MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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_

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” —Miyamura Izumi "Memories can be painful. They can be a terrible burden. Sometimes, being able to forget is a... blessing. Eternity is a long time to collect bad memories." —Pyra

    Dgddgfg

  • "That" -She

    hitogoroshii

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

    Blackwolf1421

  • To watch anime every day makes me happy

    SandraEis

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

    greysetting

  • Most of the anime that aired on 2021 are incredible boring but few are memorable . This is a good year for some legendary series. I have lot's of expectation anime that gonna airing on 2022 .

    AnimeXenjoyer

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

    lgght-249

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

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

    DarkLeafNinja

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

    jXcileJ

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

    Kurosawa-san

  • I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!

    marsspacedout

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • 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

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

    Lukes_sketch

  • I don't know if getting into anime was a good idea.

    chubritsa

  • "All the anime realised this year was amazing as expected from Anime " Some horable mentions 2021:- Re zero second season, Dr stone stone war, Vivy ,To your eternity, Takt op destiny and Demon slayer entertainment destrict.

    Aryak1410

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

    dark_rhythm324

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

  • This year anime came back with a vengeance and it killed me. So now my problem is too much to watch so “I’ll leave tomorrow’s problems for tomorrow’s me”

    Sagepool

  • Vivy best anime 2021

    UnclearTurtle10

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

  • 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

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • Protect Bojji Ex-Arm is Hilarious Non Non Biyori Nonstop is Cute Isekai Anime are overused and needs to reduce Seriously stop there's too much isekai anime

    IanGamingX

  • Hope all my bitches and bros and non-binary hoes has a blessed and safe 2022!!!

    MelixBan

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

    nt_n3on

  • Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras

    DDame38

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

    Jokmatu

  • link click ruined my life (in the best way)

    lgdeceasedface

  • "bitches, bros and non binary hoes" - wise words from Adam

    FRognomz

  • I made my mom proud with these choices

    Urgent

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • Don't forget the masterpiece movies that also came out this year!

    FrostFever

  • can't wait for 2022 anime releases

    HANTA_KAMISHIMA

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

    Itsumo_Issho

  • Girls are just temporary but anime are eternal and forever!

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • Covid hit us hard, but it gave us more time to watch anime so it wasn’t that bad.

    Tuwwster

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

    CattyLeonhart

  • Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.

    SwoankyTiger

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO

    Dontraiver

  • I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.

    AphroditeZ

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

    morenq

  • ninomiya best prota of the year

    Gotai

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

  • "I am the cutest no doubt!!"

    aruuuimi

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

    CarlyLmfaoo

  • 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

  • Thanks for a good year. When is Yona of the dawn second season released?? Is it ever gonna be?

    Maria_Viktoria

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

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

    Coolbythewolf

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

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

    Blank_Matter

  • 2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.

    Baka_Otaku03

  • Watching anime is getting easier, especially in my region, there are many official/legal platforms that provide anime, hopefully in the future anime information sources will be more interactive and available in many languages.

    Arzetya

  • Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes

    mdshies

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

    Cainael

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

    ZeroNine

  • As we grow up, our taste gradually changes in anime but great animes always hold their places in our heart .

    _Vansh_

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

  • 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

  • I will be honest , I didn't expected much from this year's anime shows, I don't have words to express , some animes had a good ending ,some had a wholesome one and other's were just perfect, I can't wait for the new one's to come and I don't want to forget what had gone.

    Mahesh Kumar Biswas

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

    Afieqq

  • It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!

    Anime_Emotion

  • i keep moving forward until i destroy my enemies

    ARK028

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • Watching anime is a lot of fun. But what's more fun is to be able to share our anime discussions & cute anime screenshots moment together with my myanimelist friend & DIscord friend. My enjoyment for cute anime will never end!

    Cocoa_Hoto

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.

    MochizukiTomoya

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

    The_Solitary_Guy

  • If anything bothers you just take a anime shot and everything will not just be fine but infact will be GREAT! ........i don't understand why some people still don't get anime. But anyways, the great thing is we're being a part of a history making with aot finals~

    MHAweeb

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

    anike_love

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...

    Harun69

  • There'll be always a moment of peace, to spend time just to watch anime alone. Maybe reading a manga or/and light novels, if people or an individual really want to immerse themselves further more than just anime alone. And of course, without the "noises" from the social media.

    Gumagala_Lang

  • Sk8 is one of the best anime I have ever seen and I hope I don't change my mind in the future ??

    M.s.y.aljuraid@gmail

  • Wonder Egg Priority is good!

    leons106

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • “The archer class is really full of archers!”

    Jasundere

  • Stay calm and weeb on.

    acutedream

  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

  • Since it's for 2021. All my actual votes go for Gintama movie 2021. 2022 will be sad year without Sorachi-sensei. :/

    kuik

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

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

    XxBlocKk

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

  • 2021 was an amazing year of anime and I am glad I lived through it.

    Welf06

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.

    Acellah

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

    RoastedCarrots

  • 2021 has been a great year for Anime Tons of good shows aired, tons of GOATED shows announced a continuation Looking forward to this year of 2022. Let's wait for the anime hot takes of 2022.

    RenSuu

  • "Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"

    tropika

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

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

    min_hobiii

  • I am small. I have no money. Yet I’ll still find the money for manga.

    GeekFood

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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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