MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    The_Wrong_Guy

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • “Gon” —Hisoka

    Crispykitty55

  • I'd vote hunter x hunter again this year but alas

    Xunstone

  • I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.

    MochizukiTomoya

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • 2021 was one my most favourite years both personally as well as in terms of quality Anime watched. My shows of the year were Tokyo Revengers, Aquatrope on white sand and To your eternity.

    Ranga Sumukha

  • Wanna go camping with you, Rin!

    thoiph

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

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

    Milith801

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

    kazuzu_0

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl

    Nick838

  • “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

  • "There's no such thing as a useless effort."

    Snow_Leopard123

  • Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife

    MysticShade

  • "I only watch anime to hear characters voiced by Miyano Mamoru."

    mst3kait

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • THISS YEARR IS MY BEST WEEBSS YEARR, I SPEND JUST LIKE 1000 hours a week just to watch anime

    Shermon-lock

  • Anime is a truly beautiful medium. Let us continue to enjoy it.

    Copyboy-13

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

    BendyBenditul

  • I hope I have more free time to finish "plan to watch" the anime 2021.

    _yozora_

  • Hope next year gets even better! Thanks to everyone for creating stuff like this and keeping MAL as the best community (๑˃̵ ᴗ ˂̵)و

    minsssk

  • To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!

    Riesho

  • Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes

    mdshies

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • This year was pretty shit, the anime were neat tho

    Koogmaster

  • Akatsuki is life, Akatsuki is love #VillainsFTW

    katsukidayou

  • Here's to many more wonderful animes to come!

    Trekker10

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better

    KingVcg

  • Watching anime is getting easier, especially in my region, there are many official/legal platforms that provide anime, hopefully in the future anime information sources will be more interactive and available in many languages.

    Arzetya

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

    MuNameIsDavit

  • DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε` )

    Mangriam

  • "Even if you're the main character, you can still die... I better be careful-ttebayo." —Gintoki Sakata.

    GTKL3

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

    RobertU07

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.

    HiruHatake

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

    sk7rpion

  • “What you consider normal often turns out to be what makes you, you.” —Ooba Mayu (Blue Period)

    Lopika

  • I like Bojii~

    imorih

  • Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!

    Felpzz

  • Anime: A piece of my heart.

    Seba3114

  • Roses are Red, Violets are blue, I hate Adam from Sk8 And I hope you do, too

    iforgor

  • “Catch me if you can Mr Holmes” —William Moriarty

    Astrqriius

  • To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."

    theanimeview

  • "It's not your fault, it's just that the world sucks. So, keep your chin up and persevere!"

    _MushiRock11_

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • this year will be excitement to anime watcher and manga reader just like me.

    anike_love

  • MAL, please start your own Anime Awards. They'll be much better.

    Pre_Yum

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

    Jokmatu

  • "Catch me if you can, Holmes!" —Moriarty

    Rkashyap621

  • "No matter how afraid I am, I have a job to do!" —Red Blood Cells (Cells at Work!)

    TheRiseofAnime

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

  • "I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"

    Snipez69

  • Covid = Online Class = Watch Anime = No Study = Bad Grades = Drop Out = Get A Job = Earn Money = Got Rich = Watch More Anime

    Jx1126

  • watching animes is a healing haha

    amykasa

  • 2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.

    Baka_Otaku03

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

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

    -THEBeast-

  • for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years

    almyx2

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

    kalivo

  • Remember that time when you almost got eaten by a giant spider or that other time you stepped on a magical portal and the whole class got teleported to another world? Fun times. Keep in touch...NOT! Class of 2021-We don't suck. Byeee!

    Dragynfaerie

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

  • "It feels better to check than to reflect." —Jack Stauber

    Izac_Kak

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • Thank you 2021!

    Angelikc

  • 304629 will always be a favorite :)

    MLain

  • "There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one`s life, one should not wish for another chance." —Saber

    AltriaRuler

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

  • A bad year for me but anime and manga helped me get through it like a train passing through a thunderstorm .

    RyuzakiKen99

  • I don't know if getting into anime was a good idea.

    chubritsa

  • 86 eigth-six is the best anime this year!!!!

    Ryab_

  • 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 live for anime!!

    ken__chin

  • Demon Slayer Entertainment Arc Episode 10 for Episode of the Year :)

    SkillSwap

  • 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

  • Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo ( and I mean it ) -o(-﹏-)o --

    Mcreamb-

  • "bitches, bros and non binary hoes" - wise words from Adam

    FRognomz

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • A lot of these I don’t know of, but I will vote for and continue loving the ones I know.

    Unknownplayer

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

    TsunderesMan

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

    Setrinel

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

  • "Draken te amo" - Draken, Tokyo Revengers Anime popped off in 2021, and so did MAL! I'm glad I get to share my interest with everyone on this site!

    Bongoblaster

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

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

    FenrirMythEU

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

  • 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

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • Back in September of this year I started getting into anime, starting with MHA, (which I still have a soft spot for btw) and the most recent anime I've watched was Bleach. At the beginning of this year I decided to take a break from anime, but Akira is next. Keep watching anime!

    Activeonspotify

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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