MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.

    EnRyuu12

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

    Jingrado

  • 'We all learn from anime, and every small bit of it has an enormous impact in our life''

    whistle_of_wish

  • WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021

    spctrx

  • 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_

  • Moriarty the Patriot was such an amazing anime of all . It displayed a beautiful image of the discrimination between Earls and oppressed.

    Amna Hasan Mirza

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

  • "Remeber kids, it will never be enough rewatches.. NEVER!" -Some Gigachad Guy

    yMarlboro

  • Let's keep it subtle then BANG!

    efontanar

  • Attack on titan is the truth of my life and everyone else life i have been waiting all this year's to know the truth but now I don't wanna end it but i have to because i need to know the truth aot is a masterpiece

    Eren_Jeager_24

  • We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!

    nikodragu3

  • dont be the best one, be the only one

    iridescentsung

  • Being an anxiety patient I know I can't kick it out of life but Anime has helped me lot to get through it at every step. So I'm so grateful for anime to exist.

    SasuSona143

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • First of all thanks to MAL team for keeping up the great work and my next year wish would be no more redo of the healer type of anime pls make it stop it’s not for fkn TV bruuh.

    Makushimu_Yroma

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

    AltriaRuler

  • "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

  • A solid year of anime Rip to one of the goats Kentaro Miura, also watch one piece

    BrokenButter

  • Anime is not a mistake! XD

    jmas081391

  • "Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman

    Indigo_123

  • 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 you consider normal often turns out to be what makes you, you.” —Ooba Mayu (Blue Period)

    Lopika

  • Thank you everyone for a great year in the anime community

    Diamond1580

  • "Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened."

    KioSensei

  • “Set your heart ablaze”

    rengok

  • Anime is something that makes us wanna dream.

    Eriskyyy

  • The community behind the anime is like icing on the cake; irreplaceable and comes in all sorts to enjoy!

    Treeky_

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • "Ex-Arm the best anime."

    sakamotoid

  • 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

  • I hope i will be a better person next year!

    yokofu

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • I'd vote hunter x hunter again this year but alas

    Xunstone

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

    nzrnxshh

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

    Memochi

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

    Ksoro

  • sum great anime noice

    Luukkey

  • Anime has ruined my life.

    xllv

  • Everything is amazing with its quantity and quality. While I haven't seen many productions, the ones I have seen were great, and my anticipation of the episode itself was a lot of fun (and impatience). Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to make this year so amazing!

    akafterskvr

  • "auuu aa au aah" A wise quote from a great king.

    Sheridan02

  • Back in September of this year I started getting into anime, starting with MHA, (which I still have a soft spot for btw) and the most recent anime I've watched was Bleach. At the beginning of this year I decided to take a break from anime, but Akira is next. Keep watching anime!

    Activeonspotify

  • Fiquei muito feliz em acompanhar esses novos animes e temporadas. O ano se foi, junto com varias lembranças fantásticas, Mas vamos aguardar por mais momentos como esse ano que passou.

    Uva22doce

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

  • I hope Komi-san will win!

    mostakeajka

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

    marsspacedout

  • "Hey bitches and bros and non-binary hoes" —Adam, SK8 the Infinity

    morenq

  • For another year of good memes and anime

    Kypock

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • EREN YEAGEEERR!!!!

    yoitsHan

  • Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.

    SomeDude

  • I've personally haven't watched much of this year's animes but still it is propably best year of anime ever!

    Nyanko-senpai

  • For everyone feeling lost or lonely in this world, don't be afraid to reach out and find yourself some anime buddies. Remember: “Being lonely is more painful then getting hurt.” – Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece). We're not alone on this planet!

    JValiente

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

  • Another year filled with yet more Isekais. I don't know whether I should be happy or be disappointed.

    UsamiMitsu

  • Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife

    MysticShade

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • 2021, I'll Never Forgive You No Matter What!

    RobertU07

  • 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

  • "Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman

    mxgumizz

  • great year

    skhkwk

  • Cool year. Also, piano goes slurp.

    ZeldaFreak69

  • Girls are just temporary but anime are eternal and forever!

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.

    Hakiro_cr

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

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

    DominickFisher

  • Found my freedom! Eren could never

    Celineeekh

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

    qweaenr

  • “I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori

    Pengster

  • 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

  • The frog at the bottom of the well doesn't know the vastness of the sea, but it does know the blueness of the sky :)

    Hirano_Hisashi

  • 2021 year war a very successful year for anime industry though I've not been able to watch all the great animes this in 2021, I'm looking forward to the next year's content and I'm really hyped for Bleach TYBW.

    Sand_bag

  • Be nice to each other!

    Zoester

  • Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.

    GanjiMEX

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

    Commander-Toffen

  • "To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have." ~ Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)

    MADM4X_

  • Thank you for all of your hard work making MyAnimeList better and better!

    Sleepteiner

  • Watching anime is getting easier, especially in my region, there are many official/legal platforms that provide anime, hopefully in the future anime information sources will be more interactive and available in many languages.

    Arzetya

  • 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

  • Anime: A piece of my heart.

    Seba3114

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

  • Happy late new year everyone ! I've been using MyAnimeList since 2020. One of the best platform for list out there , no one could say otherwise (-‿‿-) !

    1der

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

    KAMIKAZE605

  • 2021 anime is weird.

    AswdPlayz

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

    TheRiseofAnime

  • It's been an awesome year for me just because of these anime. Many no, so many! things changed in these few years but am glad! these 2D, fictional characters have always been my therapy.

    lilymiii

  • "People said the world ending in 2012 was fake, but has anyone felt alive since then?"

    DeonX

  • 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

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

    jujubeefrwin

  • Always relaxed at all times

    cocoaaa

  • what a year

    cuki_aep

  • wonder egg deserved better

    lunanamu

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

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

    CBPman9001

  • 2021's Year of Anime is very much akin to 2021 as a whole. It gave us moments of joy, of excitement and sometimes even moved us to tears! But most notably it had a lot of garbage that you could only really laugh about.

    BillyCx

  • \(ò×ó)/

    AkiraKogane

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

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