MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • “Let it be known that Catarina Claes is best girl”

    TsunderesMan

  • Sir Isaac Newton once said: "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my favorite anime is Inferno Cop."

    NotSkulls

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.

    random_savage

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

    Mangriam

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

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

    Norami

  • Started the year (and anime) with action shounen Ended the year with sex comedy 10/10, didn't regret this year one bit

    RoastedCarrots

  • Here to another good year for anime!

    AngeloMC21

  • I laughed, I cried, I was upset, I was excited, I was nervous, I fell in love, I broke up, I thought, I screamed, I kept quiet, and I finally enjoyed it. And I made good memories for myself. I hope to go forward with anime like this every year and be satisfied and happy.-

    P-D-Ace

  • This year was so good anime made it mainstream again and I’m so happy that a lot of truly beautiful and amazing show made it to screens this year so thank you

    Dazaikunbsd

  • petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you

    hyewon

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!

    Kaylof

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

    YukiTakashi

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

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

    Gener4lLeee

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

    KarmaKaji

  • "Listen! Your biggest audience is women. And women have a shrewd eye. Kouka fans want a dreamlike fantasy. A beauty they could never hope to obtain." Kageki Shoujo!!, Ep 2

    Amy-hakase

  • Watch Link Click

    jokerariel

  • 2021 was a fascinating Year for anime, From Masterpiece that Odd Taxi offer to Ex-Arm that keeps the viewer give that always giving for better or for worse (Mostly Worse). Definitely gonna miss 2021 as The Most Busiest anime came for long time.

    Yunohi-kun

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • This world is cruel but I still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you. Even if this is a mistake, I don’t doubt it. What is right is believing in myself strongly.

    alonelysunflower

  • Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.

    TinyGraape

  • "I'll love you even more so you don't have to worry about me cheating" A minute later "Is it alright if I date 2 girls at once?" —Kanojo mo Kanojo, one of the most random but funny anime in 2021.

    ReallyNotLuky

  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

  • This anime year was incredible but I hope next year we will look at this one and go: "man that was a bad year for anime compared to this".

    BunicuMarin

  • "None but you can determine your own worth" —Kiriha, Tsugu Tsugumomo

    TheRiper

  • TATAKAE

    lizazazazaz

  • My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.

    barnabasdudda

  • All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better

    KingVcg

  • Reject reality, return to non non biyori

    pocketspaghet

  • I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.

    Spinka T.K.

  • 2021 was a blast

    midorichandesu

  • “I don't know If you all missed me, but I didn't think about any of you at all.”

    @Dscry

  • I've personally haven't watched much of this year's animes but still it is propably best year of anime ever!

    Nyanko-senpai

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

    GleefulViolin

  • Hope next year gets even better! Thanks to everyone for creating stuff like this and keeping MAL as the best community (๑˃̵ ᴗ ˂̵)و

    minsssk

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

  • When I am scared of trying to do something with the fear of it being bad, I remember ex-arm and just yolo it.

    OlhaArroz

  • hinjaku hinjaku

    lanveii

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

    Rkashyap621

  • The storm that was approaching came this year

    OceanRay

  • “The archer class is really full of archers!”

    Jasundere

  • Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.

    SuperiorAMVs

  • To Your Eternity was the saddest anime this year. Shaking and crying rn.

    genuinegiorno

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • 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

  • "bitches, bros and non binary hoes" - wise words from Adam

    FRognomz

  • To (sk8 the) infinity and beyond!

    LeonerreFT

  • Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created

    ej_murray

  • 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

  • 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

  • Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.

    Suzuyadesuga

  • Anime teach me to survive...???

    Fuyuki_Hashime

  • 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

  • Don't be shy or feel bad about enjoying anime. Don't let others judge the things you enjoy. You be you, and enjoy what you enjoy. Innocent or degenerate, you'll still be happy as an otaku, if you love being an otaku.

    RiverChan

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • Anime is laifu cuz waifu is waifu.

    Sallachi

  • Anime is something that makes us wanna dream.

    Eriskyyy

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • I hope I have more free time to finish "plan to watch" the anime 2021.

    _yozora_

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

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

    AngelHana

  • The last year was fun! I somehow managed to watch 6 anime in 4 days... Well! My favorite anime of 2021 is definitely Durarara. I hope this year brings a lot of good anime as well!

    your-mum

  • „” —Komi Shouko

    domis1

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

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

    mxgumizz

  • stay sexy and dont get murdered

    cxttqn

  • Watching anime is a lot of fun. But what's more fun is to be able to share our anime discussions & cute anime screenshots moment together with my myanimelist friend & DIscord friend. My enjoyment for cute anime will never end!

    Cocoa_Hoto

  • “Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” —Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)

    KAMIKAZE605

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • "If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."

    Namblue11

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • “If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can.”

    MTLourenco

  • 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

  • 2021's Year of Anime is very much akin to 2021 as a whole. It gave us moments of joy, of excitement and sometimes even moved us to tears! But most notably it had a lot of garbage that you could only really laugh about.

    BillyCx

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

    Blackwolf1421

  • I cant believe that we lived in an era the we got to see EX ARM. What a time to be alive!

    Jenga

  • 2022年以降のアニメを本当に楽しみにしています

    Neko_ipoi

  • "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

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

    ShiinaMH

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

    Sphystius

  • A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.

    AzusaGeras26

  • 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

  • "For love and for peace" —Vash the Stampede

    Dukino

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

    mikazukimizuki

  • Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes

    Pahvisensei

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

  • 2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021

    Choccygamez12

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

    Sulna

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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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