MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • "If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"

    BleachedAvatar

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • 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

  • Anime... Sure if a hell of a thing huh, I'm glad i fell down this rabbit hole.

    MugenDarou

  • My anime backlog is now longer than my expected length of life, what to do?

    WanderingRonin

  • If anime was real it wouldn't be real

    cookiesforsanta

  • I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun

    ZeroUser07

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • I've started watching anime a year ago and I didn't regret it. Now, I am going to weeb all my friends

    4dyylan

  • Vivy was a masterpiece!!

    JokersRoyal

  • Anime/Manga Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna say goodbye.

    Kanekikenblackre

  • Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?‍-️?

    bersi4battery

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

    WoughtFighter

  • Hope everyone enjoys another year watching anime and reading manga! Cheers!!

    Bearan

  • 2022 will be very good anime year

    Laaleet

  • 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

  • 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

  • ninomiya best prota of the year

    Gotai

  • 2021 was such a beautiful year for anime and by that I mean how many beautiful animes have been released. God that I'm thankful that my friends introduced me to it several years ago. Have a nice year

    Homosapiens-sama

  • Bury me with Hyrum Smith glasses.

    Nero_nan

  • Heres to another good year, cant wait for the next one!

    Tememe

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • 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

  • I think this year has been an amazing year for anime. It's been a long while since we've had a year where everyone can find something to watch, where every season has something that someone might be into. I'm really excited to see where we can go from here!

    strydderXD

  • MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.

    ApolloCloud

  • “Sometimes it takes a real man to become best girl” —Gigguk

    NoSize

  • This year is awesome, I won't forget this things I have watched this year. I hope this next year will be also an exciting year.

    Yt_LapPlayz

  • 2021 was an amazing year of anime and I am glad I lived through it.

    Welf06

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

    lj_aniweeb2

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

  • I’m new but happy to be here :)

    Rhythmme

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • 2021 was a banger! Here's to 2022 go above and beyond

    jujubeefrwin

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

    Jasundere

  • Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras

    DDame38

  • idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.

    notshiro17

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

  • With so many anime that, instead of pandering to trendy stuff, were more like passion projects, 2021 made me feel "Anime is getting good again". Oddtaxi, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, Sonny Boy and Heike Monogatari made the year much more enjoyable.

    Brottoy

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

    prima_rd

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

    Jenga

  • And to 1000 episodes we finally arrive while still pursuing the One Piece, maybe we saw in 2021 the last big shounen that could hit a mark like that because of season format. History dears!

    Korixus

  • 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

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

    Sphystius

  • 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

  • First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch. Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.

    Animekid3

  • To decide that I'm hopeless before I even begin is nothing but laziness

    KioSKa

  • I wanna give a shoutout to the MAL discord mods for soldering through all the spoilers and the sus comments You will all be missed

    VivavideoUser2x

  • I am small. I have no money. Yet I’ll still find the money for manga.

    GeekFood

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son

    kazuzu_0

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

    AgeofTitanium

  • at first, I was scared to become an anime fan. I didn't want to be called "uwu anime sussy baka". ... this year I've completed my 100th series and discovered more about myself > because of Japanese animations of course

    tynqa

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • Dont let it go that deep, just breathe.

    iDevil360

  • Just enjoy what ever anime you want, respect each other preference and the thing that you need to always remember when watching is never judge a book by its cover and never underestimate them. Also not to forger thank you MAL for being best anime database ever! ありがとうございます!!

    Mal_functionz

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

    aspirat2110

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

    RealCraziCow

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • “A low possibility means it's not zero”; Tokuchi Toua.

    Koala15

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

  • 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.

  • -a very cool quote-

    JustCallMeKou

  • MAL, please start your own Anime Awards. They'll be much better.

    Pre_Yum

  • The year was full of smiles and laughs (and some sad) feelings with all the shows that aired. I really enjoyed watching so many shows that made me smile.

    Sparkheart

  • beyound boundaries, and higher

    zDenny

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

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

    NicholasEvan

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

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

    YukiTakashi

  • I hope the one who deserves it wins.

    Vermonia

  • I someone tries to take my FREEDOM away,I won't hesitate to take theirs!

    ZeroNine

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

    -FOXX-

  • Cool Event

    EmmanuelPlath

  • "Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"

    AlexeiChern

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • Strive for 7 episodes per week! Bring back my Mikasa. Thank you Japan!

    kalivo

  • 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

  • justice can be cruel

    hooman_matt

  • My choices are most likely not going to be acknowledged but hey, this Year was worth it.

    IceTP100

  • 2021 was one my most favourite years both personally as well as in terms of quality Anime watched. My shows of the year were Tokyo Revengers, Aquatrope on white sand and To your eternity.

    Ranga Sumukha

  • I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan

    SoggySlopster

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.

    MALILFS25

  • As a child I wanted to be Naruto, but damn! As an adult I can relate to Uramichi Onii-san!! Well, now I get it why Levi said "Give up on your dreams and die."

    AishAndAnime

  • The stories might've not been rock solid, but I sure was.

    Sigima

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

    KarmaKaji

  • Take life with a grain of pepper.

    Starfinity67

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • Ex arm best anime

    ElMolaik

  • I like Bojii~

    imorih

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

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

    Cheerios3402

  • Moriarty the Patriot was such an amazing anime of all . It displayed a beautiful image of the discrimination between Earls and oppressed.

    Amna Hasan Mirza

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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