MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Best thing for me after coming back from collage is to watch anime and get rid of all the tension.I hope anime universe get bigger and better as time passes by.

    eNikhil

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

    limwin

  • "It's not your fault, it's just that the world sucks. So, keep your chin up and persevere!"

    _MushiRock11_

  • I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.

    Oravelos

  • "Crippling anime addiction baby!!!"

    LGwarrior789

  • CuteWinter:When a girl smiles she's beautiful as a blooming flower~Daisuke SadSpring:I aint giving up. To not give up I have a reason~Hanagaki WearySummer:If God exists then he should extend my deadline~Kobayashi EpicFall:You're my Kouhai so let your Senpai spoil you a bit~Takeda

    holmeskudo

  • This was a good year.

    BLACK-RYO

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

    NoSize

  • 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

  • With great fans, comes with great service

    RvEc

  • Dodging these Ls like I’m Light!!?????-️??-️?‍-️?

    bersi4battery

  • Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim

    hugrim

  • 超見える!!!!

    JDO27

  • If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future!

    Shichibu

  • Another year filled with yet more Isekais. I don't know whether I should be happy or be disappointed.

    UsamiMitsu

  • 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

  • I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??

    sakshi48

  • 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

  • Oh I actually love so many of the animes that came new in 2021 and I’m so clad that I found this app I really appreciated because it makes my life so much easier and more comfortable

    Annamrfm

  • "Will you kill or get killed?"

    Ayus_0007

  • 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

  • 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

  • 2021's Year of Anime is very much akin to 2021 as a whole. It gave us moments of joy, of excitement and sometimes even moved us to tears! But most notably it had a lot of garbage that you could only really laugh about.

    BillyCx

  • 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

  • “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 good year

    peaskeeper

  • yare yare dawa

    jolynxx

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo

    BenSpeirs

  • Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?

    ElBuscadores

  • horimiya supermacy

    smutnygoldi

  • declaring war against of the sci-fi series around the world!!

    greysetting

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

    DarkLeafNinja

  • Don't wait for it, do it now because time is fast and never stopping.

    ojou_san

  • "auuu aa au aah" A wise quote from a great king.

    Sheridan02

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

    whistle_of_wish

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • Watching anime feel to me like reading a lot of books. I can travel, imagine and visit new worlds through Anime.

    Hakiro_cr

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

    SheyCroix

  • anime is life

    bgsOO3

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

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

    nzrnxshh

  • How are you all today? I hope you are all right and have voted for good things! No matter whatever you vote, it's your vote and your vote only and that's what you decide. Have a lovely Christmas, it's going to be a good on this year. Easter is going to be alright too, have fun!

    Thegirlwithfish

  • 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

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

    -

  • Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?

    Freestyler589

  • Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.

    patate_betterave

  • I much like the noble raccoon know only two base truths in life, I eat garbage, and garbage is delicious.

    The_Cmoose

  • I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.

    LordKaelan

  • The community behind the anime is like icing on the cake; irreplaceable and comes in all sorts to enjoy!

    Treeky_

  • "Embrace the heartache and become a good man, Gugu!"

    tropika

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

    Mangriam

  • The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son

    kazuzu_0

  • The year which I could spend most for anime . I'm blessed yo watch many great ones. Anime Daisuki

    Bla_ck_reap_er

  • "None but you can determine your own worth" —Kiriha, Tsugu Tsugumomo

    TheRiper

  • 10 billion lovely person

    Expertul25

  • 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

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

  • Let us enjoy Anime together as a Community!

    BeagaKing

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

    SnailSavant

  • There was just one thing missing, I really needed: to meet up with the boys, make some noise, and get on it!

    Gener4lLeee

  • 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

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • These are some great categories, it was hard to choose! I'm looking forward to see the winners!

    Kidd_Vicious

  • Sure I graduated, but how will this affect Guts’s legacy?

    Lennyzard

  • "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

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

    Cofi_

  • Fun can never be too much!

    adampk

  • Don't wish for it. Work for it.

    sujini

  • I should watch more anime.

    ILMTYD

  • I've seen enough, I hope next year will surprise me !!!

    prima_rd

  • I watch Anime. Just Anime.

    Oliver2085

  • “Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya

    YukiTakashi

  • "Never giving up is my Magic!" —Asta from Black Bulls

    ShiinaMH

  • Another strong year.

    Thunder_lol

  • Thanks for a good year. When is Yona of the dawn second season released?? Is it ever gonna be?

    Maria_Viktoria

  • The international community here on MAL is close and amazing, whether you bond over the same anime or manga taste; I think we can all agree that MAL gives us all the opportunity to share our passions. Kampai to more beautiful years :) PS. Love & Strength to those who need it

    Boku_no_pervert

  • Boiji is best boy and best girl.

    Venom5970

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

    DeonX

  • New seasons, new worlds to discover!

    naerbo

  • Loved this year’s shows!

    zelitta

  • 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

  • watched slice of life because i had no life

    Jahshaka

  • Mushouku Tensei is the real anime of the year

    Witra

  • This year not only gave me fantastic shows to view but it also gave me an addiction to seasonals. I'm still trying to figure out if that was a good thing.

    Kielbaska

  • One of the best seasons

    Kale_10

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

    PRIom_18

  • Cuteee year !!! :3

    Zeloge

  • This year i finished over 200 animes! *yes i have no life* but ive learned things good and bad, watched amazing animes and plain awful ones. But you know what? Its been a great journet from then till now, and i cherish every moment of it.

    Art3misuwu

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

    Rinkumi

  • I can't believe I ate the whole thing

    GSR_

  • Nice year...

    Llacerta

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

    BucketBall

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

  • 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

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

    TeiraTiddy

  • “The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ” —Izumi Miyamura

    Tamago_Senpai14

  • 2021 was fire and hard-to-choose characters and 2022 will be more fire????-️ And I will miss 2021 anime seasons?

    Blackwolf1421

  • A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.

    StrawhatAJ

  • Imagine being a weeb, totally not me.

    LeifK_

  • 2021 anime is weird.

    AswdPlayz

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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