MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Vivy best anime 2021

    UnclearTurtle10

  • Soy un gayolas, qué más iba a votar si no xdd

    Jack_el_Putas

  • What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.

    Jingrado

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

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

    ZeroUser07

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

    White_Wuf

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!

    ropeccool

  • "If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."

    Namblue11

  • 2021 was one my most favourite years both personally as well as in terms of quality Anime watched. My shows of the year were Tokyo Revengers, Aquatrope on white sand and To your eternity.

    Ranga Sumukha

  • Anime was the most beautiful thing which I discovered in 2021.It truly changed my life in many different ways. Today I am able to think from a different point of view all thanks to the amazing characters. It made me laugh hysterically and at times it made me cry. Thankyou Anime.

    ___Chillhouse___

  • Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.

    Yasmin17

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

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

    Koala15

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • 2021 was a great year for anime, and these selections were among the best.

    lgght-249

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • “Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori

    Squidnugi

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

    BabyGirl06301

  • As a child I wanted to be Naruto, but damn! As an adult I can relate to Uramichi Onii-san!! Well, now I get it why Levi said "Give up on your dreams and die."

    AishAndAnime

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

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

    angelgrozd

  • Odd Taxi besto anime of the year

    GonzaLord

  • "Freedom" —Eren Jeager

    iantreel

  • 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

  • "You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone." —Lelouch Lamperouge

    _meanie_

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it.

    MonikaDYadav

  • watch/read jojo part 6. read chainsaw man. support authors. :)

    CarlyLmfaoo

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

    lj_aniweeb2

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

    Megumiya

  • There was just one thing missing, I really needed: to meet up with the boys, make some noise, and get on it!

    Gener4lLeee

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

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

    Kurosawa-san

  • stay sexy and dont get murdered

    cxttqn

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

    Sisconnkid

  • I have not seen more than half of the anime in this list. But oh well. Good luck and have fun in your future life and always remember as what you've seen and experienced will always disappear.

    JSpaceS

  • 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

  • Contributing to make "cartoons" mainstream in the future and renaming it to "Anime".

    Cloret

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • Another great year of anime. For years to come hopefully we can look back and appreciate these new works.

    KarmaKaji

  • Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.

    Hakiro_cr

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

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

    Jimomapas

  • "Sometimes there is nothing you can do, you stare at the rain and wait for it to end, all alone".

    hattrem1

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

    4dyylan

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

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

    AkarshG

  • This year was an overall good year with lots of amazing anime! Looking forward to the next.

    Acoustic_Sammy_X

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

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

    DarkLeafNinja

  • A very important quote to me is: “An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others,” hearing this at the onset of each episode made me feel very happy!

    Rav_29

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

  • EREN YEAGEEERR!!!!

    yoitsHan

  • 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

  • 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

  • Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe

    RenderingUser

  • I have fun watching anime this year. I found a new type of anime. Plus I do think that this year is an anime year for me. I really hope something big for 2022. So, Until then, we just have to wait for something that going to make our heads explode. See you next time !

    UMimOnigiri_

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

    Taytortot4611

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

    Sleepteiner

  • tatakae

    rinkazukaa

  • Jobless Reincarnation best anime of the year.

    Kalwin420YT

  • I’m grateful to MAL for being there with me every step of the way these past 10+ years. Thank you for providing such a fun place we can hang out and laugh with other fans! I look forward to the next 10!

    YukiTsubaki

  • 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

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

    TriaxL

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

    ElBuscadores

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • Kids say the darndest things. Why do they teach them in kindergarten how to (do) stand-up!

    ChadtheChampion

  • I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.

    BlackNeko1912

  • 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

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

    Ice-cube

  • The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, doing the best it can....that's what makes it so damn beautiful.

    devilgod431

  • I have learned absolutely nothing this year, but I will not lie, it was a fun one. Watching anime has definitely been my favorite time waster. If this gets put in the year book, just know, to anyone reading this- There was no mistake when we discovered anime.

    Midori126

  • This year 2021 was full of great surprises and good animes where you can take refuge and feel the serenity that they emanate, and experience unique sensations.

    Zonx98

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

    Ihate-sand

  • TATAKAE

    lizazazazaz

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

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

    ZeroNine

  • This world is cruel but I still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you. Even if this is a mistake, I don’t doubt it. What is right is believing in myself strongly.

    alonelysunflower

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

    -

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • My anime backlog is now longer than my expected length of life, what to do?

    WanderingRonin

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!

    CurlyAnocas

  • Started the year (and anime) with action shounen Ended the year with sex comedy 10/10, didn't regret this year one bit

    RoastedCarrots

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

  • Finally a Takarazuka Anime!! Getting through 2020 was worth it ^o^b

    kanaft2

  • we live for this

    shadow_monarch42

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

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

    mxgumizz

  • tatakae tatakae

    bahiisbored

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

    Lukes_sketch

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

    RobbiRobb

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

    ojou_san

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

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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