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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.



























It was an "ODD" year
mangamaxx
Can't wait. Hope it's not rigged like crunchyroll anime awards.
The-Harem-God
2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!
WoughtFighter
"auuu aa au aah" A wise quote from a great king.
Sheridan02
2021 was the year I got into anime and I'm glad I became an anime fan at the perfect year where there were a lot of banger shows each season. It feels really good to be an anime fan and I will be looking forward to what 2022 has in store for us.
BAKUNAUA
If you'll please excuse me, I still have 10,000 episodes across 120 titles to finish before next year's releases. I must prepare.
AtisutoMeru
Ex-Arm is the best, no doubt
jaxiek
ninomiya best prota of the year
Gotai
Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!
Aka_to_azure
2021 might have been the most hectic year but in my opinion was the best year for me bcz of all the anime releases with genres ranging from Romance(kome san) to Tragedy(AOT), isekai, horror(Mieruko-chan) and much more.
Tenma_Yato
another day another slay
eedle
Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21
Forman420
Stop looking down for once, and just look up and smile; so I can take your yearbook photo!
PokeProX
i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.
Yato66_
I've personally haven't watched much of this year's animes but still it is propably best year of anime ever!
Nyanko-senpai
I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021
Sailor_Sakka
2021 was packed with so many amazing animes, I am glad that i got to see so many of them.
The_Solitary_Guy
“Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”
Sora126
"You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone." —Lelouch Lamperouge
_meanie_
What a great year for anime. I enjoyed watching every seasonal anime this year. Some brought joy and some brought sadness. We all are blessed with these wonderful shows. I appreciate every single one of them.
Khunime
Wonder Egg Priority is good!
leons106
Must protect bojji at all costs!!
Aweebsince2k14
Based Ex Arm
mosuwain
School is temporary, swag is forever.
ghostkyaenma
Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…
diaablo
Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji
Chizzie
"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
JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!
ropeccool
It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!
Anime_Emotion
Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!
shutired
Can’t rate everything if I didn’t watch everything.
Abeckford
Onto the next one~!
IheartAnime77
An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!
Chloe_Player
New seasons, new worlds to discover!
naerbo
Idk but we had a great 2021 in anime terms and we are going to have an amazing 2022 too so Im excited!
Faceu77
Another wonderful year of anime
Zertop
Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!
Darkj25
This was a good year.
BLACK-RYO
Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!
Kagalove123
speedwagon best waifu
FALZAP
Good year
Simy45
Soda… Boku ga Kira ?
Memochi
I watch Anime. Just Anime.
Oliver2085
Protect Bojji Ex-Arm is Hilarious Non Non Biyori Nonstop is Cute Isekai Anime are overused and needs to reduce Seriously stop there's too much isekai anime
IanGamingX
Shinzo wo Sasageyo
Akava_19
Even though the year has been hard for everyone I’m glad I have the awesome anime and manga community to keep me company! \(>~<)
ShinseiNeko
A very important quote to me is: “An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others,” hearing this at the onset of each episode made me feel very happy!
Rav_29
dont be the best one, be the only one
iridescentsung
“Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” —Miyamura Izumi "Memories can be painful. They can be a terrible burden. Sometimes, being able to forget is a... blessing. Eternity is a long time to collect bad memories." —Pyra
Dgddgfg
Tatakae
Cugio
ex-arm clears all of your favorites
UltrqInstinct
as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-
WonderWolf23
“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
2022 gonna great man
M0n5teRz
Enjoy things at your own pace
peijj
If you ever feel bad, just remember that Ex-Arm exists. Then feel worse. (:
Math082r
we live for this
shadow_monarch42
(-‿--) Dear Weebs of MAL, you are sugoi. Whatever is going on in your kokoro right now, please know that you are kawaii and your story is not a filler. You are loved (-‿--)
Otttoc
Awesome year
kivvee
Anime get the tension out of my system this year.
Mahi44
超見える!!!!
JDO27
Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.
Kadaori
"Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021
Reed_san
Take life with a grain of pepper.
Starfinity67
Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright
Alright_Ok
Maximum Effort
WorstEdition
GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA
Vai03
Draken you will win
K0NNA
I guess it was a pretty good year.
cornflake77
I am a degenerate through and through :3
_Grackin_
Cool Event
EmmanuelPlath
Just started anime yes
Erlho
This year has been amazing and packed but my favourite anime of this year was "Tokyo Revengers", The theme of changing the present by going into the past and the fact that all this was done by a delinquent is just fascinating and Baji's passing made it better and more tragic.
XxSinpaixX
"there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02
lightinhereyes
Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords
Ostrichsmoothies
horimiya supermacy
smutnygoldi
Best year of original waifus with Vivy at the top!
limwin
Boiji is best boy and best girl.
Venom5970
I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!
marsspacedout
“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
Have another happy anime year!!!
Dr_Lepic
"Hey B*tches and bros, and non binary h*es!" Haven't seen as good a dub as this since Ghost Stories (Gakkou no Kaidan.
Pigsonx
I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.
BlackNeko1912
For another year of good memes and anime
Kypock
Without love it cannot be seen
Emillian
“Let it be known that Catarina Claes is best girl”
TsunderesMan
"I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"
Acthegamer04
real men are tempory, anime men is forever
nellya
No Anime, No life
red1130
The year which I could spend most for anime . I'm blessed yo watch many great ones. Anime Daisuki
Bla_ck_reap_er
Anime will always love in pur hearths forever
Rainanime8
Wanna go camping with you, Rin!
thoiph
“I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma
Taytortot4611
I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan
SoggySlopster
I've seen enough, I hope next year will surprise me !!!
prima_rd
Based year
lill_turt
“Sometimes it takes a real man to become best girl” —Gigguk
NoSize
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
If you're gonna walk on ice, you might as well dance.
LeilaBargo
"None but you can determine your own worth" —Kiriha, Tsugu Tsugumomo
TheRiper