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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.



























"I'd rather die than get involved in something in what sounds like a pain in the ass."
Kurosawa-san
I know like three anime, but cheers to watching more next year, and finding my place on this site!
AgeofTitanium
Lena is best girl of 2021.
BlueCassius
2021 was amazing though.
Adhik
“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
Sir Isaac Newton once said: "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my favorite anime is Inferno Cop."
NotSkulls
Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge
Stefy4545
speedwagon best waifu
FALZAP
The storm that was approaching came this year
OceanRay
"Don't judge book by its cover" —Miko Yotsuya
gotthea
-My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-
Sunny_Sun
-a very cool quote-
JustCallMeKou
always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!
ArkyEvxs
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
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
Don't understimate power of friendship
abbasower12
Remember that time when you almost got eaten by a giant spider or that other time you stepped on a magical portal and the whole class got teleported to another world? Fun times. Keep in touch...NOT! Class of 2021-We don't suck. Byeee!
Dragynfaerie
I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!
Dreadwingg
yare yare dawa
jolynxx
Anime's gay... I love it
LandSwimmer
My Computer Screen is brighter than my future.
Taiga_Demon
Yare yare daze
Tefumeku
I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun
ZeroUser07
Idk but we had a great 2021 in anime terms and we are going to have an amazing 2022 too so Im excited!
Faceu77
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_
This past 2021 was a year! And I am pretty sure that 2022 is also a year, isn't it?
Ksoro
TATAKE
Triall
"Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021
Reed_san
The conclusion to fruits basket will be what I remember this year for.
Bolleatstoes
The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.
Blackmage03
My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.
random_savage
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain
-JM22-
Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...
Shokaki
Soda… Boku ga Kira ?
Memochi
Mushoku Tensei was one of the Best Anime out this Year period.
MVP_Varun
I've seen enough i'm satisfied
Dguns
MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!
Its_Ishii
I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!
marsspacedout
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
It’s all just a blur.
Megge06
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
This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.
You_Dont_Know
Demon Slayer Entertainment Arc Episode 10 for Episode of the Year :)
SkillSwap
Don't criticize other anime because of your favorite anime. STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP WATCHING ANIME.
dl_ats_963
Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.
FenrirMythEU
A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.
StrawhatAJ
THISS YEARR IS MY BEST WEEBSS YEARR, I SPEND JUST LIKE 1000 hours a week just to watch anime
Shermon-lock
Better than crunchy roll award winners probably hopefully maybe
RenderingUser
This world is cruel but I still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you. Even if this is a mistake, I don’t doubt it. What is right is believing in myself strongly.
alonelysunflower
GET THE JUICE
InVaL_iDKore
86 = peak
LokoSquad
"Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl" i hope more anime will get seasons 2
meormuhammadnaim
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.
Acellah
Vivy the best anime don’t @ me
PapiVamp
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
It was a good year for anime
jamesisarobot
I came here to enjoy every single anime and manga.
blueypro
“Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori
Squidnugi
I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters
-FOXX-
THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR
marini_the_gomi
pretty dang good year, huh?
Thoft
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
DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε` )
Mangriam
Its not like i want to be in the yearbook or anything.... Baka
Pandasiar
Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?
Sarthakahir
Thank you MyAnimeList team for your hard work during 2021. Stay healthy and safe so that starting from 2022 you can be faster in approving a manga.
labradorescence
My choices are most likely not going to be acknowledged but hey, this Year was worth it.
IceTP100
If anything bothers you just take a anime shot and everything will not just be fine but infact will be GREAT! ........i don't understand why some people still don't get anime. But anyways, the great thing is we're being a part of a history making with aot finals~
MHAweeb
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
All of the Anime here & their characters are good!
IRingxMasterI
Well....that year went by faster then the AOT charcters ?
Usagi301
When life gives you lemons, squize them in the eyes of your enemies -Nicole Watterson
Vitzu
2021 just might have made up for 2020
Diemetradon
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
Anime is what lets me live in this world. No anime No Life
AkarshG
Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.
fluffycow17
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___
“Takemitchy, listen this whole time, there’s been poop stuck in your hair” —Mikey, Tokyo Revengers
Grizzly69er
“A low possibility means it's not zero”; Tokuchi Toua.
Koala15
"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
Enjoy anime & manga while I still can. There will come a time that I cannot do this anymore.
DC27
Thank you 2021!
Angelikc
Hori best girl
populargamer5000
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900
Nothing burns like the cold
DreamYC
"vivy is peak"
AuraXYZ
Bloody Regina Took Over 2021
Dam-0
Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.
BabyGirl06301
2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!
DeliveryDiverge
Fun can never be too much!
adampk
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
The year was filled. With what you ask? The question you should ask is what not? And the answer is always none.
guritosao
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
2021 has pretty decent animes...
dddenji
Boiji is best boy and best girl.
Venom5970
2021 was the year I started reading manga. I also became more open in the types of anime I watched!
Ralphox
Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.
FakeReality
Thank you soo much for such a year filling with great anime.
PRIom_18
2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^
Aoi_Etsuko
In 2021, we learned from anime that adulthood sucks, dragons must also pay their taxes like good citizens, being undead does not have to stop you from being a good parent, former yakuza make great homemakers, and to never forget the tale of the Heike. A splendid year indeed!
AnnaSartin