MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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

  • 2021 for anime was like a lottery. You either got a great season with banger animes and another season where you were empty-handed.

    abhinavsawesome

  • We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

    Ren211

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • Just have fun lads.

    Kartin99

  • I love anime - thanks #MAL

    itmeh_piyush

  • "Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"

    GleefulViolin

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

  • Seasons are great, if you keep track of it.

    ItsEmina

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

    Kanekikenblackre

  • Without anime my life would be boring

    Yabooijohnny

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!

    TeiraTiddy

  • 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

  • Vivy, ODDTAXI, 86, Mushoku Tensei, Ranking of Kings, and Link Click all in the same year. This was by far the greatest year in anime history, with so many masterpiece shows. (also watch Shadows House, it was very underrated)

    weebheadkyle_png

  • Covid = Online Class = Watch Anime = No Study = Bad Grades = Drop Out = Get A Job = Earn Money = Got Rich = Watch More Anime

    Jx1126

  • Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl

    Nick838

  • I love watching anime its really fun dattabayo

    amit004

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

    Jingrado

  • Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!

    Kaylof

  • This year there were some bangers.

    Soultier

  • When life gives you bears, trick them into doing market research for you.

    Brack_Obunga

  • 2021 was such a beautiful year for anime and by that I mean how many beautiful animes have been released. God that I'm thankful that my friends introduced me to it several years ago. Have a nice year

    Homosapiens-sama

  • no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives

    poesracoon_karl

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • “The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ” —Izumi Miyamura

    Tamago_Senpai14

  • "That" -She

    hitogoroshii

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • "Humans are radically evil beings that is why we must be restrained by laws and it is necessary to form a nation, but we now value the sanctity of laws more than we value humanity even when we cried humans are virtuous peace never came" — Kant ~~ From Now On We Begin Ethics

    Aatihonora

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • "I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"

    Acthegamer04

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • 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

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.

    MochizukiTomoya

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

    almyx2

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • “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

  • I've seen enough, I hope next year will surprise me !!!

    prima_rd

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • With great fans, comes with great service

    RvEc

  • I WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL MY ENEMIES ARE DESTORYED

    FunLessGuy

  • 2021 is AMAZING.

    apinop_39493

  • Dont let it go that deep, just breathe.

    iDevil360

  • pretty dang good year, huh?

    Thoft

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

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

    ChadtheChampion

  • If you see this, read Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru and bless Botan

    ShinoAlter

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

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

    Shichibu

  • 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

  • Ex-Arm’s animation was ahead of it’s time fr it was just too advanced for us to understand

    Jamk_

  • was a good year for me. I am not good at words but it was fun.

    Rinkumi

  • Sleep, more sleep

    Shiro_neko0110

  • genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?

    Dazonwraith

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

  • Take life with a grain of pepper.

    Starfinity67

  • Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)

    GFLMA

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” —Miyamura Izumi "Memories can be painful. They can be a terrible burden. Sometimes, being able to forget is a... blessing. Eternity is a long time to collect bad memories." —Pyra

    Dgddgfg

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • beyound boundaries, and higher

    zDenny

  • MAL (My Anime List)... more like: Magical Amazing (and) Loving! Happy first ever MAL expo! May we hope this year will be filled with new astonishing animes!

    HeyyL0ve

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • You can always die. It's living that takes real courage

    Pritam_

  • I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.

    lj_aniweeb2

  • JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!

    ropeccool

  • Here to another good year for anime!

    AngeloMC21

  • A solid year of anime Rip to one of the goats Kentaro Miura, also watch one piece

    BrokenButter

  • 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

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • 304629 will always be a favorite :)

    MLain

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

    Nat05

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

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

    celeVie

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • 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

  • I have learned absolutely nothing this year, but I will not lie, it was a fun one. Watching anime has definitely been my favorite time waster. If this gets put in the year book, just know, to anyone reading this- There was no mistake when we discovered anime.

    Midori126

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

  • a good year with a wide variety of anime

    Maxitto

  • Yay, Anime!

    Maryca9

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • 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

  • I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters

    -FOXX-

  • Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

    Kagalove123

  • Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win

    Lilgabbi

  • The year was full of smiles and laughs (and some sad) feelings with all the shows that aired. I really enjoyed watching so many shows that made me smile.

    Sparkheart

  • "It ain't a warcrime if there is no war" -Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'

    Alfadog500

  • 2021 was 30% Yabai

    Hartwick

  • I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr

    KaZeFrFr

  • "It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." —Akame ga Kill!

    BendyBenditul

  • Not many will appreciate the beauty of their surroundings like you do. Spend time with those that do. Mushoku Tensei, 2021 was a golden Isekai-era ---!

    Exosfeer

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

    Tuwwster

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • This year was an overall good year with lots of amazing anime! Looking forward to the next.

    Acoustic_Sammy_X

  • anime is life

    bgsOO3

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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