MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

  • It's been an awesome year for me just because of these anime. Many no, so many! things changed in these few years but am glad! these 2D, fictional characters have always been my therapy.

    lilymiii

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

  • Another wonderful year of anime

    Zertop

  • To another year of great anime!

    CukieMunster

  • 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

  • Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji

    Chizzie

  • Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.

    Kadaori

  • 2021 anime is weird.

    AswdPlayz

  • “The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ” —Izumi Miyamura

    Tamago_Senpai14

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

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

    MTLourenco

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

    Starmoonanime

  • ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!

    TheAn1meGen1us

  • real men are tempory, anime men is forever

    nellya

  • I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.

    Oravelos

  • Pride is admirable, but if pride is taken too far it becomes bitter arrogance.

    C_Par

  • But a Quirkless middle schooler is also a suitable person!

    Rin_Setsuna

  • I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.

    doomraider278

  • 2021 was a great year in anime, if not in much else (thanks pandemic). Many strong releases with diverse and wonderful shows, perfectly suited for entertaining us while we were staying at home :)

    MikeOnHighway61

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

    Nyanko-senpai

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • 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

  • 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

  • Well....that year went by faster then the AOT charcters ?

    Usagi301

  • fun year! hope for the best for the next one :))

    moises_ishida

  • i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.

    Yato66_

  • Kids say the darndest things. Why do they teach them in kindergarten how to (do) stand-up!

    ChadtheChampion

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

  • Please, let's watch anime as the world burns to ashes.

    Milith801

  • All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking

    Andre

  • This year I enjoyed Tokyo Revengers the most. I must say, at first I thought the anime was amazing until I read the manga - and absolutely fell in love with the story and characters! Thank you MAL for recommending TR to me! c:

    _Rip_Kissanime_

  • Stay calm and weeb on.

    acutedream

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

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

    NakolHira

  • Filled with disasters from Covid to Ex-Arm, 2021 has come to an end :). Although filled with some nasty flops and disasters the "Face" of Bojji, "Mehness" of Odokawa, "Animation" of Mushoku Tensei (and KnY) and much more has lifted up 2021 to another great year for anime :)

    lollipOOOp

  • I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.

    lj_aniweeb2

  • So much time, so little effectively used time.

    budrking354

  • 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

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • "To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have." ~ Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)

    MADM4X_

  • I'm too lazy to come up with something creative, so just let this be my yearbook quote I guess

    IrrelevantGuy

  • "L!L!L! & L.W.A.S (Love! the Life! we Live! & Live with A Smile!)" - Two phrases taken from two songs title from my favourite series, Love Live!. The phrases that surely we hope in this year & future, we gain a successful & happy life. Just enjoy your life whatever you do!

    MrBluebear

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

    SSalman

  • All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?

    RealCraziCow

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

  • Ex arm best anime

    ElMolaik

  • 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

  • You might be Useless to everyone else...So at least be Useful to yourself

    Sisconnkid

  • Anime's gay... I love it

    LandSwimmer

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

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

    Cheerios3402

  • Thanks for a good year. When is Yona of the dawn second season released?? Is it ever gonna be?

    Maria_Viktoria

  • „” —Komi Shouko

    domis1

  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

  • Traveling across the world for entertainment is the idle mind's greatest pleasure.

    Skyetifaeger

  • Oh gosh, some of my nominated category were there! Must protect, hell yeah! Alright, folks, the yearbook concept is great. Thanks for this great idea. Reminds me much to my graduation book. Its sure can be more great if this can be a yearly tradition. Mal expo here i come!

    badabass

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • Back in September of this year I started getting into anime, starting with MHA, (which I still have a soft spot for btw) and the most recent anime I've watched was Bleach. At the beginning of this year I decided to take a break from anime, but Akira is next. Keep watching anime!

    Activeonspotify

  • THISS YEARR IS MY BEST WEEBSS YEARR, I SPEND JUST LIKE 1000 hours a week just to watch anime

    Shermon-lock

  • John's a sweet cinnamon roll too good for this world!

    Hannibal42

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • anime is life

    bgsOO3

  • Live life don't let it live you!

    Galador_Silva

  • 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

  • EREN YEAGEEERR!!!!

    yoitsHan

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • There is no shame in being weak, but staying weak is.

    AnimeNormee

  • Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone

    XNRaiser

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

    DominickFisher

  • This year has been a banger!!! Nonstop top-tier anime every season were just amazing.... Komi-San, Rudy, Miyamura, Rimuru and so so SO many amazing characters.... So many waifus.... It was just amazing!!!

    Goated_Weeb526

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • "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

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

    YukiTakashi

  • "Eat the soil, Yoo Joonghyuk." Yoo Jooghyuk started to silently eat the soil.

    humantwig

  • Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

    Memochi

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • Slowly mal evolve into something very nice. Hope this get great each year with more category spread on it and more great event coming along with expo. At least its need to reach 1 months long!

    Vvivvcv12

  • Don't forget the masterpiece movies that also came out this year!

    FrostFever

  • Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life

    SainBlank

  • Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

    Roszel

  • fruits basket is a masterpieace??

    laviih_agb

  • "To ask is a moment's shame. Not to, lifelong. "

    OOOFFFED

  • I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr

    KaZeFrFr

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??

    sakshi48

  • Hope you enjoy your year and spend time with the family!!!!!!!!

    superbusters654

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

    CurlyAnocas

  • An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!

    Chloe_Player

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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