MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    animebaby00

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

  • If I just had a Geass, I’d command you to be mine

    laramie0612

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • sum great anime noice

    Luukkey

  • This year i finished over 200 animes! *yes i have no life* but ive learned things good and bad, watched amazing animes and plain awful ones. But you know what? Its been a great journet from then till now, and i cherish every moment of it.

    Art3misuwu

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • pretty dang good year, huh?

    Thoft

  • Everything is amazing with its quantity and quality. While I haven't seen many productions, the ones I have seen were great, and my anticipation of the episode itself was a lot of fun (and impatience). Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to make this year so amazing!

    akafterskvr

  • Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone

    XNRaiser

  • most of these characters are quite unique and from my POV their backstory is what makes them who the are and it's interesting seeing different animes having their characters have to go through difficult and happy moments in way it shows how they can change their personality

    RedBell02

  • バスガス爆発ブスバスドライバー (Basu gasu bakuhatsu busu basu doraibā)

    ShihaiOkenja

  • The journey of a weeb is arduous to say the least. There will never be enough time or money courtesy of mangas, their usually banger adaptations and waifu merch. But even living in a car with said waifu merch, its worth it. To many more years of anime and manga! Cheers!

    Ballistic_UwU

  • 決してあなたをあきらめるつもりはない決してあなたを失望させるつもりはない

    PokepalsPlayz

  • Anime has ruined my life.

    xllv

  • So much anime, so little time! I hope that MAL friends, staff, and I can always enjoy anime no matter how busy we are and thanks to all the staff from all the studios for your hard work, anime keeps getting better every year. Hope everything always goes well and is fun for us!

    309

  • Wars are Everywhere, Peace is Inevitable, Anime is the Best

    MADEVIL

  • Its not like i want to be in the yearbook or anything.... Baka

    Pandasiar

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

  • Maximum Effort

    WorstEdition

  • "All it takes is one good decision." - Ranga, The Dungeon of Black Company

    morglea

  • I hope my favourite anime and character will win

    MegumiAnemone

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

    Alright_Ok

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

    AkarshG

  • I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.

    Oravelos

  • 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

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

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

    Mashrafi_Rian

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

    violettx

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

    KarmaKaji

  • 2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!

    DeliveryDiverge

  • Characters make stories, not the other way round...

    FuchsiaPhantasm

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • "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

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • If I was an important figure, I would have definitely written something useful here ...

    Sphystius

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

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

    -

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

    KnightOfAstoria

  • Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.

    Suzuyadesuga

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

  • "I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe

    Ralph wreck it

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • Thank you soo much for such a year filling with great anime.

    PRIom_18

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

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

    Judhill

  • 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

  • I started watching anime in August 2021 But man i enjoyed watching romance ! I hope 2022 will be way better

    MuNameIsDavit

  • “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

  • When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.

    TheBlazman

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

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

    ShiinaMH

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

    Mr_Gopnik

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • It's been a awesome year with anime and MAL and I hope this year will be or more awesome than last year. -️ Excited for all the anime releasing this year ???

    DrakenXX01

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ノ

    MikanNatsume5

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • Luv 2 evry1

    Primorie

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

    Chizzie

  • "That" -She

    hitogoroshii

  • 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

  • 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

  • Hear me, all subjects of Ymir. TATAKAE!!!

    vjtatakae

  • 86 = peak

    LokoSquad

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

  • I may not have a life , but at least i have something to look forward to when i wake up.

    Anya_L

  • I hope the one who deserves it wins.

    Vermonia

  • Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.

    Hakiro_cr

  • 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

  • Strive for 7 episodes per week! Bring back my Mikasa. Thank you Japan!

    kalivo

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • Here's to one of the best year yet, can't wait to top it!!

    Timcampy118

  • Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.

    BabyGirl06301

  • 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

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

    Reed_san

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

    salivabench

  • THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO

    Dontraiver

  • 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

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

  • Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.

    FakeReality

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-

    WonderWolf23

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.

    nzrnxshh

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

    TheCharizarder

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

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

    Alfadog500

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    The_Wrong_Guy

  • This year is awesome, I won't forget this things I have watched this year. I hope this next year will be also an exciting year.

    Yt_LapPlayz

  • I like to quote a saying said by Rider from Fate Zero. "Whatever you do. Enjoy it to the fullest, that's the secret to life"

    Fun_Dragonfruit

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

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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