MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    Zakku-

  • will there be chicken nuggets after this?

    nice_69

  • It's been a awesome year with anime and MAL and I hope this year will be or more awesome than last year. -️ Excited for all the anime releasing this year ???

    DrakenXX01

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • 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

  • 2021 was full of surprises!

    mashirinon

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

    nandemoiiyo

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

    MADEVIL

  • "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

    Pixie_dust_412

  • "I perservered."

    princessLINDAA

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

    CattyLeonhart

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

  • Roses are Red, Violets are blue, I hate Adam from Sk8 And I hope you do, too

    iforgor

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

    Timcampy118

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

    Kurosawa-san

  • „” —Komi Shouko

    domis1

  • Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe

    RenderingUser

  • Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion

    PutName_Here

  • 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

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” —Miyamura Izumi "Memories can be painful. They can be a terrible burden. Sometimes, being able to forget is a... blessing. Eternity is a long time to collect bad memories." —Pyra

    Dgddgfg

  • 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

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • 2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.

    Baka_Otaku03

  • Do Everything You Want As Long As It's Not A Crime

    Sulna

  • Even in pandemic. Atleast 2021 have many good anime. I hope anime will more good in future

    YukimuraChieri

  • "give up on your dreams and die" —Levi Ackerman

    i_majr

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

  • "Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"

    GleefulViolin

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

  • Here's to many more wonderful animes to come!

    Trekker10

  • Hot people watch jojo

    kynabv

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

  • Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife

    MysticShade

  • 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

  • When I am scared of trying to do something with the fear of it being bad, I remember ex-arm and just yolo it.

    OlhaArroz

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

  • 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

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

    Dylan58582

  • this year I watch a lot of Anime and I really enjoyed and the next year new anime released and i will watch and hope watch many animes

    AnosVoldigoad985

  • Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?

    Shamir-kun

  • The laws of space and time dictate that in 24 hours you can only physically watch 60 episodes of anime. That didn't stop me from completing One Piece in 3 days.

    ElqBell

  • I thank the organizers of the poll for unusual categories, as well as fo interesting nominees (and not just top popularity). Its good that even this year anime continues delight us with interesting works, although theres an opinion that the industry is experiencing its stagnation

    qit1

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • If anime was real it wouldn't be real

    cookiesforsanta

  • I WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL MY ENEMIES ARE DESTORYED

    FunLessGuy

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

    Pandasiar

  • 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

  • Wonder Egg Priority is good!

    leons106

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

    RobertU07

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

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

    lightinhereyes

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • Don't wait for it, do it now because time is fast and never stopping.

    ojou_san

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

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

    AkarshG

  • Enjoy anime & manga while I still can. There will come a time that I cannot do this anymore.

    DC27

  • “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

  • Hei hei hei, let’s enjoy all anime with happy ?

    Megumiya

  • -My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-

    Sunny_Sun

  • A great year of anime

    Sakib_Shahariar

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • The best waifu was us all along

    lazyinternsan

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

    RobbiRobb

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

  • Without anime my life would be boring

    Yabooijohnny

  • Cool Event

    EmmanuelPlath

  • Anime is an integral part of my life, it's like I'm addicted to it and it is what keeps me sane these days. I can't go even a day without watching at least 1 ep of an anime. You could say that anime has saved me and it is saving many more people every day. I'm thankful to Japan.

    TsutanaiFuun

  • Anyone has a choice/option to choose but that doesn't mean that you will pick any of them because they look good in our eye's or they have a advantage among all choices/options the one that we must choose was where our hearts will be happy.

    Kimirato

  • I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules

    Nikurumi

  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

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

    Kaiyo_Shounen

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

    mxgumizz

  • 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

  • Cuteee year !!! :3

    Zeloge

  • 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

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

  • Everything is amazing with its quantity and quality. While I haven't seen many productions, the ones I have seen were great, and my anticipation of the episode itself was a lot of fun (and impatience). Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to make this year so amazing!

    akafterskvr

  • These are some great categories, it was hard to choose! I'm looking forward to see the winners!

    Kidd_Vicious

  • “Expecting others to read your mind is delusional.” —Hachiman Hikigaya

    hamso-

  • 86 = peak

    LokoSquad

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

    AltriaRuler

  • "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

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.

    fluffycow17

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

    MardyBums

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

  • One of the best year for anime fans-

    Golden_Name

  • We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

    Ren211

  • Rent a Goat

    saumsung

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

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

    tangguhdoesg

  • This year's anime have been hype! From action anime like Attack on Titan to romance like Horimiya or sport animes like Sk8 and isekai like Mushouku Tensei. Even the chill comedic anime like Dragon Maid S or Jahy Sama. All of them make me sit at the edge of my seat! Thank You!

    Plebb_

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

  • Watch Link Click

    jokerariel

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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