MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • “Takemitchy, listen this whole time, there’s been poop stuck in your hair” —Mikey, Tokyo Revengers

    Grizzly69er

  • *pushes glasses up and smiles*

    SuperSass

  • Being an anxiety patient I know I can't kick it out of life but Anime has helped me lot to get through it at every step. So I'm so grateful for anime to exist.

    SasuSona143

  • Imagine thinking I would even consider protecting anyone over my best boy Bojji

    Chizzie

  • Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?

    Roszel

  • "All it takes is one good decision." - Ranga, The Dungeon of Black Company

    morglea

  • Anime will always love in pur hearths forever

    Rainanime8

  • "I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"

    Acthegamer04

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • What a great year for anime. I enjoyed watching every seasonal anime this year. Some brought joy and some brought sadness. We all are blessed with these wonderful shows. I appreciate every single one of them.

    Khunime

  • Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH

    LordHetmanix2077

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

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

    nzrnxshh

  • That was a great anime year and I'm hoping the next one will be even better. Already looking promising...

    Moss-Monster

  • This year was amazing !

    BabySaim

  • This year was an overall good year with lots of amazing anime! Looking forward to the next.

    Acoustic_Sammy_X

  • I have fun watching anime this year. I found a new type of anime. Plus I do think that this year is an anime year for me. I really hope something big for 2022. So, Until then, we just have to wait for something that going to make our heads explode. See you next time !

    UMimOnigiri_

  • So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.

    xkazutox

  • Average anime is good! we have to start seeing anime from the story, basically what makes it good is the story! this year's anime is good, I like it!

    KenYuza

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

  • Good year for anime.

    CHEZARE

  • “Expecting others to read your mind is delusional.” —Hachiman Hikigaya

    hamso-

  • Over the past two years, the world has changed indescribably. But one thing that hasn't changed - the warmth, the creativity and the talent of our anime community. Thank you for everything!

    kyon981

  • Imagine being a weeb, totally not me.

    LeifK_

  • I freaking love anime dude

    llSinon360ll

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • "If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."

    Namblue11

  • To Your Eternity was the saddest anime this year. Shaking and crying rn.

    genuinegiorno

  • Well....that year went by faster then the AOT charcters ?

    Usagi301

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

    ApolloCloud

  • 2021 was a very dry season for anime. 2022 is already looking good though, so here's to a great anime year in 2022!

    OrbitalForce

  • Strange Cab is the best anime of 2021.

    fluffycow17

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

  • Thank you 2021 anime. Some is good, some is bad, but I like anime in this year. My most favourite anime is Fruits Basket Final SS. This is one of memorable summary that I ever seen. I also reccommend Sonny Boy and Kageki Shoujo in this year. Sarasa and Honda, Tooru Best Girl 2021

    Snolled

  • “For a pregnant woman to give birth, she’s gotta feel the pain of pulling a watermelon out of her nostril. For an artist to create a masterpiece, he’s gotta feel the pain of pulling entire galaxies out of his ass.” —Gintoki Sakata

    Kenma099

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

    CBPman9001

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

  • Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE

    MikoNyanDC

  • Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created

    ej_murray

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • I am the Ultimate Super High School Level Manga Reader!

    celeVie

  • EREN YEAGEEERR!!!!

    yoitsHan

  • “Don’t hate the situation your born into” -Mitsuya Takashi Just one of my fav quotes :)

    gojosatoru12

  • this year will be excitement to anime watcher and manga reader just like me.

    anike_love

  • 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

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

    GTKL3

  • Good year

    Simy45

  • Never stop seeing anime

    vivekred

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

    Mangriam

  • That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...! But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!

    Dj-Nash0

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

    Purara_17li

  • 2021 was a great year in anime, if not in much else (thanks pandemic). Many strong releases with diverse and wonderful shows, perfectly suited for entertaining us while we were staying at home :)

    MikeOnHighway61

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

    Strohmier

  • All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).

    anandasaetang

  • Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.

    SwoankyTiger

  • I want more and more people to watch anime

    ab_Sami

  • No ha estado mal el año, ha habido cosas interesantes. ^^

    Yuukiiro

  • „Sasageyo“

    holondaise

  • 86 easily the best anime of the year in all aspects, if you disagree, FIGHT ME!

    Zakku-

  • Fun things are fun!!

    Ringosfire

  • Anyone has a choice/option to choose but that doesn't mean that you will pick any of them because they look good in our eye's or they have a advantage among all choices/options the one that we must choose was where our hearts will be happy.

    Kimirato

  • You can have the bad days so you can love the good days even more

    FlyinHawaiian808

  • "Yongara is freedom"

    Almenir

  • 2022 gonna great man

    M0n5teRz

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith

    SideCharacterKal

  • petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you

    hyewon

  • Yare yare daze

    Tefumeku

  • Stop looking down for once, and just look up and smile; so I can take your yearbook photo!

    PokeProX

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

    Ralphox

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

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

    KarmaKaji

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

    Kanekikenblackre

  • 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

  • I like voting on anime/manga.

    Sellstedt

  • I WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD, UNTIL MY ENEMIES ARE DESTORYED

    FunLessGuy

  • Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.

    SuperiorAMVs

  • 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

  • “Catch me if you can Mr Holmes” —William Moriarty

    Astrqriius

  • "Knowing you're different is only the beginning. If you accept these differences you’ll be able to get past them and grow even closer.” – Miss Kobayashi, Dragon Maid. Much love everybody!

    MasterZinc

  • 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

  • I have watched so many animes with different storyline and still can't decide which one is my favourite. Hat's off to the people who work hard making wonderful animes. Love from India -️

    NotMito11

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

    Cofi_

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

    MVP_Varun

  • 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

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

    FakeReality

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

    -THEBeast-

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • Unbelievable

    BRUHLAS

  • Komi-san the most overrated anime ever. Manga might be good but the anime just not it chief. Fight me. Ogiwara Sayu best girl! Horimiya and Higehiro best animes of 2021 hands down.

    nightmarelegend

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

    whistle_of_wish

  • I wonder and i hope, may the best ones win.

    lj_aniweeb2

  • Draken you will win

    K0NNA

  • Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.

    RobbiRobb

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

    shunwen

  • yes, I'm a WEEB w - tatakae tatakae e - Shinji get in the robot e - mappa please give us YOI movie already b - help

    yukyuuu

  • "Where’s my smile and my will to live? Gone" —Uramichi Oniisan

    Morpeeko

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

  • Damn, this year went by so fast I forgot half of these.

    joey

  • Always found what I search on MAL ^^

    Tiara A.

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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