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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.



























Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?
Freestyler589
All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking
Andre
I am the Ultimate Super High School Level Manga Reader!
celeVie
Watch Link Click
jokerariel
Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras
DDame38
If you somehow haven’t yet, please go watch vivy
zombiemc1
life is like watching an anime, sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh, but most importantly you’re enjoying it
shunwen
Loved this year, so many great anime released and hoping for more isekai genre anime and manga to come out!!!
Abdullahthegreat
I have not seen more than half of the anime in this list. But oh well. Good luck and have fun in your future life and always remember as what you've seen and experienced will always disappear.
JSpaceS
Even though the year has been hard for everyone I’m glad I have the awesome anime and manga community to keep me company! \(>~<)
ShinseiNeko
バスガス爆発ブスバスドライバー (Basu gasu bakuhatsu busu basu doraibā)
ShihaiOkenja
Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.
Kadaori
You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.
sk7rpion
What a great year to be an anime fan! Greetings to Jump, Jhofran, Diotmar and José Viva Venezuela Nojoda ??
LuchoTG17
I have watched too much isekai. No shame
FelixIsBae
A very important quote to me is: “An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others,” hearing this at the onset of each episode made me feel very happy!
Rav_29
The international community here on MAL is close and amazing, whether you bond over the same anime or manga taste; I think we can all agree that MAL gives us all the opportunity to share our passions. Kampai to more beautiful years :) PS. Love & Strength to those who need it
Boku_no_pervert
"Tatakae!"
UnicornPie
Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe
RenderingUser
Oddtaxi Anime of the year
Rolandorotolando
You’re going to go adrift. It will be into a world governed by the absurd.
tangguhdoesg
Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year
Hebihime_
Since I've gotten into anime, I don't watch as much hentai as I thought I would. Anime does it for me just fine ;)
p1sh
I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^
Aug
Sure I graduated, but how will this affect Guts’s legacy?
Lennyzard
Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)
GFLMA
"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
"People said the world ending in 2012 was fake, but has anyone felt alive since then?"
DeonX
Tatakae
Animexcode
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
Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.
FenrirMythEU
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
If you see this, read Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru and bless Botan
ShinoAlter
Mr. Worldwide to Infinity
salivabench
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
Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.
Purara_17li
I'm thankful for Anime & Mangas being part of my life. Things wouldn't be the same without so many passionate and creative people who're giving life to characters we can relate to and creating marvelous stories for us to experience. It is truly wonderful, to say the least.
Zach-chan
Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...
Shokaki
I have fun watching anime this year. I found a new type of anime. Plus I do think that this year is an anime year for me. I really hope something big for 2022. So, Until then, we just have to wait for something that going to make our heads explode. See you next time !
UMimOnigiri_
Subarashī
UnknownSins
“Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” ~ Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)
Ekhan175
Anime's gay... I love it
LandSwimmer
Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi and Sonny boy the best of 2021
Jokmatu
"People die when they're killed"
KaguraFireCosplay
I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun
ZeroUser07
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
John could totally beat Goku
Iambork
The year of neverending ups. Each coming season was a banger.
AdityaKanu
Tooru Honda best girl
Asdq_11
watching animes is a healing haha
amykasa
Muy buen año
MIKEBRIST
No Anime, No life
red1130
This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!
priyanka2411
(-‿--) 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
Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion
PutName_Here
It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!
BlazeMustang
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
Is this the Krusty Krab?
DangerNoodle77
With great fans, comes with great service
RvEc
Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.
dark_rhythm324
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
This year was amazing !
BabySaim
It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.
Cxy14
This year i finished over 200 animes! *yes i have no life* but ive learned things good and bad, watched amazing animes and plain awful ones. But you know what? Its been a great journet from then till now, and i cherish every moment of it.
Art3misuwu
“It takes a real man to be the best girl” -gigguk
Strohmier
“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
Now looking back it was a great year for anime we got some very great tropes like that of an anime with just wholesomeness and normal life mixed with fantasy element without any action or drama in it and there were other great original stories like that of odd taxi and link click
Karrem
MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.
ApolloCloud
Let's see what we have this year!!!
Kyrioscist
So long as problem doesn't cause problems, it can't be called a problem.
Patwo2
If anything bothers you just take a anime shot and everything will not just be fine but infact will be GREAT! ........i don't understand why some people still don't get anime. But anyways, the great thing is we're being a part of a history making with aot finals~
MHAweeb
You're nice keep going
Army45
Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
ueno_
2021 was stacked
jamaicanelmo
Grateful for the year that brought us Komi-San!
MisterEuphoria
As the year ends, another starts and when another starts; more isekai and titties to come.
heyhoeudoin
What a banger year
Alecks
One of the best year for anime fans-
Golden_Name
The more you watch, the more you learn!!! This quote literally describes what feelings I have with anime. It helped me through tough times and I'll always be ready to touch new horizons with it.
Scorpiox__
Draken you will win
K0NNA
Tatakae Tatakae
The_Wrong_Guy
"Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"
AlexeiChern
Just enjoy what ever anime you want, respect each other preference and the thing that you need to always remember when watching is never judge a book by its cover and never underestimate them. Also not to forger thank you MAL for being best anime database ever! ありがとうございます!!
Mal_functionz
I freaking love anime dude
llSinon360ll
An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!
Chloe_Player
“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
"Don't care what anyone else thinks about you, because no one thinks about."
DeonX
"Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened."
KioSensei
"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
Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.
Ava_and _Anime
"Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl" i hope more anime will get seasons 2
meormuhammadnaim
Tatakaë Tatakaë
Rahul563
Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?
ElBuscadores
THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO
Dontraiver
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM
TTLMA
"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman
whoisalorachan
The year of catgirls and catboys
tappdancing786
Always found what I search on MAL ^^
Tiara A.
My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.
random_savage
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