MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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

  • Mushoku Tensei was one of the Best Anime out this Year period.

    MVP_Varun

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

    Dukino

  • Yay, Anime!

    Maryca9

  • "I'll never stop watching anime."

    -Meru

  • Pako wanted to say thank you !

    bananaslicer

  • 2021 good year

    peaskeeper

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

    Alright_Ok

  • I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^

    Aug

  • "Eat, sleep, anime, repeat"

    _-ShiroNeko-_

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • Its not like i want to be in the yearbook or anything.... Baka

    Pandasiar

  • watch/read jojo part 6. read chainsaw man. support authors. :)

    CarlyLmfaoo

  • “When life gives you lemons, watch anime.”

    callen7408

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

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

    Jenga

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

    Usagi301

  • It’s all just a blur.

    Megge06

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.

    SwoankyTiger

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

    IceTP100

  • great year

    skhkwk

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • GET THE JUICE

    InVaL_iDKore

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

    dimo145

  • 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

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

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

    Sigima

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

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

    WanderingRonin

  • We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!

    nikodragu3

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

    Rkashyap621

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • This year 2021 was full of great surprises and good animes where you can take refuge and feel the serenity that they emanate, and experience unique sensations.

    Zonx98

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

  • gotta say the anime were pretty good last year

    aturtlzzz

  • In 2021, we learned from anime that adulthood sucks, dragons must also pay their taxes like good citizens, being undead does not have to stop you from being a good parent, former yakuza make great homemakers, and to never forget the tale of the Heike. A splendid year indeed!

    AnnaSartin

  • Jobless Reincarnation best anime of the year.

    Kalwin420YT

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

    noriakikakyoin

  • Watch Link Click

    jokerariel

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

  • Started the year (and anime) with action shounen Ended the year with sex comedy 10/10, didn't regret this year one bit

    RoastedCarrots

  • 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

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • So much time, so little effectively used time.

    budrking354

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

    Hannibal42

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

  • Don’t judge the book by it’s cover

    XxBlocKk

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

  • Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.

    BabyGirl06301

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

  • There are many animes that I have not seen in this list HAHAHA. But of the few that I saw, I feel that I answered them with great sincerity. So I look forward to the results!

    Carls17

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created

    ej_murray

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • Idk but we had a great 2021 in anime terms and we are going to have an amazing 2022 too so Im excited!

    Faceu77

  • Don't criticize other anime because of your favorite anime. STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP WATCHING ANIME.

    dl_ats_963

  • The international community here on MAL is close and amazing, whether you bond over the same anime or manga taste; I think we can all agree that MAL gives us all the opportunity to share our passions. Kampai to more beautiful years :) PS. Love & Strength to those who need it

    Boku_no_pervert

  • People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith

    SideCharacterKal

  • I love watching anime its really fun dattabayo

    amit004

  • EX-ARM is a masterpiece,Dogeza de Tanondemita is the most wholesome show of the season and the most consistent show is undoubtedly " B :The Beginning Succession Jokes aside this years was better than the last one(at least in terms of anime ) best shows were SNK and BLUE PERIOD

    Yanssen10

  • “People’s lives don’t end when they die, it ends when they lose faith.” – Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)

    Blank_Matter

  • your characters could be beauty monsters the cats will remain the most beautiful thing in the world Long live the king

    bastienr17

  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

  • Don't understimate power of friendship

    abbasower12

  • 2022年以降のアニメを本当に楽しみにしています

    Neko_ipoi

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

    kalivo

  • This year was absolutely amazing for anime, And then there’s the arm I broke up with…

    ChunchunmaruZcat

  • I started watching anime in August 2021 But man i enjoyed watching romance ! I hope 2022 will be way better

    MuNameIsDavit

  • Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year

    Hebihime_

  • This year was pretty shit, the anime were neat tho

    Koogmaster

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

  • Don’t really know what to say but I’m glad to be a part of this yearbook 2021!

    Animefan5100

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

    Ice-cube

  • Contributing to make "cartoons" mainstream in the future and renaming it to "Anime".

    Cloret

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

  • The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster

    Jiorl

  • "hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate" —nana komatsu (hachiko)

    vivy666

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

    Shermon-lock

  • “I don't know If you all missed me, but I didn't think about any of you at all.”

    @Dscry

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • Bloody Regina Took Over 2021

    Dam-0

  • Never force main stream anime on the your friends. Let them watch whatever they want on their pace.

    Almaazmi

  • Must protect bojji at all costs!!

    Aweebsince2k14

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • I WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL MY ENEMIES ARE DESTORYED

    FunLessGuy

  • The trailer for the new Kaguya-sama season was highkey better than most anime!

    S_c_a_r_l_e_t

  • GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA

    Vai03

  • "Ex-Arm the best anime."

    sakamotoid

  • This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!

    priyanka2411

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • It was an "ODD" year

    mangamaxx

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

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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