MAL Yearbook 2021

Anime Section

OP/ED Section

O(ver)P(owered) Direction

Character Section

Comments

  • That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...! But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!

    Dj-Nash0

  • "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

  • Great year for anime! P.S. What does O(ver)P(owered) Direction even mean?

    HalfwayDeadz

  • yes, I'm a WEEB w - tatakae tatakae e - Shinji get in the robot e - mappa please give us YOI movie already b - help

    yukyuuu

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

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

    XNRaiser

  • 2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there

    elle6969

  • Anime is the best medicine ever existed in my life!

    Aimideas

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

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

    Koala15

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • Ex arm best anime

    ElMolaik

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

    nandemoiiyo

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

    SideCharacterKal

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • CuteWinter:When a girl smiles she's beautiful as a blooming flower~Daisuke SadSpring:I aint giving up. To not give up I have a reason~Hanagaki WearySummer:If God exists then he should extend my deadline~Kobayashi EpicFall:You're my Kouhai so let your Senpai spoil you a bit~Takeda

    holmeskudo

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • "Don't judge book by its cover" —Miko Yotsuya

    gotthea

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

  • “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

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

    The_Cmoose

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.

    TinyGraape

  • "It feels better to check than to reflect." —Jack Stauber

    Izac_Kak

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

  • Wonder Egg Priority and Death Parade need more content so I can prove to my boyfriend that they're the best. Please and thank you.

    Hadles2043

  • Have you touched some grass today?

    4esthetics

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • Rent a Goat

    saumsung

  • Take life with a grain of pepper.

    Starfinity67

  • Hi there :) I don't know what to write but I will become bestfriends with someone who loves romantic comedies as much as I do

    delooloo

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

    Almendraisreal

  • Ex-Arm is the best, no doubt

    jaxiek

  • 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

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

  • I cant believe that we lived in an era the we got to see EX ARM. What a time to be alive!

    Jenga

  • anime is a retreat from a retreat as in it is another version of tv and some look at tv as a retreat and anime fits thats because anything is possible as long as one can draw it

    grim_the_reaper

  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

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

    ArkyEvxs

  • I started watching anime in August 2021 But man i enjoyed watching romance ! I hope 2022 will be way better

    MuNameIsDavit

  • “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

  • 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

  • "Eat, sleep, anime, repeat"

    _-ShiroNeko-_

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • "This isn't a popularity contest right?"

    Ice-cube

  • The year which I could spend most for anime . I'm blessed yo watch many great ones. Anime Daisuki

    Bla_ck_reap_er

  • “The archer class is really full of archers!”

    Jasundere

  • Watching anime is a lot of fun. But what's more fun is to be able to share our anime discussions & cute anime screenshots moment together with my myanimelist friend & DIscord friend. My enjoyment for cute anime will never end!

    Cocoa_Hoto

  • at first, I was scared to become an anime fan. I didn't want to be called "uwu anime sussy baka". ... this year I've completed my 100th series and discovered more about myself > because of Japanese animations of course

    tynqa

  • Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

    Kagalove123

  • as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-

    WonderWolf23

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • I may not have a life , but at least i have something to look forward to when i wake up.

    Anya_L

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

  • 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

  • great year

    skhkwk

  • Hope everyone enjoys another year watching anime and reading manga! Cheers!!

    Bearan

  • “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

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

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

    AltriaRuler

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • This year anime came back with a vengeance and it killed me. So now my problem is too much to watch so “I’ll leave tomorrow’s problems for tomorrow’s me”

    Sagepool

  • 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

  • Kimetsu No Yaiba is amazing

    Kuso_desu

  • All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?

    RealCraziCow

  • 2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!

    WoughtFighter

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

  • I hope my favourite anime and character will win

    MegumiAnemone

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

    Cheerios3402

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • There are many animes that I have not seen in this list HAHAHA. But of the few that I saw, I feel that I answered them with great sincerity. So I look forward to the results!

    Carls17

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

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

    Rinkumi

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

  • Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.

    TheDeadmanII

  • Can't wait. Hope it's not rigged like crunchyroll anime awards.

    The-Harem-God

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

  • I am glad I found MAL because it’s made everything easier for me and I’ve also found many good animes because of it so I would like to thank MAL

    K4B00M3R

  • Another year, another quarantine. BUT WITH MUCH MORE ANIME. Thank you anime for making it so much more bearable.

    NummyNummers

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

    barnabasdudda

  • "Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

    Reed_san

  • This year was crazy for sure, lots of really good new and returning anime.

    White_Wuf

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

  • 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

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

    _MushiRock11_

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.

    BlessonJoseph

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

  • To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!

    Riesho

  • The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination present is likely the happiest time.

    Barry_Allen_14

  • MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.

    ApolloCloud

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

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.

Archives

  • Yearbook2021
  • Yearbook2022
  • yearbook2023
  • yearbook2024