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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.



























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
May we all awaken to a better dystopia.
snarky-san
It was a good year for anime
jamesisarobot
If you somehow haven’t yet, please go watch vivy
zombiemc1
if you aren't literally on your hands and knees worshipping john as a member of the john fan club then what are you doing with your life?
amagirinomikoto
Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)
Kaiyo_Shounen
Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community
Diamond1580
Being an anxiety patient I know I can't kick it out of life but Anime has helped me lot to get through it at every step. So I'm so grateful for anime to exist.
SasuSona143
2021 was 30% Yabai
Hartwick
"I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"
Snipez69
Tatakae
Animexcode
86 = peak
LokoSquad
you can like anime but you don't have to be a weeb
jafo9703
Never Disturb The Calm Water
Emo0
Anime's gay... I love it
LandSwimmer
Unbelievable
BRUHLAS
Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.
falloutforari
"there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02
lightinhereyes
It be chaotic. It be wholesome. It be heart wrecking but it be a good year for anime.
RandomUser048
"There's no such thing as a useless effort."
Snow_Leopard123
This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence
funanimelover13
"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
fruits basket is a masterpieace??
laviih_agb
"Eat the soil, Yoo Joonghyuk." Yoo Jooghyuk started to silently eat the soil.
humantwig
“Listen up. I am a god.” —Tengen Uzui
TheCharizarder
Anime is not a mistake! XD
jmas081391
Good year for anime
Myhighlo
Adding Bojji in ''Must Protect'' is criminal.
Judhill
Hope everyone enjoys another year watching anime and reading manga! Cheers!!
Bearan
This is so much better than em Crunchyroll awards lol
Martin_Galbavy
"If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."
Daruchev___2923
All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?
RealCraziCow
Anyone has a choice/option to choose but that doesn't mean that you will pick any of them because they look good in our eye's or they have a advantage among all choices/options the one that we must choose was where our hearts will be happy.
Kimirato
Sure I graduated, but how will this affect Guts’s legacy?
Lennyzard
I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan
SoggySlopster
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
Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!
Felpzz
Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win
Lilgabbi
"You were expecting a quote, but it was me DIO!"
Youngman626
"If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"
BleachedAvatar
“What you consider normal often turns out to be what makes you, you.” —Ooba Mayu (Blue Period)
Lopika
"If you're gonna hit it, hit it till it breaks"
Iamanimeaddict
These are some great categories, it was hard to choose! I'm looking forward to see the winners!
Kidd_Vicious
yall slept on heike monogatari
akyrdfxhv
"Where’s my smile and my will to live? Gone" —Uramichi Oniisan
Morpeeko
10 billion lovely person
Expertul25
2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there
elle6969
"I perservered."
princessLINDAA
i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.
Yato66_
2021 is AMAZING.
apinop_39493
Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!
PixelPenguin
Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.
Suzuyadesuga
All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better
KingVcg
yeah, good year
Ryan_Myzt
2021 might've been tough but at least we all got something in common that keeps us bonded and that is Anime! Assuring us that there is always something to look forward to.
Alphyx
If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!
Shichibu
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
Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?
min_hobiii
Please, let's watch anime as the world burns to ashes.
Milith801
So much time, so little effectively used time.
budrking354
2021, I'll Never Forgive You No Matter What!
RobertU07
Never force main stream anime on the your friends. Let them watch whatever they want on their pace.
Almaazmi
"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
"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
Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)
GFLMA
Everyday there's a way to come alive again... (chano)
dalzovo
Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.
SomeDude
What a lovely year!
Brawlkuriboh
Last year was amazing ? for anime followers, and i wish it becomes more amazing this year -️
Aniket1542
It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.
Cxy14
Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol
Sladerocks
I love all the anime and I really like to have one to myself... Give us more of this!
Iruken
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
Dont let it go that deep, just breathe.
iDevil360
This is my BANKAI
Shadow_Killer783
This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.
You_Dont_Know
I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.
MALILFS25
超見える!!!!
JDO27
To decide that I'm hopeless before I even begin is nothing but laziness
KioSKa
Covid hit us hard, but it gave us more time to watch anime so it wasn’t that bad.
Tuwwster
2021 was stacked
jamaicanelmo
Cool year. Also, piano goes slurp.
ZeldaFreak69
Nothing burns like the cold
DreamYC
Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe
RenderingUser
MAL, please start your own Anime Awards. They'll be much better.
Pre_Yum
I came. I saw. I MAL'ed.
Shibuya109
So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.
xkazutox
2021 is the Year of the Slime.
Shockwaeve
I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.
doomraider278
this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok
FISHYGAMRZ
Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.
GanjiMEX
"People die when they're killed"
Swampire016
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 love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.
BlackNeko1912
This year has truly been a blessing for me. So many great anime has come out.
Commander-Toffen
"Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened."
KioSensei
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
F*cking this year so many caught omicron
LynScroni
Omg I love SK8 the infinity!!!!! I love Reki!!!!! I love Langa!!!!!! I love Adam!!!!!! I love Cherry Blossom!!!!! I love Jo3!!!!!!! I love Miya!!!!!! I love Shadow!!!!!! I love Tadashi!!!!!! FAN!!!!!! wowowow i learnt how to skate because of skate! I love canada because langa!!!!
Aetherdragon18
Bojji is the best character of this year, also Tooru has a special mention. LARGA VIDA A GODA.
Luwiolu