MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • If I just had a Geass, I’d command you to be mine

    laramie0612

  • The year was filled. With what you ask? The question you should ask is what not? And the answer is always none.

    guritosao

  • “I've got good news. You see, there's no need to wonder where your god is! 'Cause he's right here! And he's fresh out of mercy!" —Kazuto Kirigaya

    OmegaBanjo

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.

    EnRyuu12

  • fun year! hope for the best for the next one :))

    moises_ishida

  • 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

  • I've started watching anime a year ago and I didn't regret it. Now, I am going to weeb all my friends

    4dyylan

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

    Just a weeb

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

    dl_ats_963

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

    Kadaori

  • Best ED is Over Think from the Anime Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click)

    aspirat2110

  • I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.

    BlackNeko1912

  • My Computer Screen is brighter than my future.

    Taiga_Demon

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

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

    Izac_Kak

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

    WanderingRonin

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • 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

  • Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.

    SuperiorAMVs

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • Live life like you’re MC in a romance anime.

    FlyingBacon365

  • Onto the next one~!

    IheartAnime77

  • Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes

    mdshies

  • 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

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.

    Oravelos

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • 2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!

    TheMidnightWolf

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

  • Let us enjoy Anime together as a Community!

    BeagaKing

  • Amazing year

    RCDims

  • That was a great anime year and I'm hoping the next one will be even better. Already looking promising...

    Moss-Monster

  • 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

  • It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!

    BlazeMustang

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!

    The_Mighty_Otaku

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

    Alright_Ok

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

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

    Reed_san

  • "Freedom" —Eren Jeager

    iantreel

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • see you space cowboy

    jotaroshat

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

    Ksoro

  • This year is awesome, I won't forget this things I have watched this year. I hope this next year will be also an exciting year.

    Yt_LapPlayz

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • This year not only gave me fantastic shows to view but it also gave me an addiction to seasonals. I'm still trying to figure out if that was a good thing.

    Kielbaska

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

    almyx2

  • I hope the one who deserves it wins.

    Vermonia

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • I have watched too much isekai. No shame

    FelixIsBae

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

    BucketBall

  • For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.

    Nat05

  • "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

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

    Nabas94

  • Pride is admirable, but if pride is taken too far it becomes bitter arrogance.

    C_Par

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • "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

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • I really appreciate the idea of putting up a lot of the obscure shows that came out in the categories unlike most of the anime based award shows held recently, it really goes to show that the nominees were being selected based on the genuine enjoyment they offered and that's it.

    Kazou-nozumu689

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • I love all the anime and I really like to have one to myself... Give us more of this!

    Iruken

  • Wanna go camping with you, Rin!

    thoiph

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • 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

  • Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?

    ElBuscadores

  • Another year, another quarantine. BUT WITH MUCH MORE ANIME. Thank you anime for making it so much more bearable.

    NummyNummers

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

    PokeProX

  • Don't wait for it, do it now because time is fast and never stopping.

    ojou_san

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

    mst3kait

  • 2021 was a great year in anime, if not in much else (thanks pandemic). Many strong releases with diverse and wonderful shows, perfectly suited for entertaining us while we were staying at home :)

    MikeOnHighway61

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

    Acellah

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • 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

  • Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo ( and I mean it ) -o(-﹏-)o --

    Mcreamb-

  • Hi there :) I don't know what to write but I will become bestfriends with someone who loves romantic comedies as much as I do

    delooloo

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

  • The last year was fun! I somehow managed to watch 6 anime in 4 days... Well! My favorite anime of 2021 is definitely Durarara. I hope this year brings a lot of good anime as well!

    your-mum

  • The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination present is likely the happiest time.

    Barry_Allen_14

  • 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

  • Anime/Manga Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna say goodbye.

    Kanekikenblackre

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • 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

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

  • Anime is an integral part of my life, it's like I'm addicted to it and it is what keeps me sane these days. I can't go even a day without watching at least 1 ep of an anime. You could say that anime has saved me and it is saving many more people every day. I'm thankful to Japan.

    TsutanaiFuun

  • I hope I have more free time to finish "plan to watch" the anime 2021.

    _yozora_

  • 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

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

    KarmaKaji

  • 2022年以降のアニメを本当に楽しみにしています

    Neko_ipoi

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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