MAL Yearbook 2021

Anime Section

OP/ED Section

O(ver)P(owered) Direction

Character Section

Comments

  • 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

  • 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

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

    shunwen

  • Pride is admirable, but if pride is taken too far it becomes bitter arrogance.

    C_Par

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

  • My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...

    Harun69

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • A lot of these I don’t know of, but I will vote for and continue loving the ones I know.

    Unknownplayer

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing

    angelgrozd

  • Boji-sama is one of the best characters ever created.

    fquirogam

  • "There's no such thing as a useless effort."

    Snow_Leopard123

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

    Megumiya

  • Anime brought me back to life

    Revaxiph

  • WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021

    spctrx

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

    YukimuraChieri

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

  • I Asked God For A Bike, But I Know God Doesn't Work That Way, So I Stole A Bike And Asked God For Forgiveness

    Kyrages

  • 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

  • Anime is something that makes us wanna dream.

    Eriskyyy

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.

    Yato66_

  • sum great anime noice

    Luukkey

  • 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

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras

    DDame38

  • Sate Sate —Meliodas

    ShadowOnyx01

  • I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^

    Aug

  • Stay calm and weeb on.

    acutedream

  • Its my 1st time but i loved the anime of this year

    Red543322

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

    RyuzakiKen99

  • This year was so good anime made it mainstream again and I’m so happy that a lot of truly beautiful and amazing show made it to screens this year so thank you

    Dazaikunbsd

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • I watched Legend of the Galactic Heroes last year a Show which for 3 days changed forever how I view Anime... and then I went back to the trash bin.

    Aaltag

  • justice can be cruel

    hooman_matt

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya

    YukiTakashi

  • What a year, Ex-Arm set a new standard for trash Anime.

    DarkLeafNinja

  • 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

  • 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

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

    AkarshG

  • If you'll please excuse me, I still have 10,000 episodes across 120 titles to finish before next year's releases. I must prepare.

    AtisutoMeru

  • I hope more people can come to know and enjoy anime in the coming year as well~ but most importantly, let's all have fun watching it ^^

    Shikkakku

  • Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?

    Bergioyn

  • Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.

    SwoankyTiger

  • 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

  • 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

  • I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.

    AphroditeZ

  • Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.

    patate_betterave

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • They are all good and masterpieces...so this is really hard to vote among them...then i will vote some characters, openings... according to my favourite....

    Debjit_Roy

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

    whoisalorachan

  • This year was crazy for sure, lots of really good new and returning anime.

    White_Wuf

  • Live life don't let it live you!

    Galador_Silva

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • I live for anime!!

    ken__chin

  • It was an "ODD" year

    mangamaxx

  • Anime... Sure if a hell of a thing huh, I'm glad i fell down this rabbit hole.

    MugenDarou

  • Najimi Osana must have been in must protect!!!

    Almendraisreal

  • Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?

    ElBuscadores

  • When life gives you lemons, squize them in the eyes of your enemies -Nicole Watterson

    Vitzu

  • I am the Ultimate Super High School Level Manga Reader!

    celeVie

  • 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

  • John!!!! Sand!!!! ( Anything happens) Sand!!!!

    Coolbythewolf

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

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

    lj_aniweeb2

  • "I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"

    Snipez69

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • 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

  • SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

    raryaryagi

  • If I were looking for something real, I would be watching documentaries and not anime.

    God_Slayer17

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • Cool year. Also, piano goes slurp.

    ZeldaFreak69

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • I may not have a life , but at least i have something to look forward to when i wake up.

    Anya_L

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

    Tememe

  • 2021 was an amazing year of anime and I am glad I lived through it.

    Welf06

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • Hello mom! I'll still watch anime when I'll be at my 50s...?

    Jimomapas

  • Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

    NakolHira

  • Can't wait. Hope it's not rigged like crunchyroll anime awards.

    The-Harem-God

  • 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

  • Don't be shy or feel bad about enjoying anime. Don't let others judge the things you enjoy. You be you, and enjoy what you enjoy. Innocent or degenerate, you'll still be happy as an otaku, if you love being an otaku.

    RiverChan

  • Mushoku Tensei is anime of the year. If Arcane was an anime, then Mushoku Tensei and Arcane is anime of the year.

    Touch_Me-sama

  • “It takes a real man to be the best girl” -gigguk

    Strohmier

  • 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

  • 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

  • You can always die. It's living that takes real courage

    Pritam_

  • And to 1000 episodes we finally arrive while still pursuing the One Piece, maybe we saw in 2021 the last big shounen that could hit a mark like that because of season format. History dears!

    Korixus

  • MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.

    ApolloCloud

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

    aspirat2110

  • Tatakaë Tatakaë

    Rahul563

  • All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking

    Andre

  • "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

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

  • Hope all my bitches and bros and non-binary hoes has a blessed and safe 2022!!!

    MelixBan

  • Always relaxed at all times

    cocoaaa

  • To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!

    Riesho

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.

Archives

  • Yearbook2021
  • Yearbook2022
  • yearbook2023
  • yearbook2024