MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • This year was so good anime made it mainstream again and I’m so happy that a lot of truly beautiful and amazing show made it to screens this year so thank you

    Dazaikunbsd

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

    Moss-Monster

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

    Ruraltoken

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

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

    Morpeeko

  • Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho

    Verhexen

  • I guess it was a pretty good year.

    cornflake77

  • 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

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

    FlyinHawaiian808

  • WE'RE THE TOKYO MANJI GANG!

    SpiderBear-11

  • Mushoku tensei is peak fiction

    Benwell

  • Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)

    GFLMA

  • justice can be cruel

    hooman_matt

  • I still need Horimiya season 2.

    Kevin_101

  • The last year was fun! I somehow managed to watch 6 anime in 4 days... Well! My favorite anime of 2021 is definitely Durarara. I hope this year brings a lot of good anime as well!

    your-mum

  • 2021 was a year for anime

    chefpika

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

    Yuukiiro

  • "For love and for peace" —Vash the Stampede

    Dukino

  • Keep on watching

    OzeNix

  • “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

  • Here's to one of the best year yet, can't wait to top it!!

    Timcampy118

  • The past makes you wanna die out of regret, and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety, so by elimination present is likely the happiest time.

    Barry_Allen_14

  • Please, let's watch anime as the world burns to ashes.

    Milith801

  • this year was kinda bad I only watched the stuff that was already out, except for demon slayer because that was good rest bad ok

    FISHYGAMRZ

  • Kyouko Hori best girl

    IAmWastingAir

  • Ainz-sama banzai!!!!

    Notferdo

  • Watching anime is a lot of fun. But what's more fun is to be able to share our anime discussions & cute anime screenshots moment together with my myanimelist friend & DIscord friend. My enjoyment for cute anime will never end!

    Cocoa_Hoto

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

    NakolHira

  • Never a boring day with good animes around-

    Fuwamoja

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

    _MushiRock11_

  • Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?

    min_hobiii

  • Hope for the best this year.

    LOL223

  • "Humans are radically evil beings that is why we must be restrained by laws and it is necessary to form a nation, but we now value the sanctity of laws more than we value humanity even when we cried humans are virtuous peace never came" — Kant ~~ From Now On We Begin Ethics

    Aatihonora

  • Hot people watch jojo

    kynabv

  • 2021 was stacked

    jamaicanelmo

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

    Acthegamer04

  • Grateful for the year that brought us Komi-San!

    MisterEuphoria

  • 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

  • Tatakae

    Cugio

  • yeah, good year

    Ryan_Myzt

  • “I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma

    Taytortot4611

  • It was a good year for isekai

    ltroyal

  • The special was bad but wonder egg priority was so good it had to win an award at the chrunchyroll awards

    Kevinj2

  • Now, we shall part 2021 :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • Protect Tohru! If you don't I'm taking her man.

    Starmoonanime

  • Don't be sad that a show that has ended, be happy of the journey you have experienced watching it.

    TriaxL

  • I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!

    marsspacedout

  • Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.

    TheDeadmanII

  • "TATAKAE (fight)" by Eren Jeager

    madarainklove

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

    Blaze2317

  • something creative and funny ...plz chuckle

    rem00kh

  • 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

  • No Senpai, this is our fight

    ikkew

  • I came. I saw. I MAL'ed.

    Shibuya109

  • "I am the cutest no doubt!!"

    aruuuimi

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

    Kyrioscist

  • Filled with disasters from Covid to Ex-Arm, 2021 has come to an end :). Although filled with some nasty flops and disasters the "Face" of Bojji, "Mehness" of Odokawa, "Animation" of Mushoku Tensei (and KnY) and much more has lifted up 2021 to another great year for anime :)

    lollipOOOp

  • Moriarty the Patriot was such an amazing anime of all . It displayed a beautiful image of the discrimination between Earls and oppressed.

    Amna Hasan Mirza

  • Roses are red, Violets are blue, Omae wa mou shindeiru.

    Acellah

  • Hi there :) I don't know what to write but I will become bestfriends with someone who loves romantic comedies as much as I do

    delooloo

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

    kazuzu_0

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

    Atha_5

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

    patate_betterave

  • 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

  • Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win

    Lilgabbi

  • Maximum Effort

    WorstEdition

  • I cant believe that we lived in an era the we got to see EX ARM. What a time to be alive!

    Jenga

  • When somebody ask me ''why is Fairy Tail your favorite anime" i only have one answer ''because it makes me forget that i don't have anybody who wants to real be with me. And Fairy Tail is about friendship and i want what they have ''

    saliona

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • Ai shite shimatta zenbu zenbu

    MiguelCoelho

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

    iforgor

  • Keep moving forward.

    Charleo

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • 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

  • Heres to another good year, cant wait for the next one!

    Tememe

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

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

    joey

  • I wish to pat Ushiwakamaru head.

    Edgyson

  • Awesome year

    kivvee

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

    Sunny_Sun

  • Never stop seeing anime

    vivekred

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

    fquirogam

  • "UUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA UUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAA" —Bojji

    IzzyBoi

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • 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

  • We may say it was a good anime year!

    AnyTheFox

  • Why fall in love with people when I can fall in love with fictional characters

    _virara

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

    anike_love

  • Cool Event

    EmmanuelPlath

  • Muy buen año

    MIKEBRIST

  • Good year for anime

    Myhighlo

  • 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

  • Oddtaxi Anime of the year

    Rolandorotolando

  • This year was... questionable??

    satsumaimo__

  • EX-ARM is a masterpiece,Dogeza de Tanondemita is the most wholesome show of the season and the most consistent show is undoubtedly " B :The Beginning Succession Jokes aside this years was better than the last one(at least in terms of anime ) best shows were SNK and BLUE PERIOD

    Yanssen10

  • "Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened."

    KioSensei

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

    GleefulViolin

  • ”I’ll go anywherez, as long as there’z moneyz in it! Life may be importantz, but it wont buy youz a sandwich!” - Dark Turtlez

    mirkku

  • I watched as many of these as there are in the second digit of 2021

    Sailor_Sakka

  • I really gotta watch more anime this year

    Xp_raygon

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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