MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.

    GanjiMEX

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

    SheyCroix

  • “Take the blue and the red and make purple to win the game”

    Raccoonbro

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

  • Don't wait for it, do it now because time is fast and never stopping.

    ojou_san

  • 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

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • Just enjoy what ever anime you want, respect each other preference and the thing that you need to always remember when watching is never judge a book by its cover and never underestimate them. Also not to forger thank you MAL for being best anime database ever! ありがとうございます!!

    Mal_functionz

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

    ApolloCloud

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

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

    Blackmage03

  • It’s all just a blur.

    Megge06

  • 2021 has been a great year for Anime Tons of good shows aired, tons of GOATED shows announced a continuation Looking forward to this year of 2022. Let's wait for the anime hot takes of 2022.

    RenSuu

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • To be a part of a community that enjoys the medium of anime just like I do makes me happy. This platform has helped me look at different perspectives of a show, make friends, and know what is going on within the anime community. Last year was fun. Hope this year gets better.

    tufflilcookie

  • Stay calm and weeb on.

    acutedream

  • "L!L!L! & L.W.A.S (Love! the Life! we Live! & Live with A Smile!)" - Two phrases taken from two songs title from my favourite series, Love Live!. The phrases that surely we hope in this year & future, we gain a successful & happy life. Just enjoy your life whatever you do!

    MrBluebear

  • CuteWinter:When a girl smiles she's beautiful as a blooming flower~Daisuke SadSpring:I aint giving up. To not give up I have a reason~Hanagaki WearySummer:If God exists then he should extend my deadline~Kobayashi EpicFall:You're my Kouhai so let your Senpai spoil you a bit~Takeda

    holmeskudo

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

  • Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.

    FenrirMythEU

  • I really gotta watch more anime this year

    Xp_raygon

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • life is like watching an anime, sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh, but most importantly you’re enjoying it

    shunwen

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

  • TATAKE

    Triall

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

  • 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

  • “For a pregnant woman to give birth, she’s gotta feel the pain of pulling a watermelon out of her nostril. For an artist to create a masterpiece, he’s gotta feel the pain of pulling entire galaxies out of his ass.” —Gintoki Sakata

    Kenma099

  • "There's no such thing as a useless effort."

    Snow_Leopard123

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • The anime/manga community lost so many important people this past year- may them rest in peace, and may their legacies inspire even more amazing stories!

    LadyMithril

  • My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.

    random_savage

  • I have achieved another goal this year, which is to get married! married to my job.

    AngelHana

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

  • Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!

    Kaylof

  • All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking

    Andre

  • I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.

    doomraider278

  • Ore wa matsuri no Kami, soon I'll make you my tatami

    Liliiii69

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • 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

  • I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.

    lj_aniweeb2

  • "Give up on your dreams and die"

    Ewaaaa

  • 2021 was not the best but it also was not the worst year for animes, i can say that there will always be a space in my heart for my besto friendo, king must protect, idol zombies and romance fruits.

    Kitsunyaa

  • All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better

    KingVcg

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

    elle6969

  • "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

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • Life is meaningless till you get up and give it one

    Mr_Gopnik

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!

    Anime_Emotion

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • Thanks for a good year. When is Yona of the dawn second season released?? Is it ever gonna be?

    Maria_Viktoria

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

    Milith801

  • Jobless Reincarnation best anime of the year.

    Kalwin420YT

  • 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

  • I am glad I found MAL because it’s made everything easier for me and I’ve also found many good animes because of it so I would like to thank MAL

    K4B00M3R

  • This year has been a banger!!! Nonstop top-tier anime every season were just amazing.... Komi-San, Rudy, Miyamura, Rimuru and so so SO many amazing characters.... So many waifus.... It was just amazing!!!

    Goated_Weeb526

  • "Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)

    animenichijou

  • Heyy im very excited to do this i hope i can join next year too thanks for invite me-️ I love you my anime list

    zensayonara

  • Thanks to MAL staff and fellow MAL users for making 2021 great! May your futures be as bright as your anime-watching rooms should be. May your hearts be as warm as the fabled MAL hoodie might be. May season 2022 of our era be as wonderful as we'd like it to be!

    Swiggy

  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • 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

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.

    You_Dont_Know

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

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

    violettx

  • Anime is what lets me live in this world. No anime No Life

    AkarshG

  • “The archer class is really full of archers!”

    Jasundere

  • I live for anime!!

    ken__chin

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

    Purara_17li

  • Don't be such a drag, and just appreciate all of anime!

    Lukes_sketch

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

    Kevinj2

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • “Listen up. I am a god.” —Tengen Uzui

    TheCharizarder

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

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

    tejas-san

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • The year of neverending ups. Each coming season was a banger.

    AdityaKanu

  • I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.

    BlessonJoseph

  • No ha estado mal el año, ha habido cosas interesantes. ^^

    Yuukiiro

  • Adding Bojji in ''Must Protect'' is criminal.

    Judhill

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • No matter the year, anime is always there for you

    Mashrafi_Rian

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • 2021 anime is weird.

    AswdPlayz

  • Dont let it go that deep, just breathe.

    iDevil360

  • this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok

    FISHYGAMRZ

  • It be chaotic. It be wholesome. It be heart wrecking but it be a good year for anime.

    RandomUser048

  • With great fans, comes with great service

    RvEc

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

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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