MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • CuteWinter:When a girl smiles she's beautiful as a blooming flower~Daisuke SadSpring:I aint giving up. To not give up I have a reason~Hanagaki WearySummer:If God exists then he should extend my deadline~Kobayashi EpicFall:You're my Kouhai so let your Senpai spoil you a bit~Takeda

    holmeskudo

  • I want more and more people to watch anime

    ab_Sami

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

    TsRolox03

  • Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

    NakolHira

  • I am glad I found MAL because it’s made everything easier for me and I’ve also found many good animes because of it so I would like to thank MAL

    K4B00M3R

  • Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.

    Kadaori

  • “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”

    Sora126

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

  • PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT

    UltramanLarry

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

    i_majr

  • 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

  • I have watched so many animes with different storyline and still can't decide which one is my favourite. Hat's off to the people who work hard making wonderful animes. Love from India -️

    NotMito11

  • Mushoku Tensei is anime of the year. If Arcane was an anime, then Mushoku Tensei and Arcane is anime of the year.

    Touch_Me-sama

  • Great year for anime and manga in general!

    DarkHumor04

  • 2021 was the best year of Anime that just kept on giving!

    Ckea

  • Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?

    ElBuscadores

  • yall slept on heike monogatari

    akyrdfxhv

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

    Brack_Obunga

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

    mikazukimizuki

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • John could totally beat Goku

    Iambork

  • Anime has been a nice way out of real life for me the past couple of years. It brings so much emotion where nothing else could!

    Vincentevil

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

    vjtatakae

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • Made many long reviews last year.

    short_reviews

  • With so many anime that, instead of pandering to trendy stuff, were more like passion projects, 2021 made me feel "Anime is getting good again". Oddtaxi, Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi, Sonny Boy and Heike Monogatari made the year much more enjoyable.

    Brottoy

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

    tropika

  • I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules

    Nikurumi

  • "Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman

    Indigo_123

  • “When life gives you lemons, watch anime.”

    callen7408

  • So much anime, so little time! I hope that MAL friends, staff, and I can always enjoy anime no matter how busy we are and thanks to all the staff from all the studios for your hard work, anime keeps getting better every year. Hope everything always goes well and is fun for us!

    309

  • "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

  • “I don't know If you all missed me, but I didn't think about any of you at all.”

    @Dscry

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • Omg I love SK8 the infinity!!!!! I love Reki!!!!! I love Langa!!!!!! I love Adam!!!!!! I love Cherry Blossom!!!!! I love Jo3!!!!!!! I love Miya!!!!!! I love Shadow!!!!!! I love Tadashi!!!!!! FAN!!!!!! wowowow i learnt how to skate because of skate! I love canada because langa!!!!

    Aetherdragon18

  • most of these characters are quite unique and from my POV their backstory is what makes them who the are and it's interesting seeing different animes having their characters have to go through difficult and happy moments in way it shows how they can change their personality

    RedBell02

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

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

    Jenga

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

  • 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

  • These are some great categories, it was hard to choose! I'm looking forward to see the winners!

    Kidd_Vicious

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

    prima_rd

  • "There's no way we could meet. But one thing is certain. If we see each other, we'll know. That you were the one who was inside me. That I was the one who was inside you."

    LEVI_ARPIT

  • GET THE JUICE

    InVaL_iDKore

  • sad bcs no sonny boy :(

    Godspeeeed

  • This year was better than last

    TheEpicMacbeth

  • The special was bad but wonder egg priority was so good it had to win an award at the chrunchyroll awards

    Kevinj2

  • Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes

    Pahvisensei

  • "Keep Going With Your Hobby Even If Your Hobby Is Strange"

    AlexeiChern

  • 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

  • EX-ARM is a masterpiece,Dogeza de Tanondemita is the most wholesome show of the season and the most consistent show is undoubtedly " B :The Beginning Succession Jokes aside this years was better than the last one(at least in terms of anime ) best shows were SNK and BLUE PERIOD

    Yanssen10

  • gotta say the anime were pretty good last year

    aturtlzzz

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • This year has truly been a blessing for me. So many great anime has come out.

    Commander-Toffen

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

    NotSkulls

  • Don’t really know what to say but I’m glad to be a part of this yearbook 2021!

    Animefan5100

  • I love all the anime and I really like to have one to myself... Give us more of this!

    Iruken

  • watching animes is a healing haha

    amykasa

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

    FlyingBacon365

  • Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH

    LordHetmanix2077

  • I have fun watching anime this year. I found a new type of anime. Plus I do think that this year is an anime year for me. I really hope something big for 2022. So, Until then, we just have to wait for something that going to make our heads explode. See you next time !

    UMimOnigiri_

  • It was a good year for anime

    jamesisarobot

  • As we grow up, our taste gradually changes in anime but great animes always hold their places in our heart .

    _Vansh_

  • I hope i will be a better person next year!

    yokofu

  • “For a pregnant woman to give birth, she’s gotta feel the pain of pulling a watermelon out of her nostril. For an artist to create a masterpiece, he’s gotta feel the pain of pulling entire galaxies out of his ass.” —Gintoki Sakata

    Kenma099

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • "Listen! Your biggest audience is women. And women have a shrewd eye. Kouka fans want a dreamlike fantasy. A beauty they could never hope to obtain." Kageki Shoujo!!, Ep 2

    Amy-hakase

  • It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.

    Cxy14

  • Another great year of anime. For years to come hopefully we can look back and appreciate these new works.

    KarmaKaji

  • So many great shows this year!!

    Cupanda64

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • good luck, have fun, dont forget to sin

    Grim

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

    angelgrozd

  • Well....that year went by faster then the AOT charcters ?

    Usagi301

  • This made me realize I need to watch more anime...

    Nabas94

  • Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T

    SleepySera

  • 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

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

    Lilgabbi

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

    Acthegamer04

  • Ore wa matsuri no Kami, soon I'll make you my tatami

    Liliiii69

  • Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

    Diamond1580

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • amazing year

    XarkezPL

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • I should have been nominated, but it's fun to give others a chance... right?

    SheyCroix

  • Stop looking down for once, and just look up and smile; so I can take your yearbook photo!

    PokeProX

  • I hope Komi-san will win!

    mostakeajka

  • First of all thanks to MAL team for keeping up the great work and my next year wish would be no more redo of the healer type of anime pls make it stop it’s not for fkn TV bruuh.

    Makushimu_Yroma

  • anime is life

    bgsOO3

  • “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

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

    hamso-

  • Let's see what we have this year!!!

    Kyrioscist

  • TATAKAE

    lizazazazaz

  • Watching anime to enjoy is the best way for watching anime

    Ruraltoken

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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