MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • Heres to another good year, cant wait for the next one!

    Tememe

  • Covid came but Anime ruled

    Kittkat0900

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

    DeonX

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • Loved this year’s shows!

    zelitta

  • I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.

    MochizukiTomoya

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

    Abeckford

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

    nikodragu3

  • I watch Anime. Just Anime.

    Oliver2085

  • A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ノ

    MikanNatsume5

  • 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

  • Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.

    nandemoiiyo

  • "Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"

    GleefulViolin

  • May we all awaken to a better dystopia.

    snarky-san

  • I can't believe I ate the whole thing

    GSR_

  • Heyy im very excited to do this i hope i can join next year too thanks for invite me-️ I love you my anime list

    zensayonara

  • "I Wish I Could've Lived My Life Without Making Wrong Turns. But That's Impossible. [...] We Make Mistakes. And Little By Little, One Step At A Time, We Push Forward." Yuki Sohma Natsuki Takaya Fruits Basket

    duducomo

  • ex-arm clears all of your favorites

    UltrqInstinct

  • Don't be shy or feel bad about enjoying anime. Don't let others judge the things you enjoy. You be you, and enjoy what you enjoy. Innocent or degenerate, you'll still be happy as an otaku, if you love being an otaku.

    RiverChan

  • 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

  • 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

  • Anime/Manga Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down, Never gonna say goodbye.

    Kanekikenblackre

  • My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.

    barnabasdudda

  • Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!

    TeiraTiddy

  • Wars are Everywhere, Peace is Inevitable, Anime is the Best

    MADEVIL

  • 2021 might've been tough but at least we all got something in common that keeps us bonded and that is Anime! Assuring us that there is always something to look forward to.

    Alphyx

  • Bury me with Hyrum Smith glasses.

    Nero_nan

  • "For love and for peace" —Vash the Stampede

    Dukino

  • Cuteee year !!! :3

    Zeloge

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

    Snipez69

  • 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

  • “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!”

    Sora126

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

    CBPman9001

  • 2021 was a blast

    midorichandesu

  • Anime/manga can sometimes be the best medicine for a lost soul.

    Just a weeb

  • Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl

    Nick838

  • “It takes a real man to be the best girl” -gigguk

    Strohmier

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

    God_Slayer17

  • I haven't watched much anime for last 1 year but I will if I had some free time?

    tejas-san

  • "If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."

    Daruchev___2923

  • I spilled my cereal writing this quote

    MrCattyWolf

  • WE'RE THE TOKYO MANJI GANG!

    SpiderBear-11

  • Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.

    Acellah

  • 2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^

    Aoi_Etsuko

  • I'm too lazy to come up with something creative, so just let this be my yearbook quote I guess

    IrrelevantGuy

  • “Fruits basket was robbed”, that’s all I’ll say ?

    Itsumo_Issho

  • I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters

    -FOXX-

  • "Ex-Arm the best anime."

    sakamotoid

  • DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε` )

    Mangriam

  • Another great year of anime. For years to come hopefully we can look back and appreciate these new works.

    KarmaKaji

  • It's been a great year for anime and manga.

    -THEBeast-

  • We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

    Ren211

  • Please watch Vivy if you haven't yet, I'm begging you

    nt_n3on

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

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.

    Kadaori

  • バスガス爆発ブスバスドライバー (Basu gasu bakuhatsu busu basu doraibā)

    ShihaiOkenja

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • Have another happy anime year!!!

    Dr_Lepic

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • I Asked God For A Bike, But I Know God Doesn't Work That Way, So I Stole A Bike And Asked God For Forgiveness

    Kyrages

  • 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

  • “Sometimes it takes a real man to become best girl” —Gigguk

    NoSize

  • Anime is a truly beautiful medium. Let us continue to enjoy it.

    Copyboy-13

  • All Anime is well, but no more Ex-Arm descendant please

    mikazukimizuki

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

    yMarlboro

  • great year

    skhkwk

  • as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-

    WonderWolf23

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

    IceTP100

  • Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!

    Felpzz

  • most of these characters are quite unique and from my POV their backstory is what makes them who the are and it's interesting seeing different animes having their characters have to go through difficult and happy moments in way it shows how they can change their personality

    RedBell02

  • I someone tries to take my FREEDOM away,I won't hesitate to take theirs!

    ZeroNine

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

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

    DarkLeafNinja

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • "Eat the soil, Yoo Joonghyuk." Yoo Jooghyuk started to silently eat the soil.

    humantwig

  • Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes

    Pahvisensei

  • "Eat, sleep, anime, repeat"

    _-ShiroNeko-_

  • The year of neverending ups. Each coming season was a banger.

    AdityaKanu

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

    shunwen

  • Tatakai Tatakai !!!

    joy_swifty

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • Odd Taxi besto anime of the year

    GonzaLord

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

    nzrnxshh

  • 2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.

    Baka_Otaku03

  • My anime list gets bigger every year.

    mistillyy

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

    Tuwwster

  • The day the anime community agrees on something is the day there is only one of us left.

    Blackmage03

  • Enjoy things at your own pace

    peijj

  • Here to another good year for anime!

    AngeloMC21

  • I am happy

    Shintô

  • Year 2021 is a very memorable year for me for it's the first time that I've watched anime of the certain season. I've watched almost all anime of 2021 and even participated in FAL and for me, it's the year that I've enjoyed watching anime more than ever before!

    Mhar-sama

  • see you space cowboy

    jotaroshat

  • real men are tempory, anime men is forever

    nellya

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    The_Wrong_Guy

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

  • Most of the anime that aired on 2021 are incredible boring but few are memorable . This is a good year for some legendary series. I have lot's of expectation anime that gonna airing on 2022 .

    AnimeXenjoyer

  • I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

    Edgyson

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

    TheMidnightWolf

  • "It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." —Akame ga Kill!

    BendyBenditul

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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