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
2021 was the best year of Anime that just kept on giving!
Ckea
Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.
RobbiRobb
Ore wa matsuri no Kami, soon I'll make you my tatami
“The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ”
—Izumi Miyamura
Tamago_Senpai14
I'm thankful for Anime & Mangas being part of my life. Things wouldn't be the same without so many passionate and creative people who're giving life to characters we can relate to and creating marvelous stories for us to experience. It is truly wonderful, to say the least.
Zach-chan
justice can be cruel
hooman_matt
WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021
spctrx
Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!
LastSpark
Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds
Norami
Let's see what we have this year!!!
Kyrioscist
I don't know who the heck john is, I dont know what he wants. All I know that he must be protected.
Chrism_
I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.
BlackNeko1912
"vivy is peak"
AuraXYZ
Tatakai Tatakai !!!
joy_swifty
Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…
diaablo
Don't be such a drag, and just appreciate all of anime!
Lukes_sketch
you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)
NicholasEvan
"Tatakae!"
UnicornPie
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
"That"
-She
hitogoroshii
Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?
Shamir-kun
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM
TTLMA
Never stop seeing anime
vivekred
For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.
Nat05
Oh gosh, some of my nominated category were there! Must protect, hell yeah!
Alright, folks, the yearbook concept is great. Thanks for this great idea. Reminds me much to my graduation book. Its sure can be more great if this can be a yearly tradition.
Mal expo here i come!
badabass
"Never giving up is my Magic!"
—Asta from Black Bulls
ShiinaMH
Always found what I search on MAL ^^
Tiara A.
anime is life
bgsOO3
If you spend your 2021 without watching 86, then you have a one miserable year.
Raizu_Ji
Thanks for a good year.
When is Yona of the dawn second season released??
Is it ever gonna be?
Maria_Viktoria
My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.
barnabasdudda
"Give up on your dreams and die."
—Levi Ackerman
mxgumizz
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_
Nice year...
Llacerta
Stay calm and weeb on.
acutedream
I was there when it started, where were you when it ended?
Setrinel
Akhirnya tahun ini gua nonton wanpis sampe di arc Wano ?
LuciferrKid
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
GET THE JUICE
InVaL_iDKore
dont be the best one, be the only one
iridescentsung
They are all good and masterpieces...so this is really hard to vote among them...then i will vote some characters, openings... according to my favourite....
Debjit_Roy
Rent a Goat
saumsung
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
The journey of a weeb is arduous to say the least. There will never be enough time or money courtesy of mangas, their usually banger adaptations and waifu merch. But even living in a car with said waifu merch, its worth it. To many more years of anime and manga! Cheers!
Ballistic_UwU
Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?
min_hobiii
Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.
dark_rhythm324
Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it
Debrup_07
It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!
BlazeMustang
Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim
hugrim
Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.
TinyGraape
"Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)
animenichijou
Whether a fish lives in a clear stream or a water ditch, so long as it continues swimming forward, it will grow up beautifully.
Dualityofsoul
This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.
You_Dont_Know
I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr
KaZeFrFr
Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH
LordHetmanix2077
"bitches, bros and non binary hoes" - wise words from Adam
FRognomz
Found my freedom! Eren could never
Celineeekh
animes = good
:)
miguelbr02
Anime is health, health is wealth.
MagicSpectre
"You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone."
—Lelouch Lamperouge
_meanie_
If anime was real it wouldn't be real
cookiesforsanta
tatakae
rinkazukaa
The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.
EnRyuu12
"I am the cutest no doubt!!"
aruuuimi
"Draken te amo" - Draken, Tokyo Revengers
Anime popped off in 2021, and so did MAL! I'm glad I get to share my interest with everyone on this site!
Bongoblaster
Draken supremacy
Tikaas_m
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
2021 was the year I started reading manga. I also became more open in the types of anime I watched!
Ralphox
2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!
TheMidnightWolf
Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb
TheWeebPound
THISS YEARR IS MY BEST WEEBSS YEARR, I SPEND JUST LIKE 1000 hours a week just to watch anime
Shermon-lock
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
Quarantine with Anime.
#Covid/21
Forman420
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
Anime's gay... I love it
LandSwimmer
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
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
it's best year of anime
Lurimau
Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!
Kaylof
2022年以降のアニメを本当に楽しみにしています
Neko_ipoi
Reject reality, return to non non biyori
pocketspaghet
Idk but we had a great 2021 in anime terms and we are going to have an amazing 2022 too so Im excited!
Faceu77
no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives
poesracoon_karl
Anime kept me a float after some...unfortunate family issues. And for that, I am grateful.
animebaby00
"If you're gonna hit it, hit it till it breaks"
Iamanimeaddict
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
You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing
angelgrozd
All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking
Andre
Damn, this year went by so fast I forgot half of these.
joey
"If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."
Daruchev___2923
Finally a Takarazuka Anime!! Getting through 2020 was worth it ^o^b
kanaft2
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
Another strong year.
Thunder_lol
"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
just because you are right does not mean you are correct
Dylan58582
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!
Demon Slayer best fight, Marin chan best girl
Necune
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
2021 was the best year of Anime that just kept on giving!
Ckea
Another great year for mainstream anime. If only I had watched and enjoyed any of them.
RobbiRobb
Ore wa matsuri no Kami, soon I'll make you my tatami
Liliiii69
Gokō-no surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no-shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke.
Reeku_01
“The spring sky is bluer than I've ever seen. If only I could gift you this wonderful sky. No, I know what you'd like better. A cake with lots of whipped cream on top. ” —Izumi Miyamura
Tamago_Senpai14
I'm thankful for Anime & Mangas being part of my life. Things wouldn't be the same without so many passionate and creative people who're giving life to characters we can relate to and creating marvelous stories for us to experience. It is truly wonderful, to say the least.
Zach-chan
justice can be cruel
hooman_matt
WINTER 2021 CARRIED 2021
spctrx
Here’s to another amazing year for great anime to be on air, and I hope our MAL community will grow with greater bonds together!
LastSpark
Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds
Norami
Let's see what we have this year!!!
Kyrioscist
I don't know who the heck john is, I dont know what he wants. All I know that he must be protected.
Chrism_
I love anime, its openings are the songs that move my world and fill it with energy.
BlackNeko1912
"vivy is peak"
AuraXYZ
Tatakai Tatakai !!!
joy_swifty
Let go of reality, nothing goes planned in this accursed world…
diaablo
Don't be such a drag, and just appreciate all of anime!
Lukes_sketch
you guys have forgotten the best anime of 2021, Higehiro :)
NicholasEvan
"Tatakae!"
UnicornPie
Have you touched some grass today?
4esthetics
"That" -She
hitogoroshii
Come on you have more than 100 anime in plan to watch when will that number become a 2 digit number before it becomes a 4 digit? Take a little time to relax and watch some anime ?
Shamir-kun
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi opening, GA DEAM
TTLMA
Never stop seeing anime
vivekred
For anyone out there struggling to finish your watch list because you keep adding even more anime to your list... Same.
Nat05
Oh gosh, some of my nominated category were there! Must protect, hell yeah! Alright, folks, the yearbook concept is great. Thanks for this great idea. Reminds me much to my graduation book. Its sure can be more great if this can be a yearly tradition. Mal expo here i come!
badabass
"Never giving up is my Magic!" —Asta from Black Bulls
ShiinaMH
Always found what I search on MAL ^^
Tiara A.
anime is life
bgsOO3
If you spend your 2021 without watching 86, then you have a one miserable year.
Raizu_Ji
Thanks for a good year. When is Yona of the dawn second season released?? Is it ever gonna be?
Maria_Viktoria
My first year watching anime, and it was a banger.
barnabasdudda
"Give up on your dreams and die." —Levi Ackerman
mxgumizz
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_
Nice year...
Llacerta
Stay calm and weeb on.
acutedream
I was there when it started, where were you when it ended?
Setrinel
Akhirnya tahun ini gua nonton wanpis sampe di arc Wano ?
LuciferrKid
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
GET THE JUICE
InVaL_iDKore
dont be the best one, be the only one
iridescentsung
They are all good and masterpieces...so this is really hard to vote among them...then i will vote some characters, openings... according to my favourite....
Debjit_Roy
Rent a Goat
saumsung
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
The journey of a weeb is arduous to say the least. There will never be enough time or money courtesy of mangas, their usually banger adaptations and waifu merch. But even living in a car with said waifu merch, its worth it. To many more years of anime and manga! Cheers!
Ballistic_UwU
Anime has had my back during this whole quarantine thing ?
min_hobiii
Just walk the path you believe in And don't forget you're the main character of your own life story.
dark_rhythm324
Man... This year was a great one for anime and I watched a shit ton of it
Debrup_07
It has been a great journey! Hope for the best for what's to come and always remember, you're never alone!
BlazeMustang
Thank you My Anime List team for always adding new content to the site and for these events developed in the year 2021, I had a lot of fun participating in them, I really felt part of the community and I was very happy to have had the opportunity to do this all in 2021 :) -hugrim
hugrim
Baji (From Tokyo Revengers) is a real one.
TinyGraape
"Life Is Suffering. It Is Hard. The World Is Cursed. But Still, You Find Reasons To Keep On Living.” - Princess Mononoke (1997)
animenichijou
Whether a fish lives in a clear stream or a water ditch, so long as it continues swimming forward, it will grow up beautifully.
Dualityofsoul
This year is a pretty good year for anime. We've got some amazing new shows like Mushoku Tensei, Ousama Ranking, Odd Taxi & 86. But we also got some shit like Mid Hero season 6, Bronze End and Ex-Arm. This year was a fun rollercoaster and I'm hoping that 2022 will be even better.
You_Dont_Know
I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr
KaZeFrFr
Goddamn was this year good, for anime. Not so much for me or anyone, DUH
LordHetmanix2077
"bitches, bros and non binary hoes" - wise words from Adam
FRognomz
Found my freedom! Eren could never
Celineeekh
animes = good :)
miguelbr02
Anime is health, health is wealth.
MagicSpectre
"You cannot change the world with pretty worlds alone." —Lelouch Lamperouge
_meanie_
If anime was real it wouldn't be real
cookiesforsanta
tatakae
rinkazukaa
The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.
EnRyuu12
"I am the cutest no doubt!!"
aruuuimi
"Draken te amo" - Draken, Tokyo Revengers Anime popped off in 2021, and so did MAL! I'm glad I get to share my interest with everyone on this site!
Bongoblaster
Draken supremacy
Tikaas_m
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
2021 was the year I started reading manga. I also became more open in the types of anime I watched!
Ralphox
2021 was rough but anime 2021 was lit. Thanks for helping with noting things to watch!
TheMidnightWolf
Anime and chicken nuggies at 3am is the bomb
TheWeebPound
THISS YEARR IS MY BEST WEEBSS YEARR, I SPEND JUST LIKE 1000 hours a week just to watch anime
Shermon-lock
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
Quarantine with Anime. #Covid/21
Forman420
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
Anime's gay... I love it
LandSwimmer
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
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
it's best year of anime
Lurimau
Opera Girl (Kageki Shoujo) is supremely underrated! Which is kind of ironic for how tall it is!
Kaylof
2022年以降のアニメを本当に楽しみにしています
Neko_ipoi
Reject reality, return to non non biyori
pocketspaghet
Idk but we had a great 2021 in anime terms and we are going to have an amazing 2022 too so Im excited!
Faceu77
no thoughts head empty only uzui tengen and his wives
poesracoon_karl
Anime kept me a float after some...unfortunate family issues. And for that, I am grateful.
animebaby00
"If you're gonna hit it, hit it till it breaks"
Iamanimeaddict
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
You aren't doing it wrong if you don't know what you are doing
angelgrozd
All of this anime were so supabarashi that it was hard picking
Andre
Damn, this year went by so fast I forgot half of these.
joey
"If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."
Daruchev___2923
Finally a Takarazuka Anime!! Getting through 2020 was worth it ^o^b
kanaft2
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
Another strong year.
Thunder_lol
"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
just because you are right does not mean you are correct
Dylan58582
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
Covid came but Anime ruled
Kittkat0900