MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 2021 Arigathanks!

    venomazter

  • Live life don't let it live you!

    Galador_Silva

  • "If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"

    BleachedAvatar

  • Tatakai Tatakai !!!

    joy_swifty

  • Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?

    Sarthakahir

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

  • "I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."

    SomanshuAikat

  • tatakae

    rinkazukaa

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

  • It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.

    Cxy14

  • The laws of space and time dictate that in 24 hours you can only physically watch 60 episodes of anime. That didn't stop me from completing One Piece in 3 days.

    ElqBell

  • Do Everything You Want As Long As It's Not A Crime

    Sulna

  • Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.

    fluffycow17

  • always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!

    ArkyEvxs

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

  • "Catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes!"

    DrakeAnderson

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^

    Aug

  • Where is MUSHOKU TENSEI! That's all I have to say

    Ashutok

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.

    StrawhatAJ

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • beyound boundaries, and higher

    zDenny

  • 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.

  • 2021 is AMAZING.

    apinop_39493

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!

    CurlyAnocas

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

  • 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

  • 2021 was an amazing year of anime and I am glad I lived through it.

    Welf06

  • 2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!

    TheMidnightWolf

  • Anime's gay... I love it

    LandSwimmer

  • Hope next year gets even better! Thanks to everyone for creating stuff like this and keeping MAL as the best community (๑˃̵ ᴗ ˂̵)و

    minsssk

  • "Will you kill or get killed?"

    Ayus_0007

  • I WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL MY ENEMIES ARE DESTORYED

    FunLessGuy

  • Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!

    LastSpark

  • Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?

    Shamir-kun

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • "Even if you're the main character, you can still die... I better be careful-ttebayo." —Gintoki Sakata.

    GTKL3

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

  • “Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori

    imFreppy

  • What a great year to be an anime fan! Greetings to Jump, Jhofran, Diotmar and José Viva Venezuela Nojoda ??

    LuchoTG17

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

    EnRyuu12

  • Most of the anime that aired on 2021 are incredible boring but few are memorable . This is a good year for some legendary series. I have lot's of expectation anime that gonna airing on 2022 .

    AnimeXenjoyer

  • Sir Isaac Newton once said: "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my favorite anime is Inferno Cop."

    NotSkulls

  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

  • MAL (My Anime List)... more like: Magical Amazing (and) Loving! Happy first ever MAL expo! May we hope this year will be filled with new astonishing animes!

    HeyyL0ve

  • 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

  • Covid = Online Class = Watch Anime = No Study = Bad Grades = Drop Out = Get A Job = Earn Money = Got Rich = Watch More Anime

    Jx1126

  • Me ? I read manga. Yeah yeah And I watch anime too, ofc. No I don't regret about the time invested in it. I'm happy with this Myanimelist ? Eeeeh it's a good site ! Let's say : It is in fact so useful. You can do many things on it ! Score , search, comment, review... Trully good

    Kadhel

  • If you're gonna walk on ice, you might as well dance.

    LeilaBargo

  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • "2022 better live up to what 2021 gave us"

    Vanitas

  • Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.

    HiruHatake

  • “I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori

    Pengster

  • Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.

    SYDK_

  • 2021 good year

    peaskeeper

  • "Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"

    AlexeiChern

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

  • Back in September of this year I started getting into anime, starting with MHA, (which I still have a soft spot for btw) and the most recent anime I've watched was Bleach. At the beginning of this year I decided to take a break from anime, but Akira is next. Keep watching anime!

    Activeonspotify

  • Oh gosh, some of my nominated category were there! Must protect, hell yeah! Alright, folks, the yearbook concept is great. Thanks for this great idea. Reminds me much to my graduation book. Its sure can be more great if this can be a yearly tradition. Mal expo here i come!

    badabass

  • Here's to many more wonderful animes to come!

    Trekker10

  • If I'd get a dollar for each unnecessary panty shot in Mierko-chan, I'd be a millionaire.

    -

  • 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

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • “If you’re panicking, you won’t be able to win a fight even if you could’ve.” —Ken Ryuguji

    CBPman9001

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • To watch anime every day makes me happy

    SandraEis

  • "For love and for peace" —Vash the Stampede

    Dukino

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

  • Time is gold when watching bold.

    Clockblocker299

  • i keep moving forward until i destroy my enemies

    ARK028

  • i can remember anime name's in japanese, but i can barely remember my own birthday.

    violettx

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

  • "If you're gonna hit it, hit it till it breaks"

    Iamanimeaddict

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • 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

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

    MGSE

  • This year anime came back with a vengeance and it killed me. So now my problem is too much to watch so “I’ll leave tomorrow’s problems for tomorrow’s me”

    Sagepool

  • This past 2021 was a year! And I am pretty sure that 2022 is also a year, isn't it?

    Ksoro

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

  • Another year full of anime, another year of not having time to watch everything I wanted...

    Bell_cz

  • I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

    Edgyson

  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

  • There are many animes that I have not seen in this list HAHAHA. But of the few that I saw, I feel that I answered them with great sincerity. So I look forward to the results!

    Carls17

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • 2021 was a fascinating Year for anime, From Masterpiece that Odd Taxi offer to Ex-Arm that keeps the viewer give that always giving for better or for worse (Mostly Worse). Definitely gonna miss 2021 as The Most Busiest anime came for long time.

    Yunohi-kun

  • "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" —Sherlock Holmes From the best duo "Moriarty and Sherlock"

    Blaze2317

  • Please watch Vivy if you haven't yet, I'm begging you

    nt_n3on

  • As a child I wanted to be Naruto, but damn! As an adult I can relate to Uramichi Onii-san!! Well, now I get it why Levi said "Give up on your dreams and die."

    AishAndAnime

  • Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back

    KnightOfAstoria

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • 2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021

    Choccygamez12

  • Anime brought me back to life

    Revaxiph

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

    Yato66_

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

    The_Solitary_Guy

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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