MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok

    FISHYGAMRZ

  • 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

  • The community behind the anime is like icing on the cake; irreplaceable and comes in all sorts to enjoy!

    Treeky_

  • I may not have a life , but at least i have something to look forward to when i wake up.

    Anya_L

  • 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

  • ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!

    TheAn1meGen1us

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

    SkillSwap

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

    superbusters654

  • Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.

    SYDK_

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

  • horimiya supermacy

    smutnygoldi

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

    ZeroUser07

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

    animenichijou

  • Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back

    KnightOfAstoria

  • When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.

    TheBlazman

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.

    ApolloCloud

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • "I perservered."

    princessLINDAA

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

    chubritsa

  • There is always a better waifu (except for mine which u will never know)

    Mellowiam

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

  • The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, doing the best it can....that's what makes it so damn beautiful.

    devilgod431

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

    Koogmaster

  • Yare yare daze

    Tefumeku

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

    kazuzu_0

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

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

    Abdullahthegreat

  • Live life like you’re MC in a romance anime.

    FlyingBacon365

  • 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

  • dont be the best one, be the only one

    iridescentsung

  • 2021: The year anime moved from being the thing that held me together against all odds to being the thing positively I lived for week after week.

    Plato-Senpai

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

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

    FRognomz

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

    Copyboy-13

  • "2022 better live up to what 2021 gave us"

    Vanitas

  • 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

  • There was just one thing missing, I really needed: to meet up with the boys, make some noise, and get on it!

    Gener4lLeee

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • Anime is something that makes us wanna dream.

    Eriskyyy

  • 2021 might've been tough but at least we all got something in common that keeps us bonded and that is Anime! Assuring us that there is always something to look forward to.

    Alphyx

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!

    ArkyEvxs

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

    gojosatoru12

  • "I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."

    SomanshuAikat

  • "It ain't a warcrime if there is no war" -Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'

    Alfadog500

  • Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

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

    iforgor

  • Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.

    Acellah

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

  • How are you all today? I hope you are all right and have voted for good things! No matter whatever you vote, it's your vote and your vote only and that's what you decide. Have a lovely Christmas, it's going to be a good on this year. Easter is going to be alright too, have fun!

    Thegirlwithfish

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • EX-ARM is a masterpiece,Dogeza de Tanondemita is the most wholesome show of the season and the most consistent show is undoubtedly " B :The Beginning Succession Jokes aside this years was better than the last one(at least in terms of anime ) best shows were SNK and BLUE PERIOD

    Yanssen10

  • I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr

    KaZeFrFr

  • Sk8 is one of the best anime I have ever seen and I hope I don't change my mind in the future ??

    M.s.y.aljuraid@gmail

  • "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

  • "Knowing you're different is only the beginning. If you accept these differences you’ll be able to get past them and grow even closer.” – Miss Kobayashi, Dragon Maid. Much love everybody!

    MasterZinc

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • I should have watched more anime!

    TripleLutzz

  • You can have the bad days so you can love the good days even more

    FlyinHawaiian808

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

    doraemonpure

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

    dimo145

  • This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence

    funanimelover13

  • 2021 was my first year with MAL. And all these great anime made it so much more memorable. I hope all other years are as great as this. Also best romance show of this year were horimiya and tonikawa.

    ShadowMonarch09

  • Sometimes reality can be annoying but if I can escape to another world I would do so, That's why anime exist.

    Elijah235

  • yeah, good year

    Ryan_Myzt

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

    Abeckford

  • Omg I love SK8 the infinity!!!!! I love Reki!!!!! I love Langa!!!!!! I love Adam!!!!!! I love Cherry Blossom!!!!! I love Jo3!!!!!!! I love Miya!!!!!! I love Shadow!!!!!! I love Tadashi!!!!!! FAN!!!!!! wowowow i learnt how to skate because of skate! I love canada because langa!!!!

    Aetherdragon18

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

    NakolHira

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

    Kadaori

  • "You may be a little too idealistic Not only for others but for yourself Ideals are too high and unable to be attained" —Karlstahl

    Noobtin

  • 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

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

  • beyound boundaries, and higher

    zDenny

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    ueno_

  • 2021 Arigathanks!

    venomazter

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • 2021 has been a great year for Anime Tons of good shows aired, tons of GOATED shows announced a continuation Looking forward to this year of 2022. Let's wait for the anime hot takes of 2022.

    RenSuu

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

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

    lgght-249

  • This anime year was incredible but I hope next year we will look at this one and go: "man that was a bad year for anime compared to this".

    BunicuMarin

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

    Trekker10

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    The_Wrong_Guy

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • 2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021

    Choccygamez12

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

    Hakiro_cr

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • I just started watching anime last year!

    Lindor420

  • "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

  • Covid hit us hard, but it gave us more time to watch anime so it wasn’t that bad.

    Tuwwster

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

    Mcreamb-

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

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

    MuNameIsDavit

  • 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

  • When somebody ask me ''why is Fairy Tail your favorite anime" i only have one answer ''because it makes me forget that i don't have anybody who wants to real be with me. And Fairy Tail is about friendship and i want what they have ''

    saliona

  • fruits basket is a masterpieace??

    laviih_agb

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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