeList team for your hard work during 2021. Stay healthy and safe so that starting from 2022 you can be faster in approving a manga.

labradorescence

SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

raryaryagi

I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.

MALILFS25

If you somehow haven’t yet, please go watch vivy

zombiemc1

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.

Acellah

Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife

MysticShade

To Your Eternity was the saddest anime this year. Shaking and crying rn.

genuinegiorno

With so many anime that, instead of pandering to trendy stuff, were more like passion projects, 2021 made me feel "Anime is getting good again". Oddtaxi, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, Sonny Boy and Heike Monogatari made the year much more enjoyable.

Brottoy

The last year was fun! I somehow managed to watch 6 anime in 4 days... Well! My favorite anime of 2021 is definitely Durarara. I hope this year brings a lot of good anime as well!

your-mum

If you spend your 2021 without watching 86, then you have a one miserable year.

Raizu_Ji

just because you are right does not mean you are correct

Dylan58582

DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε｀ )

Mangriam

2021 was the year I got into anime and I'm glad I became an anime fan at the perfect year where there were a lot of banger shows each season. It feels really good to be an anime fan and I will be looking forward to what 2022 has in store for us.

BAKUNAUA

The trailer for the new Kaguya-sama season was highkey better than most anime!

S_c_a_r_l_e_t

Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

NakolHira

One of the best years in anime!

Kry_Now

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

Atha_5

Wonder Egg Priority and Death Parade need more content so I can prove to my boyfriend that they're the best. Please and thank you.

Hadles2043

"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman

mxgumizz

Moriarty the Patriot was such an amazing anime of all . It displayed a beautiful image of the discrimination between Earls and oppressed.

Amna Hasan Mirza

I really appreciate the idea of putting up a lot of the obscure shows that came out in the categories unlike most of the anime based award shows held recently, it really goes to show that the nominees were being selected based on the genuine enjoyment they offered and that's it.

Kazou-nozumu689

The Spring Sky is Bluer than I've ever seen. If I could give you this very sky as a gift, I would in a heartbeat.'

anhiansh5

Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

salivabench

declaring war against of the sci-fi series around the world!!

greysetting

There was just one thing missing, I really needed: to meet up with the boys, make some noise, and get on it!

Gener4lLeee

I freaking love anime dude

llSinon360ll

Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year

Hebihime_

I live for anime!!

ken__chin

KnY is not carried by animation otherwise the manga sales won't be this high

Shakariki_Gengoro

My first formal year in anime

swabbie

Fun can never be too much!

adampk

All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?

RealCraziCow

Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

Kagalove123

I should have watched more anime!

TripleLutzz

2021 was my first year with MAL. And all these great anime made it so much more memorable. I hope all other years are as great as this. Also best romance show of this year were horimiya and tonikawa.

ShadowMonarch09

"All the anime realised this year was amazing as expected from Anime " Some horable mentions 2021:- Re zero second season, Dr stone stone war, Vivy ,To your eternity, Takt op destiny and Demon slayer entertainment destrict.

Aryak1410

Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

Diamond1580

There's too much anime, I can't keep up!

DominickFisher

We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

Ren211

I haven't watched much anime for last 1 year but I will if I had some free time?

tejas-san

Thank you 2021!

Angelikc

Speedwagon best waifu.

Nemesis177

“I don't know If you all missed me, but I didn't think about any of you at all.”

@Dscry

Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim

hugrim

Amazing year

RCDims

dont be the best one, be the only one

iridescentsung

gotta say the anime were pretty good last year

aturtlzzz

2021 was packed with so many amazing animes, I am glad that i got to see so many of them.

The_Solitary_Guy

It's been a great year for anime and manga.

-THEBeast-

idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.

notshiro17

Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

Darkj25

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 cruel angel got his degree

Reba

I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!

Dreadwingg

Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords

Ostrichsmoothies

Enjoy anime & manga while I still can. There will come a time that I cannot do this anymore.

DC27

This year was better than last

TheEpicMacbeth

Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.

Purara_17li

i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.

Yato66_

2021 for anime was like a lottery. You either got a great season with banger animes and another season where you were empty-handed.

abhinavsawesome

ex-arm clears all of your favorites

UltrqInstinct

This year has been amazing and packed but my favourite anime of this year was "Tokyo Revengers", The theme of changing the present by going into the past and the fact that all this was done by a delinquent is just fascinating and Baji's passing made it better and more tragic.

XxSinpaixX

An amazing anime year. Loved a lot of animes. I hope every year will have amazing anime like 2021 from now on.

DARK_REPULSER_5

”I’ll go anywherez, as long as there’z moneyz in it! Life may be importantz, but it wont buy youz a sandwich!” - Dark Turtlez

mirkku

yeah, good year

Ryan_Myzt

"We think heroes exist only in story books, we don't realize how easy it really is to be a true hero. It can be something as complex as saving a life, or something as simple as being there for someone in their time of need. Never quit."

MinMonster

yare yare dawa

jolynxx

"........" said Komi-san. I am also speechless. I have nothing to say. But let's do our best to connect with people. I am also bad at it.

therefore-I-AM

“A low possibility means it's not zero”; Tokuchi Toua.

Koala15

Don't wish for it. Work for it.

sujini

Is this the Krusty Krab?

DangerNoodle77

I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021

Sailor_Sakka

We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun

GatoDeSabre

“It takes a real man to be the best girl” -gigguk

Strohmier