MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    Cheerios3402

  • you can like anime but you don't have to be a weeb

    jafo9703

  • CuteWinter:When a girl smiles she's beautiful as a blooming flower~Daisuke SadSpring:I aint giving up. To not give up I have a reason~Hanagaki WearySummer:If God exists then he should extend my deadline~Kobayashi EpicFall:You're my Kouhai so let your Senpai spoil you a bit~Takeda

    holmeskudo

  • “I just wanted to make it clear there were people here. And make sure I don’t forget.” – Fushi

    qweaenr

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

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

    -THEBeast-

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • "If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"

    BleachedAvatar

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?

    Sarthakahir

  • Average anime is good! we have to start seeing anime from the story, basically what makes it good is the story! this year's anime is good, I like it!

    KenYuza

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • When life gives you bears, trick them into doing market research for you.

    Brack_Obunga

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

    Lukes_sketch

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

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

    Kaylof

  • It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.

    Cxy14

  • 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

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

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

    tejas-san

  • Girls are just temporary but anime are eternal and forever!

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • Just watch anime that you like... No body choose what you watch... It is your choice...

    As7sasi3

  • Tatakae

    Animexcode

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

  • Anime has been a nice way out of real life for me the past couple of years. It brings so much emotion where nothing else could!

    Vincentevil

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

    genuinegiorno

  • Time is gold when watching bold.

    Clockblocker299

  • went in Link Click expecting drama, got depression instead :') watch it if you haven't yet!!!

    IIashII

  • I live for anime!!

    ken__chin

  • Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim

    hugrim

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

  • Loved this year, so many great anime released and hoping for more isekai genre anime and manga to come out!!!

    Abdullahthegreat

  • 2021 was the year I got into anime and I'm glad I became an anime fan at the perfect year where there were a lot of banger shows each season. It feels really good to be an anime fan and I will be looking forward to what 2022 has in store for us.

    BAKUNAUA

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

    S_c_a_r_l_e_t

  • 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

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • 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

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

    IsaiahLikesRem

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

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

    Setrinel

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

  • Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21

    Forman420

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.

    FenrirMythEU

  • “The archer class is really full of archers!”

    Jasundere

  • Anime is laifu cuz waifu is waifu.

    Sallachi

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

    BendyBenditul

  • If I was an important figure, I would have definitely written something useful here ...

    Sphystius

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” —Miyamura Izumi "Memories can be painful. They can be a terrible burden. Sometimes, being able to forget is a... blessing. Eternity is a long time to collect bad memories." —Pyra

    Dgddgfg

  • I've watched many anime in my life, many good, many bad. Many that were wrong to the source, and some that out shined the source. From the years of struggling to find anime, to now it is everywhere. I am glad ^w^.

    Lisacat15

  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

  • “Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori

    imFreppy

  • as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-

    WonderWolf23

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • Happy late new year everyone ! I've been using MyAnimeList since 2020. One of the best platform for list out there , no one could say otherwise (-‿‿-) !

    1der

  • “Listen up. I am a god.” —Tengen Uzui

    TheCharizarder

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • “Don’t hate the situation your born into” -Mitsuya Takashi Just one of my fav quotes :)

    gojosatoru12

  • Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.

    Purara_17li

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

    jXcileJ

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

    Canaan

  • “No matter what kind of hell awaits us…I’ll always be with you until the end.” —Baji Keisuke

    mps4

  • Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?

    min_hobiii

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • 2021 was an amazing year of anime and I am glad I lived through it.

    Welf06

  • It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!

    BlazeMustang

  • 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

  • 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

  • To another great year!

    JohnnyKirisaki

  • To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."

    theanimeview

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

    MuNameIsDavit

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

  • Here's to one of the best year yet, can't wait to top it!!

    Timcampy118

  • Damn, this year went by so fast I forgot half of these.

    joey

  • With great fans, comes with great service

    RvEc

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • There's too much anime, I can't keep up!

    DominickFisher

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

    Lilgabbi

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • I've seen enough i'm satisfied

    Dguns

  • No ha estado mal el año, ha habido cosas interesantes. ^^

    Yuukiiro

  • Lucky or unlucky we are just humans

    GemienLUV

  • Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

    Diamond1580

  • My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...

    Harun69

  • This year is awesome, I won't forget this things I have watched this year. I hope this next year will be also an exciting year.

    Yt_LapPlayz

  • 2021 was full of surprises!

    mashirinon

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

    Dazonwraith

  • "I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"

    Acthegamer04

  • 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

  • Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.

    Nat05

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

    kazuzu_0

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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