MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Its my 1st time but i loved the anime of this year

    Red543322

  • Grateful for the year that brought us Komi-San!

    MisterEuphoria

  • This was certainly a year.

    Jhiday

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

    RobertU07

  • I don’t mean to brag or anything but when it comes to being the worst, I’m at the top.

    IsaiahLikesRem

  • if you aren't literally on your hands and knees worshipping john as a member of the john fan club then what are you doing with your life?

    amagirinomikoto

  • I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

    Edgyson

  • Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.

    TriaxL

  • The year of catgirls and catboys

    tappdancing786

  • Here's to one of the best year yet, can't wait to top it!!

    Timcampy118

  • Covid hit us hard, but it gave us more time to watch anime so it wasn’t that bad.

    Tuwwster

  • "To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have." ~ Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)

    MADM4X_

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

  • tatakae

    rinkazukaa

  • Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    ueno_

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • 2021 might have been the most hectic year but in my opinion was the best year for me bcz of all the anime releases with genres ranging from Romance(kome san) to Tragedy(AOT), isekai, horror(Mieruko-chan) and much more.

    Tenma_Yato

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • Jobless Reincarnation best anime of the year.

    Kalwin420YT

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

  • I came here to enjoy every single anime and manga.

    blueypro

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • I'd vote hunter x hunter again this year but alas

    Xunstone

  • I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.

    AphroditeZ

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.

    Jingrado

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.

    Nat05

  • "I'd rather die than get involved in something in what sounds like a pain in the ass."

    Kurosawa-san

  • Always relaxed at all times

    cocoaaa

  • "There's no way we could meet. But one thing is certain. If we see each other, we'll know. That you were the one who was inside me. That I was the one who was inside you."

    LEVI_ARPIT

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

    Zakku-

  • I've seen enough i'm satisfied

    Dguns

  • ninomiya best prota of the year

    Gotai

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

    AzusaGeras26

  • I'm too lazy to come up with something creative, so just let this be my yearbook quote I guess

    IrrelevantGuy

  • This year was so good anime made it mainstream again and I’m so happy that a lot of truly beautiful and amazing show made it to screens this year so thank you

    Dazaikunbsd

  • First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch. Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.

    Animekid3

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH

    LordHetmanix2077

  • 2021 was a fascinating Year for anime, From Masterpiece that Odd Taxi offer to Ex-Arm that keeps the viewer give that always giving for better or for worse (Mostly Worse). Definitely gonna miss 2021 as The Most Busiest anime came for long time.

    Yunohi-kun

  • Can’t rate everything if I didn’t watch everything.

    Abeckford

  • To watch anime every day makes me happy

    SandraEis

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

  • Thank you 2021 anime. Some is good, some is bad, but I like anime in this year. My most favourite anime is Fruits Basket Final SS. This is one of memorable summary that I ever seen. I also reccommend Sonny Boy and Kageki Shoujo in this year. Sarasa and Honda, Tooru Best Girl 2021

    Snolled

  • No matter the year, anime is always there for you

    Mashrafi_Rian

  • 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

  • The year was filled. With what you ask? The question you should ask is what not? And the answer is always none.

    guritosao

  • Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life

    SainBlank

  • The special was bad but wonder egg priority was so good it had to win an award at the chrunchyroll awards

    Kevinj2

  • 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

  • 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

  • just because you are right does not mean you are correct

    Dylan58582

  • Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

    NakolHira

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

  • 2021 was a great year for anime, and these selections were among the best.

    lgght-249

  • I've watched many anime in my life, many good, many bad. Many that were wrong to the source, and some that out shined the source. From the years of struggling to find anime, to now it is everywhere. I am glad ^w^.

    Lisacat15

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • great year

    skhkwk

  • Oh I actually love so many of the animes that came new in 2021 and I’m so clad that I found this app I really appreciated because it makes my life so much easier and more comfortable

    Annamrfm

  • The year of neverending ups. Each coming season was a banger.

    AdityaKanu

  • I've seen enough, I hope next year will surprise me !!!

    prima_rd

  • "Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)

    animenichijou

  • it's been a tough year but these shows were my retreat from my home stress,school life and many more.

    SSalman

  • I watched Legend of the Galactic Heroes last year a Show which for 3 days changed forever how I view Anime... and then I went back to the trash bin.

    Aaltag

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

    Purara_17li

  • #2021 The Anime Year for generations to come, had everything from Attack on Titan to Ex Arm, from Komi san to To your Eternity. Glad I watched so many shows this year, but at the same time sad that I skipped so many gems( will definitely watch them).

    Ironaditya

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • "L!L!L! & L.W.A.S (Love! the Life! we Live! & Live with A Smile!)" - Two phrases taken from two songs title from my favourite series, Love Live!. The phrases that surely we hope in this year & future, we gain a successful & happy life. Just enjoy your life whatever you do!

    MrBluebear

  • Anime is what lets me live in this world. No anime No Life

    AkarshG

  • -a very cool quote-

    JustCallMeKou

  • What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

    MGSE

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

    limwin

  • 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

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

    Squidnugi

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

    ChadtheChampion

  • "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

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • A solid year of anime Rip to one of the goats Kentaro Miura, also watch one piece

    BrokenButter

  • Loved this year’s shows!

    zelitta

  • The closer you are to something, the lesser you can see.

    MardyBums

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

    nikodragu3

  • wonder egg deserved better

    lunanamu

  • I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.

    MALILFS25

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • Filled with disasters from Covid to Ex-Arm, 2021 has come to an end :). Although filled with some nasty flops and disasters the "Face" of Bojji, "Mehness" of Odokawa, "Animation" of Mushoku Tensei (and KnY) and much more has lifted up 2021 to another great year for anime :)

    lollipOOOp

  • That was a great anime year and I'm hoping the next one will be even better. Already looking promising...

    Moss-Monster

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

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

    Anime_Emotion

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

  • Most of the anime that aired on 2021 are incredible boring but few are memorable . This is a good year for some legendary series. I have lot's of expectation anime that gonna airing on 2022 .

    AnimeXenjoyer

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • Must protect bojji at all costs!!

    Aweebsince2k14

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

    Cheerios3402

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

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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