MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • It was an "ODD" year

    mangamaxx

  • Can't wait. Hope it's not rigged like crunchyroll anime awards.

    The-Harem-God

  • 2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!

    WoughtFighter

  • "auuu aa au aah" A wise quote from a great king.

    Sheridan02

  • 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

  • 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

  • Ex-Arm is the best, no doubt

    jaxiek

  • ninomiya best prota of the year

    Gotai

  • Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!

    Aka_to_azure

  • 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

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21

    Forman420

  • Stop looking down for once, and just look up and smile; so I can take your yearbook photo!

    PokeProX

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

    Yato66_

  • I've personally haven't watched much of this year's animes but still it is propably best year of anime ever!

    Nyanko-senpai

  • I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021

    Sailor_Sakka

  • 2021 was packed with so many amazing animes, I am glad that i got to see so many of them.

    The_Solitary_Guy

  • “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”

    Sora126

  • "You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone." —Lelouch Lamperouge

    _meanie_

  • What a great year for anime. I enjoyed watching every seasonal anime this year. Some brought joy and some brought sadness. We all are blessed with these wonderful shows. I appreciate every single one of them.

    Khunime

  • Wonder Egg Priority is good!

    leons106

  • Must protect bojji at all costs!!

    Aweebsince2k14

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

  • Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…

    diaablo

  • Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji

    Chizzie

  • "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

  • JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!

    ropeccool

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

    Anime_Emotion

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • Can’t rate everything if I didn’t watch everything.

    Abeckford

  • Onto the next one~!

    IheartAnime77

  • An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!

    Chloe_Player

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

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

    Faceu77

  • Another wonderful year of anime

    Zertop

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

  • Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

    Kagalove123

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

    Memochi

  • I watch Anime. Just Anime.

    Oliver2085

  • 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

  • Shinzo wo Sasageyo

    Akava_19

  • 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

  • A very important quote to me is: “An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others,” hearing this at the onset of each episode made me feel very happy!

    Rav_29

  • dont be the best one, be the only one

    iridescentsung

  • “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

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

  • 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

  • “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

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

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

    Math082r

  • we live for this

    shadow_monarch42

  • (-‿--) Dear Weebs of MAL, you are sugoi. Whatever is going on in your kokoro right now, please know that you are kawaii and your story is not a filler. You are loved (-‿--)

    Otttoc

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

  • Anime get the tension out of my system this year.

    Mahi44

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.

    Kadaori

  • "Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

    Reed_san

  • Take life with a grain of pepper.

    Starfinity67

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

    Alright_Ok

  • Maximum Effort

    WorstEdition

  • GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA

    Vai03

  • Draken you will win

    K0NNA

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • I am a degenerate through and through :3

    _Grackin_

  • Cool Event

    EmmanuelPlath

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • 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

  • "there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02

    lightinhereyes

  • Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • horimiya supermacy

    smutnygoldi

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

    limwin

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!

    marsspacedout

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

    its_yorozuya

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

  • "Hey B*tches and bros, and non binary h*es!" Haven't seen as good a dub as this since Ghost Stories (Gakkou no Kaidan.

    Pigsonx

  • I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.

    BlackNeko1912

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

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

    TsunderesMan

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

    Acthegamer04

  • real men are tempory, anime men is forever

    nellya

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

  • The year which I could spend most for anime . I'm blessed yo watch many great ones. Anime Daisuki

    Bla_ck_reap_er

  • Anime will always love in pur hearths forever

    Rainanime8

  • Wanna go camping with you, Rin!

    thoiph

  • “I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma

    Taytortot4611

  • I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan

    SoggySlopster

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

    prima_rd

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • “Sometimes it takes a real man to become best girl” —Gigguk

    NoSize

  • 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

  • If you're gonna walk on ice, you might as well dance.

    LeilaBargo

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

    TheRiper

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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