MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • espero que nesse ano seja mais acirrando.

    filipelipes300

  • Thank you to everyone for such a great year!

    NainaShrimp

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

    jujubeefrwin

  • 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

  • “Amazing anime year has passed, but there will be more to come”

    jXcileJ

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

    Strohmier

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Anime get the tension out of my system this year.

    Mahi44

  • Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.

    fluffycow17

  • I should have been nominated, but it's fun to give others a chance... right?

    SheyCroix

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

    FrostFever

  • 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 judge the book by it’s cover

    XxBlocKk

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

    DeonX

  • Good year for anime lovers.

    NERo0o

  • 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

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

    nt_n3on

  • Akatsuki is life, Akatsuki is love #VillainsFTW

    katsukidayou

  • When life gives you bears, trick them into doing market research for you.

    Brack_Obunga

  • "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

  • Never stop seeing anime

    vivekred

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

    animebaby00

  • “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 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!

    WakandaMan4Lif

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • To (sk8 the) infinity and beyond!

    LeonerreFT

  • Never Forget Rengoku- a delicious slayer of demons.

    falloutforari

  • "People die when they are killed" —Emiya

    GrimmZ0ne

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” —Miyamura Izumi "Memories can be painful. They can be a terrible burden. Sometimes, being able to forget is a... blessing. Eternity is a long time to collect bad memories." —Pyra

    Dgddgfg

  • 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

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

    Kadaori

  • No Anime, No life

    red1130

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

    Commander-Toffen

  • Let us look forward to the next MAL Yearbook!

    Darkj25

  • "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

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • I have watched too much isekai. No shame

    FelixIsBae

  • 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

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

    angelgrozd

  • 86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.

    BucketBall

  • This year absolutely blew my mind

    Evilhunger

  • So much anime, so little time! I hope that MAL friends, staff, and I can always enjoy anime no matter how busy we are and thanks to all the staff from all the studios for your hard work, anime keeps getting better every year. Hope everything always goes well and is fun for us!

    309

  • 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

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

    i_majr

  • 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 has been a great year for Anime Tons of good shows aired, tons of GOATED shows announced a continuation Looking forward to this year of 2022. Let's wait for the anime hot takes of 2022.

    RenSuu

  • I watched Legend of the Galactic Heroes last year a Show which for 3 days changed forever how I view Anime... and then I went back to the trash bin.

    Aaltag

  • 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

  • This year I finally watched one anime. Maybe two.

    SnailSavant

  • When I am scared of trying to do something with the fear of it being bad, I remember ex-arm and just yolo it.

    OlhaArroz

  • Yearbook Janai, Katsura da!

    Iskarioth

  • ”I’ll go anywherez, as long as there’z moneyz in it! Life may be importantz, but it wont buy youz a sandwich!” - Dark Turtlez

    mirkku

  • I'm still a newbie in the anime community. 2021 really make me like to watch anime.

    AphroditeZ

  • This year was pretty shit, the anime were neat tho

    Koogmaster

  • 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

  • Do Everything You Want As Long As It's Not A Crime

    Sulna

  • U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK

    Cxsjacket

  • 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

  • Anime teach me to survive...???

    Fuyuki_Hashime

  • No matter the year, anime is always there for you

    Mashrafi_Rian

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

    Abeckford

  • Thank you soo much for such a year filling with great anime.

    PRIom_18

  • Asukas mother hung her self xd i wish i was her

    TsRolox03

  • Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.

    Reeku_01

  • Sk8 is one of the best anime I have ever seen and I hope I don't change my mind in the future ??

    M.s.y.aljuraid@gmail

  • EX-ARM is a masterpiece,Dogeza de Tanondemita is the most wholesome show of the season and the most consistent show is undoubtedly " B :The Beginning Succession Jokes aside this years was better than the last one(at least in terms of anime ) best shows were SNK and BLUE PERIOD

    Yanssen10

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • "Even if you're the main character, you can still die... I better be careful-ttebayo." —Gintoki Sakata.

    GTKL3

  • fun year! hope for the best for the next one :))

    moises_ishida

  • The trailer for the new Kaguya-sama season was highkey better than most anime!

    S_c_a_r_l_e_t

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • 2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!

    DeliveryDiverge

  • Anime's gay... I love it

    LandSwimmer

  • Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.

    Purara_17li

  • 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

  • If I'd get a dollar for each unnecessary panty shot in Mierko-chan, I'd be a millionaire.

    -

  • Is this the Krusty Krab?

    DangerNoodle77

  • Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.

    FakeReality

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

  • 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

  • Idk but we had a great 2021 in anime terms and we are going to have an amazing 2022 too so Im excited!

    Faceu77

  • I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.

    RealCrayfish

  • This year I enjoyed Tokyo Revengers the most. I must say, at first I thought the anime was amazing until I read the manga - and absolutely fell in love with the story and characters! Thank you MAL for recommending TR to me! c:

    _Rip_Kissanime_

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

    Baka_Otaku03

  • Fruits Basket it's the anime of the year

    Hebihime_

  • anime is a retreat from a retreat as in it is another version of tv and some look at tv as a retreat and anime fits thats because anything is possible as long as one can draw it

    grim_the_reaper

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

  • I hope I have more free time to finish "plan to watch" the anime 2021.

    _yozora_

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

    KioSensei

  • So long as problem doesn't cause problems, it can't be called a problem.

    Patwo2

  • WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR NEW ANIME FANS AND SEASONED VETERANS!!! hope to see more like this in the future!!! :)

    Aninoob1234

  • 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

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

    AdityaKanu

  • „Sasageyo“

    holondaise

  • The year was full of smiles and laughs (and some sad) feelings with all the shows that aired. I really enjoyed watching so many shows that made me smile.

    Sparkheart

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • 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

  • Sleep, more sleep

    Shiro_neko0110

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

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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