MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • GET THE JUICE

    InVaL_iDKore

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • A great year of anime

    Sakib_Shahariar

  • 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

  • Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

    salivabench

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • There was just one thing missing, I really needed: to meet up with the boys, make some noise, and get on it!

    Gener4lLeee

  • Contributing to make "cartoons" mainstream in the future and renaming it to "Anime".

    Cloret

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

  • I laughed, I cried, I was upset, I was excited, I was nervous, I fell in love, I broke up, I thought, I screamed, I kept quiet, and I finally enjoyed it. And I made good memories for myself. I hope to go forward with anime like this every year and be satisfied and happy.-

    P-D-Ace

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • First of all thanks to MAL team for keeping up the great work and my next year wish would be no more redo of the healer type of anime pls make it stop it’s not for fkn TV bruuh.

    Makushimu_Yroma

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • Take life with a grain of pepper.

    Starfinity67

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • Why fall in love with people when I can fall in love with fictional characters

    _virara

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

    Squidnugi

  • Anime is something that makes us wanna dream.

    Eriskyyy

  • idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.

    notshiro17

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

    MisterEuphoria

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • “You do what you have to do. Just keep moving. That’s how it works, right?” Attack on titan: Season 4, Episode 62.

    VoidEater-San

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

  • "there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02

    lightinhereyes

  • Odd Taxi besto anime of the year

    GonzaLord

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

    Kanekikenblackre

  • Pako wanted to say thank you !

    bananaslicer

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • With so many anime that, instead of pandering to trendy stuff, were more like passion projects, 2021 made me feel "Anime is getting good again". Oddtaxi, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, Sonny Boy and Heike Monogatari made the year much more enjoyable.

    Brottoy

  • This was certainly a year.

    Jhiday

  • Year 2021 is a very memorable year for me for it's the first time that I've watched anime of the certain season. I've watched almost all anime of 2021 and even participated in FAL and for me, it's the year that I've enjoyed watching anime more than ever before!

    Mhar-sama

  • "You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone." —Lelouch Lamperouge

    _meanie_

  • I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

    Edgyson

  • They are all good and masterpieces...so this is really hard to vote among them...then i will vote some characters, openings... according to my favourite....

    Debjit_Roy

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

    PRIom_18

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • Anime is like a dream, you never know what to expect with either of them.

    BenRoddison

  • If you'll please excuse me, I still have 10,000 episodes across 120 titles to finish before next year's releases. I must prepare.

    AtisutoMeru

  • Heyy im very excited to do this i hope i can join next year too thanks for invite me-️ I love you my anime list

    zensayonara

  • I should have been nominated, but it's fun to give others a chance... right?

    SheyCroix

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

    IIashII

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

    Dontraiver

  • Since this is the first ever MAL yearbook, So "whatever happens , happens". Glad to be a part of it, along with so many others. Finally "10 billion points" to the person who might publish this comment in the yearbook.

    Senku_Ishigami10

  • Hope next year gets even better! Thanks to everyone for creating stuff like this and keeping MAL as the best community (๑˃̵ ᴗ ˂̵)و

    minsssk

  • "This isn't a popularity contest right?"

    Ice-cube

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

  • Sleep, more sleep

    Shiro_neko0110

  • The stories might've not been rock solid, but I sure was.

    Sigima

  • Ex-Arm is the best, no doubt

    jaxiek

  • 2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there

    elle6969

  • 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

  • I love this year

    Pandoraa

  • "For love and for peace" —Vash the Stampede

    Dukino

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

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

    BucketBall

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

    morenq

  • First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch. Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.

    Animekid3

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • Without anime my life would be boring

    Yabooijohnny

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

    funanimelover13

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

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

    Indigo_123

  • I watched Legend of the Galactic Heroes last year a Show which for 3 days changed forever how I view Anime... and then I went back to the trash bin.

    Aaltag

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

    Nat05

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

  • "2022 better live up to what 2021 gave us"

    Vanitas

  • Tatakai Tatakai !!!

    joy_swifty

  • All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?

    RealCraziCow

  • How are you all today? I hope you are all right and have voted for good things! No matter whatever you vote, it's your vote and your vote only and that's what you decide. Have a lovely Christmas, it's going to be a good on this year. Easter is going to be alright too, have fun!

    Thegirlwithfish

  • 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

  • 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

  • Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.

    FakeReality

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

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

    Shichibu

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

  • Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.

    fluffycow17

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • anime is a retreat from a retreat as in it is another version of tv and some look at tv as a retreat and anime fits thats because anything is possible as long as one can draw it

    grim_the_reaper

  • I've watched many anime in my life, many good, many bad. Many that were wrong to the source, and some that out shined the source. From the years of struggling to find anime, to now it is everywhere. I am glad ^w^.

    Lisacat15

  • The closer you are to something, the lesser you can see.

    MardyBums

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

  • “What you consider normal often turns out to be what makes you, you.” —Ooba Mayu (Blue Period)

    Lopika

  • Pain changes People

    Lone02Wolf

  • My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.

    random_savage

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

    Acellah

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

    Ashutok

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

    Tuwwster

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

    Diamond1580

  • "If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"

    BleachedAvatar

  • This is so much better than crunchyroll awards where the judges are the ones whose votes really matter. Loving all the events MAL has been doing recently and can't wait to see MAL grow even more. (thanks for the badges, keep giving us more~)

    Legends_of_anime

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • Tatakaë Tatakaë

    Rahul563

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…

    diaablo

  • Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

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

    Patwo2

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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