MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • It was a good year for anime

    jamesisarobot

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

    nzrnxshh

  • If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it.

    MonikaDYadav

  • "Yongara is freedom"

    Almenir

  • Waking up to reality maybe hard, but when cute characters are there we ought to be in our dreams.

    ViRom

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

    BleachedAvatar

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

    TheCharizarder

  • To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."

    theanimeview

  • Draken supremacy

    Tikaas_m

  • Tatakaë Tatakaë

    Rahul563

  • 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

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

    Kagalove123

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

    Pengster

  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

  • Anime was the most beautiful thing which I discovered in 2021.It truly changed my life in many different ways. Today I am able to think from a different point of view all thanks to the amazing characters. It made me laugh hysterically and at times it made me cry. Thankyou Anime.

    ___Chillhouse___

  • That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...! But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!

    Dj-Nash0

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

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

    Sphystius

  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • 86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.

    BucketBall

  • This year, I mean in 2021, late 2021, I started anime... so far my best start-up of the life ?-?...I am indebted to this year, though its late, for introducing me to the awesome world of the anime....THANKS 2021-?????????

    S_Rubaiyat_K

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • pretty dang good year, huh?

    Thoft

  • 2021 was a very dry season for anime. 2022 is already looking good though, so here's to a great anime year in 2022!

    OrbitalForce

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

    ApolloCloud

  • Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH

    LordHetmanix2077

  • My anime list gets bigger every year.

    mistillyy

  • we live for this

    shadow_monarch42

  • "To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have." ~ Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)

    MADM4X_

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

    SnailSavant

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

    greysetting

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

    Dontraiver

  • 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

  • This made me realize I need to watch more anime...

    Nabas94

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

    animenichijou

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • dont be the best one, be the only one

    iridescentsung

  • May we all awaken to a better dystopia.

    snarky-san

  • "There's no way we could meet. But one thing is certain. If we see each other, we'll know. That you were the one who was inside me. That I was the one who was inside you."

    LEVI_ARPIT

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life

    SainBlank

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • A lot of these I don’t know of, but I will vote for and continue loving the ones I know.

    Unknownplayer

  • Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year

    VictorVS

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • 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

  • 86 eigth-six is the best anime this year!!!!

    Ryab_

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

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • I will be honest , I didn't expected much from this year's anime shows, I don't have words to express , some animes had a good ending ,some had a wholesome one and other's were just perfect, I can't wait for the new one's to come and I don't want to forget what had gone.

    Mahesh Kumar Biswas

  • 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

  • Here to another good year for anime!

    AngeloMC21

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

  • It's been an awesome year for me just because of these anime. Many no, so many! things changed in these few years but am glad! these 2D, fictional characters have always been my therapy.

    lilymiii

  • anime is life

    bgsOO3

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

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

    Mangriam

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

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

    KarmaKaji

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

  • 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

  • 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

  • 2022 will be very good anime year

    Laaleet

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

    Hakiro_cr

  • Anime is a truly beautiful medium. Let us continue to enjoy it.

    Copyboy-13

  • Anime has been a nice way out of real life for me the past couple of years. It brings so much emotion where nothing else could!

    Vincentevil

  • In reality the least interesting one is usually the correct one.

    Ninefive

  • Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win

    Lilgabbi

  • What a year, Ex-Arm set a new standard for trash Anime.

    DarkLeafNinja

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • 2021 was such a beautiful year for anime and by that I mean how many beautiful animes have been released. God that I'm thankful that my friends introduced me to it several years ago. Have a nice year

    Homosapiens-sama

  • 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

  • “No matter what kind of hell awaits us…I’ll always be with you until the end.” —Baji Keisuke

    mps4

  • ninomiya best prota of the year

    Gotai

  • Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it

    Debrup_07

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

    Abdullahthegreat

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • Don’t really know what to say but I’m glad to be a part of this yearbook 2021!

    Animefan5100

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

    Andre

  • You can always die. It's living that takes real courage

    Pritam_

  • see you space cowboy

    jotaroshat

  • Since I've gotten into anime, I don't watch as much hentai as I thought I would. Anime does it for me just fine ;)

    p1sh

  • Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21

    Forman420

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

    kalivo

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

    RealCraziCow

  • TATAKAE

    lizazazazaz

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

    Jiorl

  • 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

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • This was certainly a year.

    Jhiday

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

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

    zombiemc1

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

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

    Anime_Emotion

  • 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

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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