MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

  • 2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there

    elle6969

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

  • 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

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

  • Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH

    LordHetmanix2077

  • Bloody Regina Took Over 2021

    Dam-0

  • “Expecting others to read your mind is delusional.” —Hachiman Hikigaya

    hamso-

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • "Knowing you're different is only the beginning. If you accept these differences you’ll be able to get past them and grow even closer.” – Miss Kobayashi, Dragon Maid. Much love everybody!

    MasterZinc

  • 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

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

    God_Slayer17

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

    Vanitas

  • I know like three anime, but cheers to watching more next year, and finding my place on this site!

    AgeofTitanium

  • Ex arm best anime

    ElMolaik

  • genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?

    Dazonwraith

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

  • I Asked God For A Bike, But I Know God Doesn't Work That Way, So I Stole A Bike And Asked God For Forgiveness

    Kyrages

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • 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

  • Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.

    BabyGirl06301

  • You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing

    angelgrozd

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

    Fuyu-

  • you can like anime but you don't have to be a weeb

    jafo9703

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

    vjtatakae

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

    tropika

  • Lucky or unlucky we are just humans

    GemienLUV

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • -My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-

    Sunny_Sun

  • Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!

    TeiraTiddy

  • Remember that time when you almost got eaten by a giant spider or that other time you stepped on a magical portal and the whole class got teleported to another world? Fun times. Keep in touch...NOT! Class of 2021-We don't suck. Byeee!

    Dragynfaerie

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

    sk7rpion

  • Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?

    Bergioyn

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

    -FOXX-

  • 2021 was a very dry season for anime. 2022 is already looking good though, so here's to a great anime year in 2022!

    OrbitalForce

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • If you see this, read Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru and bless Botan

    ShinoAlter

  • 2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!

    WoughtFighter

  • "Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

    Reed_san

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

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

    ItsEmina

  • This year was absolutely amazing for anime, And then there’s the arm I broke up with…

    ChunchunmaruZcat

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

  • Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21

    Forman420

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

  • 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

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • 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

  • anime is a retreat from a retreat as in it is another version of tv and some look at tv as a retreat and anime fits thats because anything is possible as long as one can draw it

    grim_the_reaper

  • This year 2021 was full of great surprises and good animes where you can take refuge and feel the serenity that they emanate, and experience unique sensations.

    Zonx98

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

    RandomUser048

  • I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.

    RealCrayfish

  • „” —Komi Shouko

    domis1

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • Thanks to MAL staff and fellow MAL users for making 2021 great! May your futures be as bright as your anime-watching rooms should be. May your hearts be as warm as the fabled MAL hoodie might be. May season 2022 of our era be as wonderful as we'd like it to be!

    Swiggy

  • 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

  • 2021 for anime was like a lottery. You either got a great season with banger animes and another season where you were empty-handed.

    abhinavsawesome

  • "I have one question for you what women is your type?" -Aoi Todo

    Marty_1703

  • Life is meaningless till you get up and give it one

    Mr_Gopnik

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

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

    Astrqriius

  • Best ED is Over Think from the Anime Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click)

    aspirat2110

  • "That" -She

    hitogoroshii

  • “Takemitchy, listen this whole time, there’s been poop stuck in your hair” —Mikey, Tokyo Revengers

    Grizzly69er

  • Pain changes People

    Lone02Wolf

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

    SSalman

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • The storm that was approaching came this year

    OceanRay

  • "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

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

    FRognomz

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?

    Sarthakahir

  • no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives

    poesracoon_karl

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

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

    Pandasiar

  • 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_

  • 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

  • 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

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • John could totally beat Goku

    Iambork

  • The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, doing the best it can....that's what makes it so damn beautiful.

    devilgod431

  • “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”

    Sora126

  • We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun

    GatoDeSabre

  • 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

  • Average anime is good! we have to start seeing anime from the story, basically what makes it good is the story! this year's anime is good, I like it!

    KenYuza

  • If I'd get a dollar for each unnecessary panty shot in Mierko-chan, I'd be a millionaire.

    -

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • These are some great categories, it was hard to choose! I'm looking forward to see the winners!

    Kidd_Vicious

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • your characters could be beauty monsters the cats will remain the most beautiful thing in the world Long live the king

    bastienr17

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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