MAL Yearbook 2021

Anime Section

OP/ED Section

O(ver)P(owered) Direction

Character Section

Comments

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

  • Boji-sama is one of the best characters ever created.

    fquirogam

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

    WanderingRonin

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

    Nabas94

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

    FrostFever

  • Best thing for me after coming back from collage is to watch anime and get rid of all the tension.I hope anime universe get bigger and better as time passes by.

    eNikhil

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

  • I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!

    Dreadwingg

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • 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

  • "L!L!L! & L.W.A.S (Love! the Life! we Live! & Live with A Smile!)" - Two phrases taken from two songs title from my favourite series, Love Live!. The phrases that surely we hope in this year & future, we gain a successful & happy life. Just enjoy your life whatever you do!

    MrBluebear

  • "There's no way we could meet. But one thing is certain. If we see each other, we'll know. That you were the one who was inside me. That I was the one who was inside you."

    LEVI_ARPIT

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

    Kadaori

  • (-‿--) Dear Weebs of MAL, you are sugoi. Whatever is going on in your kokoro right now, please know that you are kawaii and your story is not a filler. You are loved (-‿--)

    Otttoc

  • "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

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • 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

  • Have you touched some grass today?

    4esthetics

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

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

    White_Wuf

  • I am glad I found MAL because it’s made everything easier for me and I’ve also found many good animes because of it so I would like to thank MAL

    K4B00M3R

  • Another year full of anime, another year of not having time to watch everything I wanted...

    Bell_cz

  • "Even if you're the main character, you can still die... I better be careful-ttebayo." —Gintoki Sakata.

    GTKL3

  • what a year

    cuki_aep

  • Great year for anime! P.S. What does O(ver)P(owered) Direction even mean?

    HalfwayDeadz

  • Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!

    Aka_to_azure

  • The trailer for the new Kaguya-sama season was highkey better than most anime!

    S_c_a_r_l_e_t

  • 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

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • "It feels better to check than to reflect." —Jack Stauber

    Izac_Kak

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • This past 2021 was a year! And I am pretty sure that 2022 is also a year, isn't it?

    Ksoro

  • This year I finally watched one anime. Maybe two.

    SnailSavant

  • Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!

    TeiraTiddy

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

  • In reality the least interesting one is usually the correct one.

    Ninefive

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

    -

  • This is so much better than em Crunchyroll awards lol

    Martin_Galbavy

  • I have watched so many animes with different storyline and still can't decide which one is my favourite. Hat's off to the people who work hard making wonderful animes. Love from India -️

    NotMito11

  • Always relaxed at all times

    cocoaaa

  • Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.

    TheDeadmanII

  • 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

  • All Anime is well, but no more Ex-Arm descendant please

    mikazukimizuki

  • 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

  • yes, I'm a WEEB w - tatakae tatakae e - Shinji get in the robot e - mappa please give us YOI movie already b - help

    yukyuuu

  • 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

  • went in Link Click expecting drama, got depression instead :') watch it if you haven't yet!!!

    IIashII

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

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

    Indigo_123

  • 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

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

    FuchsiaPhantasm

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

    imFreppy

  • You're nice keep going

    Army45

  • “Don’t hate the situation your born into” -Mitsuya Takashi Just one of my fav quotes :)

    gojosatoru12

  • This year was better than last

    TheEpicMacbeth

  • "There's no such thing as a useless effort."

    Snow_Leopard123

  • Roses are Red, Violets are blue, I hate Adam from Sk8 And I hope you do, too

    iforgor

  • I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.

    RealCrayfish

  • “The worse I am at something, the better I feel when I work at it and learn how to do it.” —Rudeus Greyrat

    Cheerios3402

  • The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster

    Jiorl

  • Vivy best anime 2021

    UnclearTurtle10

  • To another great year!

    JohnnyKirisaki

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

    barnabasdudda

  • Anime has been a nice way out of real life for me the past couple of years. It brings so much emotion where nothing else could!

    Vincentevil

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • Waking up to reality maybe hard, but when cute characters are there we ought to be in our dreams.

    ViRom

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

    Bearan

  • We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun

    GatoDeSabre

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • 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

  • I'd vote hunter x hunter again this year but alas

    Xunstone

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • Introspection is the key to attaining success

    Leylin_Balvan

  • Don't criticize other anime because of your favorite anime. STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP WATCHING ANIME.

    dl_ats_963

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

    Red543322

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

    BucketBall

  • Where is MUSHOKU TENSEI! That's all I have to say

    Ashutok

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

    ChadtheChampion

  • 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

  • The year of catgirls and catboys

    tappdancing786

  • If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!

    Shichibu

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

    AkarshG

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

    CattyLeonhart

  • "Eat, sleep, anime, repeat"

    _-ShiroNeko-_

  • So long as problem doesn't cause problems, it can't be called a problem.

    Patwo2

  • ”I’ll go anywherez, as long as there’z moneyz in it! Life may be importantz, but it wont buy youz a sandwich!” - Dark Turtlez

    mirkku

  • I made my mom proud with these choices

    Urgent

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

    MisterEuphoria

  • This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence

    funanimelover13

  • 86 eigth-six is the best anime this year!!!!

    Ryab_

  • 2021, I'll Never Forgive You No Matter What!

    RobertU07

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • You can have the bad days so you can love the good days even more

    FlyinHawaiian808

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

  • No Senpai, this is our fight

    ikkew

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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