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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.



























Keep moving forward.
Charleo
"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
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
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
"....." —Komi-san
R3V4N
Thank you MyAnimeList team for your hard work during 2021. Stay healthy and safe so that starting from 2022 you can be faster in approving a manga.
labradorescence
2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there
elle6969
"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman
Indigo_123
2021 good year
peaskeeper
Amazing year
RCDims
Anime brought me back to life
Revaxiph
It’s all just a blur.
Megge06
„Sasageyo“
holondaise
In reality the least interesting one is usually the correct one.
Ninefive
Another wonderful year of anime
Zertop
This anime year was incredible but I hope next year we will look at this one and go: "man that was a bad year for anime compared to this".
BunicuMarin
86 eigth-six is the best anime this year!!!!
Ryab_
A bad year for me but anime and manga helped me get through it like a train passing through a thunderstorm .
RyuzakiKen99
Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T
SleepySera
Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho
Verhexen
idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.
notshiro17
2021 was a very dry season for anime. 2022 is already looking good though, so here's to a great anime year in 2022!
OrbitalForce
most of these characters are quite unique and from my POV their backstory is what makes them who the are and it's interesting seeing different animes having their characters have to go through difficult and happy moments in way it shows how they can change their personality
RedBell02
When life gives you lemons, squize them in the eyes of your enemies -Nicole Watterson
Vitzu
2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021
Choccygamez12
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
To the boy who sought freedom, goodbye.
eheh
Live life don't let it live you!
Galador_Silva
It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!
Anime_Emotion
Tatakae
Cugio
86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.
BucketBall
Learn, grow, enjoy and live your life-️??
bosskeyx
Have another happy anime year!!!
Dr_Lepic
If you spend your 2021 without watching 86, then you have a one miserable year.
Raizu_Ji
Protect Bojji Ex-Arm is Hilarious Non Non Biyori Nonstop is Cute Isekai Anime are overused and needs to reduce Seriously stop there's too much isekai anime
IanGamingX
yare yare daze
Piranha3D
I should watch more anime.
ILMTYD
“I've got good news. You see, there's no need to wonder where your god is! 'Cause he's right here! And he's fresh out of mercy!" —Kazuto Kirigaya
OmegaBanjo
"Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"
tropika
Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!
Felpzz
TATAKE
Triall
Wanna go camping with you, Rin!
thoiph
There is no greater happiness and peace than sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and watching this year's anime with your loved ones, creating memes, even crying sometimes but also admiring, learning and being enchanted ...
_swh_
I want more and more people to watch anime
ab_Sami
Why am I addicted to anime
MissFujoshi-
"Catch me if you can, Holmes!" —Moriarty
Rkashyap621
I love this year
Pandoraa
What a great year to be an anime fan! Greetings to Jump, Jhofran, Diotmar and José Viva Venezuela Nojoda ??
LuchoTG17
Here's to many more wonderful animes to come!
Trekker10
Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year
VictorVS
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
"Never giving up is my Magic!" —Asta from Black Bulls
ShiinaMH
"People die when they're killed"
KaguraFireCosplay
I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.
AphroditeZ
I don’t mean to brag or anything but when it comes to being the worst, I’m at the top.
IsaiahLikesRem
Anime/Manga Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna say goodbye.
Kanekikenblackre
2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?
Blackwolf1421
what a year
cuki_aep
The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.
EnRyuu12
I laughed, I cried, I was upset, I was excited, I was nervous, I fell in love, I broke up, I thought, I screamed, I kept quiet, and I finally enjoyed it. And I made good memories for myself. I hope to go forward with anime like this every year and be satisfied and happy.-
P-D-Ace
I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.
BlackNeko1912
Introspection is the key to attaining success
Leylin_Balvan
“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
"Sometimes there is nothing you can do, you stare at the rain and wait for it to end, all alone".
hattrem1
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
I spilled my cereal writing this quote
MrCattyWolf
This world is cruel but I still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you. Even if this is a mistake, I don’t doubt it. What is right is believing in myself strongly.
alonelysunflower
This year has been a banger!!! Nonstop top-tier anime every season were just amazing.... Komi-San, Rudy, Miyamura, Rimuru and so so SO many amazing characters.... So many waifus.... It was just amazing!!!
Goated_Weeb526
As we grow up, our taste gradually changes in anime but great animes always hold their places in our heart .
_Vansh_
An amazing anime year. Loved a lot of animes. I hope every year will have amazing anime like 2021 from now on.
DARK_REPULSER_5
"Give up on your dreams and die"
Ewaaaa
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900
Bojji is the best -
Skoord_
Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol
Sladerocks
Thanks to MAL staff and fellow MAL users for making 2021 great! May your futures be as bright as your anime-watching rooms should be. May your hearts be as warm as the fabled MAL hoodie might be. May season 2022 of our era be as wonderful as we'd like it to be!
Swiggy
2021 was 30% Yabai
Hartwick
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
declaring war against of the sci-fi series around the world!!
greysetting
Don't wish for it. Work for it.
sujini
Don’t really know what to say but I’m glad to be a part of this yearbook 2021!
Animefan5100
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
Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe
RenderingUser
I love watching anime its really fun dattabayo
amit004
petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you
hyewon
It’s more satisfying to hear a single ‘thank you’ than a lot of ‘sorry’s.’ Re:Zero
EnergyVirus
I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!
marsspacedout
“Set your heart ablaze”
rengok
My Life is non-fiction.
Tachi_Kun
I've started watching anime a year ago and I didn't regret it. Now, I am going to weeb all my friends
4dyylan
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
Grateful for the year that brought us Komi-San!
MisterEuphoria
2021 was full of surprises!
mashirinon
Must protect bojji at all costs!!
Aweebsince2k14
All Anime is well, but no more Ex-Arm descendant please
mikazukimizuki
Anime was the most beautiful thing which I discovered in 2021.It truly changed my life in many different ways. Today I am able to think from a different point of view all thanks to the amazing characters. It made me laugh hysterically and at times it made me cry. Thankyou Anime.
___Chillhouse___
Anime sucks, I love it.
MonadProxi
Ex-Arm was a mistake
KH81314
Best thing for me after coming back from collage is to watch anime and get rid of all the tension.I hope anime universe get bigger and better as time passes by.
eNikhil
Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it
Debrup_07
I really gotta watch more anime this year
Xp_raygon