MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.

    AphroditeZ

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

    SSalman

  • Thank you 2021!

    Angelikc

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!

    Riesho

  • 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

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

    NakolHira

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

    ItsEmina

  • It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.

    Cxy14

  • I must say that there are couple of good anime this year, but the most anime I liked this year are not in most of the selection. Which I understand, not everyone has the same taste. The best anime that I enjoyed in the year of 2021 is Horimiya because I read the manga which enjoy

    PrimRose_20

  • As we grow up, our taste gradually changes in anime but great animes always hold their places in our heart .

    _Vansh_

  • Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?

    Shamir-kun

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

    MardyBums

  • "You were expecting a quote, but it was me DIO!"

    Youngman626

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

    Vanitas

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

  • Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.

    Acellah

  • The stories might've not been rock solid, but I sure was.

    Sigima

  • amazing year

    XarkezPL

  • Komi-san the most overrated anime ever. Manga might be good but the anime just not it chief. Fight me. Ogiwara Sayu best girl! Horimiya and Higehiro best animes of 2021 hands down.

    nightmarelegend

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

    XxBlocKk

  • "Sometimes there is nothing you can do, you stare at the rain and wait for it to end, all alone".

    hattrem1

  • This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!

    CurlyAnocas

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

  • Protect Tohru! If you don't I'm taking her man.

    Starmoonanime

  • Kazuto was here, anime have brighten my whole year

    Kuroken_Kazuto

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

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

    animebaby00

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

  • Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

    Diamond1580

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

    Ostrichsmoothies

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

    GTKL3

  • If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation. Trying something new is never a pain

    Michella_Rin

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

    gotthea

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?‍-️?

    bersi4battery

  • Bloody Regina Took Over 2021

    Dam-0

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

  • Bury me with Hyrum Smith glasses.

    Nero_nan

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

    ViRom

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

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

    Jingrado

  • "Catch me if you can, Holmes!" —Moriarty

    Rkashyap621

  • The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.

    Blackmage03

  • I watch Anime. Just Anime.

    Oliver2085

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

    KarmaKaji

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

  • 2021 good year

    peaskeeper

  • "If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."

    Daruchev___2923

  • "Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"

    GleefulViolin

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

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

    animenichijou

  • “What you consider normal often turns out to be what makes you, you.” —Ooba Mayu (Blue Period)

    Lopika

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • 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

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

    greysetting

  • Hunter X Hunter came back this year, right? Right? Let's manifest.

    DeidoroSakaki

  • -a very cool quote-

    JustCallMeKou

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

    Unknownplayer

  • watching animes is a healing haha

    amykasa

  • Nuuuuu! Vampire Dies Community was the friends we made along the way!

    Froz3npancake

  • You're nice keep going

    Army45

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • "hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate" —nana komatsu (hachiko)

    vivy666

  • Just have fun lads.

    Kartin99

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

  • 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

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

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

    FlyingBacon365

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence

    funanimelover13

  • link click ruined my life (in the best way)

    lgdeceasedface

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

    lgght-249

  • 2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!

    TheMidnightWolf

  • 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

  • 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

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

    KnightOfAstoria

  • Thank you٩( 'ω' )و

    malyama

  • "Will you kill or get killed?"

    Ayus_0007

  • 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

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

  • i've barely watched any of these anime so im mostly voting by vibes and vibes only

    noriakikakyoin

  • i keep moving forward until i destroy my enemies

    ARK028

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • „Sasageyo“

    holondaise

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • 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

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

    BleachedAvatar

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • Watching anime to enjoy is the best way for watching anime

    Ruraltoken

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • Bro Idk why I watch anime but it's good.

    Ihate-sand

  • "Where’s my smile and my will to live? Gone" —Uramichi Oniisan

    Morpeeko

  • 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

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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