MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    DC27

  • 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

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • If anime was real it wouldn't be real

    cookiesforsanta

  • When somebody ask me ''why is Fairy Tail your favorite anime" i only have one answer ''because it makes me forget that i don't have anybody who wants to real be with me. And Fairy Tail is about friendship and i want what they have ''

    saliona

  • "Humans are radically evil beings that is why we must be restrained by laws and it is necessary to form a nation, but we now value the sanctity of laws more than we value humanity even when we cried humans are virtuous peace never came" — Kant ~~ From Now On We Begin Ethics

    Aatihonora

  • Started the year (and anime) with action shounen Ended the year with sex comedy 10/10, didn't regret this year one bit

    RoastedCarrots

  • 2021 was one my most favourite years both personally as well as in terms of quality Anime watched. My shows of the year were Tokyo Revengers, Aquatrope on white sand and To your eternity.

    Ranga Sumukha

  • Since this is the first ever MAL yearbook, So "whatever happens , happens". Glad to be a part of it, along with so many others. Finally "10 billion points" to the person who might publish this comment in the yearbook.

    Senku_Ishigami10

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

    Indigo_123

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • 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

  • Hei hei hei, let’s enjoy all anime with happy ?

    Megumiya

  • Pride is admirable, but if pride is taken too far it becomes bitter arrogance.

    C_Par

  • The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster

    Jiorl

  • if you aren't literally on your hands and knees worshipping john as a member of the john fan club then what are you doing with your life?

    amagirinomikoto

  • "I'll never stop watching anime."

    -Meru

  • "I'll love you even more so you don't have to worry about me cheating" A minute later "Is it alright if I date 2 girls at once?" —Kanojo mo Kanojo, one of the most random but funny anime in 2021.

    ReallyNotLuky

  • Bury me with Hyrum Smith glasses.

    Nero_nan

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

  • I love anime - thanks #MAL

    itmeh_piyush

  • How are you all today? I hope you are all right and have voted for good things! No matter whatever you vote, it's your vote and your vote only and that's what you decide. Have a lovely Christmas, it's going to be a good on this year. Easter is going to be alright too, have fun!

    Thegirlwithfish

  • 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

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • “Fruits basket was robbed”, that’s all I’ll say ?

    Itsumo_Issho

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • To decide that I'm hopeless before I even begin is nothing but laziness

    KioSKa

  • Great year for anime! P.S. What does O(ver)P(owered) Direction even mean?

    HalfwayDeadz

  • I’m grateful to MAL for being there with me every step of the way these past 10+ years. Thank you for providing such a fun place we can hang out and laugh with other fans! I look forward to the next 10!

    YukiTsubaki

  • Loved this year, so many great anime released and hoping for more isekai genre anime and manga to come out!!!

    Abdullahthegreat

  • If anything bothers you just take a anime shot and everything will not just be fine but infact will be GREAT! ........i don't understand why some people still don't get anime. But anyways, the great thing is we're being a part of a history making with aot finals~

    MHAweeb

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

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

    yMarlboro

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

  • ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!

    TheAn1meGen1us

  • Stay calm and weeb on.

    acutedream

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!

    Sidelink

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

  • Whether a fish lives in a clear stream or a water ditch, so long as it continues swimming forward, it will grow up beautifully.

    Dualityofsoul

  • Nothing burns like the cold

    DreamYC

  • Thank you٩( 'ω' )و

    malyama

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • Sure I graduated, but how will this affect Guts’s legacy?

    Lennyzard

  • This year I hope the animes are just as good as last year's, and I hope I can continue to use Myanimelist. To keep track of each of them, they are the best, keep it up.

    gomez_sv

  • "I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"

    Acthegamer04

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • 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

  • "I am the cutest no doubt!!"

    aruuuimi

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

  • If you ever feel bad, just remember that Ex-Arm exists. Then feel worse. (:

    Math082r

  • "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

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • If you'll please excuse me, I still have 10,000 episodes across 120 titles to finish before next year's releases. I must prepare.

    AtisutoMeru

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

  • You’re going to go adrift. It will be into a world governed by the absurd.

    tangguhdoesg

  • 2021's Year of Anime is very much akin to 2021 as a whole. It gave us moments of joy, of excitement and sometimes even moved us to tears! But most notably it had a lot of garbage that you could only really laugh about.

    BillyCx

  • amazing year

    XarkezPL

  • This year I finally watched one anime. Maybe two.

    SnailSavant

  • "Eat the soil, Yoo Joonghyuk." Yoo Jooghyuk started to silently eat the soil.

    humantwig

  • Attack on titan is the truth of my life and everyone else life i have been waiting all this year's to know the truth but now I don't wanna end it but i have to because i need to know the truth aot is a masterpiece

    Eren_Jeager_24

  • Seasons are great, if you keep track of it.

    ItsEmina

  • You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing

    angelgrozd

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

  • Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier and welcome to Five Nights at Freddy's, an indie horror game that you guys suggested, in mass, and I saw that Yamimash played it and he said it was really really good... So I'm very eager to see what is up.

    AaronTheBaron

  • "Surpass your limits right here, right now" —Sukehiro, Yami

    JePKo22

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

    Bearan

  • I came. I saw. I MAL'ed.

    Shibuya109

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

    Shakariki_Gengoro

  • There were so many great anime in 2021, it’s really hard to pick just one for each category! Can’t wait for another awesome year in anime 2022!

    FairyTailLove83

  • WE'RE THE TOKYO MANJI GANG!

    SpiderBear-11

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

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

    YukimuraChieri

  • 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 survived 2021 Thank god 2021 is blessed with lots of good series Hope next year I can survive

    doraemonpure

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • 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

  • Another great year of anime. For years to come hopefully we can look back and appreciate these new works.

    KarmaKaji

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

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

    FrostFever

  • Average anime is good! we have to start seeing anime from the story, basically what makes it good is the story! this year's anime is good, I like it!

    KenYuza

  • Mushoku Tensei was one of the Best Anime out this Year period.

    MVP_Varun

  • I made my mom proud with these choices

    Urgent

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

    Bell_cz

  • I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!

    marsspacedout

  • "Don't judge book by its cover" —Miko Yotsuya

    gotthea

  • I believed that Eastern animation could offer the pinnacle of direction, story-telling, and pure Sakuga art. I believed that it was misunderstood like A Silent Voice. Under-appreciated like Grave of the Fireflies. Then I watched Ex-Arm and now I don’t know what to think at all.

    Paperphoenix1907

  • “Takemitchy, listen this whole time, there’s been poop stuck in your hair” —Mikey, Tokyo Revengers

    Grizzly69er

  • Heres to another good year, cant wait for the next one!

    Tememe

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

    BleachedAvatar

  • Hope all my bitches and bros and non-binary hoes has a blessed and safe 2022!!!

    MelixBan

  • Slowly mal evolve into something very nice. Hope this get great each year with more category spread on it and more great event coming along with expo. At least its need to reach 1 months long!

    Vvivvcv12

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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