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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.



























The lockdown wasn't so boring
Sch4n
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
ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!
TheAn1meGen1us
Promised Neverland is by far my favorite culinary anime!
shutired
Fun can never be too much!
adampk
Ex-Arm was a mistake
KH81314
The year of neverending ups. Each coming season was a banger.
AdityaKanu
I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan
SoggySlopster
Enjoy anime & manga while I still can. There will come a time that I cannot do this anymore.
DC27
2021 was full of surprises!
mashirinon
Sleep, more sleep
Shiro_neko0110
The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.
EnRyuu12
Loved this year’s shows!
zelitta
yare yare dawa
jolynxx
I wanna give a shoutout to the MAL discord mods for soldering through all the spoilers and the sus comments You will all be missed
VivavideoUser2x
“The archer class is really full of archers!”
Jasundere
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
Anime is health, health is wealth.
MagicSpectre
You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.
sk7rpion
what a year
cuki_aep
I was there when it started, where were you when it ended?
Setrinel
The year was filled. With what you ask? The question you should ask is what not? And the answer is always none.
guritosao
The world isn't perfect. But it's there for us, doing the best it can....that's what makes it so damn beautiful.
devilgod431
This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.
You_Dont_Know
School is temporary, swag is forever.
ghostkyaenma
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
GSR_
Anime is an integral part of my life, it's like I'm addicted to it and it is what keeps me sane these days. I can't go even a day without watching at least 1 ep of an anime. You could say that anime has saved me and it is saving many more people every day. I'm thankful to Japan.
TsutanaiFuun
good luck, have fun, dont forget to sin
Grim
And to 1000 episodes we finally arrive while still pursuing the One Piece, maybe we saw in 2021 the last big shounen that could hit a mark like that because of season format. History dears!
Korixus
Tatakae Tatakae
Franklin1-N
My anime list gets bigger every year.
mistillyy
"I perservered."
princessLINDAA
Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year
VictorVS
It was an "ODD" year
mangamaxx
2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021
Choccygamez12
We may say it was a good anime year!
AnyTheFox
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_
One of the best seasons
Kale_10
John's a sweet cinnamon roll too good for this world!
Hannibal42
The last year was fun! I somehow managed to watch 6 anime in 4 days... Well! My favorite anime of 2021 is definitely Durarara. I hope this year brings a lot of good anime as well!
your-mum
"Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"
tropika
There are many animes that I have not seen in this list HAHAHA. But of the few that I saw, I feel that I answered them with great sincerity. So I look forward to the results!
Carls17
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
"Remeber kids, it will never be enough rewatches.. NEVER!" -Some Gigachad Guy
yMarlboro
Cheers to one more year of not taking baths, the ladies love that.
GanjiMEX
Since this is the first ever MAL yearbook, So "whatever happens , happens". Glad to be a part of it, along with so many others. Finally "10 billion points" to the person who might publish this comment in the yearbook.
Senku_Ishigami10
"That" -She
hitogoroshii
Protect Bojji Ex-Arm is Hilarious Non Non Biyori Nonstop is Cute Isekai Anime are overused and needs to reduce Seriously stop there's too much isekai anime
IanGamingX
2021 was not the best but it also was not the worst year for animes, i can say that there will always be a space in my heart for my besto friendo, king must protect, idol zombies and romance fruits.
Kitsunyaa
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.
Nat05
I think this year has been an amazing year for anime. It's been a long while since we've had a year where everyone can find something to watch, where every season has something that someone might be into. I'm really excited to see where we can go from here!
strydderXD
"Listen! Your biggest audience is women. And women have a shrewd eye. Kouka fans want a dreamlike fantasy. A beauty they could never hope to obtain." Kageki Shoujo!!, Ep 2
Amy-hakase
It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!
BlazeMustang
thank u mappa! please rest !
echoesmirror
"when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" —Sherlock Holmes From the best duo "Moriarty and Sherlock"
Blaze2317
"I just keep moving forward... until my enemies are destroyed."
SomanshuAikat
I am happy
Shintô
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
Najimi Osana must have been in must protect!!!
Almendraisreal
Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21
Forman420
Great year for anime and manga in general!
DarkHumor04
I will be honest , I didn't expected much from this year's anime shows, I don't have words to express , some animes had a good ending ,some had a wholesome one and other's were just perfect, I can't wait for the new one's to come and I don't want to forget what had gone.
Mahesh Kumar Biswas
This year's anime have been hype! From action anime like Attack on Titan to romance like Horimiya or sport animes like Sk8 and isekai like Mushouku Tensei. Even the chill comedic anime like Dragon Maid S or Jahy Sama. All of them make me sit at the edge of my seat! Thank You!
Plebb_
I like to quote a saying said by Rider from Fate Zero. "Whatever you do. Enjoy it to the fullest, that's the secret to life"
Fun_Dragonfruit
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
Money, jobs, and best pals will come and go, family is forever.
FenrirMythEU
86 easily the best anime of the year in all aspects, if you disagree, FIGHT ME!
Zakku-
Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.
Kadaori
2021 was an amazing year of anime and I am glad I lived through it.
Welf06
Just have fun lads.
Kartin99
This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!
CurlyAnocas
MAL (My Anime List)... more like: Magical Amazing (and) Loving! Happy first ever MAL expo! May we hope this year will be filled with new astonishing animes!
HeyyL0ve
this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok
FISHYGAMRZ
Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.
Hakiro_cr
"I only watch anime to hear characters voiced by Miyano Mamoru."
mst3kait
your characters could be beauty monsters the cats will remain the most beautiful thing in the world Long live the king
bastienr17
Anime is not a mistake! XD
jmas081391
“Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori
Squidnugi
Vivy the best anime don’t @ me
PapiVamp
"Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"
GleefulViolin
yall slept on heike monogatari
akyrdfxhv
Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku
Konekute
Fun things are fun!!
Ringosfire
The best waifu was us all along
lazyinternsan
Mushoku tensei is peak fiction
Benwell
"No matter how afraid I am, I have a job to do!" —Red Blood Cells (Cells at Work!)
TheRiseofAnime
Filled with disasters from Covid to Ex-Arm, 2021 has come to an end :). Although filled with some nasty flops and disasters the "Face" of Bojji, "Mehness" of Odokawa, "Animation" of Mushoku Tensei (and KnY) and much more has lifted up 2021 to another great year for anime :)
lollipOOOp
If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it.
MonikaDYadav
idk what to say, but uh, there's just one thing i can say in here. keep living your life and don't ever forget that the "anime" is here for you.
notshiro17
Ex arm best anime
ElMolaik
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 watch Anime. Just Anime.
Oliver2085
I’m grateful to MAL for being there with me every step of the way these past 10+ years. Thank you for providing such a fun place we can hang out and laugh with other fans! I look forward to the next 10!
YukiTsubaki
This year was better than last
TheEpicMacbeth
All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.
dimo145
"Catch me if you can, Holmes!" —Moriarty
Rkashyap621
TATAKAE
lizazazazaz
Another wonderful year of anime
Zertop
a good year with a wide variety of anime
Maxitto