MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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

  • "Ex-Arm the best anime."

    sakamotoid

  • “I just wanted to make it clear there were people here. And make sure I don’t forget.” – Fushi

    qweaenr

  • 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

  • Mushoku Tensei is anime of the year. If Arcane was an anime, then Mushoku Tensei and Arcane is anime of the year.

    Touch_Me-sama

  • GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA

    Vai03

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

    RealCrayfish

  • "Surpass your limits right here, right now" —Sukehiro, Yami

    JePKo22

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

    The_Cmoose

  • Anime will always love in pur hearths forever

    Rainanime8

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

    Cheerios3402

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

    Acthegamer04

  • Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras

    DDame38

  • Ex-Arm is the best, no doubt

    jaxiek

  • "Where’s my smile and my will to live? Gone" —Uramichi Oniisan

    Morpeeko

  • I hope the one who deserves it wins.

    Vermonia

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

  • I hope i will be a better person next year!

    yokofu

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

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

    Astrqriius

  • A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.

    AzusaGeras26

  • But a Quirkless middle schooler is also a suitable person!

    Rin_Setsuna

  • watching animes is a healing haha

    amykasa

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

    Zakku-

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • Without anime my life would be boring

    Yabooijohnny

  • With so many anime that, instead of pandering to trendy stuff, were more like passion projects, 2021 made me feel "Anime is getting good again". Oddtaxi, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, Sonny Boy and Heike Monogatari made the year much more enjoyable.

    Brottoy

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • 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

  • Anime/Manga Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna say goodbye.

    Kanekikenblackre

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

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

    ZeroUser07

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • "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

  • Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone

    XNRaiser

  • Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it

    Debrup_07

  • "give up on your dreams and die" —Levi Ackerman

    i_majr

  • Just watch anime that you like... No body choose what you watch... It is your choice...

    As7sasi3

  • All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).

    anandasaetang

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • 2021 is AMAZING.

    apinop_39493

  • (-‿--) 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

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

    God_Slayer17

  • 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

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

    _MushiRock11_

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

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

    Koala15

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

    Trekker10

  • Best thing for me after coming back from collage is to watch anime and get rid of all the tension.I hope anime universe get bigger and better as time passes by.

    eNikhil

  • Asukas mother hung her self xd i wish i was her

    TsRolox03

  • If you spend your 2021 without watching 86, then you have a one miserable year.

    Raizu_Ji

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • "Sometimes there is nothing you can do, you stare at the rain and wait for it to end, all alone".

    hattrem1

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

    Anime_Emotion

  • Jobless Reincarnation best anime of the year.

    Kalwin420YT

  • Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes

    mdshies

  • SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

    raryaryagi

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO

    Dontraiver

  • -My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-

    Sunny_Sun

  • 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

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

    Rkashyap621

  • Its not like i want to be in the yearbook or anything.... Baka

    Pandasiar

  • "Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"

    AlexeiChern

  • "We think heroes exist only in story books, we don't realize how easy it really is to be a true hero. It can be something as complex as saving a life, or something as simple as being there for someone in their time of need. Never quit."

    MinMonster

  • Heyy im very excited to do this i hope i can join next year too thanks for invite me-️ I love you my anime list

    zensayonara

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

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

    Sigima

  • declaring war against of the sci-fi series around the world!!

    greysetting

  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • 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

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

    RobertU07

  • "To ask is a moment's shame. Not to, lifelong. "

    OOOFFFED

  • If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation. Trying something new is never a pain

    Michella_Rin

  • WE'RE THE TOKYO MANJI GANG!

    SpiderBear-11

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

    limwin

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • Anime teach me to survive...???

    Fuyuki_Hashime

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

  • It’s all just a blur.

    Megge06

  • "Will you kill or get killed?"

    Ayus_0007

  • Take life with a grain of pepper.

    Starfinity67

  • 2021 was a banger! Here's to 2022 go above and beyond

    jujubeefrwin

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

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

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.

    barnabasdudda

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

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

    MonikaDYadav

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

    imFreppy

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

  • Kids say the darndest things. Why do they teach them in kindergarten how to (do) stand-up!

    ChadtheChampion

  • Draken supremacy

    Tikaas_m

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

    SoggySlopster

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

  • Started the year (and anime) with action shounen Ended the year with sex comedy 10/10, didn't regret this year one bit

    RoastedCarrots

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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