Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.
BabyGirl06301
My Life is non-fiction.
Tachi_Kun
If anything bothers you just take a anime shot and everything will not just be fine but infact will be GREAT!
........i don't understand why some people still don't get anime. But anyways, the great thing is we're being a part of a history making with aot finals~
MHAweeb
All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?
RealCraziCow
“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
As we grow up, our taste gradually changes in anime but great animes always hold their places in our heart .
_Vansh_
petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you
hyewon
I like to quote a saying said by Rider from Fate Zero. "Whatever you do. Enjoy it to the fullest, that's the secret to life"
Fun_Dragonfruit
Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life
SainBlank
I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!
marsspacedout
I watch Manga and read Anime.
- RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.
RealCrayfish
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
2021 is AMAZING.
apinop_39493
-My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-
Sunny_Sun
Anime is my way to escape from this harsh reality.
noir_blancc
Tatakae
Animexcode
A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.
StrawhatAJ
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
ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!
TheAn1meGen1us
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
Anime sucks, I love it.
MonadProxi
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
Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!
The_Mighty_Otaku
“Fruits basket was robbed”, that’s all I’ll say ?
Itsumo_Issho
Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.
SwoankyTiger
New seasons, new worlds to discover!
naerbo
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!
CurlyAnocas
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain
-JM22-
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
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
"I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"
Acthegamer04
I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules
Nikurumi
This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!
priyanka2411
All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.
dimo145
I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!
CattyLeonhart
Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?
Bergioyn
2021: The year anime moved from being the thing that held me together against all odds to being the thing positively I lived for week after week.
Plato-Senpai
“I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori
Pengster
There is no shame in being weak, but staying weak is.
AnimeNormee
This made me realize I need to watch more anime...
Nabas94
10 billion lovely person
Expertul25
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
i’m watched so many good anime since i found MAL and i’ve made so many friends and had many discussions that was really interesting and cool!! so thank you MAL
jen_731
Soda… Boku ga Kira ?
Memochi
Anime/manga can sometimes be the best medicine for a lost soul.
Just a weeb
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
2021 was amazing though.
Adhik
I hope I have more free time to finish "plan to watch" the anime 2021.
_yozora_
I spilled my cereal writing this quote
MrCattyWolf
Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!
PixelPenguin
beyound boundaries, and higher
zDenny
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
I have not seen more than half of the anime in this list. But oh well. Good luck and have fun in your future life and always remember as what you've seen and experienced will always disappear.
JSpaceS
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_
Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?
ElBuscadores
Now, we shall part 2021 :)
Kaiyo_Shounen
stay sexy and dont get murdered
cxttqn
The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster
Jiorl
Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.
patate_betterave
When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.
TheBlazman
I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.
Spinka T.K.
Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?
TABMrMystic
A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ﾉ
MikanNatsume5
I am small. I have no money. Yet I’ll still find the money for manga.
GeekFood
Just watch anime that you like...
No body choose what you watch...
It is your choice...
As7sasi3
2021 was stacked
jamaicanelmo
No Anime, No life
red1130
"There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one`s life, one should not wish for another chance."
—Saber
AltriaRuler
I hope the one who deserves it wins.
Vermonia
Awesome year
kivvee
Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo ( and I mean it ) -o(-﹏-)o --
Mcreamb-
I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.
LordKaelan
PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT
UltramanLarry
this year will be excitement to anime watcher and manga reader just like me.
anike_love
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
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900
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
Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.
HiruHatake
A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.
AzusaGeras26
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
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
2021 was a blast
midorichandesu
Another wonderful year of anime
Zertop
“Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya
YukiTakashi
Akhirnya tahun ini gua nonton wanpis sampe di arc Wano ?
LuciferrKid
genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?
Dazonwraith
animes = good
:)
miguelbr02
2021 was such a beautiful year for anime and by that I mean how many beautiful animes have been released. God that I'm thankful that my friends introduced me to it several years ago. Have a nice year
Homosapiens-sama
Anime: A piece of my heart.
Seba3114
Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.
SomeDude
I know like three anime, but cheers to watching more next year, and finding my place on this site!
AgeofTitanium
HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo
BenSpeirs
Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T
SleepySera
"It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible."
—Akame ga Kill!
BendyBenditul
I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??
sakshi48
Most of the anime that aired on 2021 are incredible boring but few are memorable . This is a good year for some legendary series.
I have lot's of expectation anime that gonna airing on 2022 .
AnimeXenjoyer
The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!"
—Eren Yeager, friend and son
kazuzu_0
“I love you. When did I start to love you so much?”
—Kyo Sohma
Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.
BabyGirl06301
My Life is non-fiction.
Tachi_Kun
If anything bothers you just take a anime shot and everything will not just be fine but infact will be GREAT! ........i don't understand why some people still don't get anime. But anyways, the great thing is we're being a part of a history making with aot finals~
MHAweeb
All these anime having part 1 and part 2 lately, meanwhile I'm still waiting for Covid 19 part 2 ?
RealCraziCow
“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
As we grow up, our taste gradually changes in anime but great animes always hold their places in our heart .
_Vansh_
petition for white haired anime guys to stop attacking me, thank you
hyewon
I like to quote a saying said by Rider from Fate Zero. "Whatever you do. Enjoy it to the fullest, that's the secret to life"
Fun_Dragonfruit
Every anime i watch, make me ready for tomorrow's life
SainBlank
I don't know which flopped harder: 2021, or The Promised Neverland Season 2 (that OP was pretty good though)!
marsspacedout
I watch Manga and read Anime. - RealCrayfish, 0000-6969, Spoken like a true weeb.
RealCrayfish
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
2021 is AMAZING.
apinop_39493
-My depression is chronic but the animes I watch are iconic-
Sunny_Sun
Anime is my way to escape from this harsh reality.
noir_blancc
Tatakae
Animexcode
A great year for anime released, but a sad one because of all the legends that passed away. Here's in remembrance of all those legends, May their souls rest in peace.
StrawhatAJ
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
ANIME IS LOVE AND ANIME IS LIFE!!!!
TheAn1meGen1us
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
Anime sucks, I love it.
MonadProxi
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
Stay AWESOME fellow otakus!
The_Mighty_Otaku
“Fruits basket was robbed”, that’s all I’ll say ?
Itsumo_Issho
Some characters are swords made to defend, and some shields made to attack. But when the time comes they can finally do what they were made for. Attack or defend.
SwoankyTiger
New seasons, new worlds to discover!
naerbo
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
This year was so lovable! Adorable and funny characters, relatable scenes, cool fights, cute couples-- what more could you want!!
CurlyAnocas
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain
-JM22-
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
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
"I never knew I could watch so much anime in a year"
Acthegamer04
I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules
Nikurumi
This was unbelievably one of the best events I came across!!!
priyanka2411
All the fruits in the basket have been eaten, now it's all over... Sadge.
dimo145
I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!
CattyLeonhart
Kore wa Pandemic desu ka?
Bergioyn
2021: The year anime moved from being the thing that held me together against all odds to being the thing positively I lived for week after week.
Plato-Senpai
“I’m not worried about girls. But when I think about some guy taking you, I can’t ...” - Hori
Pengster
There is no shame in being weak, but staying weak is.
AnimeNormee
This made me realize I need to watch more anime...
Nabas94
10 billion lovely person
Expertul25
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
i’m watched so many good anime since i found MAL and i’ve made so many friends and had many discussions that was really interesting and cool!! so thank you MAL
jen_731
Soda… Boku ga Kira ?
Memochi
Anime/manga can sometimes be the best medicine for a lost soul.
Just a weeb
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
2021 was amazing though.
Adhik
I hope I have more free time to finish "plan to watch" the anime 2021.
_yozora_
I spilled my cereal writing this quote
MrCattyWolf
Odd Taxi = AotY - Watch it!!
PixelPenguin
beyound boundaries, and higher
zDenny
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
I have not seen more than half of the anime in this list. But oh well. Good luck and have fun in your future life and always remember as what you've seen and experienced will always disappear.
JSpaceS
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_
Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember… But where are those who share the memory?
ElBuscadores
Now, we shall part 2021 :)
Kaiyo_Shounen
stay sexy and dont get murdered
cxttqn
The mind is the only weapon that doesn’t need a holster
Jiorl
Heike monogarari and Sonny Boy are perfect, change my mind.
patate_betterave
When there is nothing in life, when you feel down and you feel like there is nothing you can do, you can always turn to anime to make you feel high in life and then sad, then happy again, and then sad again...I don't know, watch anime I guess.
TheBlazman
I have learned that, if you ever read a summary for an anime and think 'Might be good/ maybe, but I do not know if it is for me' ... WATCH AT LEAST 3 EPISODES OF IT! I have found that some of my new favorites by following this guide line.
Spinka T.K.
Another year on the courtesy of anime ?. Lots of tears flown , hearts broken, healed , laughed . Anime has always been a blessing and looking forward to another exciting anime year ahead ?
TABMrMystic
A food year it was indeed. ( ´ - ` )ﾉ
MikanNatsume5
I am small. I have no money. Yet I’ll still find the money for manga.
GeekFood
Just watch anime that you like... No body choose what you watch... It is your choice...
As7sasi3
2021 was stacked
jamaicanelmo
No Anime, No life
red1130
"There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one`s life, one should not wish for another chance." —Saber
AltriaRuler
I hope the one who deserves it wins.
Vermonia
Awesome year
kivvee
Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo ( and I mean it ) -o(-﹏-)o --
Mcreamb-
I'm still waiting on the hololive anime.
LordKaelan
PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB IS THE GOAT
UltramanLarry
this year will be excitement to anime watcher and manga reader just like me.
anike_love
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
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900
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
Fairy Ranmaru is 10/10 best Anime.
HiruHatake
A good anime doesn't need to have beautiful animation. It can be the most average looking animation but an interesting idea.
AzusaGeras26
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
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
2021 was a blast
midorichandesu
Another wonderful year of anime
Zertop
“Everyone starts from zero. If you mess up, just try it. Figure out why, and try again.” Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya
YukiTakashi
Akhirnya tahun ini gua nonton wanpis sampe di arc Wano ?
LuciferrKid
genki ii ne... nani ka ii koto demo atta no kai?
Dazonwraith
animes = good :)
miguelbr02
2021 was such a beautiful year for anime and by that I mean how many beautiful animes have been released. God that I'm thankful that my friends introduced me to it several years ago. Have a nice year
Homosapiens-sama
Anime: A piece of my heart.
Seba3114
Anime is God's greatest gift to mankind.
SomeDude
I know like three anime, but cheers to watching more next year, and finding my place on this site!
AgeofTitanium
HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo
BenSpeirs
Anime characters got a yearbook before I did T_T
SleepySera
"It's because I loved her most that I wanted to kill her as swiftly as possible." —Akame ga Kill!
BendyBenditul
I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??
sakshi48
Most of the anime that aired on 2021 are incredible boring but few are memorable . This is a good year for some legendary series. I have lot's of expectation anime that gonna airing on 2022 .
AnimeXenjoyer
The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son
kazuzu_0
“I love you. When did I start to love you so much?” —Kyo Sohma
Taytortot4611
Loved this year’s shows!
zelitta