MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)

    NicholasEvan

  • what a year

    cuki_aep

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…

    diaablo

  • Anime is what lets me live in this world. No anime No Life

    AkarshG

  • Youji Itami spoke facts when he said "I work to support my hobby. So if you asked me which I'd choose my job or my hobby, my hobby takes priority."

    jessieshim

  • “I don't know If you all missed me, but I didn't think about any of you at all.”

    @Dscry

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!

    BlazeMustang

  • "Tatakae" —Eren Jeager

    MrSuperElite

  • it's best year of anime

    Lurimau

  • 2021 was a blast

    midorichandesu

  • Anime sucks, I love it.

    MonadProxi

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

    mikazukimizuki

  • I'm thankful for Anime & Mangas being part of my life. Things wouldn't be the same without so many passionate and creative people who're giving life to characters we can relate to and creating marvelous stories for us to experience. It is truly wonderful, to say the least.

    Zach-chan

  • Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?

    TABMrMystic

  • 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

  • Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year

    VictorVS

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

    -FOXX-

  • 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

  • Hunter X Hunter came back this year, right? Right? Let's manifest.

    DeidoroSakaki

  • “The worse I am at something, the better I feel when I work at it and learn how to do it.” – Rudeus Greyrat

    its_yorozuya

  • 2021 was full of surprises!

    mashirinon

  • was a good year for me. I am not good at words but it was fun.

    Rinkumi

  • The animes of 2021 were very good and quite funny, I hope that the anime industry continues to grow and continues to bring us new works as well as being able to rescue other works that were left behind

    Kokesr

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

    Yato66_

  • You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing

    angelgrozd

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

    marsspacedout

  • 10 years ago, it started with Naruto. 10 years later, I met One Piece. Once again, I fell in love with you again, Anime

    Zonigiri

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

    BrokenButter

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

  • Learn, grow, enjoy and live your life-️??

    bosskeyx

  • Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!

    LastSpark

  • stay sexy and dont get murdered

    cxttqn

  • "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_

  • My anime list gets bigger every year.

    mistillyy

  • As a child I wanted to be Naruto, but damn! As an adult I can relate to Uramichi Onii-san!! Well, now I get it why Levi said "Give up on your dreams and die."

    AishAndAnime

  • I just started watching anime last year!

    Lindor420

  • Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo ( and I mean it ) -o(-﹏-)o --

    Mcreamb-

  • I really appreciate the idea of putting up a lot of the obscure shows that came out in the categories unlike most of the anime based award shows held recently, it really goes to show that the nominees were being selected based on the genuine enjoyment they offered and that's it.

    Kazou-nozumu689

  • Me ? I read manga. Yeah yeah And I watch anime too, ofc. No I don't regret about the time invested in it. I'm happy with this Myanimelist ? Eeeeh it's a good site ! Let's say : It is in fact so useful. You can do many things on it ! Score , search, comment, review... Trully good

    Kadhel

  • Cuteee year !!! :3

    Zeloge

  • Subarashī

    UnknownSins

  • I will continue to bury myself more with anime.

    Jafet_Alfaro

  • An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!

    Chloe_Player

  • If I was an important figure, I would have definitely written something useful here ...

    Sphystius

  • Wanna go camping with you, Rin!

    thoiph

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • Dont let it go that deep, just breathe.

    iDevil360

  • Best year of original waifus with Vivy at the top!

    limwin

  • Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb

    TheWeebPound

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

    fquirogam

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

    BenRoddison

  • 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

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • I want more and more people to watch anime

    ab_Sami

  • "Tatakae!"

    UnicornPie

  • dont be the best one, be the only one

    iridescentsung

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

    Itsumo_Issho

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

    morenq

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • 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

  • Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.

    TriaxL

  • Anime was the most beautiful thing which I discovered in 2021.It truly changed my life in many different ways. Today I am able to think from a different point of view all thanks to the amazing characters. It made me laugh hysterically and at times it made me cry. Thankyou Anime.

    ___Chillhouse___

  • A great year of anime

    Sakib_Shahariar

  • This season was great but I'm still waiting for ice adolescence

    funanimelover13

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

  • "I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe

    Ralph wreck it

  • Grateful for all the school fight cameramen

    BadBoy65t

  • "Hey B*tches and bros, and non binary h*es!" Haven't seen as good a dub as this since Ghost Stories (Gakkou no Kaidan.

    Pigsonx

  • Been a nice year The most unforgettable anime is of course AoT (Shingeki no kyojin) But there have been many more.

    no-more-tea

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

    Jenga

  • "People die when they're killed"

    thenthukpa

  • Just watch anime that you like... No body choose what you watch... It is your choice...

    As7sasi3

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

    Red543322

  • Vivy best anime 2021

    UnclearTurtle10

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

    Dark_Phoenix13

  • #2021 The Anime Year for generations to come, had everything from Attack on Titan to Ex Arm, from Komi san to To your Eternity. Glad I watched so many shows this year, but at the same time sad that I skipped so many gems( will definitely watch them).

    Ironaditya

  • It saddens me that there are people out there who are oblivious to the joy that anime brings!!

    Anime_Emotion

  • Akhirnya tahun ini gua nonton wanpis sampe di arc Wano ?

    LuciferrKid

  • Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!

    Chickennipple

  • Don't forget the masterpiece movies that also came out this year!

    FrostFever

  • This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!

    CurlyAnocas

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • My Life is non-fiction.

    Tachi_Kun

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

    Strohmier

  • Mushoku Tensei was one of the Best Anime out this Year period.

    MVP_Varun

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

    dimo145

  • i can remember anime name's in japanese, but i can barely remember my own birthday.

    violettx

  • Juuzou Suzuya is the Best.

    Suzuyadesuga

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

  • Hori best girl

    populargamer5000

  • Anime has ruined me

    Uchuuu

  • 2021 was the year I started reading manga. I also became more open in the types of anime I watched!

    Ralphox

  • Good year for anime lovers.

    NERo0o

  • 2021 is good!

    Mey65

  • Great season this year.

    koreyuchiha6

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

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • I live for anime!!

    ken__chin

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

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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