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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.



























Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.
Reeku_01
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
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
2021 was full of surprises!
mashirinon
The storm that was approaching came this year
OceanRay
Anime is what lets me live in this world. No anime No Life
AkarshG
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!
TeiraTiddy
Marin best girl of the year
imcy0812
Anime is trash, so am I!
SorrowInApril
"All it takes is one good decision." - Ranga, The Dungeon of Black Company
morglea
I have fun watching anime this year. I found a new type of anime. Plus I do think that this year is an anime year for me. I really hope something big for 2022. So, Until then, we just have to wait for something that going to make our heads explode. See you next time !
UMimOnigiri_
2021 might have been the most hectic year but in my opinion was the best year for me bcz of all the anime releases with genres ranging from Romance(kome san) to Tragedy(AOT), isekai, horror(Mieruko-chan) and much more.
Tenma_Yato
I'm too lazy to come up with something creative, so just let this be my yearbook quote I guess
IrrelevantGuy
Let's see what we have this year!!!
Kyrioscist
This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.
You_Dont_Know
Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.
Yasmin17
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
Is this the Krusty Krab?
DangerNoodle77
yes, I'm a WEEB w - tatakae tatakae e - Shinji get in the robot e - mappa please give us YOI movie already b - help
yukyuuu
Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?
Sarthakahir
Ex arm anime of the year
HARSHBEINGHARSH
ex-arm clears all of your favorites
UltrqInstinct
Stay calm and weeb on.
acutedream
Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge
Stefy4545
"........" said Komi-san. I am also speechless. I have nothing to say. But let's do our best to connect with people. I am also bad at it.
therefore-I-AM
“The worse I am at something, the better I feel when I work at it and learn how to do it.” —Rudeus Greyrat
Cheerios3402
Kids say the darndest things. Why do they teach them in kindergarten how to (do) stand-up!
ChadtheChampion
The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster
Jiorl
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
“What you consider normal often turns out to be what makes you, you.” —Ooba Mayu (Blue Period)
Lopika
You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing
angelgrozd
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
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
MAL (My Anime List)... more like: Magical Amazing (and) Loving! Happy first ever MAL expo! May we hope this year will be filled with new astonishing animes!
HeyyL0ve
Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created
ej_murray
"We think heroes exist only in story books, we don't realize how easy it really is to be a true hero. It can be something as complex as saving a life, or something as simple as being there for someone in their time of need. Never quit."
MinMonster
Wars are Everywhere, Peace is Inevitable, Anime is the Best
MADEVIL
My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.
barnabasdudda
No Senpai, this is our fight
ikkew
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.
Acellah
I like Bojii~
imorih
Bloody Regina Took Over 2021
Dam-0
"Give up on your dream and die"
ManeeshReddy
"2022 better live up to what 2021 gave us"
Vanitas
Imagine being a weeb, totally not me.
LeifK_
tatakae
rinkazukaa
your characters could be beauty monsters the cats will remain the most beautiful thing in the world Long live the king
bastienr17
“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
"No matter how afraid I am, I have a job to do!" —Red Blood Cells (Cells at Work!)
TheRiseofAnime
All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better
KingVcg
The more you watch, the more you learn!!! This quote literally describes what feelings I have with anime. It helped me through tough times and I'll always be ready to touch new horizons with it.
Scorpiox__
As the year ends, another starts and when another starts; more isekai and titties to come.
heyhoeudoin
Many masterpiece anime in this 2021 but it's will be more masterpiece anime in 2022
Atha_5
I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!
CattyLeonhart
this year will be excitement to anime watcher and manga reader just like me.
anike_love
To another great year!
JohnnyKirisaki
good luck, have fun, dont forget to sin
Grim
This year was better than last
TheEpicMacbeth
For another year of good memes and anime
Kypock
The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.
Blackmage03
2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?
Blackwolf1421
Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)
GFLMA
Don’t judge the book by it’s cover
XxBlocKk
I watch Anime. Just Anime.
Oliver2085
ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!
TheAn1meGen1us
“No matter what kind of hell awaits us…I’ll always be with you until the end.” —Baji Keisuke
mps4
Without love it cannot be seen
Emillian
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
"It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." —Akame ga Kill!
BendyBenditul
2021 was a year for anime
chefpika
Shinzo wo Sasageyo
Akava_19
I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021
Sailor_Sakka
"Hey bitches and bros and non-binary hoes" —Adam, SK8 the Infinity
morenq
超見える!!!!
JDO27
2021 has pretty decent animes...
dddenji
Tatakae
Cugio
you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)
NicholasEvan
Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.
TriaxL
Loved this year, so many great anime released and hoping for more isekai genre anime and manga to come out!!!
Abdullahthegreat
Great year for anime! P.S. What does O(ver)P(owered) Direction even mean?
HalfwayDeadz
Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!
Darkj25
"Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)
animenichijou
An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!
Chloe_Player
yeah, good year
Ryan_Myzt
I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.
lj_aniweeb2
"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman
mxgumizz
"People said the world ending in 2012 was fake, but has anyone felt alive since then?"
DeonX
"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
Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!
The_Mighty_Otaku
The animes of 2021 were very good and quite funny, I hope that the anime industry continues to grow and continues to bring us new works as well as being able to rescue other works that were left behind
Kokesr
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
TATAKAE
Katsuki_Katsudon
Yay, Anime!
Maryca9
“Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” —Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)
KAMIKAZE605
Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.
nzrnxshh
Over the past two years, the world has changed indescribably. But one thing that hasn't changed - the warmth, the creativity and the talent of our anime community. Thank you for everything!
kyon981
DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε` )
Mangriam
2021 was stacked
jamaicanelmo
My anime backlog is now longer than my expected length of life, what to do?
WanderingRonin