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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.
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