What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.

Jingrado

It’s more satisfying to hear a single ‘thank you’ than a lot of ‘sorry’s.’ Re:Zero

EnergyVirus

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

Thank you٩( 'ω' )و

malyama

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

yare yare dawa

jolynxx

I hope my favourite anime and character will win

MegumiAnemone

If you'll please excuse me, I still have 10,000 episodes across 120 titles to finish before next year's releases. I must prepare.

AtisutoMeru

The year was filled. With what you ask? The question you should ask is what not? And the answer is always none.

guritosao

“A low possibility means it's not zero”; Tokuchi Toua.

Koala15

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

Usagi301

Anime be like "Please allow me to have your life"

NakolHira

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

another day another slay

eedle

Tatakae

Animexcode

I can't believe I ate the whole thing

GSR_

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

„” —Komi Shouko

domis1

Since I've gotten into anime, I don't watch as much hentai as I thought I would. Anime does it for me just fine ;)

p1sh

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

SAHILxTANJIRO

10 billion percent exhilarating!

C0rrekT

"This isn't a popularity contest right?"

Ice-cube

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

I thank the organizers of the poll for unusual categories, as well as fo interesting nominees (and not just top popularity). Its good that even this year anime continues delight us with interesting works, although theres an opinion that the industry is experiencing its stagnation

qit1

Let's see what we have this year!!!

Kyrioscist

Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

Shokaki

Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?

Shamir-kun

Best year of original waifus with Vivy at the top!

limwin

I've watched many anime in my life, many good, many bad. Many that were wrong to the source, and some that out shined the source. From the years of struggling to find anime, to now it is everywhere. I am glad ^w^.

Lisacat15

Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life

SainBlank

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

sakshi48

Awesome year

kivvee

A great year of anime

Sakib_Shahariar

I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.

BlessonJoseph

Odd Taxi besto anime of the year

GonzaLord

This anime year was incredible but I hope next year we will look at this one and go: "man that was a bad year for anime compared to this".

BunicuMarin

Nothing burns like the cold

DreamYC

Pain changes People

Lone02Wolf

Mushoku Tensei is anime of the year. If Arcane was an anime, then Mushoku Tensei and Arcane is anime of the year.

Touch_Me-sama

In 2021, we learned from anime that adulthood sucks, dragons must also pay their taxes like good citizens, being undead does not have to stop you from being a good parent, former yakuza make great homemakers, and to never forget the tale of the Heike. A splendid year indeed!

AnnaSartin

Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!

The_Mighty_Otaku

2021 for anime was like a lottery. You either got a great season with banger animes and another season where you were empty-handed.

abhinavsawesome

Good year for anime.

CHEZARE

"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman

mxgumizz

"I can forgive you 1000 times … but only trust you once"

Snipez69

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

Wonder Egg Priority and Death Parade need more content so I can prove to my boyfriend that they're the best. Please and thank you.

Hadles2043

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

fquirogam

I’m new but happy to be here :)

Rhythmme

What a banger year

Alecks

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

joey

What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round

MGSE

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

MVP_Varun

2021 just might have made up for 2020

Diemetradon

It was an "ODD" year

mangamaxx

I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

Edgyson

“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

This year was... questionable??

satsumaimo__

Roses are Red, Violets are blue, I hate Adam from Sk8 And I hope you do, too

iforgor

They are all good and masterpieces...so this is really hard to vote among them...then i will vote some characters, openings... according to my favourite....

Debjit_Roy

stay sexy and dont get murdered

cxttqn

86 eigth-six is the best anime this year!!!!

Ryab_

Tatakae Tatakae

Franklin1-N

WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021

spctrx

Fun can never be too much!

adampk

"I only watch anime to hear characters voiced by Miyano Mamoru."

mst3kait

Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?

min_hobiii

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

Commander-Toffen

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

I should have watched more anime!

TripleLutzz

2021 is good!

Mey65

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

Oravelos

2021 good year

peaskeeper

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

angelgrozd

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

AkarshG

I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules

Nikurumi

Subarashī

UnknownSins

I hope Komi-san will win!

mostakeajka

“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

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

nzrnxshh

Shinzo wo Sasageyo

Akava_19

Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

Memochi

for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years

almyx2

One of the best year for anime fans-

Golden_Name

2021 has pretty decent animes...

dddenji

Introspection is the key to attaining success

Leylin_Balvan

Watching anime to enjoy is the best way for watching anime

Ruraltoken

Yay, Anime!

Maryca9

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

DarkLeafNinja

In reality the least interesting one is usually the correct one.

Ninefive

The lockdown wasn't so boring

Sch4n

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

Kids say the darndest things. Why do they teach them in kindergarten how to (do) stand-up!

ChadtheChampion

This year was amazing !

BabySaim

Remember that time when you almost got eaten by a giant spider or that other time you stepped on a magical portal and the whole class got teleported to another world? Fun times. Keep in touch...NOT! Class of 2021-We don't suck. Byeee!

Dragynfaerie

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

"People die when they're killed"

KaguraFireCosplay

"I perservered."

princessLINDAA

Asukas mother hung her self xd i wish i was her

TsRolox03

We have an TITAN amount of anime to watch!

Ren211