MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

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

    Ninefive

  • Adding Bojji in ''Must Protect'' is criminal.

    Judhill

  • There is no greater happiness and peace than sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and watching this year's anime with your loved ones, creating memes, even crying sometimes but also admiring, learning and being enchanted ...

    _swh_

  • „Sasageyo“

    holondaise

  • I hope the one who deserves it wins.

    Vermonia

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • Protect Bojji Ex-Arm is Hilarious Non Non Biyori Nonstop is Cute Isekai Anime are overused and needs to reduce Seriously stop there's too much isekai anime

    IanGamingX

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

    EnRyuu12

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

  • John's a sweet cinnamon roll too good for this world!

    Hannibal42

  • Cheers to another year of full of amazing shows! May the power of anime, be on your side!

    xTadx

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • 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

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • "None but you can determine your own worth" —Kiriha, Tsugu Tsugumomo

    TheRiper

  • "give up on your dreams and die" —Levi Ackerman

    i_majr

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

    WanderingRonin

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.

    GanjiMEX

  • 2021: The year anime moved from being the thing that held me together against all odds to being the thing positively I lived for week after week.

    Plato-Senpai

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

    -THEBeast-

  • "That" -She

    hitogoroshii

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

    morenq

  • Sir Isaac Newton once said: "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my favorite anime is Inferno Cop."

    NotSkulls

  • I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!

    marsspacedout

  • Nuuuuu! Vampire Dies Community was the friends we made along the way!

    Froz3npancake

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

    Just a weeb

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • Never stop seeing anime

    vivekred

  • When somebody ask me ''why is Fairy Tail your favorite anime" i only have one answer ''because it makes me forget that i don't have anybody who wants to real be with me. And Fairy Tail is about friendship and i want what they have ''

    saliona

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

  • Life is meaningless till you get up and give it one

    Mr_Gopnik

  • Here's to many more wonderful animes to come!

    Trekker10

  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

  • 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

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • 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

  • This year was so good anime made it mainstream again and I’m so happy that a lot of truly beautiful and amazing show made it to screens this year so thank you

    Dazaikunbsd

  • 2021 was the year I got into anime and I'm glad I became an anime fan at the perfect year where there were a lot of banger shows each season. It feels really good to be an anime fan and I will be looking forward to what 2022 has in store for us.

    BAKUNAUA

  • Draken you will win

    K0NNA

  • "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

  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

  • A bad year for me but anime and manga helped me get through it like a train passing through a thunderstorm .

    RyuzakiKen99

  • beyound boundaries, and higher

    zDenny

  • This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!

    CurlyAnocas

  • What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.

    Jingrado

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

    priyanka2411

  • Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes

    Pahvisensei

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

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • This year I hope the animes are just as good as last year's, and I hope I can continue to use Myanimelist. To keep track of each of them, they are the best, keep it up.

    gomez_sv

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • I’m new but happy to be here :)

    Rhythmme

  • 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

  • Vivy was a masterpiece!!

    JokersRoyal

  • Fiquei muito feliz em acompanhar esses novos animes e temporadas. O ano se foi, junto com varias lembranças fantásticas, Mas vamos aguardar por mais momentos como esse ano que passou.

    Uva22doce

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

    _meanie_

  • YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!

    Sidelink

  • All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).

    anandasaetang

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?

    TABMrMystic

  • Have you touched some grass today?

    4esthetics

  • -a very cool quote-

    JustCallMeKou

  • "I am the cutest no doubt!!"

    aruuuimi

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

    FlyingBacon365

  • Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.

    Reeku_01

  • Everything is amazing with its quantity and quality. While I haven't seen many productions, the ones I have seen were great, and my anticipation of the episode itself was a lot of fun (and impatience). Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to make this year so amazing!

    akafterskvr

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

    Cheerios3402

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

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

    mikazukimizuki

  • "Don't judge book by its cover" —Miko Yotsuya

    gotthea

  • It’s all just a blur.

    Megge06

  • 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

  • The community behind the anime is like icing on the cake; irreplaceable and comes in all sorts to enjoy!

    Treeky_

  • Hear me, all subjects of Ymir. TATAKAE!!!

    vjtatakae

  • I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.

    BlessonJoseph

  • When life gives you lemons, squize them in the eyes of your enemies -Nicole Watterson

    Vitzu

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

    Lopika

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

  • will there be chicken nuggets after this?

    nice_69

  • Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.

    Hakiro_cr

  • A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.

    AzusaGeras26

  • Must protect bojji at all costs!!

    Aweebsince2k14

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • The international community here on MAL is close and amazing, whether you bond over the same anime or manga taste; I think we can all agree that MAL gives us all the opportunity to share our passions. Kampai to more beautiful years :) PS. Love & Strength to those who need it

    Boku_no_pervert

  • This year was pretty shit, the anime were neat tho

    Koogmaster

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.

    Blackmage03

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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