MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • There's too much anime, I can't keep up!

    DominickFisher

  • Can’t rate everything if I didn’t watch everything.

    Abeckford

  • I came. I saw. I MAL'ed.

    Shibuya109

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

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

    Nabas94

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

    KnightOfAstoria

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

    Jiorl

  • 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_

  • Marin best girl of the year

    imcy0812

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • "Don't judge book by its cover" —Miko Yotsuya

    gotthea

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

  • Woof *in a French accent*

    CrustyMustard

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

  • Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!

    Aka_to_azure

  • As the year ends, another starts and when another starts; more isekai and titties to come.

    heyhoeudoin

  • When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.

    TheBlazman

  • “If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can.”

    MTLourenco

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

    blueypro

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    Franklin1-N

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

    Koogmaster

  • "No matter how afraid I am, I have a job to do!" —Red Blood Cells (Cells at Work!)

    TheRiseofAnime

  • Tatakai Tatakai !!!

    joy_swifty

  • Whether a fish lives in a clear stream or a water ditch, so long as it continues swimming forward, it will grow up beautifully.

    Dualityofsoul

  • Anime's gay... I love it

    LandSwimmer

  • Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life

    SainBlank

  • Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

    Roszel

  • I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021

    Sailor_Sakka

  • Made many long reviews last year.

    short_reviews

  • I may not have a life , but at least i have something to look forward to when i wake up.

    Anya_L

  • Must protect bojji at all costs!!

    Aweebsince2k14

  • Oh I actually love so many of the animes that came new in 2021 and I’m so clad that I found this app I really appreciated because it makes my life so much easier and more comfortable

    Annamrfm

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

  • “Take the blue and the red and make purple to win the game”

    Raccoonbro

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • All I gotta say, we truly live in a susiety. p.s: The manga was better

    KingVcg

  • Based year

    lill_turt

  • Over the past two years, the world has changed indescribably. But one thing that hasn't changed - the warmth, the creativity and the talent of our anime community. Thank you for everything!

    kyon981

  • Don't wait for it, do it now because time is fast and never stopping.

    ojou_san

  • JOJOOOOOOOO!!!!

    ropeccool

  • 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

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

  • Damn, this year went by so fast I forgot half of these.

    joey

  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

  • Keep on watching

    OzeNix

  • yare yare daze

    Piranha3D

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

    Snow_Leopard123

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

    Red543322

  • anime will not leave me i won't leave anime

    Fuyu-

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

  • 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

  • 2021 might have been the most hectic year but in my opinion was the best year for me bcz of all the anime releases with genres ranging from Romance(kome san) to Tragedy(AOT), isekai, horror(Mieruko-chan) and much more.

    Tenma_Yato

  • Have you touched some grass today?

    4esthetics

  • Filled with disasters from Covid to Ex-Arm, 2021 has come to an end :). Although filled with some nasty flops and disasters the "Face" of Bojji, "Mehness" of Odokawa, "Animation" of Mushoku Tensei (and KnY) and much more has lifted up 2021 to another great year for anime :)

    lollipOOOp

  • With great fans, comes with great service

    RvEc

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

    Squidnugi

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

    callen7408

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

    AnimeNormee

  • SPRING 2021 WAS THE BEST SEASON OF ANIME PERIOD.

    raryaryagi

  • "I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"

    Snipez69

  • So much time, so little effectively used time.

    budrking354

  • Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier and welcome to Five Nights at Freddy's, an indie horror game that you guys suggested, in mass, and I saw that Yamimash played it and he said it was really really good... So I'm very eager to see what is up.

    AaronTheBaron

  • Best Anime Year Yet!!)

    Brabd

  • "Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl" i hope more anime will get seasons 2

    meormuhammadnaim

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

  • Hi there :) I don't know what to write but I will become bestfriends with someone who loves romantic comedies as much as I do

    delooloo

  • thank u mappa! please rest !

    echoesmirror

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

    Pritam_

  • animes = good :)

    miguelbr02

  • 2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!

    TheMidnightWolf

  • beyound the boundaries and far away

    zDenny

  • -a very cool quote-

    JustCallMeKou

  • Kimetsu No Yaiba is amazing

    Kuso_desu

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!

    priyanka2411

  • I want more and more people to watch anime

    ab_Sami

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • Be equally indifferent to blame and praise. Whatever they think of you, watch and do what you think is fair. —Pythagoras

    DDame38

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • This is so much better than crunchyroll awards where the judges are the ones whose votes really matter. Loving all the events MAL has been doing recently and can't wait to see MAL grow even more. (thanks for the badges, keep giving us more~)

    Legends_of_anime

  • "Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

    Reed_san

  • "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

    Pixie_dust_412

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

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

    The-Harem-God

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • This year not only gave me fantastic shows to view but it also gave me an addiction to seasonals. I'm still trying to figure out if that was a good thing.

    Kielbaska

  • 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

  • This is so much better than em Crunchyroll awards lol

    Martin_Galbavy

  • I am happy

    Shintô

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

  • I like Bojii~

    imorih

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

  • I was there when it started, where were you when it ended?

    Setrinel

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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