MAL Yearbook 2021

Anime Section

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  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

  • Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

    Roszel

  • Always relaxed at all times

    cocoaaa

  • 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

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.

    SuperiorAMVs

  • I much like the noble raccoon know only two base truths in life, I eat garbage, and garbage is delicious.

    The_Cmoose

  • "I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe

    Ralph wreck it

  • see you space cowboy

    jotaroshat

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

  • was a good year for me. I am not good at words but it was fun.

    Rinkumi

  • I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.

    Spinka T.K.

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

    Taytortot4611

  • 86 easily the best anime of the year in all aspects, if you disagree, FIGHT ME!

    Zakku-

  • Don't understimate power of friendship

    abbasower12

  • If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it.

    MonikaDYadav

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • No Senpai, this is our fight

    ikkew

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

  • Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

    salivabench

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Amazing year

    RCDims

  • May we all awaken to a better dystopia.

    snarky-san

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    The_Wrong_Guy

  • petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you

    hyewon

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

    Anime_Emotion

  • a good year with a wide variety of anime

    Maxitto

  • hinjaku hinjaku

    lanveii

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

    Blackwolf1421

  • Never force main stream anime on the your friends. Let them watch whatever they want on their pace.

    Almaazmi

  • 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

  • Najimi Osana must have been in must protect!!!

    Almendraisreal

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

    Kyrioscist

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

    GTKL3

  • MAL (My Anime List)... more like: Magical Amazing (and) Loving! Happy first ever MAL expo! May we hope this year will be filled with new astonishing animes!

    HeyyL0ve

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

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

    PokeProX

  • "Don't care what anyone else thinks about you, because no one thinks about."

    DeonX

  • 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

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

    aspirat2110

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • Kazuto was here, anime have brighten my whole year

    Kuroken_Kazuto

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

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

    Strohmier

  • Seasons are great, if you keep track of it.

    ItsEmina

  • "I Wish I Could've Lived My Life Without Making Wrong Turns. But That's Impossible. [...] We Make Mistakes. And Little By Little, One Step At A Time, We Push Forward." Yuki Sohma Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket

    duducomo

  • "Remeber kids, it will never be enough rewatches.. NEVER!" -Some Gigachad Guy

    yMarlboro

  • Hunter X Hunter came back this year, right? Right? Let's manifest.

    DeidoroSakaki

  • “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

  • Attack on titan is the truth of my life and everyone else life i have been waiting all this year's to know the truth but now I don't wanna end it but i have to because i need to know the truth aot is a masterpiece

    Eren_Jeager_24

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

    kazuzu_0

  • I thank the organizers of the poll for unusual categories, as well as fo interesting nominees (and not just top popularity). Its good that even this year anime continues delight us with interesting works, although theres an opinion that the industry is experiencing its stagnation

    qit1

  • KnY is not carried by animation otherwise the manga sales won't be this high

    Shakariki_Gengoro

  • Heres to another good year, cant wait for the next one!

    Tememe

  • stay sexy and dont get murdered

    cxttqn

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • This world is cruel but I still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you. Even if this is a mistake, I don’t doubt it. What is right is believing in myself strongly.

    alonelysunflower

  • amazing year

    XarkezPL

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

    ZeroUser07

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.

    nandemoiiyo

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • 2021 for anime was like a lottery. You either got a great season with banger animes and another season where you were empty-handed.

    abhinavsawesome

  • I live for anime!!

    ken__chin

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • I know like three anime, but cheers to watching more next year, and finding my place on this site!

    AgeofTitanium

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

    Jx1126

  • "Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"

    tropika

  • If I'd get a dollar for each unnecessary panty shot in Mierko-chan, I'd be a millionaire.

    -

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • Thank you 2021!

    Angelikc

  • 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

  • Made many long reviews last year.

    short_reviews

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

    Sheridan02

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

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

    Trekker10

  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

  • 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

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • “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

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

    doraemonpure

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

    BabyGirl06301

  • 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

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

    Nyanko-senpai

  • To another year of great anime!

    CukieMunster

  • 2021 was such a beautiful year for anime and by that I mean how many beautiful animes have been released. God that I'm thankful that my friends introduced me to it several years ago. Have a nice year

    Homosapiens-sama

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

    SYDK_

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

    animenichijou

  • I’m new but happy to be here :)

    Rhythmme

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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