MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • One of the best years in anime!

    Kry_Now

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

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

    Yato66_

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

    NakolHira

  • 2021 was a great year in anime, if not in much else (thanks pandemic). Many strong releases with diverse and wonderful shows, perfectly suited for entertaining us while we were staying at home :)

    MikeOnHighway61

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.

    Jingrado

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

    Jenga

  • 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

  • 2021 was a blast

    midorichandesu

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • "There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one`s life, one should not wish for another chance." —Saber

    AltriaRuler

  • If you're gonna walk on ice, you might as well dance.

    LeilaBargo

  • Hope all my bitches and bros and non-binary hoes has a blessed and safe 2022!!!

    MelixBan

  • always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!

    ArkyEvxs

  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

  • A great year of anime

    Sakib_Shahariar

  • genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?

    Dazonwraith

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."

    theanimeview

  • We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun

    GatoDeSabre

  • My choices are most likely not going to be acknowledged but hey, this Year was worth it.

    IceTP100

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • 2021 good year

    peaskeeper

  • The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son

    kazuzu_0

  • Not many will appreciate the beauty of their surroundings like you do. Spend time with those that do. Mushoku Tensei, 2021 was a golden Isekai-era ---!

    Exosfeer

  • Watching anime is a lot of fun. But what's more fun is to be able to share our anime discussions & cute anime screenshots moment together with my myanimelist friend & DIscord friend. My enjoyment for cute anime will never end!

    Cocoa_Hoto

  • To Your Eternity was the saddest anime this year. Shaking and crying rn.

    genuinegiorno

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

  • 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

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • The journey of a weeb is arduous to say the least. There will never be enough time or money courtesy of mangas, their usually banger adaptations and waifu merch. But even living in a car with said waifu merch, its worth it. To many more years of anime and manga! Cheers!

    Ballistic_UwU

  • The art of life is the art of avoiding pain

    -JM22-

  • WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021

    spctrx

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • I hope more people can come to know and enjoy anime in the coming year as well~ but most importantly, let's all have fun watching it ^^

    Shikkakku

  • Just enjoy what ever anime you want, respect each other preference and the thing that you need to always remember when watching is never judge a book by its cover and never underestimate them. Also not to forger thank you MAL for being best anime database ever! ありがとうございます!!

    Mal_functionz

  • no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives

    poesracoon_karl

  • 10 years ago, it started with Naruto. 10 years later, I met One Piece. Once again, I fell in love with you again, Anime

    Zonigiri

  • Now looking back it was a great year for anime we got some very great tropes like that of an anime with just wholesomeness and normal life mixed with fantasy element without any action or drama in it and there were other great original stories like that of odd taxi and link click

    Karrem

  • Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.

    TinyGraape

  • justice can be cruel

    hooman_matt

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

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

    Commander-Toffen

  • Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji

    Chizzie

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • I have learned absolutely nothing this year, but I will not lie, it was a fun one. Watching anime has definitely been my favorite time waster. If this gets put in the year book, just know, to anyone reading this- There was no mistake when we discovered anime.

    Midori126

  • Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…

    diaablo

  • Another wonderful year of anime

    Zertop

  • Crunchyroll anime of the year sucks lol

    Sladerocks

  • Based Ex Arm

    mosuwain

  • If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation. Trying something new is never a pain

    Michella_Rin

  • I like Bojii~

    imorih

  • "I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe

    Ralph wreck it

  • Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • Don’t judge the book by it’s cover

    XxBlocKk

  • I hope Komi-san will win!

    mostakeajka

  • 2021 was a very dry season for anime. 2022 is already looking good though, so here's to a great anime year in 2022!

    OrbitalForce

  • good luck, have fun, dont forget to sin

    Grim

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!

    CurlyAnocas

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

  • Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back

    KnightOfAstoria

  • This year I enjoyed Tokyo Revengers the most. I must say, at first I thought the anime was amazing until I read the manga - and absolutely fell in love with the story and characters! Thank you MAL for recommending TR to me! c:

    _Rip_Kissanime_

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • Anime has ruined my life.

    xllv

  • “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

  • Everyday there's a way to come alive again... (chano)

    dalzovo

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

    Kevinj2

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

    Sarthakahir

  • Another year, another quarantine. BUT WITH MUCH MORE ANIME. Thank you anime for making it so much more bearable.

    NummyNummers

  • This is my BANKAI

    Shadow_Killer783

  • If I were looking for something real, I would be watching documentaries and not anime.

    God_Slayer17

  • There is no shame in being weak, but staying weak is.

    AnimeNormee

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

    animenichijou

  • This year 2021 was full of great surprises and good animes where you can take refuge and feel the serenity that they emanate, and experience unique sensations.

    Zonx98

  • John could totally beat Goku

    Iambork

  • “Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori

    Squidnugi

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

    Red543322

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • Waking up to reality maybe hard, but when cute characters are there we ought to be in our dreams.

    ViRom

  • 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

  • Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone

    XNRaiser

  • TATAKAE

    lizazazazaz

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

    Astrqriius

  • This year's anime have been hype! From action anime like Attack on Titan to romance like Horimiya or sport animes like Sk8 and isekai like Mushouku Tensei. Even the chill comedic anime like Dragon Maid S or Jahy Sama. All of them make me sit at the edge of my seat! Thank You!

    Plebb_

  • "All the anime realised this year was amazing as expected from Anime " Some horable mentions 2021:- Re zero second season, Dr stone stone war, Vivy ,To your eternity, Takt op destiny and Demon slayer entertainment destrict.

    Aryak1410

  • My first formal year in anime

    swabbie

  • The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination present is likely the happiest time.

    Barry_Allen_14

  • No Senpai, this is our fight

    ikkew

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

    RyuzakiKen99

  • 2021 was a great year for anime, and these selections were among the best.

    lgght-249

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • "hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate" —nana komatsu (hachiko)

    vivy666

  • MyAnimeList has a better Anime Awards section than Crunchyroll, unironically.

    ApolloCloud

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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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