Contributing to make "cartoons" mainstream in the future and renaming it to "Anime".
Cloret
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
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
ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ
Kimtheanimefan
I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr
KaZeFrFr
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
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
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
HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo
BenSpeirs
Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion
PutName_Here
YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!
Sidelink
Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.
SuperiorAMVs
This year is awesome, I won't forget this things I have watched this year. I hope this next year will be also an exciting year.
Yt_LapPlayz
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
To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!
Riesho
First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch.
Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.
Animekid3
Tatakae Tatakae
Franklin1-N
I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.
Oravelos
"Hey bitches and bros and non-binary hoes"
—Adam, SK8 the Infinity
morenq
Anime is the best medicine ever existed in my life!
Aimideas
Boiji is best boy and best girl.
Venom5970
“Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!”
—Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)
KAMIKAZE605
I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.
MochizukiTomoya
"when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"
—Sherlock Holmes
From the best duo "Moriarty and Sherlock"
Blaze2317
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
I will continue to bury myself more with anime.
Jafet_Alfaro
Just started anime yes
Erlho
2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^
Aoi_Etsuko
If I were looking for something real, I would be watching documentaries and not anime.
God_Slayer17
"It's not your fault, it's just that the world sucks. So, keep your chin up and persevere!"
_MushiRock11_
Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.
BabyGirl06301
All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).
anandasaetang
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
"If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."
Daruchev___2923
"People die when they're killed"
Swampire016
"I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe
Ralph wreck it
My anime backlog is now longer than my expected length of life, what to do?
WanderingRonin
The special was bad but wonder egg priority was so good it had to win an award at the chrunchyroll awards
Kevinj2
Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone
XNRaiser
May we all awaken to a better dystopia.
snarky-san
There's too much anime, I can't keep up!
DominickFisher
2021 was packed with so many amazing animes, I am glad that i got to see so many of them.
The_Solitary_Guy
Since it's for 2021. All my actual votes go for Gintama movie 2021.
2022 will be sad year without Sorachi-sensei. :/
kuik
I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.
BlessonJoseph
KnY is not carried by animation otherwise the manga sales won't be this high
Shakariki_Gengoro
justice can be cruel
hooman_matt
“Amazing anime year has passed, but there will be more to come”
jXcileJ
THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO
Dontraiver
I love anime - thanks #MAL
itmeh_piyush
The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!"
—Eren Yeager, friend and son
kazuzu_0
My first formal year in anime
swabbie
2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!
WakandaMan4Lif
Cool Event
EmmanuelPlath
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
2021 good year
peaskeeper
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
Adding Bojji in ''Must Protect'' is criminal.
Judhill
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
THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR
marini_the_gomi
Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!
Felpzz
2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!
WoughtFighter
Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
ueno_
link click ruined my life (in the best way)
lgdeceasedface
for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years
almyx2
To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."
theanimeview
Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...
Shokaki
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
86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.
BucketBall
-a very cool quote-
JustCallMeKou
Please watch Vivy if you haven't yet, I'm begging you
nt_n3on
The year sucked but rocked. I watched anime till I drop. I think I'm dead but alive. I could become the definition of contradiction.
raychanliyue05
Tatakai Tatakai !!!
joy_swifty
I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun
ZeroUser07
"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
Banger year for Anime!
FoxyVee
"........" 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
I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules
Nikurumi
Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win
Lilgabbi
And to 1000 episodes we finally arrive while still pursuing the One Piece, maybe we saw in 2021 the last big shounen that could hit a mark like that because of season format. History dears!
Korixus
Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.
SYDK_
Don’t judge the book by it’s cover
XxBlocKk
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
Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.
TheDeadmanII
2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.
Baka_Otaku03
"Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant"
—Sōma Yukihira
Ginxkun
“When life gives you lemons, watch anime.”
callen7408
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
The storm that was approaching came this year
OceanRay
"Give up on your dream and die"
ManeeshReddy
That was a great anime year and I'm hoping the next one will be even better. Already looking promising...
Moss-Monster
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
2021 was one my most favourite years both personally as well as in terms of quality Anime watched. My shows of the year were Tokyo Revengers, Aquatrope on white sand and To your eternity.
Ranga Sumukha
If I was an important figure, I would have definitely written something useful here ...
Sphystius
2021 was a blast
midorichandesu
"To ask is a moment's shame. Not to, lifelong. "
OOOFFFED
Without love it cannot be seen
Emillian
Traveling across the world for entertainment is the idle mind's greatest pleasure.
Skyetifaeger
Cuteee year !!! :3
Zeloge
I came here to enjoy every single anime and manga.
blueypro
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 ?
Contributing to make "cartoons" mainstream in the future and renaming it to "Anime".
Cloret
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
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
ඞ ゴゴゴゴ ඞ
Kimtheanimefan
I ain’t got no girls cuz of anime frfr
KaZeFrFr
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
I will always move forward if i can. If I can't i will think again.
Afieqq
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
HAPPY NEW YEAR WEEBS bring on the rumbling xoxo
BenSpeirs
Tokyo revengers was the best this year in my opinion
PutName_Here
YEARBOOK QUOTE JANAI! KATSURA DA!
Sidelink
Mushoku Tensei was the gold, crunchyroll prolly had the worst anime of the year awards this year but its not gonna stop me from loving Mushoku Tensei.
SuperiorAMVs
This year is awesome, I won't forget this things I have watched this year. I hope this next year will be also an exciting year.
Yt_LapPlayz
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
To another year of great anime . KANPAI !!
Riesho
First time doing this, but very hard to choose between these anime listed but I gone by what I think suit the best on those anime I have watch. Can’t wait for final outcome for these results outcome.
Animekid3
Tatakae Tatakae
Franklin1-N
I'm worried I've gotten diabetes... I've just consumed too much romance this year.
Oravelos
"Hey bitches and bros and non-binary hoes" —Adam, SK8 the Infinity
morenq
Anime is the best medicine ever existed in my life!
Aimideas
Boiji is best boy and best girl.
Venom5970
“Don’t give up, there’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” —Shintaro Midorima (Kuroko No Basket)
KAMIKAZE605
I was wondering why there's no single nomination for Love Live! Superstar!! and then I realize. That Liella! is always in my heart.
MochizukiTomoya
"when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" —Sherlock Holmes From the best duo "Moriarty and Sherlock"
Blaze2317
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
I will continue to bury myself more with anime.
Jafet_Alfaro
Just started anime yes
Erlho
2021 Legendary Moments ^( '-' )^
Aoi_Etsuko
If I were looking for something real, I would be watching documentaries and not anime.
God_Slayer17
"It's not your fault, it's just that the world sucks. So, keep your chin up and persevere!"
_MushiRock11_
Anime uses the extraordinary to make the ordinary more interesting.
BabyGirl06301
All the released anime this year really came like a full course meal; light, heavy, sour, sweet and much more ( even bitter ).
anandasaetang
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
"If God closes a door, you can climb through the window."
Daruchev___2923
"People die when they're killed"
Swampire016
"I'm a weeb, and that's good, I will never be good and that's not weeb, there's no one I'd rather be then me"-wreck it Ralph alternate universe
Ralph wreck it
My anime backlog is now longer than my expected length of life, what to do?
WanderingRonin
The special was bad but wonder egg priority was so good it had to win an award at the chrunchyroll awards
Kevinj2
Not the best year, but still enjoyable. Good luck for everyone
XNRaiser
May we all awaken to a better dystopia.
snarky-san
There's too much anime, I can't keep up!
DominickFisher
2021 was packed with so many amazing animes, I am glad that i got to see so many of them.
The_Solitary_Guy
Since it's for 2021. All my actual votes go for Gintama movie 2021. 2022 will be sad year without Sorachi-sensei. :/
kuik
I love watching anime a lot, It changed my life. I was inspired by its animation and started a youtube channel named BVJ Animation where I am trying to make high quality content like anime. Thank you anime for supporting me ??.
BlessonJoseph
KnY is not carried by animation otherwise the manga sales won't be this high
Shakariki_Gengoro
justice can be cruel
hooman_matt
“Amazing anime year has passed, but there will be more to come”
jXcileJ
THIS IS WHAT I WANT BABY, LET'S GOOOO
Dontraiver
I love anime - thanks #MAL
itmeh_piyush
The most memorable anime line: "tatakae. Tatakae. TATAKAE!" —Eren Yeager, friend and son
kazuzu_0
My first formal year in anime
swabbie
2021 was a great year for anime. People have found themselves free with more time to be introduced to anime and with the added help of social media and anime content creators, anime itself has become mainstream and more socially welcomed. T'was a truely welcoming year for anime!!
WakandaMan4Lif
Cool Event
EmmanuelPlath
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
2021 good year
peaskeeper
Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again, but what you throw away you’ll never get it back
KnightOfAstoria
Adding Bojji in ''Must Protect'' is criminal.
Judhill
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
THE DYNAMIC DUO NOMINEES MADE ME SCREAM FR
marini_the_gomi
Last year was great for anime, lots of great shows, I can't wait to see what surprises are coming this year!
Felpzz
2021 was great, hope we can have lots more fun with coming anime in 2022!
WoughtFighter
Keep Smiling ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
ueno_
link click ruined my life (in the best way)
lgdeceasedface
for every hot popular girl meets loser boy show that comes out humanity regresses 5 years
almyx2
To quote Adam (SK-) "Hey..."
theanimeview
Coś się kończy, coś zaczyna...
Shokaki
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
86 beat all the competition this year. Change my mind.
BucketBall
-a very cool quote-
JustCallMeKou
Please watch Vivy if you haven't yet, I'm begging you
nt_n3on
The year sucked but rocked. I watched anime till I drop. I think I'm dead but alive. I could become the definition of contradiction.
raychanliyue05
Tatakai Tatakai !!!
joy_swifty
I hope there will be more events like this, because it's fun
ZeroUser07
"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
Banger year for Anime!
FoxyVee
"........" 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
I don't care what other people think of me. I enjoy my life with my own rules
Nikurumi
Last year anime was so epics and hoping this year is going to blow minds, let the best anime win
Lilgabbi
And to 1000 episodes we finally arrive while still pursuing the One Piece, maybe we saw in 2021 the last big shounen that could hit a mark like that because of season format. History dears!
Korixus
Anime made me realize how much talent and creativity there is in this world.
SYDK_
Don’t judge the book by it’s cover
XxBlocKk
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
Ah yes 2021, The Year I became Cultured, to the future where I hope will not lose the entertainment and community I have now.
TheDeadmanII
2021 was an amazing year for anime and be remembered for decades to come.
Baka_Otaku03
"Precisely where one can fail, unimagined possibilities lie dormant" —Sōma Yukihira
Ginxkun
“When life gives you lemons, watch anime.”
callen7408
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
The storm that was approaching came this year
OceanRay
"Give up on your dream and die"
ManeeshReddy
That was a great anime year and I'm hoping the next one will be even better. Already looking promising...
Moss-Monster
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
2021 was one my most favourite years both personally as well as in terms of quality Anime watched. My shows of the year were Tokyo Revengers, Aquatrope on white sand and To your eternity.
Ranga Sumukha
If I was an important figure, I would have definitely written something useful here ...
Sphystius
2021 was a blast
midorichandesu
"To ask is a moment's shame. Not to, lifelong. "
OOOFFFED
Without love it cannot be seen
Emillian
Traveling across the world for entertainment is the idle mind's greatest pleasure.
Skyetifaeger
Cuteee year !!! :3
Zeloge
I came here to enjoy every single anime and manga.
blueypro
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