MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

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

    KaZeFrFr

  • Rent a Goat

    saumsung

  • I'm just grateful for all the animes, mangas, songs and to everyone making all these incredible and amazing piece of art. In 2021, we all were recovering from something in one way or another and anime played a big part in healing.To everyone making this possible, Minna Arigatou!

    adizoned

  • Wonder Egg Priority is good!

    leons106

  • The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, doing the best it can....that's what makes it so damn beautiful.

    devilgod431

  • 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

  • Regardless of how weak you feel No matter how hard you are hit. Keep your heart burning. Grit your teeth and move forward. If you stop and hide the flow of time will not stop for you. - Kyojuro Rengoku

    Blank_Equinox

  • great year

    skhkwk

  • Anime was the most beautiful thing which I discovered in 2021.It truly changed my life in many different ways. Today I am able to think from a different point of view all thanks to the amazing characters. It made me laugh hysterically and at times it made me cry. Thankyou Anime.

    ___Chillhouse___

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

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

    Acthegamer04

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • anime will not leave me i won't leave anime

    Fuyu-

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

    Tuwwster

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

  • To watch anime every day makes me happy

    SandraEis

  • Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?‍-️?

    bersi4battery

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

    Mr_Gopnik

  • I am small. I have no money. Yet I’ll still find the money for manga.

    GeekFood

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

    Kaylof

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

    Patwo2

  • 86 eigth-six is the best anime this year!!!!

    Ryab_

  • Yay, Anime!

    Maryca9

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

  • "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

  • I love anime - thanks #MAL

    itmeh_piyush

  • Ex arm best anime

    ElMolaik

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

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

    Ninefive

  • You're nice keep going

    Army45

  • 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

  • TATAKAE

    lizazazazaz

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

    BenRoddison

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • Wonder Egg Priority and Death Parade need more content so I can prove to my boyfriend that they're the best. Please and thank you.

    Hadles2043

  • I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan

    SoggySlopster

  • I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.

    Afieqq

  • Draken supremacy

    Tikaas_m

  • As the year ends, another starts and when another starts; more isekai and titties to come.

    heyhoeudoin

  • "You were expecting a quote, but it was me DIO!"

    Youngman626

  • 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

  • I have achieved another goal this year, which is to get married! married to my job.

    AngelHana

  • The more you watch, the more you learn!!! This quote literally describes what feelings I have with anime. It helped me through tough times and I'll always be ready to touch new horizons with it.

    Scorpiox__

  • Hei hei hei, let’s enjoy all anime with happy ?

    Megumiya

  • Hot people watch jojo

    kynabv

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

    PRIom_18

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

    its_yorozuya

  • “I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori

    Pengster

  • 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

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

    Acoustic_Sammy_X

  • Sk8 is one of the best anime I have ever seen and I hope I don't change my mind in the future ??

    M.s.y.aljuraid@gmail

  • life is like watching an anime, sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh, but most importantly you’re enjoying it

    shunwen

  • 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

  • Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim

    hugrim

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

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

    anandasaetang

  • Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.

    Suzuyadesuga

  • Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    ueno_

  • The conclusion to fruits basket will be what I remember this year for.

    Bolleatstoes

  • I wanna give a shoutout to the MAL discord mods for soldering through all the spoilers and the sus comments You will all be missed

    VivavideoUser2x

  • Roses are Red, Violets are blue, I hate Adam from Sk8 And I hope you do, too

    iforgor

  • “Fruits basket was robbed”, that’s all I’ll say ?

    Itsumo_Issho

  • i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.

    Yato66_

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • Don't be such a drag, and just appreciate all of anime!

    Lukes_sketch

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • Loved this year, so many great anime released and hoping for more isekai genre anime and manga to come out!!!

    Abdullahthegreat

  • What a great year for anime. I enjoyed watching every seasonal anime this year. Some brought joy and some brought sadness. We all are blessed with these wonderful shows. I appreciate every single one of them.

    Khunime

  • "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

  • Happy late new year everyone ! I've been using MyAnimeList since 2020. One of the best platform for list out there , no one could say otherwise (-‿‿-) !

    1der

  • “Expecting others to read your mind is delusional.” —Hachiman Hikigaya

    hamso-

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • When I am scared of trying to do something with the fear of it being bad, I remember ex-arm and just yolo it.

    OlhaArroz

  • This year i finished over 200 animes! *yes i have no life* but ive learned things good and bad, watched amazing animes and plain awful ones. But you know what? Its been a great journet from then till now, and i cherish every moment of it.

    Art3misuwu

  • All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better

    KingVcg

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

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

    Blackmage03

  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

  • Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.

    FenrirMythEU

  • JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!

    ropeccool

  • “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

  • I cant believe that we lived in an era the we got to see EX ARM. What a time to be alive!

    Jenga

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • "Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"

    tropika

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • 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

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

  • Just have fun lads.

    Kartin99

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!

    shutired

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

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

    chubritsa

  • My Computer Screen is brighter than my future.

    Taiga_Demon

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

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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