MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

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

    morglea

  • real men are tempory, anime men is forever

    nellya

  • I love this year

    Pandoraa

  • 2021 year war a very successful year for anime industry though I've not been able to watch all the great animes this in 2021, I'm looking forward to the next year's content and I'm really hyped for Bleach TYBW.

    Sand_bag

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

    The-Harem-God

  • Kimetsu No Yaiba is amazing

    Kuso_desu

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

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

    Purara_17li

  • Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi and Sonny boy the best of 2021

    Jokmatu

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

    Blackwolf1421

  • “Takemitchy, listen this whole time, there’s been poop stuck in your hair” —Mikey, Tokyo Revengers

    Grizzly69er

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

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

  • If you ever feel bad, just remember that Ex-Arm exists. Then feel worse. (:

    Math082r

  • "I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."

    SomanshuAikat

  • Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion

    PutName_Here

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • “People’s lives don’t end when they die, it ends when they lose faith.” – Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)

    Blank_Matter

  • Cheers to another year of full of amazing shows! May the power of anime, be on your side!

    xTadx

  • Remember that time when you almost got eaten by a giant spider or that other time you stepped on a magical portal and the whole class got teleported to another world? Fun times. Keep in touch...NOT! Class of 2021-We don't suck. Byeee!

    Dragynfaerie

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

  • When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.

    TheBlazman

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

  • Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

    Roszel

  • 2021 was a blast

    midorichandesu

  • as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-

    WonderWolf23

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

    WanderingRonin

  • "Eat the soil, Yoo Joonghyuk." Yoo Jooghyuk started to silently eat the soil.

    humantwig

  • “Fruits basket was robbed”, that’s all I’ll say ?

    Itsumo_Issho

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

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

    Snipez69

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

    CarlyLmfaoo

  • This year I hope the animes are just as good as last year's, and I hope I can continue to use Myanimelist. To keep track of each of them, they are the best, keep it up.

    gomez_sv

  • Back in September of this year I started getting into anime, starting with MHA, (which I still have a soft spot for btw) and the most recent anime I've watched was Bleach. At the beginning of this year I decided to take a break from anime, but Akira is next. Keep watching anime!

    Activeonspotify

  • Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year

    Hebihime_

  • I much like the noble raccoon know only two base truths in life, I eat garbage, and garbage is delicious.

    The_Cmoose

  • "Eat, sleep, anime, repeat"

    _-ShiroNeko-_

  • wonder egg deserved better

    lunanamu

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

  • idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.

    notshiro17

  • Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

    Kagalove123

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

    greysetting

  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

  • Sir Isaac Newton once said: "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my favorite anime is Inferno Cop."

    NotSkulls

  • justice can be cruel

    hooman_matt

  • 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

  • i’m watched so many good anime since i found MAL and i’ve made so many friends and had many discussions that was really interesting and cool!! so thank you MAL

    jen_731

  • 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

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

    _meanie_

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

    Tememe

  • 86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.

    BucketBall

  • "Hey bitches and bros and non-binary hoes" —Adam, SK8 the Infinity

    morenq

  • 2022 will be very good anime year

    Laaleet

  • I believed that Eastern animation could offer the pinnacle of direction, story-telling, and pure Sakuga art. I believed that it was misunderstood like A Silent Voice. Under-appreciated like Grave of the Fireflies. Then I watched Ex-Arm and now I don’t know what to think at all.

    Paperphoenix1907

  • Luv 2 evry1

    Primorie

  • I'm too lazy to come up with something creative, so just let this be my yearbook quote I guess

    IrrelevantGuy

  • As the year ends, another starts and when another starts; more isekai and titties to come.

    heyhoeudoin

  • 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

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • Anime teach me to survive...???

    Fuyuki_Hashime

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

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

    jXcileJ

  • Good year for anime lovers.

    NERo0o

  • DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε` )

    Mangriam

  • 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

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

    nt_n3on

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

    KarmaKaji

  • Anime/manga can sometimes be the best medicine for a lost soul.

    Just a weeb

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.

    Suzuyadesuga

  • Look around Eren, at these big ass trees.

    YoKitty

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • 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

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

    DarkLeafNinja

  • Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • First of all thanks to MAL team for keeping up the great work and my next year wish would be no more redo of the healer type of anime pls make it stop it’s not for fkn TV bruuh.

    Makushimu_Yroma

  • Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!

    Felpzz

  • "Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl" i hope more anime will get seasons 2

    meormuhammadnaim

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

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

    Harold_Bean

  • "auuu aa au aah" A wise quote from a great king.

    Sheridan02

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

    Hakiro_cr

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

    almyx2

  • These are some great categories, it was hard to choose! I'm looking forward to see the winners!

    Kidd_Vicious

  • Nuuuuu! Vampire Dies Community was the friends we made along the way!

    Froz3npancake

  • 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

  • Sate Sate —Meliodas

    ShadowOnyx01

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

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

    NakolHira

  • No matter the year, anime is always there for you

    Mashrafi_Rian

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • Omg I love SK8 the infinity!!!!! I love Reki!!!!! I love Langa!!!!!! I love Adam!!!!!! I love Cherry Blossom!!!!! I love Jo3!!!!!!! I love Miya!!!!!! I love Shadow!!!!!! I love Tadashi!!!!!! FAN!!!!!! wowowow i learnt how to skate because of skate! I love canada because langa!!!!

    Aetherdragon18

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • Tatakai Tatakai !!!

    joy_swifty

  • Oh I actually love so many of the animes that came new in 2021 and I’m so clad that I found this app I really appreciated because it makes my life so much easier and more comfortable

    Annamrfm

  • 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

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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