MAL Yearbook 2023

Anime Section

Most Meme-able
Anime that has the most meme potential

Lost in Another World
Anime with world-building that captivated you

Weekly Retreat
Anime that made you feel better after a stressful day

Distinctive Designs
Anime with character designs you won't soon forget

OP/ED Section

Comfy Beats
OP/ED to listen to when you just want to chill

Character Section

Most Over-the-Top Reaction
Character with the most exaggerated and comical responses

Who's Your Hairdresser
Character with a remarkable hairstyle

Dynamic Duo
Character pair with the most engaging screen time

Comments

  • Watashi no na wa "Kira yoshikage" nenrei 33-sai jitaku wa moriōchō hokutō-bu no bessō chitai ni ari ... kekkon wa shite inai ... shigoto wa "kameyūchēn-ten" no kaishain de mainichi osokutomo yoru 8-ji made on tabak wa suwanai sake wa tashinamu teido yoru 11 tokiniha yuka ni tsuki

    Multypxl

  • Goblin slayer and Rising of Shield Hero is awesome can’t wait for next date a live season. Maybe I should watch Frieren.

    patyos2

  • I don't have any enemies.

    CYBERxGHOST

  • Lets go 2024

    Yodo18

  • Bocchi the rock is winning crunchyroll 2023 anime of the year.

    Gyutoe0918

  • Well this year has been pretty hectic. We got to finish attack on titan saw a legend finish finally. Then saw an genre get flipped with oshi no ko it reinvented the genre that we know as Idol. the first episode was unforgettable. Saw a Legend being made with frieren at the end.

    Zaxphred

  • Fireworks by Minda Ryn, from Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion was the best piece of music in any anime of 2023

    FutoiOtaku

  • Animes keep on rockin the world

    Oshawott_Pikachu

  • "The far side of the heavens... The ultimate destruction, raining down from a soundless world... The extreme I must surpass... Seeing this place, feeling it, I realized again what I must do. Now I become Death, the destroyer of worlds. I'm Atomic."

    Goodsoupfrom

  • So fair 2024 is going off well with funny things going on and stuff, really happy they nominated Trickstar from High Card which was my suggestion so that feels great. Plus Suguru Geto is my babygirl. Other then that I’m hyped for what 2024 has in store

    Una_Sama89

  • "Anime is not my life; my life is anime"

    Bored_Baka789

  • in Frieren we Trust 🙏

    teeuzumaki

  • Wishing you friendships as strong as anime alliances and success as epic as a hero's journey. Here's to embracing life's adventures with the same enthusiasm we had for discovering new anime gems in 2023!

    Jeremey

  • Anime from 2023 will always hold a special place in my heart!

    litecrush

  • Heaven will be inherited by every man who has Anime in his soul.

    WeeBinoculars

  • SET YOUR HEART ABLAZE~•

    pumpkin_CAT0_0

  • “Wise man say: ‘Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.’”

    R41NM4N

  • don't believe in yourself believe in Kamina and believe in you

    Worldxh3rox67

  • This year was one of the best years in the anime industry, and the coming year will be even better

    Mohammed_Adil5

  • Over Probably Like a year of Watching anime I still haven't watched most of the anime on This Yearbook im Pretty Much Have A Bad Anime taste depending to who you asked to so my vote is Really Just me choosing stuff from animes I already watched Bad and probably bias opinion warn

    BigJim69

  • May women rain down from the sky

    Slumpbutinuwu

  • Absolutely banger year for anime, cheers 2023

    Toxic_Influence

  • This year we got quantity and quality anime and for that animators deserve all the love and respect in the world.

    Suraj_99

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    bemarobot

  • Where da gabba goo

    Schlaeger

  • "Hero? No! We're Pirates! I love heroes, but I don't wanna be one." ~Monkey D. Luffy

    lvlad95

  • Crazy how much you can watch in a year. Some of these shows I feel I haven't seen in forever!

    IheartAnime77

  • Jai Shree Ram 🚩🚩

    ShivanshuK

  • My first time watching anime seasonally Experience was no bad.

    Liban6

  • (Y)

    Lhamatorrinco

  • I need more time to watch everything

    Jpa_Bhz

  • Andy and Fuuko are the best duo. Undead and Unluck, match made by God himself (literally). Also, f*ck Malty.

    MusashiKarlsefni

  • Sukuna is actually a curse based on humanity’s fear of papercuts

    ppapshrek

  • I hope you all enjoyed the animes you Watched!

    Juonithz

  • I really love anime romance comedy.

    Syazal

  • GoHands redemption arc year

    Hartwick

  • I'm you nah I'd win stand pround Jogoat you are strong between Heaven and earth I alone am the honored one always bet on Hakari funeral for the living

    AkiiraK

  • I've fallen back in love with anime this year, and what a year 2023 with its line ups. Here's to a great 4 seasons in 2024!!

    lobotomylover

  • I feel like I haven't watched alot of anime thus year due to exams... but I'll try to finish all the anime I can.... fighting!. I hope to get more anime that interests me.

    Starlight_1538

  • Anime is the GOAT

    JoeJoeChill

  • Let's have a good year!~ and watch lots of anime!~ (*^3^)/~☆

    lunathecatxx

  • Frieren solos your favorite anime this year

    Kajin-Dar

  • A new year is like a fresh start to finding something new.

    SnowedInallday

  • frieren is goated.

    felsluvv_

  • Anime is Life, that's for sure!

    Gonryo_Spectrum

  • Shounen Is the best

    Knight132

  • This year was definitely great, a lot of good stuff came out and I hope the next year will be even better!

    Delacium

  • .. I think the best thing about anime.. is the friends we make along the way!

    KittLuxx98

  • What a great year that was for anime!

    Fedelakes

  • Mahito did nothing wrong

    SmoknHazard16

  • More romance is appreciated

    Arunaachalam

  • Nothing need to be written I have no complain regarding any anime but one think and that It's my need to watch anime one more reason I like anime because I love history and there is connection between them like old stories of different places that are been used in anime Ok Bye

    Yagami0_0

  • "When i stress, i watch anime"

    coffee08

  • He just like me frfr

    BugCuban

  • Frieren is the best anime of the year!

    ElWalter

  • Roxy! Roxy! Roxy!

    luazy

  • the best anime is aot and love is war. nothing else

    kofu137

  • Why did I wake up again?

    unBE4Rable

  • there is a severe lack of G-witch

    jennesa023

  • Anime good.

    NovaFrankA

  • This year would've been good for anime if not for Mahito.

    Adamskylar

  • Why the hell, doesnt MAL put the english titles next to the Japanese titles. Not every ones a dweeeb. Plus most of the titles on crunchyroll/HiDive are in english as default.

    Queen_Strea

  • This year went by like the blink of an eye.

    Mortal18

  • I feel like the man in the yellow hat

    catcoraler

  • Domain expansion: malevolent peanuts

    Kiriboii

  • Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. —Philip K. Dick I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity —Edgar Allen Poe

    Saltyssnek

  • i wish there was more jojo content this year

    Snowflake_com

  • Good year for anime ig

    greatatharva

  • This are my preference I believe they rock my 2023 Year so Far.

    Dhyan07

  • BLEACH TYBW and Horymiya>Everything

    Sirbaconbread

  • Mashle season 2 hands down the best opening...Im hoping 2024 will be a great year P.s no game no life season 2 when?

    _Hibikki_

  • Last year I didn’t watch many anime but this year I will. Animes of year: Chainsaw Man, BSD Season 4 and 5, No Game No Life, Yamada Kun, Classrom of the Elite1/2, Zankyou no Terror, İsekai Nonbiri Nouka, Oshi no Ko, Vampire Knight(bad) , Yuukokı no Moriarty part2

    Mika1928

  • Frieren was just a fire anime for this year, very logically, world mapping is really good, has a atmosphare like a Violet Evergarden, the roles of characters are very good, has a pretty good plot😁 over all, it was a good anime

    Zach_Eastman6666

  • Vamirio-chan voice-actor deserves an award.

    kitoha

  • I haven't seen half of these but I picked with my heart.

    kudzuken

  • To sum up the 2023 Anime year: “Specialz”

    -_-meh-_-

  • imo the selection of nominees in the MAL Yearbook is so much better than the nominations of a certain Anime Awards show (you know which one). Here I don't find myself asking all the time; why wasn't that anime nominated for this category? Also love the fun category titles more :D

    Ckea

  • “Cream Puffs” -Mash Burnedead

    InfiniteGrass

  • Sometimes a shonen is just a shonen

    kissychaan

  • What a BANGER year for anime 2023 was. It had 2 of my now all time favourite anime, Kusuriya no Hitorigotou and Sousou no Frieren.

    Mr_Idi0t

  • To better anime!

    Valyy

  • Is this your first time flying, it'll be my last. Everyone laykaylililay!

    D4rkm47r1x

  • Haven’t watched a lot of new stuff last year, so I hope I do more this time.

    Malino56

  • Akatsuki best girl

    Nifty__

  • I’m living for the chaos

    sneezy_beezy

  • I'm ten billion percent sure, I've strayed, yet further from God : ) Now all I need is a system and a 4th wall to break out of this existence : ) " Man I really wish, I was a cloud, commenting for yearbook every year is such a drag : ( "

    Senku_Ishigami10

  • If it makes you happy, it doesn't have to make sense to others

    thadarkwolf

  • Just so u know Anime is my red blood cells Mc is white blood cell Sc are platelets And villains are fat cells There is no “human” that can live without these ~ JUSTsane

    JUST_sane_oo6

  • This year was a good one hope it would continue next year as well

    Destroyer4829

  • too cheap for me, cheap enough for you

    xperfection457

  • “Stress makes you bald, but it's stressful to avoid stress, so you end up stressed out anyway. In the end, there's nothing you can do.” - Gintoki Sakata

    PurplKoolaid510

  • DON'T PUT THAT IN YOUR MOUTH!!! Or... do???

    lilcoffeeyuh

  • Allow me the privilege of distorting your life

    ItzShiroo

  • Not so great year with great anime :3

    BoardTM

  • Imouto Gae Ireba

    szchyther

  • This year passed and another will it won't make any change until you take actions to improve your life so don't let next one to go to waste and must keep watching anime because it was there for you when no one was.

    Harman055

  • 2023 is a great year for the Anime Industry to be missed.

    tan_std

  • Death to Americanized subtitles!

    Asclepius_h

  • It was a full year

    _rxjaa

  • Not bad not good..... I alive to live and love....

    Posermonk3212

What is the MAL Yearbook?

MAL Yearbook is an annual project where MyAnimeList members can reflect on the past year of anime. Using categories selected from the community and winners decided by you, together we will create a special digital MAL Yearbook that we can enjoy in years to come.

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