MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • This made me realize I need to watch more anime...

    Nabas94

  • All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking

    Andre

  • WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR NEW ANIME FANS AND SEASONED VETERANS!!! hope to see more like this in the future!!! :)

    Aninoob1234

  • The year sucked but rocked. I watched anime till I drop. I think I'm dead but alive. I could become the definition of contradiction.

    raychanliyue05

  • most of these characters are quite unique and from my POV their backstory is what makes them who the are and it's interesting seeing different animes having their characters have to go through difficult and happy moments in way it shows how they can change their personality

    RedBell02

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • Thanks for a good year. When is Yona of the dawn second season released?? Is it ever gonna be?

    Maria_Viktoria

  • I watch Anime. Just Anime.

    Oliver2085

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • “The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ” —Izumi Miyamura

    Tamago_Senpai14

  • Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.

    Reeku_01

  • To the boy who sought freedom, goodbye.

    eheh

  • 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

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

    DeonX

  • You’re going to go adrift. It will be into a world governed by the absurd.

    tangguhdoesg

  • Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!

    Aka_to_azure

  • Hei hei hei, let’s enjoy all anime with happy ?

    Megumiya

  • Many masterpiece anime in this 2021 but it's will be more masterpiece anime in 2022

    Atha_5

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

    limwin

  • In reality the least interesting one is usually the correct one.

    Ninefive

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

    doraemonpure

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • You're nice keep going

    Army45

  • You can always die. It's living that takes real courage

    Pritam_

  • "All it takes is one good decision." - Ranga, The Dungeon of Black Company

    morglea

  • I am the Ultimate Super High School Level Manga Reader!

    celeVie

  • Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.

    Purara_17li

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

    sk7rpion

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

    FenrirMythEU

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

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

    Hakiro_cr

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

  • Vivy was a masterpiece!!

    JokersRoyal

  • Sure I graduated, but how will this affect Guts’s legacy?

    Lennyzard

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

  • 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

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

  • What a great year to be an anime fan! Greetings to Jump, Jhofran, Diotmar and José Viva Venezuela Nojoda ??

    LuchoTG17

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

    _MushiRock11_

  • Waking up to reality maybe hard, but when cute characters are there we ought to be in our dreams.

    ViRom

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

    Kadaori

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • 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

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

  • People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith

    SideCharacterKal

  • “If you’re panicking, you won’t be able to win a fight even if you could’ve.” —Ken Ryuguji

    CBPman9001

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

    MonikaDYadav

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

  • “You do what you have to do. Just keep moving. That’s how it works, right?” Attack on titan: Season 4, Episode 62.

    VoidEater-San

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

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

    Elijah235

  • "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

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

    qweaenr

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • "Yongara is freedom"

    Almenir

  • We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!

    nikodragu3

  • Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?

    TABMrMystic

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

  • I think this year has been an amazing year for anime. It's been a long while since we've had a year where everyone can find something to watch, where every season has something that someone might be into. I'm really excited to see where we can go from here!

    strydderXD

  • i’m watched so many good anime since i found MAL and i’ve made so many friends and had many discussions that was really interesting and cool!! so thank you MAL

    jen_731

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.

    FakeReality

  • Boji-sama is one of the best characters ever created.

    fquirogam

  • I can't believe I ate the whole thing

    GSR_

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

    Alfadog500

  • Nothing burns like the cold

    DreamYC

  • Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

    salivabench

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

    ArkyEvxs

  • this year I watch a lot of Anime and I really enjoyed and the next year new anime released and i will watch and hope watch many animes

    AnosVoldigoad985

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

    TheRiseofAnime

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

    Ren211

  • "Freedom" —Eren Jeager

    iantreel

  • Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)

    GFLMA

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

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

    hyewon

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?

    Dazonwraith

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

    jujubeefrwin

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • Over the past two years, the world has changed indescribably. But one thing that hasn't changed - the warmth, the creativity and the talent of our anime community. Thank you for everything!

    kyon981

  • John!!!! Sand!!!! ( Anything happens) Sand!!!!

    Coolbythewolf

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

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

    anike_love

  • Tatakae

    Animexcode

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

  • Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!

    Roan_Ronaldo

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

    AltriaRuler

  • "hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate" —nana komatsu (hachiko)

    vivy666

  • If I was an important figure, I would have definitely written something useful here ...

    Sphystius

  • This is so much better than crunchyroll awards where the judges are the ones whose votes really matter. Loving all the events MAL has been doing recently and can't wait to see MAL grow even more. (thanks for the badges, keep giving us more~)

    Legends_of_anime

  • It's been a awesome year with anime and MAL and I hope this year will be or more awesome than last year. -️ Excited for all the anime releasing this year ???

    DrakenXX01

  • I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.

    lj_aniweeb2

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

    -

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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