MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • 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 have fun lads.

    Kartin99

  • Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21

    Forman420

  • If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it.

    MonikaDYadav

  • 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

  • Wonder Egg Priority is good!

    leons106

  • 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

  • Pako wanted to say thank you !

    bananaslicer

  • GET THE JUICE

    InVaL_iDKore

  • Life is a wonderous spring of everlasting knowledge

    Stefy4545

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

    WanderingRonin

  • I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan

    SoggySlopster

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

    Jenga

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • Anime: A piece of my heart.

    Seba3114

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

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

    God_Slayer17

  • I can't believe I ate the whole thing

    GSR_

  • Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes

    Pahvisensei

  • hinjaku hinjaku

    lanveii

  • Since this is the first ever MAL yearbook, So "whatever happens , happens". Glad to be a part of it, along with so many others. Finally "10 billion points" to the person who might publish this comment in the yearbook.

    Senku_Ishigami10

  • People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith

    SideCharacterKal

  • Anime is laifu cuz waifu is waifu.

    Sallachi

  • 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

  • anime is life

    bgsOO3

  • "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" —Sherlock Holmes From the best duo "Moriarty and Sherlock"

    Blaze2317

  • A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.

    AzusaGeras26

  • The closer you are to something, the lesser you can see.

    MardyBums

  • Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.

    RobbiRobb

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • “Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” ~ Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)

    Ekhan175

  • "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

  • petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you

    hyewon

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • 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_

  • Yare yare daze

    Tefumeku

  • All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.

    dimo145

  • So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.

    xkazutox

  • I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.

    BlackNeko1912

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

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

    i_majr

  • sonny boy anime of the year

    boykunron

  • "Surpass your limits right here, right now" —Sukehiro, Yami

    JePKo22

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

    XxBlocKk

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ

    Kimtheanimefan

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • "I'll love you even more so you don't have to worry about me cheating" A minute later "Is it alright if I date 2 girls at once?" —Kanojo mo Kanojo, one of the most random but funny anime in 2021.

    ReallyNotLuky

  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

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

    Sailor_Sakka

  • "Will you kill or get killed?"

    Ayus_0007

  • beyound the boundaries and far away

    zDenny

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

    ApolloCloud

  • Boji-sama is one of the best characters ever created.

    fquirogam

  • 1. "I will never give up untill my wish comes true" —ASTA 2. "This is the time you push past your limit" —Yami Sukehiro

    MARKfeni

  • This past 2021 was a year! And I am pretty sure that 2022 is also a year, isn't it?

    Ksoro

  • Anime is health, health is wealth.

    MagicSpectre

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

    Konekute

  • If I just had a Geass, I’d command you to be mine

    laramie0612

  • Let us enjoy Anime together as a Community!

    BeagaKing

  • Regardless of how weak you feel No matter how hard you are hit. Keep your heart burning. Grit your teeth and move forward. If you stop and hide the flow of time will not stop for you. - Kyojuro Rengoku

    Blank_Equinox

  • Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.

    Yasmin17

  • Bloody Regina Took Over 2021

    Dam-0

  • To (sk8 the) infinity and beyond!

    LeonerreFT

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch. Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.

    Animekid3

  • 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

  • Stay calm and weeb on.

    acutedream

  • All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).

    anandasaetang

  • dont be the best one, be the only one

    iridescentsung

  • Anime is life

    Haruhi_Sarutobi

  • Luv 2 evry1

    Primorie

  • Anime is my way to escape from this harsh reality.

    noir_blancc

  • I like anime, yes I do.

    Edimon2907

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

    Usagi301

  • Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?

    Bergioyn

  • MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!

    Its_Ishii

  • Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • 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

  • "You may be a little too idealistic Not only for others but for yourself Ideals are too high and unable to be attained" —Karlstahl

    Noobtin

  • It was a good year for anime

    jamesisarobot

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • The conclusion to fruits basket will be what I remember this year for.

    Bolleatstoes

  • Hope everyone enjoys another year watching anime and reading manga! Cheers!!

    Bearan

  • 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

  • 2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!

    WoughtFighter

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

    The-Harem-God

  • “I just wanted to make it clear there were people here. And make sure I don’t forget.” – Fushi

    qweaenr

  • 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

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

    gotthea

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • Covid hit us hard, but it gave us more time to watch anime so it wasn’t that bad.

    Tuwwster

  • 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 ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr

    KaZeFrFr

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

    vjtatakae

  • 2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there

    elle6969

  • I hope my favourite anime and character will win

    MegumiAnemone

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • 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

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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