MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?‍-️?

    bersi4battery

  • "People said the world ending in 2012 was fake, but has anyone felt alive since then?"

    DeonX

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • I am happy

    Shintô

  • “It takes a real man to be the best girl” -gigguk

    Strohmier

  • Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.

    Hakiro_cr

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

    SoggySlopster

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

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

    Squidnugi

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

    nikodragu3

  • 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

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • Tatakae

    Animexcode

  • “A low possibility means it's not zero”; Tokuchi Toua.

    Koala15

  • "Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)

    animenichijou

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

    Setrinel

  • Enjoy anime & manga while I still can. There will come a time that I cannot do this anymore.

    DC27

  • Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion

    PutName_Here

  • fruits basket is a masterpieace??

    laviih_agb

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

    guritosao

  • Crunchyroll anime awards is a joke, sorry but I had to say it.

    Cofi_

  • 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

  • Let's see what we have this year!!!

    Kyrioscist

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • It's been a awesome year with anime and MAL and I hope this year will be or more awesome than last year. -️ Excited for all the anime releasing this year ???

    DrakenXX01

  • Thank you MyAnimeList team for your hard work during 2021. Stay healthy and safe so that starting from 2022 you can be faster in approving a manga.

    labradorescence

  • The year of catgirls and catboys

    tappdancing786

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

    IIashII

  • Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes

    mdshies

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • it's been a tough year but these shows were my retreat from my home stress,school life and many more.

    SSalman

  • "Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened."

    KioSensei

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

  • Ex-Arm’s animation was ahead of it’s time fr it was just too advanced for us to understand

    Jamk_

  • I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!

    CattyLeonhart

  • Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!

    The_Mighty_Otaku

  • If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!

    Shichibu

  • a good year with a wide variety of anime

    Maxitto

  • I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.

    RealCrayfish

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

    The-Harem-God

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

    PokeProX

  • Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?

    Shamir-kun

  • "........" 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

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

  • Bojji is the best character of this year, also Tooru has a special mention. LARGA VIDA A GODA.

    Luwiolu

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • I am a degenerate through and through :3

    _Grackin_

  • WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR NEW ANIME FANS AND SEASONED VETERANS!!! hope to see more like this in the future!!! :)

    Aninoob1234

  • I believed that Eastern animation could offer the pinnacle of direction, story-telling, and pure Sakuga art. I believed that it was misunderstood like A Silent Voice. Under-appreciated like Grave of the Fireflies. Then I watched Ex-Arm and now I don’t know what to think at all.

    Paperphoenix1907

  • I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.

    AphroditeZ

  • 2021, I'll Never Forgive You No Matter What!

    RobertU07

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

    sixtef

  • Please, let's watch anime as the world burns to ashes.

    Milith801

  • Do Everything You Want As Long As It's Not A Crime

    Sulna

  • Hello mom! I'll still watch anime when I'll be at my 50s...?

    Jimomapas

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

    prima_rd

  • Thank you.

    Nxiety_

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

  • 2021's Year of Anime is very much akin to 2021 as a whole. It gave us moments of joy, of excitement and sometimes even moved us to tears! But most notably it had a lot of garbage that you could only really laugh about.

    BillyCx

  • will there be chicken nuggets after this?

    nice_69

  • 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

  • Never stop seeing anime

    vivekred

  • “Takemitchy, listen this whole time, there’s been poop stuck in your hair” —Mikey, Tokyo Revengers

    Grizzly69er

  • If I were looking for something real, I would be watching documentaries and not anime.

    God_Slayer17

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • Lena is best girl of 2021.

    BlueCassius

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

    Skyetifaeger

  • SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

    raryaryagi

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

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

    BlackNeko1912

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

    TsunderesMan

  • No matter the year, anime is always there for you

    Mashrafi_Rian

  • To (sk8 the) infinity and beyond!

    LeonerreFT

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

    Sigima

  • GET THE JUICE

    InVaL_iDKore

  • 2022 will be very good anime year

    Laaleet

  • This year was the year in which I was introduced to the world of anime. I am so happy to be able to enjoy this year with a vast variety of shows to binge watch every single day. I will never forget the day that I discovered the source in which gave a smile on my face.

    100_Percent_Real

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • Yay, Anime!

    Maryca9

  • A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ノ

    MikanNatsume5

  • 86 = peak

    LokoSquad

  • “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

  • 2021 was a great year for anime, and these selections were among the best.

    lgght-249

  • 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

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

    aspirat2110

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

    dark_rhythm324

  • I survived 2021 Thank god 2021 is blessed with lots of good series Hope next year I can survive

    doraemonpure

  • “You do what you have to do. Just keep moving. That’s how it works, right?” Attack on titan: Season 4, Episode 62.

    VoidEater-San

  • What a great year to be an anime fan! Greetings to Jump, Jhofran, Diotmar and José Viva Venezuela Nojoda ??

    LuchoTG17

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • Sate Sate —Meliodas

    ShadowOnyx01

  • 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

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

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

    BabyGirl06301

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • Hope you enjoy your year and spend time with the family!!!!!!!!

    superbusters654

  • 2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

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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