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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.



























"Yongara is freedom"
Almenir
Roses are Red, Violets are blue, I hate Adam from Sk8 And I hope you do, too
iforgor
Time is gold when watching bold.
Clockblocker299
beyound the boundaries and far away
zDenny
Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?-️?
bersi4battery
Another year, another quarantine. BUT WITH MUCH MORE ANIME. Thank you anime for making it so much more bearable.
NummyNummers
genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?
Dazonwraith
The community behind the anime is like icing on the cake; irreplaceable and comes in all sorts to enjoy!
Treeky_
The conclusion to fruits basket will be what I remember this year for.
Bolleatstoes
"I have one question for you what women is your type?" -Aoi Todo
Marty_1703
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
86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.
BucketBall
"Tatakae!"
UnicornPie
There is always a better waifu (except for mine which u will never know)
Mellowiam
i've barely watched any of these anime so im mostly voting by vibes and vibes only
noriakikakyoin
Amazing year
RCDims
Another year filled with yet more Isekais. I don't know whether I should be happy or be disappointed.
UsamiMitsu
Marin best girl of the year
imcy0812
Pako wanted to say thank you !
bananaslicer
Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.
SomeDude
Don't wait for it, do it now because time is fast and never stopping.
ojou_san
Hope next year gets even better! Thanks to everyone for creating stuff like this and keeping MAL as the best community (๑˃̵ ᴗ ˂̵)و
minsssk
Thank you soo much for such a year filling with great anime.
PRIom_18
gotta say the anime were pretty good last year
aturtlzzz
"There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one`s life, one should not wish for another chance." —Saber
AltriaRuler
"Catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes!"
DrakeAnderson
The frog at the bottom of the well doesn't know the vastness of the sea, but it does know the blueness of the sky :)
Hirano_Hisashi
May we all awaken to a better dystopia.
snarky-san
I started watching anime in August 2021 But man i enjoyed watching romance ! I hope 2022 will be way better
MuNameIsDavit
Being an anxiety patient I know I can't kick it out of life but Anime has helped me lot to get through it at every step. So I'm so grateful for anime to exist.
SasuSona143
I want more and more people to watch anime
ab_Sami
We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!
Ren211
I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.
MochizukiTomoya
When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.
TheBlazman
It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!
Anime_Emotion
we live for this
shadow_monarch42
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
With great fans, comes with great service
RvEc
THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO
Dontraiver
Ore wa matsuri no Kami, soon I'll make you my tatami
Liliiii69
Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!
PixelPenguin
anime is life
bgsOO3
2021 was my first year with MAL. And all these great anime made it so much more memorable. I hope all other years are as great as this. Also best romance show of this year were horimiya and tonikawa.
ShadowMonarch09
Cheers to another year of full of amazing shows! May the power of anime, be on your side!
xTadx
This past 2021 was a year! And I am pretty sure that 2022 is also a year, isn't it?
Ksoro
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
Another year full of anime, another year of not having time to watch everything I wanted...
Bell_cz
1. "I will never give up untill my wish comes true" —ASTA 2. "This is the time you push past your limit" —Yami Sukehiro
MARKfeni
will there be chicken nuggets after this?
nice_69
Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi and Sonny boy the best of 2021
Jokmatu
Look around Eren, at these big ass trees.
YoKitty
The storm that was approaching came this year
OceanRay
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain
-JM22-
For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.
Nat05
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
If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!
Shichibu
Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)
Kaiyo_Shounen
Oh gosh, some of my nominated category were there! Must protect, hell yeah! Alright, folks, the yearbook concept is great. Thanks for this great idea. Reminds me much to my graduation book. Its sure can be more great if this can be a yearly tradition. Mal expo here i come!
badabass
Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone
XNRaiser
Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
ueno_
I’m grateful to MAL for being there with me every step of the way these past 10+ years. Thank you for providing such a fun place we can hang out and laugh with other fans! I look forward to the next 10!
YukiTsubaki
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
"People die when they're killed"
Swampire016
I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!
marsspacedout
Rent a Goat
saumsung
for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years
almyx2
Shinzo wo Sasageyo
Akava_19
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
“Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori
imFreppy
So many great shows this year!!
Cupanda64
*pushes glasses up and smiles*
SuperSass
another day another slay
eedle
2021 was the year I got into anime and I'm glad I became an anime fan at the perfect year where there were a lot of banger shows each season. It feels really good to be an anime fan and I will be looking forward to what 2022 has in store for us.
BAKUNAUA
Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!
LastSpark
If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation. Trying something new is never a pain
Michella_Rin
Hot people watch jojo
kynabv
Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH
LordHetmanix2077
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
I really appreciate the idea of putting up a lot of the obscure shows that came out in the categories unlike most of the anime based award shows held recently, it really goes to show that the nominees were being selected based on the genuine enjoyment they offered and that's it.
Kazou-nozumu689
Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?
ElBuscadores
Started the year (and anime) with action shounen Ended the year with sex comedy 10/10, didn't regret this year one bit
RoastedCarrots
"Listen! Your biggest audience is women. And women have a shrewd eye. Kouka fans want a dreamlike fantasy. A beauty they could never hope to obtain." Kageki Shoujo!!, Ep 2
Amy-hakase
Lucky or unlucky we are just humans
GemienLUV
You can always die. It's living that takes real courage
Pritam_
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
Don't wish for it. Work for it.
sujini
fun year! hope for the best for the next one :))
moises_ishida
What a banger year
Alecks
"TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager
madarainklove
The year of catgirls and catboys
tappdancing786
Muy buen año
MIKEBRIST
Anime... Sure if a hell of a thing huh, I'm glad i fell down this rabbit hole.
MugenDarou
speedwagon best waifu
FALZAP
"Where’s my smile and my will to live? Gone" —Uramichi Oniisan
Morpeeko
Maximum Effort
WorstEdition
Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year
VictorVS
Sir Isaac Newton once said: "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my favorite anime is Inferno Cop."
NotSkulls
"If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"
BleachedAvatar
2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there
elle6969
I guess it was a pretty good year.
cornflake77