MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

  • 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

  • (-‿--) 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

  • I am the Ultimate Super High School Level Manga Reader!

    celeVie

  • When life gives you lemons, squize them in the eyes of your enemies -Nicole Watterson

    Vitzu

  • I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021

    Sailor_Sakka

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

    Chizzie

  • 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

  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

  • No ha estado mal el año, ha habido cosas interesantes. ^^

    Yuukiiro

  • As the year ends, another starts and when another starts; more isekai and titties to come.

    heyhoeudoin

  • "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

  • can't wait for 2022 anime releases

    HANTA_KAMISHIMA

  • The storm that was approaching came this year

    OceanRay

  • A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.

    StrawhatAJ

  • Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created

    ej_murray

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • 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

  • I made my mom proud with these choices

    Urgent

  • What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

    MGSE

  • “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

  • I really gotta watch more anime this year

    Xp_raygon

  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

  • 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

  • Sometimes reality can be annoying but if I can escape to another world I would do so, That's why anime exist.

    Elijah235

  • 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

  • This year has truly been a blessing for me. So many great anime has come out.

    Commander-Toffen

  • The year sucked but rocked. I watched anime till I drop. I think I'm dead but alive. I could become the definition of contradiction.

    raychanliyue05

  • "This isn't a popularity contest right?"

    Ice-cube

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • Now looking back it was a great year for anime we got some very great tropes like that of an anime with just wholesomeness and normal life mixed with fantasy element without any action or drama in it and there were other great original stories like that of odd taxi and link click

    Karrem

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

    Dukino

  • Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.

    GanjiMEX

  • "I am the cutest no doubt!!"

    aruuuimi

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

    funanimelover13

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • KnY is not carried by animation otherwise the manga sales won't be this high

    Shakariki_Gengoro

  • "Humans are radically evil beings that is why we must be restrained by laws and it is necessary to form a nation, but we now value the sanctity of laws more than we value humanity even when we cried humans are virtuous peace never came" — Kant ~~ From Now On We Begin Ethics

    Aatihonora

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • I have learned absolutely nothing this year, but I will not lie, it was a fun one. Watching anime has definitely been my favorite time waster. If this gets put in the year book, just know, to anyone reading this- There was no mistake when we discovered anime.

    Midori126

  • 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

  • Pain changes People

    Lone02Wolf

  • Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.

    nandemoiiyo

  • Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?

    ElBuscadores

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

    sakshi48

  • This made me realize I need to watch more anime...

    Nabas94

  • tatakae tatakae

    bahiisbored

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

    Vanitas

  • My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...

    Harun69

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

    MardyBums

  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

  • May we all awaken to a better dystopia.

    snarky-san

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • Bojji is the best character of this year, also Tooru has a special mention. LARGA VIDA A GODA.

    Luwiolu

  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

  • 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_

  • Finally a Takarazuka Anime!! Getting through 2020 was worth it ^o^b

    kanaft2

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

    IrrelevantGuy

  • 2021 is AMAZING.

    apinop_39493

  • Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?

    min_hobiii

  • Tatakaë Tatakaë

    Rahul563

  • i keep moving forward until i destroy my enemies

    ARK028

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

    FrostFever

  • 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

  • Cool Event

    EmmanuelPlath

  • Boji-sama is one of the best characters ever created.

    fquirogam

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

    greysetting

  • I've seen enough, I hope next year will surprise me !!!

    prima_rd

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

    genuinegiorno

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

    angelgrozd

  • Let us enjoy Anime together as a Community!

    BeagaKing

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

    Daruchev___2923

  • Let's see what we have this year!!!

    Kyrioscist

  • 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

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • "It feels better to check than to reflect." —Jack Stauber

    Izac_Kak

  • This year not only gave me fantastic shows to view but it also gave me an addiction to seasonals. I'm still trying to figure out if that was a good thing.

    Kielbaska

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • Another year, another quarantine. BUT WITH MUCH MORE ANIME. Thank you anime for making it so much more bearable.

    NummyNummers

  • 2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.

    Baka_Otaku03

  • "Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened."

    KioSensei

  • Another year full of anime, another year of not having time to watch everything I wanted...

    Bell_cz

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

    Grizzly69er

  • 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.

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

    humantwig

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

    Acellah

  • Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!

    LastSpark

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • Cheers to another year of full of amazing shows! May the power of anime, be on your side!

    xTadx

  • 2022年以降のアニメを本当に楽しみにしています

    Neko_ipoi

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

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

    AgeofTitanium

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

    animebaby00

  • Thank you 2021 anime. Some is good, some is bad, but I like anime in this year. My most favourite anime is Fruits Basket Final SS. This is one of memorable summary that I ever seen. I also reccommend Sonny Boy and Kageki Shoujo in this year. Sarasa and Honda, Tooru Best Girl 2021

    Snolled

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

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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