MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • Ex-Arm is the best anime EVER.

    BukanRakib

  • "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" —Sherlock Holmes From the best duo "Moriarty and Sherlock"

    Blaze2317

  • Thanks to MAL staff and fellow MAL users for making 2021 great! May your futures be as bright as your anime-watching rooms should be. May your hearts be as warm as the fabled MAL hoodie might be. May season 2022 of our era be as wonderful as we'd like it to be!

    Swiggy

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • 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_

  • horimiya supermacy

    smutnygoldi

  • The year of catgirls and catboys

    tappdancing786

  • I really gotta watch more anime this year

    Xp_raygon

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • "Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo"

    GleefulViolin

  • Based year

    lill_turt

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

    YukiTakashi

  • Watching anime to enjoy is the best way for watching anime

    Ruraltoken

  • Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl

    Necune

  • i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.

    Yato66_

  • 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

  • Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!

    Felpzz

  • Tatakae Tatakae

    The_Wrong_Guy

  • 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

  • A very important quote to me is: “An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others,” hearing this at the onset of each episode made me feel very happy!

    Rav_29

  • Hot people watch jojo

    kynabv

  • This year has been a banger!!! Nonstop top-tier anime every season were just amazing.... Komi-San, Rudy, Miyamura, Rimuru and so so SO many amazing characters.... So many waifus.... It was just amazing!!!

    Goated_Weeb526

  • All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?

    RealCraziCow

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

    KarmaKaji

  • -My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-

    Sunny_Sun

  • The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster

    Jiorl

  • Anime is cool If you think not, you a fool If you like Miku U really stinku

    Konekute

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

    mxgumizz

  • This year has been amazing and packed but my favourite anime of this year was "Tokyo Revengers", The theme of changing the present by going into the past and the fact that all this was done by a delinquent is just fascinating and Baji's passing made it better and more tragic.

    XxSinpaixX

  • 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

  • tatakae tatakae

    bahiisbored

  • I should have watched more anime!

    TripleLutzz

  • Ex-Arm was a mistake

    KH81314

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

    Moss-Monster

  • I don't know who the heck john is, I dont know what he wants. All I know that he must be protected.

    Chrism_

  • 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

  • Not realised, A Whole Year has passed!! With the Wonderful Memories of the Characters.. Thank You-️ Hope we again enjoy more, This what I Believe! Till next time, We remember this Eve!!

    Ashok_Kumar

  • I hope i will be a better person next year!

    yokofu

  • Draken supremacy

    Tikaas_m

  • Pain changes People

    Lone02Wolf

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • Even in pandemic. Atleast 2021 have many good anime. I hope anime will more good in future

    YukimuraChieri

  • “No matter what kind of hell awaits us…I’ll always be with you until the end.” —Baji Keisuke

    mps4

  • 2021 year war a very successful year for anime industry though I've not been able to watch all the great animes this in 2021, I'm looking forward to the next year's content and I'm really hyped for Bleach TYBW.

    Sand_bag

  • 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

  • Slowly mal evolve into something very nice. Hope this get great each year with more category spread on it and more great event coming along with expo. At least its need to reach 1 months long!

    Vvivvcv12

  • Watch Link Click

    jokerariel

  • Everyday there's a way to come alive again... (chano)

    dalzovo

  • MAL, please start your own Anime Awards. They'll be much better.

    Pre_Yum

  • Soda… Boku ga Kira ?

    Memochi

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

  • Been a nice year The most unforgettable anime is of course AoT (Shingeki no kyojin) But there have been many more.

    no-more-tea

  • 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

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

    Ralphox

  • can't wait for 2022 anime releases

    HANTA_KAMISHIMA

  • A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ノ

    MikanNatsume5

  • As a child I wanted to be Naruto, but damn! As an adult I can relate to Uramichi Onii-san!! Well, now I get it why Levi said "Give up on your dreams and die."

    AishAndAnime

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

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

    SideCharacterKal

  • I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters

    -FOXX-

  • I have watched too much isekai. No shame

    FelixIsBae

  • First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch. Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.

    Animekid3

  • This world is cruel but I still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you. Even if this is a mistake, I don’t doubt it. What is right is believing in myself strongly.

    alonelysunflower

  • This is so much better than crunchyroll awards where the judges are the ones whose votes really matter. Loving all the events MAL has been doing recently and can't wait to see MAL grow even more. (thanks for the badges, keep giving us more~)

    Legends_of_anime

  • What a banger year

    Alecks

  • Many masterpiece anime in this 2021 but it's will be more masterpiece anime in 2022

    Atha_5

  • Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!

    Roan_Ronaldo

  • "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

  • 2021 has pretty decent animes...

    dddenji

  • 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

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

  • Just enjoy what ever anime you want, respect each other preference and the thing that you need to always remember when watching is never judge a book by its cover and never underestimate them. Also not to forger thank you MAL for being best anime database ever! ありがとうございます!!

    Mal_functionz

  • 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

  • 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

  • I love anime! Artistic Nuggets Increasing My Energy

    audreyz00

  • Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes

    mdshies

  • we live for this

    shadow_monarch42

  • Here to another good year for anime!

    AngeloMC21

  • Life is meaningless till you get up and give it one

    Mr_Gopnik

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • "Will you kill or get killed?"

    Ayus_0007

  • It’s all just a blur.

    Megge06

  • 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

  • Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...

    Shokaki

  • Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year

    VictorVS

  • "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

  • It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!

    BlazeMustang

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

    Kyrioscist

  • Regardless of how weak you feel No matter how hard you are hit. Keep your heart burning. Grit your teeth and move forward. If you stop and hide the flow of time will not stop for you. - Kyojuro Rengoku

    Blank_Equinox

  • Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!

    PixelPenguin

  • Happy best anime year of the last 10 years

    SirApoolo

  • THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR

    marini_the_gomi

  • Don't understimate power of friendship

    abbasower12

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

    Rinkumi

  • I really appreciate the idea of putting up a lot of the obscure shows that came out in the categories unlike most of the anime based award shows held recently, it really goes to show that the nominees were being selected based on the genuine enjoyment they offered and that's it.

    Kazou-nozumu689

  • Hope next year gets even better! Thanks to everyone for creating stuff like this and keeping MAL as the best community (๑˃̵ ᴗ ˂̵)و

    minsssk

  • Why am I addicted to anime

    MissFujoshi-

  • GINTAMA AAAAAAAAAAAAA THE FINAL AAAAAAAAAA

    Vai03

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

  • A bad year for me but anime and manga helped me get through it like a train passing through a thunderstorm .

    RyuzakiKen99

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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