MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    Nikurumi

  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

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

    Mellowiam

  • So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.

    xkazutox

  • I'm thankful for Anime & Mangas being part of my life. Things wouldn't be the same without so many passionate and creative people who're giving life to characters we can relate to and creating marvelous stories for us to experience. It is truly wonderful, to say the least.

    Zach-chan

  • 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

  • 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

  • Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe

    RenderingUser

  • I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.

    lj_aniweeb2

  • Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.

    HiruHatake

  • 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

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

    tangguhdoesg

  • I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun

    ZeroUser07

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • This year not only gave me fantastic shows to view but it also gave me an addiction to seasonals. I'm still trying to figure out if that was a good thing.

    Kielbaska

  • Not many will appreciate the beauty of their surroundings like you do. Spend time with those that do. Mushoku Tensei, 2021 was a golden Isekai-era ---!

    Exosfeer

  • Keep on watching

    OzeNix

  • Imagine being a weeb, totally not me.

    LeifK_

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?‍-️?

    bersi4battery

  • This year has been amazing and packed but my favourite anime of this year was "Tokyo Revengers", The theme of changing the present by going into the past and the fact that all this was done by a delinquent is just fascinating and Baji's passing made it better and more tragic.

    XxSinpaixX

  • another day another slay

    eedle

  • Thank you soo much for such a year filling with great anime.

    PRIom_18

  • I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.

    BlessonJoseph

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • good luck, have fun, dont forget to sin

    Grim

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

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

    Sisconnkid

  • Don't forget the masterpiece movies that also came out this year!

    FrostFever

  • 2021, another chapter completed! ? If there's one thing we Anime fans can all agree on; it's the fact that 2021 was one of the best years in the History of the animanga industry. True, the world has never understood our "taste~", but now more than ever can we be proud! To 2022!

    TheMrPatrick

  • 2021 just might have made up for 2020

    Diemetradon

  • The best waifu was us all along

    lazyinternsan

  • petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you

    hyewon

  • The international community here on MAL is close and amazing, whether you bond over the same anime or manga taste; I think we can all agree that MAL gives us all the opportunity to share our passions. Kampai to more beautiful years :) PS. Love & Strength to those who need it

    Boku_no_pervert

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

  • Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!

    Kaylof

  • 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

  • 2021 was the year I started reading manga. I also became more open in the types of anime I watched!

    Ralphox

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

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

    CattyLeonhart

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.

    Blackmage03

  • Pako wanted to say thank you !

    bananaslicer

  • "Catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes!"

    DrakeAnderson

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

    FunLessGuy

  • for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years

    almyx2

  • Strive for 7 episodes per week! Bring back my Mikasa. Thank you Japan!

    kalivo

  • Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)

    GFLMA

  • 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

  • It’s more satisfying to hear a single ‘thank you’ than a lot of ‘sorry’s.’ Re:Zero

    EnergyVirus

  • Good year

    Simy45

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

    animenichijou

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • beyound the boundaries and far away

    zDenny

  • Maximum Effort

    WorstEdition

  • "If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"

    BleachedAvatar

  • Girls are just temporary but anime are eternal and forever!

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • Don't be such a drag, and just appreciate all of anime!

    Lukes_sketch

  • went in Link Click expecting drama, got depression instead :') watch it if you haven't yet!!!

    IIashII

  • Have you touched some grass today?

    4esthetics

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

    Judhill

  • "Even if you're the main character, you can still die... I better be careful-ttebayo." —Gintoki Sakata.

    GTKL3

  • Let's see what we have this year!!!

    Kyrioscist

  • 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

  • I just started watching anime last year!

    Lindor420

  • Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • Sleep, more sleep

    Shiro_neko0110

  • your characters could be beauty monsters the cats will remain the most beautiful thing in the world Long live the king

    bastienr17

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

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

    aspirat2110

  • yeah, good year

    Ryan_Myzt

  • Live life like you’re MC in a romance anime.

    FlyingBacon365

  • anime will not leave me i won't leave anime

    Fuyu-

  • “Sometimes it takes a real man to become best girl” —Gigguk

    NoSize

  • “Gon” —Hisoka

    Crispykitty55

  • 2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!

    DeliveryDiverge

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • Sometimes reality can be annoying but if I can escape to another world I would do so, That's why anime exist.

    Elijah235

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

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

    Trekker10

  • Watching anime to enjoy is the best way for watching anime

    Ruraltoken

  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

  • 2021 was a great year in anime, if not in much else (thanks pandemic). Many strong releases with diverse and wonderful shows, perfectly suited for entertaining us while we were staying at home :)

    MikeOnHighway61

  • The last year was fun! I somehow managed to watch 6 anime in 4 days... Well! My favorite anime of 2021 is definitely Durarara. I hope this year brings a lot of good anime as well!

    your-mum

  • All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).

    anandasaetang

  • So long as problem doesn't cause problems, it can't be called a problem.

    Patwo2

  • 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

  • Bro Idk why I watch anime but it's good.

    Ihate-sand

  • 2021 might've been tough but at least we all got something in common that keeps us bonded and that is Anime! Assuring us that there is always something to look forward to.

    Alphyx

  • "Don't judge book by its cover" —Miko Yotsuya

    gotthea

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

    MardyBums

  • 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

  • 2021: The year anime moved from being the thing that held me together against all odds to being the thing positively I lived for week after week.

    Plato-Senpai

  • Watch Link Click

    jokerariel

  • YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!

    Sidelink

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