MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • 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

  • "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

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • 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

  • Another year filled with yet more Isekais. I don't know whether I should be happy or be disappointed.

    UsamiMitsu

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

    XNRaiser

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

    Kanekikenblackre

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

  • So long as problem doesn't cause problems, it can't be called a problem.

    Patwo2

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • Wonder Egg Priority is good!

    leons106

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

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

    Koala15

  • 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

  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

  • horimiya supermacy

    smutnygoldi

  • This year I finally watched one anime. Maybe two.

    SnailSavant

  • Anime is the best medicine ever existed in my life!

    Aimideas

  • THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO

    Dontraiver

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.

    TheDeadmanII

  • 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

  • Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win

    Lilgabbi

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

    NummyNummers

  • wonder egg deserved better

    lunanamu

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

    genuinegiorno

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

  • 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

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • 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

  • 1. "I will never give up untill my wish comes true" —ASTA 2. "This is the time you push past your limit" —Yami Sukehiro

    MARKfeni

  • WE'RE THE TOKYO MANJI GANG!

    SpiderBear-11

  • Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!

    Felpzz

  • Odd Taxi besto anime of the year

    GonzaLord

  • I like to quote a saying said by Rider from Fate Zero. "Whatever you do. Enjoy it to the fullest, that's the secret to life"

    Fun_Dragonfruit

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • great year

    skhkwk

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

    Cheerios3402

  • "I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."

    SomanshuAikat

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • Let us enjoy Anime together as a Community!

    BeagaKing

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

    Daruchev___2923

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

    Ginxkun

  • Just imagine a world where all bananas turned blue over night.

    StephenBriggsby

  • Hei hei hei, let’s enjoy all anime with happy ?

    Megumiya

  • 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

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

    4dyylan

  • I have watched so many animes with different storyline and still can't decide which one is my favourite. Hat's off to the people who work hard making wonderful animes. Love from India -️

    NotMito11

  • Anime is a truly beautiful medium. Let us continue to enjoy it.

    Copyboy-13

  • Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back

    KnightOfAstoria

  • “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”

    Sora126

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

    KarmaKaji

  • 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

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • Mushoku Tensei is anime of the year. If Arcane was an anime, then Mushoku Tensei and Arcane is anime of the year.

    Touch_Me-sama

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • I love all the anime and I really like to have one to myself... Give us more of this!

    Iruken

  • 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

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

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

    IrrelevantGuy

  • 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

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • "I'd rather die than get involved in something in what sounds like a pain in the ass."

    Kurosawa-san

  • 2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!

    TheMidnightWolf

  • stay sexy and dont get murdered

    cxttqn

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • "Catch me if you can, Holmes!" —Moriarty

    Rkashyap621

  • Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.

    TriaxL

  • Do Everything You Want As Long As It's Not A Crime

    Sulna

  • The journey of a weeb is arduous to say the least. There will never be enough time or money courtesy of mangas, their usually banger adaptations and waifu merch. But even living in a car with said waifu merch, its worth it. To many more years of anime and manga! Cheers!

    Ballistic_UwU

  • watching animes is a healing haha

    amykasa

  • Anyone has a choice/option to choose but that doesn't mean that you will pick any of them because they look good in our eye's or they have a advantage among all choices/options the one that we must choose was where our hearts will be happy.

    Kimirato

  • “Gon” —Hisoka

    Crispykitty55

  • "give up on your dreams and die" —Levi Ackerman

    i_majr

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • Fiquei muito feliz em acompanhar esses novos animes e temporadas. O ano se foi, junto com varias lembranças fantásticas, Mas vamos aguardar por mais momentos como esse ano que passou.

    Uva22doce

  • "All it takes is one good decision." - Ranga, The Dungeon of Black Company

    morglea

  • Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion

    PutName_Here

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

    God_Slayer17

  • Anime is something that makes us wanna dream.

    Eriskyyy

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

    ZeroNine

  • “You do what you have to do. Just keep moving. That’s how it works, right?” Attack on titan: Season 4, Episode 62.

    VoidEater-San

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

    NoSize

  • That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...! But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!

    Dj-Nash0

  • "If you're gonna hit it, hit it till it breaks"

    Iamanimeaddict

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • Anime's gay... I love it

    LandSwimmer

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • 2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!

    DeliveryDiverge

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

  • "You may be a little too idealistic Not only for others but for yourself Ideals are too high and unable to be attained" —Karlstahl

    Noobtin

  • Watching anime is getting easier, especially in my region, there are many official/legal platforms that provide anime, hopefully in the future anime information sources will be more interactive and available in many languages.

    Arzetya

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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