MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.

    SYDK_

  • Many masterpiece anime in this 2021 but it's will be more masterpiece anime in 2022

    Atha_5

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.

    barnabasdudda

  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

  • I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.

    Afieqq

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

    Sisconnkid

  • Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!

    LastSpark

  • Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.

    Kadaori

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • An amazing anime year. Loved a lot of animes. I hope every year will have amazing anime like 2021 from now on.

    DARK_REPULSER_5

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • Pain changes People

    Lone02Wolf

  • 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

  • Hot people watch jojo

    kynabv

  • Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?

    TABMrMystic

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

    WanderingRonin

  • I should have watched more anime!

    TripleLutzz

  • "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

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

    FuchsiaPhantasm

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

  • But a Quirkless middle schooler is also a suitable person!

    Rin_Setsuna

  • To (sk8 the) infinity and beyond!

    LeonerreFT

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

    Megumiya

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

  • Tatakaë Tatakaë

    Rahul563

  • Anime is my way to escape from this harsh reality.

    noir_blancc

  • Anime: A piece of my heart.

    Seba3114

  • I am happy

    Shintô

  • 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

  • An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!

    Chloe_Player

  • This year has truly been a blessing for me. So many great anime has come out.

    Commander-Toffen

  • Cuteee year !!! :3

    Zeloge

  • Protect Tohru! If you don't I'm taking her man.

    Starmoonanime

  • just because you are right does not mean you are correct

    Dylan58582

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

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

    MisterEuphoria

  • No Senpai, this is our fight

    ikkew

  • this year will be excitement to anime watcher and manga reader just like me.

    anike_love

  • 2021 was a banger! Here's to 2022 go above and beyond

    jujubeefrwin

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

  • My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.

    random_savage

  • SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

    raryaryagi

  • Thanks to MAL staff and fellow MAL users for making 2021 great! May your futures be as bright as your anime-watching rooms should be. May your hearts be as warm as the fabled MAL hoodie might be. May season 2022 of our era be as wonderful as we'd like it to be!

    Swiggy

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • Watch Link Click

    jokerariel

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

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

    AlexeiChern

  • That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...! But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!

    Dj-Nash0

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • 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

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

    kazuzu_0

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

    Coolbythewolf

  • "You may be a little too idealistic Not only for others but for yourself Ideals are too high and unable to be attained" —Karlstahl

    Noobtin

  • Time is gold when watching bold.

    Clockblocker299

  • Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?

    Bergioyn

  • Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife

    MysticShade

  • CuteWinter:When a girl smiles she's beautiful as a blooming flower~Daisuke SadSpring:I aint giving up. To not give up I have a reason~Hanagaki WearySummer:If God exists then he should extend my deadline~Kobayashi EpicFall:You're my Kouhai so let your Senpai spoil you a bit~Takeda

    holmeskudo

  • 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

  • 2021 was packed with so many amazing animes, I am glad that i got to see so many of them.

    The_Solitary_Guy

  • “Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” —Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)

    KAMIKAZE605

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

    Almendraisreal

  • yeah, good year

    Ryan_Myzt

  • Always relaxed at all times

    cocoaaa

  • Kimetsu No Yaiba is amazing

    Kuso_desu

  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • I survived 2021 Thank god 2021 is blessed with lots of good series Hope next year I can survive

    doraemonpure

  • 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

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

    mxgumizz

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • This made me realize I need to watch more anime...

    Nabas94

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

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

    imFreppy

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

    The_Cmoose

  • Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM

    TTLMA

  • Don’t judge the book by it’s cover

    XxBlocKk

  • Anime's gay... I love it

    LandSwimmer

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

    JePKo22

  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

  • hinjaku hinjaku

    lanveii

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

  • good luck, have fun, dont forget to sin

    Grim

  • "I'll never stop watching anime."

    -Meru

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

    Jokmatu

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

    Mr_Gopnik

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

    Edgyson

  • We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

    Ren211

  • Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    ueno_

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • "Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

    Reed_san

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

  • “Catch me if you can Mr Holmes” —William Moriarty

    Astrqriius

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

    Felpzz

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • your characters could be beauty monsters the cats will remain the most beautiful thing in the world Long live the king

    bastienr17

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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