MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

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

    IIashII

  • I just started watching anime last year!

    Lindor420

  • If I just had a Geass, I’d command you to be mine

    laramie0612

  • 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

  • バスガス爆発ブスバスドライバー (Basu gasu bakuhatsu busu basu doraibā)

    ShihaiOkenja

  • I think this year has been an amazing year for anime. It's been a long while since we've had a year where everyone can find something to watch, where every season has something that someone might be into. I'm really excited to see where we can go from here!

    strydderXD

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

    Pixie_dust_412

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • Regardless of how weak you feel No matter how hard you are hit. Keep your heart burning. Grit your teeth and move forward. If you stop and hide the flow of time will not stop for you. - Kyojuro Rengoku

    Blank_Equinox

  • The year which I could spend most for anime . I'm blessed yo watch many great ones. Anime Daisuki

    Bla_ck_reap_er

  • So much time, so little effectively used time.

    budrking354

  • The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son

    kazuzu_0

  • Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.

    Purara_17li

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

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

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • Life is meaningless till you get up and give it one

    Mr_Gopnik

  • wonder egg deserved better

    lunanamu

  • There'll be always a moment of peace, to spend time just to watch anime alone. Maybe reading a manga or/and light novels, if people or an individual really want to immerse themselves further more than just anime alone. And of course, without the "noises" from the social media.

    Gumagala_Lang

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

    Ruraltoken

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

    bersi4battery

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

  • I've seen enough i'm satisfied

    Dguns

  • Loved this year, so many great anime released and hoping for more isekai genre anime and manga to come out!!!

    Abdullahthegreat

  • 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

  • "Hey Bitches and Bros and non-binary hoes" —Adam, sk8 the infinity

    Harold_Bean

  • I was there when it started, where were you when it ended?

    Setrinel

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

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

    Snipez69

  • a good year with a wide variety of anime

    Maxitto

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

  • I love this year

    Pandoraa

  • Hope everyone enjoys another year watching anime and reading manga! Cheers!!

    Bearan

  • I made my mom proud with these choices

    Urgent

  • My Computer Screen is brighter than my future.

    Taiga_Demon

  • I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!

    Dreadwingg

  • Don't criticize other anime because of your favorite anime. STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP WATCHING ANIME.

    dl_ats_963

  • Grateful for the year that brought us Komi-San!

    MisterEuphoria

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

  • 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

  • MAL (My Anime List)... more like: Magical Amazing (and) Loving! Happy first ever MAL expo! May we hope this year will be filled with new astonishing animes!

    HeyyL0ve

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

  • Best year of original waifus with Vivy at the top!

    limwin

  • 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

  • Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.

    BabyGirl06301

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

  • "Surpass your limits right here, right now" —Sukehiro, Yami

    JePKo22

  • I am a degenerate through and through :3

    _Grackin_

  • Tatakaë Tatakaë

    Rahul563

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • "Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"

    AlexeiChern

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

    NoSize

  • Anime will always love in pur hearths forever

    Rainanime8

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

  • 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

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

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

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!

    The_Mighty_Otaku

  • SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

    raryaryagi

  • I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr

    KaZeFrFr

  • The stories might've not been rock solid, but I sure was.

    Sigima

  • 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

  • "I'll love you even more so you don't have to worry about me cheating" A minute later "Is it alright if I date 2 girls at once?" —Kanojo mo Kanojo, one of the most random but funny anime in 2021.

    ReallyNotLuky

  • I haven't watched much anime for last 1 year but I will if I had some free time?

    tejas-san

  • Kimetsu No Yaiba is amazing

    Kuso_desu

  • 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

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

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

    Trekker10

  • Since I've gotten into anime, I don't watch as much hentai as I thought I would. Anime does it for me just fine ;)

    p1sh

  • fun year! hope for the best for the next one :))

    moises_ishida

  • "All it takes is one good decision." - Ranga, The Dungeon of Black Company

    morglea

  • For everyone feeling lost or lonely in this world, don't be afraid to reach out and find yourself some anime buddies. Remember: “Being lonely is more painful then getting hurt.” – Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece). We're not alone on this planet!

    JValiente

  • I'm just grateful for all the animes, mangas, songs and to everyone making all these incredible and amazing piece of art. In 2021, we all were recovering from something in one way or another and anime played a big part in healing.To everyone making this possible, Minna Arigatou!

    adizoned

  • With so many anime that, instead of pandering to trendy stuff, were more like passion projects, 2021 made me feel "Anime is getting good again". Oddtaxi, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, Sonny Boy and Heike Monogatari made the year much more enjoyable.

    Brottoy

  • I've watched many anime in my life, many good, many bad. Many that were wrong to the source, and some that out shined the source. From the years of struggling to find anime, to now it is everywhere. I am glad ^w^.

    Lisacat15

  • "Where’s my smile and my will to live? Gone" —Uramichi Oniisan

    Morpeeko

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.

    FenrirMythEU

  • Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

    Diamond1580

  • “A low possibility means it's not zero”; Tokuchi Toua.

    Koala15

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

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

    Strohmier

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

  • Now looking back it was a great year for anime we got some very great tropes like that of an anime with just wholesomeness and normal life mixed with fantasy element without any action or drama in it and there were other great original stories like that of odd taxi and link click

    Karrem

  • Heyy im very excited to do this i hope i can join next year too thanks for invite me-️ I love you my anime list

    zensayonara

  • “No matter what kind of hell awaits us…I’ll always be with you until the end.” —Baji Keisuke

    mps4

  • "I perservered."

    princessLINDAA

  • no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives

    poesracoon_karl

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

    i_majr

  • I someone tries to take my FREEDOM away,I won't hesitate to take theirs!

    ZeroNine

  • Stop looking down for once, and just look up and smile; so I can take your yearbook photo!

    PokeProX

  • 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

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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