MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    -

  • was a good year for me. I am not good at words but it was fun.

    Rinkumi

  • Its my 1st time but i loved the anime of this year

    Red543322

  • will there be chicken nuggets after this?

    nice_69

  • Komi-san the most overrated anime ever. Manga might be good but the anime just not it chief. Fight me. Ogiwara Sayu best girl! Horimiya and Higehiro best animes of 2021 hands down.

    nightmarelegend

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • tatakae

    rinkazukaa

  • Thank you٩( 'ω' )و

    malyama

  • no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives

    poesracoon_karl

  • Slowly mal evolve into something very nice. Hope this get great each year with more category spread on it and more great event coming along with expo. At least its need to reach 1 months long!

    Vvivvcv12

  • WE'RE THE TOKYO MANJI GANG!

    SpiderBear-11

  • I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.

    doomraider278

  • "People said the world ending in 2012 was fake, but has anyone felt alive since then?"

    DeonX

  • This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!

    priyanka2411

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

    PokeProX

  • I hope more people can come to know and enjoy anime in the coming year as well~ but most importantly, let's all have fun watching it ^^

    Shikkakku

  • To another great year!

    JohnnyKirisaki

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

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

    Snipez69

  • Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.

    nandemoiiyo

  • "Humans are radically evil beings that is why we must be restrained by laws and it is necessary to form a nation, but we now value the sanctity of laws more than we value humanity even when we cried humans are virtuous peace never came" — Kant ~~ From Now On We Begin Ethics

    Aatihonora

  • The community behind the anime is like icing on the cake; irreplaceable and comes in all sorts to enjoy!

    Treeky_

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • I should have watched more anime!

    TripleLutzz

  • Ex-Arm’s animation was ahead of it’s time fr it was just too advanced for us to understand

    Jamk_

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • 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

  • Thank you MyAnimeList team for your hard work during 2021. Stay healthy and safe so that starting from 2022 you can be faster in approving a manga.

    labradorescence

  • Best Anime Year Yet!!)

    Brabd

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

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

    Coolbythewolf

  • GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA

    Vai03

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • sum great anime noice

    Luukkey

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

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

    TriaxL

  • "hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate" —nana komatsu (hachiko)

    vivy666

  • 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

  • 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

  • Attack on titan is the truth of my life and everyone else life i have been waiting all this year's to know the truth but now I don't wanna end it but i have to because i need to know the truth aot is a masterpiece

    Eren_Jeager_24

  • Thank you soo much for such a year filling with great anime.

    PRIom_18

  • Even in pandemic. Atleast 2021 have many good anime. I hope anime will more good in future

    YukimuraChieri

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim

    hugrim

  • Anime get the tension out of my system this year.

    Mahi44

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

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

    yokofu

  • "I only watch anime to hear characters voiced by Miyano Mamoru."

    mst3kait

  • So much anime, so little time! I hope that MAL friends, staff, and I can always enjoy anime no matter how busy we are and thanks to all the staff from all the studios for your hard work, anime keeps getting better every year. Hope everything always goes well and is fun for us!

    309

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • Time is gold when watching bold.

    Clockblocker299

  • It’s more satisfying to hear a single ‘thank you’ than a lot of ‘sorry’s.’ Re:Zero

    EnergyVirus

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

  • Bojji is the best character of this year, also Tooru has a special mention. LARGA VIDA A GODA.

    Luwiolu

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

    Itsumo_Issho

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

    dimo145

  • "Don't care what anyone else thinks about you, because no one thinks about."

    DeonX

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

    RobbiRobb

  • "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

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

    Bearan

  • 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

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

    Diamond1580

  • Not many will appreciate the beauty of their surroundings like you do. Spend time with those that do. Mushoku Tensei, 2021 was a golden Isekai-era ---!

    Exosfeer

  • Tatakae

    Animexcode

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

  • Mushoku Tensei is anime of the year. If Arcane was an anime, then Mushoku Tensei and Arcane is anime of the year.

    Touch_Me-sama

  • The anime/manga community lost so many important people this past year- may them rest in peace, and may their legacies inspire even more amazing stories!

    LadyMithril

  • "Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"

    GleefulViolin

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

  • This year I enjoyed Tokyo Revengers the most. I must say, at first I thought the anime was amazing until I read the manga - and absolutely fell in love with the story and characters! Thank you MAL for recommending TR to me! c:

    _Rip_Kissanime_

  • A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.

    StrawhatAJ

  • I watch Anime. Just Anime.

    Oliver2085

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

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

    meormuhammadnaim

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

  • “Expecting others to read your mind is delusional.” —Hachiman Hikigaya

    hamso-

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

    Pritam_

  • Even though the year has been hard for everyone I’m glad I have the awesome anime and manga community to keep me company! \(>~<)

    ShinseiNeko

  • I WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL MY ENEMIES ARE DESTORYED

    FunLessGuy

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

    CattyLeonhart

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • May we all awaken to a better dystopia.

    snarky-san

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

  • 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

  • Pain changes People

    Lone02Wolf

  • The more you watch, the more you learn!!! This quote literally describes what feelings I have with anime. It helped me through tough times and I'll always be ready to touch new horizons with it.

    Scorpiox__

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • gotta say the anime were pretty good last year

    aturtlzzz

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • 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

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ノ

    MikanNatsume5

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

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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