MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes

    Pahvisensei

  • Vivy the best anime don’t @ me

    PapiVamp

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • “I've got good news. You see, there's no need to wonder where your god is! 'Cause he's right here! And he's fresh out of mercy!" —Kazuto Kirigaya

    OmegaBanjo

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!

    marsspacedout

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • I love watching anime its really fun dattabayo

    amit004

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Shinzo wo Sasageyo

    Akava_19

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

  • Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?

    Sarthakahir

  • This year was pretty shit, the anime were neat tho

    Koogmaster

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • Hunter X Hunter came back this year, right? Right? Let's manifest.

    DeidoroSakaki

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.

    TriaxL

  • Tooru Honda best girl

    Asdq_11

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

    Kidd_Vicious

  • 2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

  • 2021 Arigathanks!

    venomazter

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

  • Vivy was a masterpiece!!

    JokersRoyal

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

  • I don’t mean to brag or anything but when it comes to being the worst, I’m at the top.

    IsaiahLikesRem

  • sum great anime noice

    Luukkey

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

    C_Par

  • I want more and more people to watch anime

    ab_Sami

  • I hope the one who deserves it wins.

    Vermonia

  • 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

  • A bad year for me but anime and manga helped me get through it like a train passing through a thunderstorm .

    RyuzakiKen99

  • Heyy im very excited to do this i hope i can join next year too thanks for invite me-️ I love you my anime list

    zensayonara

  • “Listen up. I am a god.” —Tengen Uzui

    TheCharizarder

  • Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.

    TheDeadmanII

  • at first, I was scared to become an anime fan. I didn't want to be called "uwu anime sussy baka". ... this year I've completed my 100th series and discovered more about myself > because of Japanese animations of course

    tynqa

  • "There's no such thing as a useless effort."

    Snow_Leopard123

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.

    Reeku_01

  • The Spring Sky is Bluer than I've ever seen. If I could give you this very sky as a gift, I would in a heartbeat.'

    anhiansh5

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

    Brack_Obunga

  • To another great year!

    JohnnyKirisaki

  • Live life don't let it live you!

    Galador_Silva

  • Anime/manga can sometimes be the best medicine for a lost soul.

    Just a weeb

  • An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!

    Chloe_Player

  • I hope my favourite anime and character will win

    MegumiAnemone

  • I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun

    ZeroUser07

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-

    WonderWolf23

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

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

    Blackmage03

  • 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

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

    The-Harem-God

  • "there is no hope without light, and light cannot shine without hope" azulongmon, digimon adventure 02

    lightinhereyes

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • It was an "ODD" year

    mangamaxx

  • 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

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

    Jx1126

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

    FRognomz

  • 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

  • horimiya supermacy

    smutnygoldi

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • tatakae tatakae

    bahiisbored

  • 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_

  • Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.

    fluffycow17

  • "If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."

    Namblue11

  • Its not like i want to be in the yearbook or anything.... Baka

    Pandasiar

  • 2021 was a banger! Here's to 2022 go above and beyond

    jujubeefrwin

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

    WanderingRonin

  • 86 = peak

    LokoSquad

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

    ElBuscadores

  • "Sometimes there is nothing you can do, you stare at the rain and wait for it to end, all alone".

    hattrem1

  • Lena is best girl of 2021.

    BlueCassius

  • The lockdown wasn't so boring

    Sch4n

  • Its my 1st time but i loved the anime of this year

    Red543322

  • I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.

    MALILFS25

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

  • i’m watched so many good anime since i found MAL and i’ve made so many friends and had many discussions that was really interesting and cool!! so thank you MAL

    jen_731

  • Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.

    SuperiorAMVs

  • This year I finally watched one anime. Maybe two.

    SnailSavant

  • "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

  • I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.

    doomraider278

  • 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

  • Maximum Effort

    WorstEdition

  • Even though the year has been hard for everyone I’m glad I have the awesome anime and manga community to keep me company! \(>~<)

    ShinseiNeko

  • what a year

    cuki_aep

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

  • “If you’re panicking, you won’t be able to win a fight even if you could’ve.” —Ken Ryuguji

    CBPman9001

  • An amazing anime year. Loved a lot of animes. I hope every year will have amazing anime like 2021 from now on.

    DARK_REPULSER_5

  • Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.

    nzrnxshh

  • Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it

    Debrup_07

  • The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster

    Jiorl

  • Made many long reviews last year.

    short_reviews

  • "Hey Bitches and Bros and non-binary hoes" —Adam, sk8 the infinity

    Harold_Bean

  • Sometimes reality can be annoying but if I can escape to another world I would do so, That's why anime exist.

    Elijah235

  • "Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)

    animenichijou

  • 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

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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