MAL Yearbook 2021

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  • "I perservered."

    princessLINDAA

  • Mr. Worldwide to Infinity

    salivabench

  • most of these characters are quite unique and from my POV their backstory is what makes them who the are and it's interesting seeing different animes having their characters have to go through difficult and happy moments in way it shows how they can change their personality

    RedBell02

  • Cheers to another year of full of amazing shows! May the power of anime, be on your side!

    xTadx

  • Adam might be looking for his Eve, but too bad, the Langa has his Reiki!

    Aka_to_azure

  • Ex arm anime of the year

    HARSHBEINGHARSH

  • "If I am wielding the sword then I cannot embrace you, if I am not wielding the sword then I cannot protect you"

    BleachedAvatar

  • Never Disturb The Calm Water

    Emo0

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

    Morpeeko

  • People's lives don't end when they die, it ends when they lose faith

    SideCharacterKal

  • what a year

    cuki_aep

  • Just started anime yes

    Erlho

  • The Greatest joy tht i've never felt....

    SAHILxTANJIRO

  • I should have watched more anime!

    TripleLutzz

  • "Give up on your dream and die"

    ManeeshReddy

  • went in Link Click expecting drama, got depression instead :') watch it if you haven't yet!!!

    IIashII

  • "This isn't a popularity contest right?"

    Ice-cube

  • Didn't watch enough this year I have failed you MAL overlords

    Ostrichsmoothies

  • バスガス爆発ブスバスドライバー (Basu gasu bakuhatsu busu basu doraibā)

    ShihaiOkenja

  • “Listen up. I am a god.” —Tengen Uzui

    TheCharizarder

  • A great year of anime

    Sakib_Shahariar

  • "I'd rather die than get involved in something in what sounds like a pain in the ass."

    Kurosawa-san

  • The year that raised anime benchmarks!

    xyzhritwik

  • Another great year of Anime Ig

    nottherealBEAST

  • #2021 The Anime Year for generations to come, had everything from Attack on Titan to Ex Arm, from Komi san to To your Eternity. Glad I watched so many shows this year, but at the same time sad that I skipped so many gems( will definitely watch them).

    Ironaditya

  • The year where I was able to watch each and every genre and was able to expand my repertoire about these vast genres.

    EnRyuu12

  • The best waifu was us all along

    lazyinternsan

  • Its my 1st time but i loved the anime of this year

    Red543322

  • I have learned absolutely nothing this year, but I will not lie, it was a fun one. Watching anime has definitely been my favorite time waster. If this gets put in the year book, just know, to anyone reading this- There was no mistake when we discovered anime.

    Midori126

  • I used to be normal, then I spent three years in Japan

    SoggySlopster

  • 2021 was amazing though.

    Adhik

  • "Ex-Arm the best anime."

    sakamotoid

  • we live for this

    shadow_monarch42

  • Kagehina is the best anime ship ever created

    ej_murray

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

    Sunny_Sun

  • Thank you, anime, for intoducing me to japanese and tons of fun and growth.

    nandemoiiyo

  • 2021 was full of surprises!

    mashirinon

  • 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

  • F*cking this year so many caught omicron

    LynScroni

  • Most deaths - Natsuki Subaru (LMFAO)

    GFLMA

  • 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 was a blast

    midorichandesu

  • We didn’t realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun

    GatoDeSabre

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

    patate_betterave

  • "Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira

    Ginxkun

  • Odd Taxi was great!

    gabotinus316

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

    marsspacedout

  • “Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.” —Kyouko Hori

    imFreppy

  • "You were expecting a quote, but it was me DIO!"

    Youngman626

  • Where is MUSHOKU TENSEI! That's all I have to say

    Ashutok

  • 86 easily the best anime of the year in all aspects, if you disagree, FIGHT ME!

    Zakku-

  • Ex-Arm’s animation was ahead of it’s time fr it was just too advanced for us to understand

    Jamk_

  • a good year with a wide variety of anime

    Maxitto

  • 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

  • Just watch anime that you like... No body choose what you watch... It is your choice...

    As7sasi3

  • DAMN, that was some hardest decisions of my life??(´ε` )

    Mangriam

  • Can't wait. Hope it's not rigged like crunchyroll anime awards.

    The-Harem-God

  • speedwagon best waifu

    FALZAP

  • No matter the year, anime is always there for you

    Mashrafi_Rian

  • Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become.

    Yasmin17

  • Sekai wa zankoku da sore demo kimi wo aisu yo ( and I mean it ) -o(-﹏-)o --

    Mcreamb-

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

    Moss-Monster

  • Can't wait for another awesome year watching anime!

    Kagalove123

  • The Spring Sky is Bluer than I've ever seen. If I could give you this very sky as a gift, I would in a heartbeat.'

    anhiansh5

  • This year 2021 was full of great surprises and good animes where you can take refuge and feel the serenity that they emanate, and experience unique sensations.

    Zonx98

  • "vivy is peak"

    AuraXYZ

  • Without love it cannot be seen

    Emillian

  • Being an anxiety patient I know I can't kick it out of life but Anime has helped me lot to get through it at every step. So I'm so grateful for anime to exist.

    SasuSona143

  • 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

  • Akatsuki is life, Akatsuki is love #VillainsFTW

    katsukidayou

  • Characters make stories, not the other way round...

    FuchsiaPhantasm

  • "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

  • “The only reason I didn’t have beef with you is simply because… It was boring” —Adam

    Cainael

  • "Hey B*tches and bros, and non binary h*es!" Haven't seen as good a dub as this since Ghost Stories (Gakkou no Kaidan.

    Pigsonx

  • Anime is life, anime is trash, i love anime, i have trashy taste.

    Kadaori

  • 2000s were the best for anime, can't lie there

    elle6969

  • I had a wonderful year with wonderful anime let's hope to have a the same for this year ??

    sakshi48

  • "Listen well mon chaton" —Noé - Vanitas no Karte 2021

    Reed_san

  • TATAKE

    Triall

  • "People die when they're killed"

    Swampire016

  • Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back

    KnightOfAstoria

  • TATAKAE

    Katsuki_Katsudon

  • Kids say the darndest things. Why do they teach them in kindergarten how to (do) stand-up!

    ChadtheChampion

  • Another wonderful year of anime

    Zertop

  • 2021 was a very dry season for anime. 2022 is already looking good though, so here's to a great anime year in 2022!

    OrbitalForce

  • I've seen enough, I hope next year will surprise me !!!

    prima_rd

  • Thank you 2021. Now, it is time to part. :)

    Kaiyo_Shounen

  • Some great manga got animated this year, can't wait for what the future holds

    Norami

  • 2021 is the Year of the Slime.

    Shockwaeve

  • You can't move forward without saying goodbye to the past.

    sk7rpion

  • Be a man of culture!

    Arnav_S

  • was a good year for me. I am not good at words but it was fun.

    Rinkumi

  • Shinzo wo Sasageyo

    Akava_19

  • Though the world may be burning, but I'm Alright

    Alright_Ok

  • ninomiya best prota of the year

    Gotai

  • I finished Sword Art Online and I'm crying!

    CattyLeonhart

  • 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

  • “Take the blue and the red and make purple to win the game”

    Raccoonbro

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

    KioSensei

  • 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