MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son

    kazuzu_0

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

  • What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.

    Jingrado

  • Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi and Sonny boy the best of 2021

    Jokmatu

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

    ShihaiOkenja

  • "People said the world ending in 2012 was fake, but has anyone felt alive since then?"

    DeonX

  • Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

    Roszel

  • 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

  • "Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"

    tropika

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

    Lukes_sketch

  • Thank you 2021!

    Angelikc

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

    Alfadog500

  • Stop looking down for once, and just look up and smile; so I can take your yearbook photo!

    PokeProX

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

    AkarshG

  • 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

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • The best waifu was us all along

    lazyinternsan

  • I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??

    sakshi48

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

  • 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

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

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

    Dontraiver

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

    ItsEmina

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year

    Hebihime_

  • Nice year...

    Llacerta

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • There is no greater happiness and peace than sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and watching this year's anime with your loved ones, creating memes, even crying sometimes but also admiring, learning and being enchanted ...

    _swh_

  • Being an anxiety patient I know I can't kick it out of life but Anime has helped me lot to get through it at every step. So I'm so grateful for anime to exist.

    SasuSona143

  • 2021 was a great year for anime, and these selections were among the best.

    lgght-249

  • Vivy best anime 2021

    UnclearTurtle10

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

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • 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

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

    humantwig

  • YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!

    Sidelink

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

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

    Pritam_

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • 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

  • "You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone." —Lelouch Lamperouge

    _meanie_

  • There was just one thing missing, I really needed: to meet up with the boys, make some noise, and get on it!

    Gener4lLeee

  • can't wait for 2022 anime releases

    HANTA_KAMISHIMA

  • for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years

    almyx2

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

    RandomUser048

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

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

    YukimuraChieri

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

  • idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.

    notshiro17

  • yes, I'm a WEEB w - tatakae tatakae e - Shinji get in the robot e - mappa please give us YOI movie already b - help

    yukyuuu

  • This was certainly a year.

    Jhiday

  • Anime... Sure if a hell of a thing huh, I'm glad i fell down this rabbit hole.

    MugenDarou

  • The year of catgirls and catboys

    tappdancing786

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

    GTKL3

  • Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.

    Reeku_01

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

    whoisalorachan

  • To another great year!

    JohnnyKirisaki

  • 2021 good year

    peaskeeper

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

    Kagalove123

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • This year has truly been a blessing for me. So many great anime has come out.

    Commander-Toffen

  • Rent a Goat

    saumsung

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • Ex arm best anime

    ElMolaik

  • Must protect bojji at all costs!!

    Aweebsince2k14

  • Live life like you’re MC in a romance anime.

    FlyingBacon365

  • anime will not leave me i won't leave anime

    Fuyu-

  • I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan

    SoggySlopster

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

    vjtatakae

  • If I were looking for something real, I would be watching documentaries and not anime.

    God_Slayer17

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

    FakeReality

  • My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...

    Harun69

  • 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

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

    Pandasiar

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

    Cainael

  • Don't understimate power of friendship

    abbasower12

  • Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.

    dark_rhythm324

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

    Kevinj2

  • Live life don't let it live you!

    Galador_Silva

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

    Milith801

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

    Unknownplayer

  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya

    YukiTakashi

  • I’m new but happy to be here :)

    Rhythmme

  • 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

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • Thank you 2021 anime. Some is good, some is bad, but I like anime in this year. My most favourite anime is Fruits Basket Final SS. This is one of memorable summary that I ever seen. I also reccommend Sonny Boy and Kageki Shoujo in this year. Sarasa and Honda, Tooru Best Girl 2021

    Snolled

  • My anime backlog is now longer than my expected length of life, what to do?

    WanderingRonin

  • 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

  • Never stop seeing anime

    vivekred

  • To another year of great anime!

    CukieMunster

  • Since it's for 2021. All my actual votes go for Gintama movie 2021. 2022 will be sad year without Sorachi-sensei. :/

    kuik

  • Another year, another quarantine. BUT WITH MUCH MORE ANIME. Thank you anime for making it so much more bearable.

    NummyNummers

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

    AngelHana

  • Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras

    DDame38

  • The closer you are to something, the lesser you can see.

    MardyBums

  • And to 1000 episodes we finally arrive while still pursuing the One Piece, maybe we saw in 2021 the last big shounen that could hit a mark like that because of season format. History dears!

    Korixus

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

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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