MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.

    SomeDude

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

  • Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?

    min_hobiii

  • Not realised, A Whole Year has passed!! With the Wonderful Memories of the Characters.. Thank You-️ Hope we again enjoy more, This what I Believe! Till next time, We remember this Eve!!

    Ashok_Kumar

  • The laws of space and time dictate that in 24 hours you can only physically watch 60 episodes of anime. That didn't stop me from completing One Piece in 3 days.

    ElqBell

  • it's been a tough year but these shows were my retreat from my home stress,school life and many more.

    SSalman

  • Do Everything You Want As Long As It's Not A Crime

    Sulna

  • Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.

    RobbiRobb

  • fruits basket is a masterpieace??

    laviih_agb

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

  • 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

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

    Kevinj2

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • It's a small year for an anime industry as it's a small year for me.

    sixtef

  • 2021 anime is weird.

    AswdPlayz

  • I've started watching anime a year ago and I didn't regret it. Now, I am going to weeb all my friends

    4dyylan

  • “The worse I am at something, the better I feel when I work at it and learn how to do it.” – Rudeus Greyrat

    its_yorozuya

  • It’s all just a blur.

    Megge06

  • YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!

    Sidelink

  • 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

  • Me ? I read manga. Yeah yeah And I watch anime too, ofc. No I don't regret about the time invested in it. I'm happy with this Myanimelist ? Eeeeh it's a good site ! Let's say : It is in fact so useful. You can do many things on it ! Score , search, comment, review... Trully good

    Kadhel

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • 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

  • One of the best year for anime fans-

    Golden_Name

  • I just started watching anime last year!

    Lindor420

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

    kazuzu_0

  • always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!

    ArkyEvxs

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • “Catch me if you can Mr Holmes” —William Moriarty

    Astrqriius

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • I'd vote hunter x hunter again this year but alas

    Xunstone

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

    Judhill

  • "I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."

    SomanshuAikat

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

  • It's been a great year for anime and manga.

    -THEBeast-

  • "I Wish I Could've Lived My Life Without Making Wrong Turns. But That's Impossible. [...] We Make Mistakes. And Little By Little, One Step At A Time, We Push Forward." Yuki Sohma Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket

    duducomo

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • "Let's not let the androids take over us all, starting with a theme park!" —Vivy.

    Canaan

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

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

    MADEVIL

  • 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___

  • Shinzo wo Sasageyo

    Akava_19

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

    Shakariki_Gengoro

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

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

    Raccoonbro

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • was a good year for me. I am not good at words but it was fun.

    Rinkumi

  • A great year of anime

    Sakib_Shahariar

  • I have watched too much isekai. No shame

    FelixIsBae

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

  • "I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"

    Snipez69

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

    yMarlboro

  • There's too much anime, I can't keep up!

    DominickFisher

  • hinjaku hinjaku

    lanveii

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

  • There is always a better waifu (except for mine which u will never know)

    Mellowiam

  • Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?

    TABMrMystic

  • A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.

    StrawhatAJ

  • "2022 better live up to what 2021 gave us"

    Vanitas

  • All Anime is well, but no more Ex-Arm descendant please

    mikazukimizuki

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters

    -FOXX-

  • 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

  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

  • Never force main stream anime on the your friends. Let them watch whatever they want on their pace.

    Almaazmi

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

    Megumiya

  • To another year of great anime!

    CukieMunster

  • Don’t judge the book by it’s cover

    XxBlocKk

  • To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!

    Riesho

  • I someone tries to take my FREEDOM away,I won't hesitate to take theirs!

    ZeroNine

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • I am a degenerate through and through :3

    _Grackin_

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • 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

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

    GanjiMEX

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • 2021 year war a very successful year for anime industry though I've not been able to watch all the great animes this in 2021, I'm looking forward to the next year's content and I'm really hyped for Bleach TYBW.

    Sand_bag

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • 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

  • The frog at the bottom of the well doesn't know the vastness of the sea, but it does know the blueness of the sky :)

    Hirano_Hisashi

  • "It's not your fault, it's just that the world sucks. So, keep your chin up and persevere!"

    _MushiRock11_

  • "Yongara is freedom"

    Almenir

  • I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.

    BlackNeko1912

  • Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.

    Suzuyadesuga

  • The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination present is likely the happiest time.

    Barry_Allen_14

  • A solid year of anime Rip to one of the goats Kentaro Miura, also watch one piece

    BrokenButter

  • To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."

    theanimeview

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • Learn, grow, enjoy and live your life-️??

    bosskeyx

  • 2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

  • 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

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • 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

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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