MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • I can't believe I ate the whole thing

    GSR_

  • Lena is best girl of 2021.

    BlueCassius

  • Average anime is good! we have to start seeing anime from the story, basically what makes it good is the story! this year's anime is good, I like it!

    KenYuza

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!

    CattyLeonhart

  • This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.

    You_Dont_Know

  • I should have been nominated, but it's fun to give others a chance... right?

    SheyCroix

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

  • Anime brought me back to life

    Revaxiph

  • Wars are Everywhere, Peace is Inevitable, Anime is the Best

    MADEVIL

  • This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence

    funanimelover13

  • "Freedom" —Eren Jeager

    iantreel

  • Lucky or unlucky we are just humans

    GemienLUV

  • "It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." —Akame ga Kill!

    BendyBenditul

  • Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.

    RobbiRobb

  • Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.

    GanjiMEX

  • I love this year

    Pandoraa

  • There is always a better waifu (except for mine which u will never know)

    Mellowiam

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

    tangguhdoesg

  • So much anime, so little time! I hope that MAL friends, staff, and I can always enjoy anime no matter how busy we are and thanks to all the staff from all the studios for your hard work, anime keeps getting better every year. Hope everything always goes well and is fun for us!

    309

  • I like Bojii~

    imorih

  • 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

  • Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year

    VictorVS

  • "Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman

    whoisalorachan

  • "I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe

    Ralph wreck it

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • You might be Useless to everyone else...So at least be Useful to yourself

    Sisconnkid

  • “I don't know If you all missed me, but I didn't think about any of you at all.”

    @Dscry

  • Adding Bojji in ''Must Protect'' is criminal.

    Judhill

  • I'm just grateful for all the animes, mangas, songs and to everyone making all these incredible and amazing piece of art. In 2021, we all were recovering from something in one way or another and anime played a big part in healing.To everyone making this possible, Minna Arigatou!

    adizoned

  • Cool year. Also, piano goes slurp.

    ZeldaFreak69

  • This year has truly been a blessing for me. So many great anime has come out.

    Commander-Toffen

  • Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • life is like watching an anime, sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh, but most importantly you’re enjoying it

    shunwen

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

    AltriaRuler

  • Fiquei muito feliz em acompanhar esses novos animes e temporadas. O ano se foi, junto com varias lembranças fantásticas, Mas vamos aguardar por mais momentos como esse ano que passou.

    Uva22doce

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • 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

  • “I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma

    Taytortot4611

  • 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

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • 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

  • Odd Taxi besto anime of the year

    GonzaLord

  • pretty dang good year, huh?

    Thoft

  • I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??

    sakshi48

  • Hear me, all subjects of Ymir. TATAKAE!!!

    vjtatakae

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

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

    animenichijou

  • 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

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

    Sphystius

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • Best ED is Over Think from the Anime Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click)

    aspirat2110

  • I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.

    Spinka T.K.

  • I don't know who the heck john is, I dont know what he wants. All I know that he must be protected.

    Chrism_

  • The best waifu was us all along

    lazyinternsan

  • "Humans are radically evil beings that is why we must be restrained by laws and it is necessary to form a nation, but we now value the sanctity of laws more than we value humanity even when we cried humans are virtuous peace never came" — Kant ~~ From Now On We Begin Ethics

    Aatihonora

  • “Catch me if you can Mr Holmes” —William Moriarty

    Astrqriius

  • We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun

    GatoDeSabre

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

    IsaiahLikesRem

  • I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.

    BlackNeko1912

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

    MonikaDYadav

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • 2021 year war a very successful year for anime industry though I've not been able to watch all the great animes this in 2021, I'm looking forward to the next year's content and I'm really hyped for Bleach TYBW.

    Sand_bag

  • 2022 will be very good anime year

    Laaleet

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • 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

  • fruits basket is a masterpieace??

    laviih_agb

  • "Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"

    AlexeiChern

  • Amazing year

    RCDims

  • Watching anime is getting easier, especially in my region, there are many official/legal platforms that provide anime, hopefully in the future anime information sources will be more interactive and available in many languages.

    Arzetya

  • Heres to another good year, cant wait for the next one!

    Tememe

  • 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 don't know if getting into anime was a good idea.

    chubritsa

  • The journey of a weeb is arduous to say the least. There will never be enough time or money courtesy of mangas, their usually banger adaptations and waifu merch. But even living in a car with said waifu merch, its worth it. To many more years of anime and manga! Cheers!

    Ballistic_UwU

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • Its not like i want to be in the yearbook or anything.... Baka

    Pandasiar

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

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

    elle6969

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

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

    Alfadog500

  • "there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02

    lightinhereyes

  • Hope you enjoy your year and spend time with the family!!!!!!!!

    superbusters654

  • Since it's for 2021. All my actual votes go for Gintama movie 2021. 2022 will be sad year without Sorachi-sensei. :/

    kuik

  • I love watching anime its really fun dattabayo

    amit004

  • A bad year for me but anime and manga helped me get through it like a train passing through a thunderstorm .

    RyuzakiKen99

  • 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

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

  • "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

  • I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.

    Oravelos

  • Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

    Diamond1580

  • 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

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

    -

  • Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    ueno_

  • this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok

    FISHYGAMRZ

  • There's too much anime, I can't keep up!

    DominickFisher

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • 決してあなたをあきらめるつもりはない決してあなたを失望させるつもりはない

    PokepalsPlayz

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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