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
"Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl"
i hope more anime will get seasons 2
meormuhammadnaim
We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!
nikodragu3
Speedwagon best waifu.
Nemesis177
DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε｀ )
Mangriam
"Give up on your dreams and die."
—Levi Ackerman
Indigo_123
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
Anime has ruined me
Uchuuu
"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
Grateful for all the school fight cameramen
BadBoy65t
I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.
doomraider278
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
2021 just might have made up for 2020
Diemetradon
An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!
Chloe_Player
sum great anime noice
Luukkey
There is no greater happiness and peace than sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and watching this year's anime with your loved ones, creating memes, even crying sometimes but also admiring, learning and being enchanted ...
_swh_
Kazuto was here, anime have brighten my whole year
Kuroken_Kazuto
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
Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE
MikoNyanDC
Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.
nandemoiiyo
Demon Slayer Entertainment Arc Episode 10 for Episode of the Year :)
SkillSwap
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
I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!
Dreadwingg
Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?
Roszel
Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)
GFLMA
This year was... questionable??
satsumaimo__
2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same
Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021
Choccygamez12
You can always die. It's living that takes real courage
Pritam_
Tatakae
Animexcode
2021 was my first year with MAL. And all these great anime made it so much more memorable. I hope all other years are as great as this.
Also best romance show of this year were horimiya and tonikawa.
ShadowMonarch09
What a lovely year!
Brawlkuriboh
But a Quirkless middle schooler is also a suitable person!
Rin_Setsuna
Never a boring day with good animes around-
Fuwamoja
The closer you are to something, the lesser you can see.
MardyBums
That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...!
But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!
Dj-Nash0
Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes
mdshies
i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.
Yato66_
Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?
min_hobiii
2021 is the Year of the Slime.
Shockwaeve
It’s all just a blur.
Megge06
Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes
Pahvisensei
Never stop seeing anime
vivekred
I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.
LordKaelan
Soy un gayolas, qué más iba a votar si no xdd
Jack_el_Putas
genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?
Dazonwraith
For everyone feeling lost or lonely in this world, don't be afraid to reach out and find yourself some anime buddies. Remember: “Being lonely is more painful then getting hurt.”
– Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece). We're not alone on this planet!
JValiente
2021, I'll Never Forgive You No Matter What!
RobertU07
Anime teach me to survive...???
Fuyuki_Hashime
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
A solid year of anime Rip to one of the goats Kentaro Miura, also watch one piece
BrokenButter
I hope the one who deserves it wins.
Vermonia
Why am I addicted to anime
MissFujoshi-
you can like anime but you don't have to be a weeb
jafo9703
People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith
SideCharacterKal
“I've got good news. You see, there's no need to wonder where your god is! 'Cause he's right here! And he's fresh out of mercy!"
—Kazuto Kirigaya
OmegaBanjo
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
I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters
-FOXX-
A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.
AzusaGeras26
If I just had a Geass, I’d command you to be mine
laramie0612
I laughed, I cried, I was upset, I was excited, I was nervous,
I fell in love, I broke up, I thought, I screamed, I kept quiet, and I finally enjoyed it.
And I made good memories for myself.
I hope to go forward with anime like this every year and be satisfied and happy.-
P-D-Ace
This year, I mean in 2021, late 2021, I started anime... so far my best start-up of the life ?-?...I am indebted to this year, though its late, for introducing me to the awesome world of the anime....THANKS 2021-?????????
S_Rubaiyat_K
"To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have."
~ Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)
MADM4X_
I hope i will be a better person next year!
yokofu
U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK
Cxsjacket
Draken you will win
K0NNA
Lucky or unlucky we are just humans
GemienLUV
Vivy best anime 2021
UnclearTurtle10
2021 was 30% Yabai
Hartwick
"Listen well mon chaton"
—Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021
Reed_san
We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun
GatoDeSabre
Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?
Freestyler589
“I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori
Pengster
Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.
HiruHatake
Loved this year’s shows!
zelitta
If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation.
Trying something new is never a pain
Michella_Rin
i can remember anime name's in japanese, but i can barely remember my own birthday.
violettx
Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.
Yasmin17
Look around Eren, at these big ass trees.
YoKitty
I made my mom proud with these choices
Urgent
It's a small year for an anime industry as it's a small year for me.
sixtef
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
Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.
SYDK_
"Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant"
—Sōma Yukihira
Ginxkun
Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life
SainBlank
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
Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?
Sarthakahir
Ainz-sama banzai!!!!
Notferdo
EREN YEAGEEERR!!!!
yoitsHan
Anime brought me back to life
Revaxiph
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900
10 billion lovely person
Expertul25
2021 What 2020 should have been.
Animefan1846
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM
TTLMA
So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.
xkazutox
If you see this, read Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru and bless Botan
ShinoAlter
I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.
MALILFS25
Now, we shall part 2021 :)
Kaiyo_Shounen
Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!
2021 was full of surprises!
mashirinon
what a year
cuki_aep
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
"Sometimes it takes a real man to become the best girl" i hope more anime will get seasons 2
meormuhammadnaim
We're being tossed from the frying pan and into the fire this time around, mark my words!
nikodragu3
Speedwagon best waifu.
Nemesis177
DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε｀ )
Mangriam
"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman
Indigo_123
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
Anime has ruined me
Uchuuu
"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
Grateful for all the school fight cameramen
BadBoy65t
I seriously really need to find a less misunderstood hobby.
doomraider278
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
2021 just might have made up for 2020
Diemetradon
An Isekai a day keeps the doctors away!
Chloe_Player
sum great anime noice
Luukkey
There is no greater happiness and peace than sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and watching this year's anime with your loved ones, creating memes, even crying sometimes but also admiring, learning and being enchanted ...
_swh_
Kazuto was here, anime have brighten my whole year
Kuroken_Kazuto
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
Congratulations on opening MAL EXPO LITE
MikoNyanDC
Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.
nandemoiiyo
Demon Slayer Entertainment Arc Episode 10 for Episode of the Year :)
SkillSwap
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
I LOVE ANIME SO MUCH!
Dreadwingg
Before 2020 I was an anime addict. After 2020 I'm still- wait, nothing changed?
Roszel
Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)
GFLMA
This year was... questionable??
satsumaimo__
2021 was a great year for anime and lets hope 2022 is the same Also oddtaxi and fruits basket are best anime of 2021
Choccygamez12
You can always die. It's living that takes real courage
Pritam_
Tatakae
Animexcode
2021 was my first year with MAL. And all these great anime made it so much more memorable. I hope all other years are as great as this. Also best romance show of this year were horimiya and tonikawa.
ShadowMonarch09
What a lovely year!
Brawlkuriboh
But a Quirkless middle schooler is also a suitable person!
Rin_Setsuna
Never a boring day with good animes around-
Fuwamoja
The closer you are to something, the lesser you can see.
MardyBums
That's absurd, the perfect plan that I hatched using the collected demonite to control the company from both the front and behind the scenes to become a winner NEET across worlds...! But no...This can't be right, this is no way to die!
Dj-Nash0
Catch me if u can , Mr. Holmes
mdshies
i must say, tokyo revengers was so depressing i started calling is tokyo depressengers. 10/10, especially the manga.
Yato66_
Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?
min_hobiii
2021 is the Year of the Slime.
Shockwaeve
It’s all just a blur.
Megge06
Hey bitches bros and nonbinary hoes
Pahvisensei
Never stop seeing anime
vivekred
I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.
LordKaelan
Soy un gayolas, qué más iba a votar si no xdd
Jack_el_Putas
genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?
Dazonwraith
For everyone feeling lost or lonely in this world, don't be afraid to reach out and find yourself some anime buddies. Remember: “Being lonely is more painful then getting hurt.” – Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece). We're not alone on this planet!
JValiente
2021, I'll Never Forgive You No Matter What!
RobertU07
Anime teach me to survive...???
Fuyuki_Hashime
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
A solid year of anime Rip to one of the goats Kentaro Miura, also watch one piece
BrokenButter
I hope the one who deserves it wins.
Vermonia
Why am I addicted to anime
MissFujoshi-
you can like anime but you don't have to be a weeb
jafo9703
People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith
SideCharacterKal
“I've got good news. You see, there's no need to wonder where your god is! 'Cause he's right here! And he's fresh out of mercy!" —Kazuto Kirigaya
OmegaBanjo
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
I will never recover all this time I have invested in consuming the stories of fictional characters
-FOXX-
A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.
AzusaGeras26
If I just had a Geass, I’d command you to be mine
laramie0612
I laughed, I cried, I was upset, I was excited, I was nervous, I fell in love, I broke up, I thought, I screamed, I kept quiet, and I finally enjoyed it. And I made good memories for myself. I hope to go forward with anime like this every year and be satisfied and happy.-
P-D-Ace
This year, I mean in 2021, late 2021, I started anime... so far my best start-up of the life ?-?...I am indebted to this year, though its late, for introducing me to the awesome world of the anime....THANKS 2021-?????????
S_Rubaiyat_K
"To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can't go back to happiness you could have." ~ Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)
MADM4X_
I hope i will be a better person next year!
yokofu
U MUST WATCH LINK CLICK
Cxsjacket
Draken you will win
K0NNA
Lucky or unlucky we are just humans
GemienLUV
Vivy best anime 2021
UnclearTurtle10
2021 was 30% Yabai
Hartwick
"Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021
Reed_san
We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun
GatoDeSabre
Do I watch anime or does anime watch me?
Freestyler589
“I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori
Pengster
Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.
HiruHatake
Loved this year’s shows!
zelitta
If you have a bad day right now, believe me tomorrow or maybe next week will be a good day. Anime will be with you every time and Anime will be your motivation. Trying something new is never a pain
Michella_Rin
i can remember anime name's in japanese, but i can barely remember my own birthday.
violettx
Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.
Yasmin17
Look around Eren, at these big ass trees.
YoKitty
I made my mom proud with these choices
Urgent
It's a small year for an anime industry as it's a small year for me.
sixtef
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
Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.
SYDK_
"Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira
Ginxkun
Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life
SainBlank
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
Hey... If we kill all our enemies... over there... will we finally... be free?
Sarthakahir
Ainz-sama banzai!!!!
Notferdo
EREN YEAGEEERR!!!!
yoitsHan
Anime brought me back to life
Revaxiph
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900
10 billion lovely person
Expertul25
2021 What 2020 should have been.
Animefan1846
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM
TTLMA
So many anime in 2021! There's no stopping you from trying them out.
xkazutox
If you see this, read Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso wo Kasaneru and bless Botan
ShinoAlter
I hope in the future have anime from my country Malaysia.
MALILFS25
Now, we shall part 2021 :)
Kaiyo_Shounen
Please don't ban me for having the word tiddy in my name, please. Thank you for a great year!
TeiraTiddy