MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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

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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