MAL Yearbook 2021

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

    ojou_san

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji

    Chizzie

  • 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

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • I am the Ultimate Super High School Level Manga Reader!

    celeVie

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year

    Hebihime_

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

  • "Yongara is freedom"

    Almenir

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

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

    Jiorl

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

    MelixBan

  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • Since I've gotten into anime, I don't watch as much hentai as I thought I would. Anime does it for me just fine ;)

    p1sh

  • 2021 was 30% Yabai

    Hartwick

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • ”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

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

    S_c_a_r_l_e_t

  • amazing year

    XarkezPL

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.

    TinyGraape

  • Wanna go camping with you, Rin!

    thoiph

  • Over the past two years, the world has changed indescribably. But one thing that hasn't changed - the warmth, the creativity and the talent of our anime community. Thank you for everything!

    kyon981

  • Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords

    Ostrichsmoothies

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

    AkarshG

  • 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

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

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

    Cloret

  • 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

  • “Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” —Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)

    KAMIKAZE605

  • Asukas mother hung her self xd i wish i was her

    TsRolox03

  • To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!

    Riesho

  • Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.

    Purara_17li

  • I came. I saw. I MAL'ed.

    Shibuya109

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

    gojosatoru12

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

    Maria_Viktoria

  • I must say that there are couple of good anime this year, but the most anime I liked this year are not in most of the selection. Which I understand, not everyone has the same taste. The best anime that I enjoyed in the year of 2021 is Horimiya because I read the manga which enjoy

    PrimRose_20

  • Anime is a truly beautiful medium. Let us continue to enjoy it.

    Copyboy-13

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • 2021's Year of Anime is very much akin to 2021 as a whole. It gave us moments of joy, of excitement and sometimes even moved us to tears! But most notably it had a lot of garbage that you could only really laugh about.

    BillyCx

  • This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!

    priyanka2411

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

    Red543322

  • The best waifu was us all along

    lazyinternsan

  • It's been a great year for anime and manga.

    -THEBeast-

  • It's a small year for an anime industry as it's a small year for me.

    sixtef

  • Can’t rate everything if I didn’t watch everything.

    Abeckford

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

  • It's been a awesome year with anime and MAL and I hope this year will be or more awesome than last year. -️ Excited for all the anime releasing this year ???

    DrakenXX01

  • watching animes is a healing haha

    amykasa

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • Just have fun lads.

    Kartin99

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

    mikazukimizuki

  • "I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"

    Snipez69

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • “If you’re panicking, you won’t be able to win a fight even if you could’ve.” —Ken Ryuguji

    CBPman9001

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

  • Whether a fish lives in a clear stream or a water ditch, so long as it continues swimming forward, it will grow up beautifully.

    Dualityofsoul

  • 2021 What 2020 should have been.

    Animefan1846

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya

    YukiTakashi

  • 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

  • I'm thankful for Anime & Mangas being part of my life. Things wouldn't be the same without so many passionate and creative people who're giving life to characters we can relate to and creating marvelous stories for us to experience. It is truly wonderful, to say the least.

    Zach-chan

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

    lgdeceasedface

  • Don't understimate power of friendship

    abbasower12

  • Don't be shy or feel bad about enjoying anime. Don't let others judge the things you enjoy. You be you, and enjoy what you enjoy. Innocent or degenerate, you'll still be happy as an otaku, if you love being an otaku.

    RiverChan

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • 2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

  • 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

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

    ChadtheChampion

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

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

    White_Wuf

  • Oh I actually love so many of the animes that came new in 2021 and I’m so clad that I found this app I really appreciated because it makes my life so much easier and more comfortable

    Annamrfm

  • Bury me with Hyrum Smith glasses.

    Nero_nan

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • 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

  • 2021 was not the best but it also was not the worst year for animes, i can say that there will always be a space in my heart for my besto friendo, king must protect, idol zombies and romance fruits.

    Kitsunyaa

  • I love this year

    Pandoraa

  • i’m watched so many good anime since i found MAL and i’ve made so many friends and had many discussions that was really interesting and cool!! so thank you MAL

    jen_731

  • I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021

    Sailor_Sakka

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • 10 years ago, it started with Naruto. 10 years later, I met One Piece. Once again, I fell in love with you again, Anime

    Zonigiri

  • WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR NEW ANIME FANS AND SEASONED VETERANS!!! hope to see more like this in the future!!! :)

    Aninoob1234

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

    chubritsa

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

    Rin_Setsuna

  • Anime is laifu cuz waifu is waifu.

    Sallachi

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • 1. "I will never give up untill my wish comes true" —ASTA 2. "This is the time you push past your limit" —Yami Sukehiro

    MARKfeni

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!

    nikodragu3

  • you can like anime but you don't have to be a weeb

    jafo9703

  • Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!

    Felpzz

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • Thank you for all of your hard work making MyAnimeList better and better!

    Sleepteiner

  • "Jooooooohhhnnnn!!!!!" —Ronaldo

    Samii

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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