Why fall in love with people when I can fall in love with fictional characters
_virara
“Let it be known that Catarina Claes is best girl”
TsunderesMan
What a ride 2021 was
Lets prepare for next round
MGSE
This is my BANKAI
Shadow_Killer783
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
Ex arm anime of the year
HARSHBEINGHARSH
I hope Komi-san will win!
mostakeajka
THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR
marini_the_gomi
I love anime - thanks #MAL
itmeh_piyush
Anime teach me to survive...???
Fuyuki_Hashime
Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!
Roan_Ronaldo
Banger year for Anime!
FoxyVee
I don’t mean to brag or anything but when it comes to being the worst, I’m at the top.
IsaiahLikesRem
The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.
EnRyuu12
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
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
Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords
Ostrichsmoothies
yall slept on heike monogatari
akyrdfxhv
beyound boundaries, and higher
zDenny
2021, another chapter completed! ?
If there's one thing we Anime fans can all agree on; it's the fact that 2021 was one of the best years in the History of the animanga industry. True, the world has never understood our "taste~", but now more than ever can we be proud!
To 2022!
TheMrPatrick
Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!
Chickennipple
"If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."
Namblue11
"For love and for peace"
—Vash the Stampede
Dukino
as a great monk once said
"You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man"
-Gigguk-2021-
WonderWolf23
Without anime my life would be boring
Yabooijohnny
The laws of space and time dictate that in 24 hours you can only physically watch 60 episodes of anime. That didn't stop me from completing One Piece in 3 days.
ElqBell
link click ruined my life (in the best way)
lgdeceasedface
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain
-JM22-
All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?
RealCraziCow
Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.
patate_betterave
"L!L!L! & L.W.A.S (Love! the Life! we Live! & Live with A Smile!)"
- Two phrases taken from two songs title from my favourite series, Love Live!. The phrases that surely we hope in this year & future, we gain a successful & happy life. Just enjoy your life whatever you do!
MrBluebear
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
Kyouko Hori best girl
IAmWastingAir
"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
Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.
nzrnxshh
"Give up on your dream and die"
ManeeshReddy
YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!
Sidelink
Thank you to everyone for such a great year!
NainaShrimp
The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster
Jiorl
Fun things are fun!!
Ringosfire
Another strong year.
Thunder_lol
Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.
Purara_17li
I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^
Aug
2021 Arigathanks!
venomazter
Odd Taxi was great!
gabotinus316
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
sonny boy anime of the year
boykunron
WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR NEW ANIME FANS AND SEASONED VETERANS!!! hope to see more like this in the future!!! :)
Aninoob1234
2021 was not the best but it also was not the worst year for animes, i can say that there will always be a space in my heart for my besto friendo, king must protect, idol zombies and romance fruits.
Kitsunyaa
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
“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
ninomiya best prota of the year
Gotai
Tatakae Tatakae
The_Wrong_Guy
Bojji is the best -
Skoord_
"I am the cutest no doubt!!"
aruuuimi
Mushoku tensei is peak fiction
Benwell
Anime is trash, so am I!
SorrowInApril
Now looking back it was a great year for anime we got some very great tropes like that of an anime with just wholesomeness and normal life mixed with fantasy element without any action or drama in it and there were other great original stories like that of odd taxi and link click
Karrem
If you're gonna walk on ice, you might as well dance.
LeilaBargo
Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone
XNRaiser
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.
Jingrado
So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.
xkazutox
amazing year
XarkezPL
it's been a tough year but these shows were my retreat from my home stress,school life and many more.
SSalman
"........" said Komi-san. I am also speechless. I have nothing to say. But let's do our best to connect with people. I am also bad at it.
therefore-I-AM
2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!
DeliveryDiverge
Let's see what we have this year!!!
Kyrioscist
Yare yare daze
Tefumeku
2021 was full of surprises!
mashirinon
So much time, so little effectively used time.
budrking354
Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho
Verhexen
My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...
Harun69
Anime has ruined my life.
xllv
Draken supremacy
Tikaas_m
2021 has pretty decent animes...
dddenji
The cruel angel got his degree
Reba
MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!
Its_Ishii
"hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate"
—nana komatsu (hachiko)
vivy666
Maximum Effort
WorstEdition
Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.
FakeReality
I watch Manga and read Anime.
- RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.
RealCrayfish
Wars are Everywhere, Peace is Inevitable, Anime is the Best
MADEVIL
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
First of all thanks to MAL team for keeping up the great work and my next year wish would be no more redo of the healer type of anime pls make it stop it’s not for fkn TV bruuh.
Makushimu_Yroma
always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!
ArkyEvxs
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
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
Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year
VictorVS
Be a man of culture!
Arnav_S
Everything is amazing with its quantity and quality. While I haven't seen many productions, the ones I have seen were great, and my anticipation of the episode itself was a lot of fun (and impatience). Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to make this year so amazing!
akafterskvr
Keep on watching
OzeNix
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
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
Mr. Worldwide to Infinity
salivabench
watch/read jojo part 6. read chainsaw man. support authors. :)
CarlyLmfaoo
Boiji is best boy and best girl.
Venom5970
Must protect bojji at all costs!!
Aweebsince2k14
Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright
Alright_Ok
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.
Why fall in love with people when I can fall in love with fictional characters
_virara
“Let it be known that Catarina Claes is best girl”
TsunderesMan
What a ride 2021 was Lets prepare for next round
MGSE
This is my BANKAI
Shadow_Killer783
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
Ex arm anime of the year
HARSHBEINGHARSH
I hope Komi-san will win!
mostakeajka
THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR
marini_the_gomi
I love anime - thanks #MAL
itmeh_piyush
Anime teach me to survive...???
Fuyuki_Hashime
Wait anime year of 2021 already ending ?!?!
Roan_Ronaldo
Banger year for Anime!
FoxyVee
I don’t mean to brag or anything but when it comes to being the worst, I’m at the top.
IsaiahLikesRem
The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.
EnRyuu12
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
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
Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords
Ostrichsmoothies
yall slept on heike monogatari
akyrdfxhv
beyound boundaries, and higher
zDenny
2021, another chapter completed! ? If there's one thing we Anime fans can all agree on; it's the fact that 2021 was one of the best years in the History of the animanga industry. True, the world has never understood our "taste~", but now more than ever can we be proud! To 2022!
TheMrPatrick
Mushoku Tensei was the best!!!
Chickennipple
"If you don't like your destiny, Don't accept it. Instead have the courage to change it the way you want it to be."
Namblue11
"For love and for peace" —Vash the Stampede
Dukino
as a great monk once said "You can take the man out of the trash,but you can't take the trash out of the man" -Gigguk-2021-
WonderWolf23
Without anime my life would be boring
Yabooijohnny
The laws of space and time dictate that in 24 hours you can only physically watch 60 episodes of anime. That didn't stop me from completing One Piece in 3 days.
ElqBell
link click ruined my life (in the best way)
lgdeceasedface
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain
-JM22-
All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?
RealCraziCow
Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.
patate_betterave
"L!L!L! & L.W.A.S (Love! the Life! we Live! & Live with A Smile!)" - Two phrases taken from two songs title from my favourite series, Love Live!. The phrases that surely we hope in this year & future, we gain a successful & happy life. Just enjoy your life whatever you do!
MrBluebear
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
Kyouko Hori best girl
IAmWastingAir
"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
Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.
nzrnxshh
"Give up on your dream and die"
ManeeshReddy
YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!
Sidelink
Thank you to everyone for such a great year!
NainaShrimp
The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster
Jiorl
Fun things are fun!!
Ringosfire
Another strong year.
Thunder_lol
Even there is thousand or millions people knows you, just remember that you only can trust yourself. So, please love yourself.
Purara_17li
I'm not really picky about anime, neither can I watch anime non stop and on a roll like most hardcore fans do. Nevertheless I'm blessed to be a part of the community and i love anime and that's all is what matters to me. ^_^
Aug
2021 Arigathanks!
venomazter
Odd Taxi was great!
gabotinus316
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
sonny boy anime of the year
boykunron
WHAT A GREAT YEAR FOR NEW ANIME FANS AND SEASONED VETERANS!!! hope to see more like this in the future!!! :)
Aninoob1234
2021 was not the best but it also was not the worst year for animes, i can say that there will always be a space in my heart for my besto friendo, king must protect, idol zombies and romance fruits.
Kitsunyaa
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
“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
ninomiya best prota of the year
Gotai
Tatakae Tatakae
The_Wrong_Guy
Bojji is the best -
Skoord_
"I am the cutest no doubt!!"
aruuuimi
Mushoku tensei is peak fiction
Benwell
Anime is trash, so am I!
SorrowInApril
Now looking back it was a great year for anime we got some very great tropes like that of an anime with just wholesomeness and normal life mixed with fantasy element without any action or drama in it and there were other great original stories like that of odd taxi and link click
Karrem
If you're gonna walk on ice, you might as well dance.
LeilaBargo
Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone
XNRaiser
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
What a wonderful year this has been for anime! Hehe, BEANS.
Jingrado
So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.
xkazutox
amazing year
XarkezPL
it's been a tough year but these shows were my retreat from my home stress,school life and many more.
SSalman
"........" said Komi-san. I am also speechless. I have nothing to say. But let's do our best to connect with people. I am also bad at it.
therefore-I-AM
2021 was a year to behold for anime. The animators put their heart into their work like Vivy did with her singing. Give these overworked heroes a round of applause!
DeliveryDiverge
Let's see what we have this year!!!
Kyrioscist
Yare yare daze
Tefumeku
2021 was full of surprises!
mashirinon
So much time, so little effectively used time.
budrking354
Simply a stupendous year! Senjougahara negs tho
Verhexen
My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke...
Harun69
Anime has ruined my life.
xllv
Draken supremacy
Tikaas_m
2021 has pretty decent animes...
dddenji
The cruel angel got his degree
Reba
MUST PROTECT MIKO YOTSUYA!!!
Its_Ishii
"hey nana, do you remeber the first time we met? i believe in things like fate. so i think it was fate" —nana komatsu (hachiko)
vivy666
Maximum Effort
WorstEdition
Don't underestimate me I know more than I say think more than I speak and notice more than you realize.
FakeReality
I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.
RealCrayfish
Wars are Everywhere, Peace is Inevitable, Anime is the Best
MADEVIL
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
First of all thanks to MAL team for keeping up the great work and my next year wish would be no more redo of the healer type of anime pls make it stop it’s not for fkn TV bruuh.
Makushimu_Yroma
always do your best, even if you accumulate defeats, know that you will accumulate a lot of victory by learning from your failures!
ArkyEvxs
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
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
Tokyo Revengers was the best of the year
VictorVS
Be a man of culture!
Arnav_S
Everything is amazing with its quantity and quality. While I haven't seen many productions, the ones I have seen were great, and my anticipation of the episode itself was a lot of fun (and impatience). Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to make this year so amazing!
akafterskvr
Keep on watching
OzeNix
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
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
Mr. Worldwide to Infinity
salivabench
watch/read jojo part 6. read chainsaw man. support authors. :)
CarlyLmfaoo
Boiji is best boy and best girl.
Venom5970
Must protect bojji at all costs!!
Aweebsince2k14
Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright
Alright_Ok
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