MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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

  • Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl

    Nick838

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • It be chaotic. It be wholesome. It be heart wrecking but it be a good year for anime.

    RandomUser048

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

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

    Kaylof

  • Anime has ruined my life.

    xllv

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

  • Bury me with Hyrum Smith glasses.

    Nero_nan

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

    kalivo

  • 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 ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr

    KaZeFrFr

  • 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

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

    lj_aniweeb2

  • 2021 was a great year in anime, if not in much else (thanks pandemic). Many strong releases with diverse and wonderful shows, perfectly suited for entertaining us while we were staying at home :)

    MikeOnHighway61

  • "Don't care what anyone else thinks about you, because no one thinks about."

    DeonX

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • "None but you can determine your own worth" —Kiriha, Tsugu Tsugumomo

    TheRiper

  • 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

  • Anime teach me to survive...???

    Fuyuki_Hashime

  • The year was filled. With what you ask? The question you should ask is what not? And the answer is always none.

    guritosao

  • Hi there :) I don't know what to write but I will become bestfriends with someone who loves romantic comedies as much as I do

    delooloo

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • If you somehow haven’t yet, please go watch vivy

    zombiemc1

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

  • Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    ueno_

  • My anime list gets bigger every year.

    mistillyy

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

    4dyylan

  • genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?

    Dazonwraith

  • Best year of original waifus with Vivy at the top!

    limwin

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

    CarlyLmfaoo

  • 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 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

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

  • Traveling across the world for entertainment is the idle mind's greatest pleasure.

    Skyetifaeger

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

    kazuzu_0

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • I am a degenerate through and through :3

    _Grackin_

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • "I'll never stop watching anime."

    -Meru

  • "Let's not let the androids take over us all, starting with a theme park!" —Vivy.

    Canaan

  • 2021 year war a very successful year for anime industry though I've not been able to watch all the great animes this in 2021, I'm looking forward to the next year's content and I'm really hyped for Bleach TYBW.

    Sand_bag

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

  • 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

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

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

    Dukino

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

    ZeroUser07

  • fun year! hope for the best for the next one :))

    moises_ishida

  • Don't be such a drag, and just appreciate all of anime!

    Lukes_sketch

  • sum great anime noice

    Luukkey

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!

    Dreadwingg

  • If you'll please excuse me, I still have 10,000 episodes across 120 titles to finish before next year's releases. I must prepare.

    AtisutoMeru

  • beyound the boundaries and far away

    zDenny

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

    DDame38

  • Onto the next one~!

    IheartAnime77

  • I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.

    Afieqq

  • So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.

    xkazutox

  • I was there when it started, where were you when it ended?

    Setrinel

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

  • "Remeber kids, it will never be enough rewatches.. NEVER!" -Some Gigachad Guy

    yMarlboro

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • "I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe

    Ralph wreck it

  • „” —Komi Shouko

    domis1

  • Anime: A piece of my heart.

    Seba3114

  • "If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."

    Namblue11

  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

  • Life is meaningless till you get up and give it one

    Mr_Gopnik

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

    prima_rd

  • "All the anime realised this year was amazing as expected from Anime " Some horable mentions 2021:- Re zero second season, Dr stone stone war, Vivy ,To your eternity, Takt op destiny and Demon slayer entertainment destrict.

    Aryak1410

  • I thank the organizers of the poll for unusual categories, as well as fo interesting nominees (and not just top popularity). Its good that even this year anime continues delight us with interesting works, although theres an opinion that the industry is experiencing its stagnation

    qit1

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

    aspirat2110

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

    NakolHira

  • Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi and Sonny boy the best of 2021

    Jokmatu

  • Nothing burns like the cold

    DreamYC

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

    @Dscry

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

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

    EnergyVirus

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination present is likely the happiest time.

    Barry_Allen_14

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

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

    tejas-san

  • 2021 was a fascinating Year for anime, From Masterpiece that Odd Taxi offer to Ex-Arm that keeps the viewer give that always giving for better or for worse (Mostly Worse). Definitely gonna miss 2021 as The Most Busiest anime came for long time.

    Yunohi-kun

  • Cool Event

    EmmanuelPlath

  • All of the Anime here & their characters are good!

    IRingxMasterI

  • Sate Sate —Meliodas

    ShadowOnyx01

  • It's been a great year for anime and manga.

    -THEBeast-

  • Nice year...

    Llacerta

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • 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

  • Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.

    patate_betterave

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

    KarmaKaji

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

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

    FunLessGuy

  • Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.

    dark_rhythm324

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • It's a small year for an anime industry as it's a small year for me.

    sixtef

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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