MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • Just imagine a world where all bananas turned blue over night.

    StephenBriggsby

  • There were so many great anime in 2021, it’s really hard to pick just one for each category! Can’t wait for another awesome year in anime 2022!

    FairyTailLove83

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • I came here to enjoy every single anime and manga.

    blueypro

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

    Lopika

  • Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

    Memochi

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

    Pritam_

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

  • Attack on titan is the truth of my life and everyone else life i have been waiting all this year's to know the truth but now I don't wanna end it but i have to because i need to know the truth aot is a masterpiece

    Eren_Jeager_24

  • You're nice keep going

    Army45

  • "I'd rather die than get involved in something in what sounds like a pain in the ass."

    Kurosawa-san

  • To watch anime every day makes me happy

    SandraEis

  • If I'd get a dollar for each unnecessary panty shot in Mierko-chan, I'd be a millionaire.

    -

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • 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

  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • 2021 was the year I started reading manga. I also became more open in the types of anime I watched!

    Ralphox

  • A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ノ

    MikanNatsume5

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

  • “It takes a real man to be the best girl” -gigguk

    Strohmier

  • Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.

    Yasmin17

  • I survived 2021 Thank god 2021 is blessed with lots of good series Hope next year I can survive

    doraemonpure

  • Anime is trash, so am I!

    SorrowInApril

  • Please, let's watch anime as the world burns to ashes.

    Milith801

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

    Lilgabbi

  • 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

  • Can't wait. Hope it's not rigged like crunchyroll anime awards.

    The-Harem-God

  • „Sasageyo“

    holondaise

  • (-‿--) Dear Weebs of MAL, you are sugoi. Whatever is going on in your kokoro right now, please know that you are kawaii and your story is not a filler. You are loved (-‿--)

    Otttoc

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

    Purara_17li

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok

    FISHYGAMRZ

  • "I'll never stop watching anime."

    -Meru

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

    almyx2

  • "....." —Komi-san

    R3V4N

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • Another year full of anime, another year of not having time to watch everything I wanted...

    Bell_cz

  • I know like three anime, but cheers to watching more next year, and finding my place on this site!

    AgeofTitanium

  • "People die when they're killed"

    KaguraFireCosplay

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

    Trekker10

  • Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.

    BabyGirl06301

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!

    BlazeMustang

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

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

    Jamk_

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

    TsRolox03

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!

    Chloe_Player

  • 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

  • Another wonderful year of anime

    Zertop

  • So much time, so little effectively used time.

    budrking354

  • This year has been a banger!!! Nonstop top-tier anime every season were just amazing.... Komi-San, Rudy, Miyamura, Rimuru and so so SO many amazing characters.... So many waifus.... It was just amazing!!!

    Goated_Weeb526

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

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

    AngelHana

  • I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^

    Aug

  • Amazing year

    RCDims

  • I love this year

    Pandoraa

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • "I Wish I Could've Lived My Life Without Making Wrong Turns. But That's Impossible. [...] We Make Mistakes. And Little By Little, One Step At A Time, We Push Forward." Yuki Sohma Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket

    duducomo

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

    WanderingRonin

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

    KaZeFrFr

  • You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing

    angelgrozd

  • There are many animes that I have not seen in this list HAHAHA. But of the few that I saw, I feel that I answered them with great sincerity. So I look forward to the results!

    Carls17

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • #2021 The Anime Year for generations to come, had everything from Attack on Titan to Ex Arm, from Komi san to To your Eternity. Glad I watched so many shows this year, but at the same time sad that I skipped so many gems( will definitely watch them).

    Ironaditya

  • A lot of these I don’t know of, but I will vote for and continue loving the ones I know.

    Unknownplayer

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

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

    Pengster

  • Keep on watching

    OzeNix

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • "I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."

    SomanshuAikat

  • I much like the noble raccoon know only two base truths in life, I eat garbage, and garbage is delicious.

    The_Cmoose

  • Great year for anime! P.S. What does O(ver)P(owered) Direction even mean?

    HalfwayDeadz

  • Strive for 7 episodes per week! Bring back my Mikasa. Thank you Japan!

    kalivo

  • "auuu aa au aah" A wise quote from a great king.

    Sheridan02

  • The laws of space and time dictate that in 24 hours you can only physically watch 60 episodes of anime. That didn't stop me from completing One Piece in 3 days.

    ElqBell

  • Speedwagon best waifu.

    Nemesis177

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

  • Good year for anime lovers.

    NERo0o

  • "bitches, bros and non binary hoes" - wise words from Adam

    FRognomz

  • That was a great anime year and I'm hoping the next one will be even better. Already looking promising...

    Moss-Monster

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • "........" said Komi-san. I am also speechless. I have nothing to say. But let's do our best to connect with people. I am also bad at it.

    therefore-I-AM

  • Pride is admirable, but if pride is taken too far it becomes bitter arrogance.

    C_Par

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

    AzusaGeras26

  • stay sexy and dont get murdered

    cxttqn

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • Thanks to MAL staff and fellow MAL users for making 2021 great! May your futures be as bright as your anime-watching rooms should be. May your hearts be as warm as the fabled MAL hoodie might be. May season 2022 of our era be as wonderful as we'd like it to be!

    Swiggy

  • petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you

    hyewon

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

    Patwo2

  • “Catch me if you can Mr Holmes” —William Moriarty

    Astrqriius

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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