MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Anime will always love in pur hearths forever

    Rainanime8

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

    callen7408

  • Best Anime Year Yet!!)

    Brabd

  • It's a small year for an anime industry as it's a small year for me.

    sixtef

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

    Yato66_

  • Let us enjoy Anime together as a Community!

    BeagaKing

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

    WanderingRonin

  • tatakae

    rinkazukaa

  • What a year, Ex-Arm set a new standard for trash Anime.

    DarkLeafNinja

  • Eat. Sleep. Anime. Repeat.

    Ava_and _Anime

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

  • Omg I love SK8 the infinity!!!!! I love Reki!!!!! I love Langa!!!!!! I love Adam!!!!!! I love Cherry Blossom!!!!! I love Jo3!!!!!!! I love Miya!!!!!! I love Shadow!!!!!! I love Tadashi!!!!!! FAN!!!!!! wowowow i learnt how to skate because of skate! I love canada because langa!!!!

    Aetherdragon18

  • I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.

    Spinka T.K.

  • John could totally beat Goku

    Iambork

  • This year I watched anime and nothing more

    rilip1

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • Enjoy anime & manga while I still can. There will come a time that I cannot do this anymore.

    DC27

  • Dont let it go that deep, just breathe.

    iDevil360

  • 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

  • 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 good year

    peaskeeper

  • life is like watching an anime, sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh, but most importantly you’re enjoying it

    shunwen

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

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

    vjtatakae

  • 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

  • Crunchyroll anime awards is a joke, sorry but I had to say it.

    Cofi_

  • Kazuto was here, anime have brighten my whole year

    Kuroken_Kazuto

  • BAKAYARO KONOYARO

    Furexx

  • Don't understimate power of friendship

    abbasower12

  • Banger year for Anime!

    FoxyVee

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

    JePKo22

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • School is temporary, swag is forever.

    ghostkyaenma

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

  • I am a degenerate through and through :3

    _Grackin_

  • hinjaku hinjaku

    lanveii

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

    UsamiMitsu

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

    Sheridan02

  • "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_

  • Yay, Anime!

    Maryca9

  • Anime is like a dream, you never know what to expect with either of them.

    BenRoddison

  • 86 = peak

    LokoSquad

  • Bojji is the best -

    Skoord_

  • 10 billion percent exhilarating!

    C0rrekT

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • Anime teach me to survive...???

    Fuyuki_Hashime

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

  • Last year was amazing ? for anime followers, and i wish it becomes more amazing this year -️

    Aniket1542

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Najimi Osana must have been in must protect!!!

    Almendraisreal

  • 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

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

    RobertU07

  • I enjoy watching Japanese cartoons.

    TQRL

  • Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

    salivabench

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

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

    noir_blancc

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

    Red543322

  • 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

  • I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.

    BlessonJoseph

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

  • Anime kept me a float after some...unfortunate family issues. And for that, I am grateful.

    animebaby00

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • Since it's for 2021. All my actual votes go for Gintama movie 2021. 2022 will be sad year without Sorachi-sensei. :/

    kuik

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

    Commander-Toffen

  • Anime is Trash and so am I.

    Mayu_jamir

  • So many anime so little time

    near94

  • The cruel angel got his degree

    Reba

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • 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

  • 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

  • Where is MUSHOKU TENSEI! That's all I have to say

    Ashutok

  • The more you watch, the more you learn!!! This quote literally describes what feelings I have with anime. It helped me through tough times and I'll always be ready to touch new horizons with it.

    Scorpiox__

  • 2021, another chapter completed! ? If there's one thing we Anime fans can all agree on; it's the fact that 2021 was one of the best years in the History of the animanga industry. True, the world has never understood our "taste~", but now more than ever can we be proud! To 2022!

    TheMrPatrick

  • yeah, good year

    Ryan_Myzt

  • Best ED is Over Think from the Anime Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click)

    aspirat2110

  • Many masterpiece anime in this 2021 but it's will be more masterpiece anime in 2022

    Atha_5

  • 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

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

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

    whistle_of_wish

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

    Sleepteiner

  • WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021

    spctrx

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

  • A very important quote to me is: “An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others,” hearing this at the onset of each episode made me feel very happy!

    Rav_29

  • What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

    MGSE

  • 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

  • 2021 Best year for Anime, fact.

    KOTFTW

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • 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

  • It's been one hell of a year, though I can't really remember what happend since my memory sucks. It seems like sequels and isekai are the most prominent anime this year, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a sucker for fantasy anime. I just hope 2022 will be an even better year.

    Cxy14

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

    ApolloCloud

  • Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion

    PutName_Here

  • "It's not your fault, it's just that the world sucks. So, keep your chin up and persevere!"

    _MushiRock11_

  • Time is gold when watching bold.

    Clockblocker299

  • The anime/manga community lost so many important people this past year- may them rest in peace, and may their legacies inspire even more amazing stories!

    LadyMithril

  • My mama always said 'life is like a game of Russian Roulette, you never know what you're gonna get'. That was the last thing she told me.

    random_savage

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • 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

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

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

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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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