MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”

    Sora126

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

    MGSE

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • 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

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • "I am the cutest no doubt!!"

    aruuuimi

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • What a great year to be an anime fan! Greetings to Jump, Jhofran, Diotmar and José Viva Venezuela Nojoda ??

    LuchoTG17

  • 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

  • i've barely watched any of these anime so im mostly voting by vibes and vibes only

    noriakikakyoin

  • 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

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

    Felpzz

  • GET THE JUICE

    InVaL_iDKore

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

    superbusters654

  • Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it

    Debrup_07

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • 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

  • 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

  • Anime/manga can sometimes be the best medicine for a lost soul.

    Just a weeb

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

  • It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!

    Anime_Emotion

  • this year I watch a lot of Anime and I really enjoyed and the next year new anime released and i will watch and hope watch many animes

    AnosVoldigoad985

  • Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.

    FakeReality

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

    Vanitas

  • This year was the year in which I was introduced to the world of anime. I am so happy to be able to enjoy this year with a vast variety of shows to binge watch every single day. I will never forget the day that I discovered the source in which gave a smile on my face.

    100_Percent_Real

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

  • Shinzo wo Sasageyo

    Akava_19

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

    Roszel

  • 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

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!

    CattyLeonhart

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

    Lilgabbi

  • “Amazing anime year has passed, but there will be more to come”

    jXcileJ

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

  • I'm just grateful for all the animes, mangas, songs and to everyone making all these incredible and amazing piece of art. In 2021, we all were recovering from something in one way or another and anime played a big part in healing.To everyone making this possible, Minna Arigatou!

    adizoned

  • How are you all today? I hope you are all right and have voted for good things! No matter whatever you vote, it's your vote and your vote only and that's what you decide. Have a lovely Christmas, it's going to be a good on this year. Easter is going to be alright too, have fun!

    Thegirlwithfish

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • John could totally beat Goku

    Iambork

  • Sure I graduated, but how will this affect Guts’s legacy?

    Lennyzard

  • This year was so good anime made it mainstream again and I’m so happy that a lot of truly beautiful and amazing show made it to screens this year so thank you

    Dazaikunbsd

  • May we all awaken to a better dystopia.

    snarky-san

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

    lj_aniweeb2

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

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

    StephenBriggsby

  • Good year for anime lovers.

    NERo0o

  • Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe

    RenderingUser

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

    NummyNummers

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

  • beyound the boundaries and far away

    zDenny

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

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

    kazuzu_0

  • can't wait for 2022 anime releases

    HANTA_KAMISHIMA

  • Ex-Arm’s animation was ahead of it’s time fr it was just too advanced for us to understand

    Jamk_

  • 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

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

    Yato66_

  • 2021 was a great year for anime, and these selections were among the best.

    lgght-249

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • 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

  • Its my 1st time but i loved the anime of this year

    Red543322

  • “Let it be known that Catarina Claes is best girl”

    TsunderesMan

  • Maximum Effort

    WorstEdition

  • Najimi Osana must have been in must protect!!!

    Almendraisreal

  • This year has been amazing and packed but my favourite anime of this year was "Tokyo Revengers", The theme of changing the present by going into the past and the fact that all this was done by a delinquent is just fascinating and Baji's passing made it better and more tragic.

    XxSinpaixX

  • If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!

    Shichibu

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

    MTLourenco

  • I haven't watched much anime for last 1 year but I will if I had some free time?

    tejas-san

  • "I'll love you even more so you don't have to worry about me cheating" A minute later "Is it alright if I date 2 girls at once?" —Kanojo mo Kanojo, one of the most random but funny anime in 2021.

    ReallyNotLuky

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

    angelgrozd

  • If you ever feel bad, just remember that Ex-Arm exists. Then feel worse. (:

    Math082r

  • Anime is like a dream, you never know what to expect with either of them.

    BenRoddison

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

    GeekFood

  • justice can be cruel

    hooman_matt

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

    -

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

    TriaxL

  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

  • "It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." —Akame ga Kill!

    BendyBenditul

  • Protect Bojji Ex-Arm is Hilarious Non Non Biyori Nonstop is Cute Isekai Anime are overused and needs to reduce Seriously stop there's too much isekai anime

    IanGamingX

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • "Give up on your dreams and die"

    Ewaaaa

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

    Copyboy-13

  • 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

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • I don’t mean to brag or anything but when it comes to being the worst, I’m at the top.

    IsaiahLikesRem

  • I will be honest , I didn't expected much from this year's anime shows, I don't have words to express , some animes had a good ending ,some had a wholesome one and other's were just perfect, I can't wait for the new one's to come and I don't want to forget what had gone.

    Mahesh Kumar Biswas

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

    bersi4battery

  • GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA

    Vai03

  • Tatakai Tatakai !!!

    joy_swifty

  • Hello mom! I'll still watch anime when I'll be at my 50s...?

    Jimomapas

  • It’s more satisfying to hear a single ‘thank you’ than a lot of ‘sorry’s.’ Re:Zero

    EnergyVirus

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • Soy un gayolas, qué más iba a votar si no xdd

    Jack_el_Putas

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

    MALILFS25

  • Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!

    Kaylof

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

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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