MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • "We think heroes exist only in story books, we don't realize how easy it really is to be a true hero. It can be something as complex as saving a life, or something as simple as being there for someone in their time of need. Never quit."

    MinMonster

  • So much time, so little effectively used time.

    budrking354

  • 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_

  • Mushoku Tensei was one of the Best Anime out this Year period.

    MVP_Varun

  • JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!

    ropeccool

  • "I perservered."

    princessLINDAA

  • "Draken te amo" - Draken, Tokyo Revengers Anime popped off in 2021, and so did MAL! I'm glad I get to share my interest with everyone on this site!

    Bongoblaster

  • If I'd get a dollar for each unnecessary panty shot in Mierko-chan, I'd be a millionaire.

    -

  • at first, I was scared to become an anime fan. I didn't want to be called "uwu anime sussy baka". ... this year I've completed my 100th series and discovered more about myself > because of Japanese animations of course

    tynqa

  • 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

  • (-‿--) Dear Weebs of MAL, you are sugoi. Whatever is going on in your kokoro right now, please know that you are kawaii and your story is not a filler. You are loved (-‿--)

    Otttoc

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

    Timcampy118

  • I have watched too much isekai. No shame

    FelixIsBae

  • 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

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • No ha estado mal el año, ha habido cosas interesantes. ^^

    Yuukiiro

  • "I'll never stop watching anime."

    -Meru

  • Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year

    VictorVS

  • Damn, this year went by so fast I forgot half of these.

    joey

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

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

    Pritam_

  • 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

  • What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

    MGSE

  • To another year of great anime!

    CukieMunster

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

  • I love all the anime and I really like to have one to myself... Give us more of this!

    Iruken

  • pretty dang good year, huh?

    Thoft

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

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

    CattyLeonhart

  • 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

  • Please watch Vivy if you haven't yet, I'm begging you

    nt_n3on

  • 10 years ago, it started with Naruto. 10 years later, I met One Piece. Once again, I fell in love with you again, Anime

    Zonigiri

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

    Ralphox

  • 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

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

  • Thank you 2021 anime. Some is good, some is bad, but I like anime in this year. My most favourite anime is Fruits Basket Final SS. This is one of memorable summary that I ever seen. I also reccommend Sonny Boy and Kageki Shoujo in this year. Sarasa and Honda, Tooru Best Girl 2021

    Snolled

  • 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

  • It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!

    BlazeMustang

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • “Amazing anime year has passed, but there will be more to come”

    jXcileJ

  • I've started watching anime a year ago and I didn't regret it. Now, I am going to weeb all my friends

    4dyylan

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

    Kaiyo_Shounen

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

    tejas-san

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • “I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma

    Taytortot4611

  • My anime list gets bigger every year.

    mistillyy

  • 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

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

  • 2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!

    WoughtFighter

  • 86 = peak

    LokoSquad

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

    ApolloCloud

  • wonder egg deserved better

    lunanamu

  • Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.

    dark_rhythm324

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

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

    White_Wuf

  • Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

    Memochi

  • "I have one question for you what women is your type?" -Aoi Todo

    Marty_1703

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • 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

  • Thank you for all of your hard work making MyAnimeList better and better!

    Sleepteiner

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

    celeVie

  • This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence

    funanimelover13

  • Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)

    GFLMA

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • 2021 was not the best but it also was not the worst year for animes, i can say that there will always be a space in my heart for my besto friendo, king must protect, idol zombies and romance fruits.

    Kitsunyaa

  • "This isn't a popularity contest right?"

    Ice-cube

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

    laramie0612

  • I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters

    -FOXX-

  • 2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

  • I hope i will be a better person next year!

    yokofu

  • I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.

    RealCrayfish

  • amazing year

    XarkezPL

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

    GTKL3

  • This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.

    You_Dont_Know

  • Without anime my life would be boring

    Yabooijohnny

  • Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.

    TriaxL

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • The year sucked but rocked. I watched anime till I drop. I think I'm dead but alive. I could become the definition of contradiction.

    raychanliyue05

  • Characters make stories, not the other way round...

    FuchsiaPhantasm

  • Made many long reviews last year.

    short_reviews

  • My Computer Screen is brighter than my future.

    Taiga_Demon

  • "2022 better live up to what 2021 gave us"

    Vanitas

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

    The-Harem-God

  • This year was absolutely amazing for anime, And then there’s the arm I broke up with…

    ChunchunmaruZcat

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

  • John could totally beat Goku

    Iambork

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

    lightinhereyes

  • declaring war against of the sci-fi series around the world!!

    greysetting

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!

    nikodragu3

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

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

    Unknownplayer

  • Average anime is good! we have to start seeing anime from the story, basically what makes it good is the story! this year's anime is good, I like it!

    KenYuza

  • Have you touched some grass today?

    4esthetics

  • can't wait for 2022 anime releases

    HANTA_KAMISHIMA

  • Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?

    min_hobiii

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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