MAL Yearbook 2023

Anime Section

Most Meme-able
Anime that has the most meme potential

Charming Romance
Anime romance that made you feel lonely

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

Wake Up the Neighbors
OP/ED to blast on full volume and be a menace to society

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

Infinite Loop
OP/ED that you can't stop replaying

Character Section

Must Protect
Character who must be protected at all costs

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

Cutest Couple
Character pair that could not possibly be any cuter

Who's Your Hairdresser
Character with a remarkable hairstyle

Needs a Time Out
Character whose existence is synonymous with chaos

Dynamic Duo
Character pair with the most engaging screen time

Pats Please
Character that you just want to cuddle

Comments

  • I justo want to say: Hi mom, I'm on the Yearbook :D

    yossijaki

  • love is not necessary, power is the only true necessity

    alovese

  • yamete kudasai

    TheDealer

  • Tengoku is not good. The last few episodes were horrible.

    ShidraAsada

  • 2023 anime wise was a year i really enjoyed the comfy ness and chaotic Ness mixed together and i really liked it hoping for more animes in 2024

    L-u-c-i-f-e-r

  • I have no enemies.

    bloodlustparadox

  • Wish everyone have a good date with their favorite Anime Character

    johnreeson

  • Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to

    mooni_ace

  • wishing the best for more fabulous anime to come!

    Simply_Choccy

  • ＼＼\\٩( 'ω' )و //／／

    Nova404

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

    lilcoffeeyuh

  • Be Your Self And Never Surrender

    Muel_

  • What a year 2023 has been for the anime world, with new bangers like TENGOKU DAIMAKYOU and JIGOKURAKU and SOUSOU NO FREIREN not to forget returning shows like AOT S4 part 3,BUNGO STRAY DOGS S4 and S5 and JJK S2 which took the world by storm.We can only hope that 2024 will deliver

    INcasted

  • "Your life will be boring if you do things you hate"

    shirayukiiRei

  • 2023 was sorta like taking the easy street the hard way...

    ShootaBYChoppa

  • "If you can't convince them confuse them"

    TECHNOFLASH

  • I am the Strongest

    Sirazum_Munir

  • My Anime List sucks. My choices are strong. But the Votes have come along.

    SoraisHalo

  • So long 2023

    zhangarchy

  • Thank you MAL!!

    Laurocalabria

  • In the vast tapestry of animated emotions, love weaves the most captivating scenes, and in the realm of watchable wonders, anime unfolds tales that make our hearts dance to the melody of pure enchantment

    Pasifica

  • Man 2023 was a treasure for us weebs so look forward 2024 as well <3

    BakedShinobi

  • Hey Mom! I'm famous now!"

    Jyexie

  • Not too much watch new anime from 2023. From 2023 anime, I have watched some of it, not only the intense and nerve-wracking anime but also the chill, relaxing, and beautiful ones.

    atsui99

  • Leon my Pookie

    Farbuus

  • Anime is like walking into a world completely outside the realm of possibility. Anime is more then just animation… it’s an experience worth living through.

    Afromarican

  • I want to eat your pancreas :-)

    Fieryphoenix04

  • I prefer the op/ending of jujutsu kaisen it was a remarkable music this year!

    Elvis-1125

  • Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the degenerate one.

    JaracoMan

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

    Posermonk3212

  • A young looking boy sits in the passenger seat of a car eating an ice cream with his boyfriend staring at him from the driver seat.

    AchmodinIV

  • "If you believe your bikini bottoms are panties, then they're panties." -Sensei

    FusionGengar

  • This was by far my best year for anime. So many top-class shows aired this year that on average, I was watching 10 shows per season and it was still not enough. 2023 is Definitely going down as one of the best years for anime in history.

    69S7B4A5A

  • Everything ends, and that's always sad.. but everything starts qgain and that's always happy

    ItsMeAzzy7201

  • Anna Yamada and Kyotaro Ichikawa not being an option for cutest couple is wildSS

    ironmental

  • Next year I'm gonna keep asking girls out until God tells me that he messed up my papers and shows me my soulmates. He messed up right?

    Glitchiness

  • All my fellas 🗣️🗣️🗣️

    Smertieboi

  • “Cream Puffs” -Mash Burnedead

    InfiniteGrass

  • If they think you are lazy and etc. Let them think just chill and watch anime.

    KDID2580

  • Based and Bocchi-pilled

    myokohi

  • Gambatte

    RohanYeager

  • This year was not so great for me but I still watched a few anime and enjoyed them. Thanks to anime studio workers you bought smile to my face

    Dope6969xd

  • I… Am… Atomic

    Wert_

  • Best song btw was Hidden Treasure Opening from Jujutsu Kaisen by Kitani

    Chiyomi

  • Need more Bocchi the rock!

    Drodium

  • You can love a chat anime but you can't have it

    AstreaZeNeca

  • I wish there were more options in the categories. However, I praise that the choice options are very diverse. Moreover, the subtitles for each category clearly express what the categories demand.

    AnaLu661

  • NIN NIN

    Spo0ky-chan

  • ワクワク、はらはら。。。

    Kiryotsu

  • Lots of Interesting Animes were published in the year of 2023. I also felt that some of the options were equally good that it was hard to choose. Overall the season of 2023 had quite a major release of anime. It also had a few server break kind of moments for some ongoing anime.

    Anime_Mix_991

  • Damn, we ate good this year for anime.

    KeesTB

  • loved my anime experience throughout the year. so many hit animes that I couldn't even keep track 😭 but mal community just made it better

    sae_shyo

  • This year best boi is Ryusui from Dr. Stone😎👍🏻

    polar_bear_san

  • A year to remember

    EpicPwner

  • 何が起こっても、呼吸を続けてください。 -ジャック・カフナ・ラグナ

    kangcilok234

  • Top Anime Year!

    AlessioIX

  • "I am not watched everyone, but i like a Vote :)" - Mayority People

    OurNatAntID

  • Komarin! Komarin! Komarin!

    timister123

  • Oshi No Ko AOTY (Frieren hasn't finished airing yet) JJK S2 Runner Up

    Ltholland

  • I am ATOMIC! ~a cerirtain background character nobody cares about~

    NuclearJunkrat

  • My 2023 anime journey had been amazing and full of wholesome shows! Some of the characters really stick with me.

    xmh_

  • I am robot.

    Caiux

  • Nah I'd win

    Jacob54

  • THX TO ALL ANIME IN THE LAST YEARR

    biezennz

  • Why is it that all the trash romcoms and isekais I enjoyed this year is on this list? I need to use my anime more.

    Dafireliv

  • Jujutsu kaisen is peak

    Cipherswift

  • A Year Of Discovery

    RiverRory

  • "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

  • 2023 was a year that reminded us that no matter how much we old or change and evolve with all this conflict in the world no matter where you live or what kind problems you have anime is always there for you to help you forget all about it and get the courage to face one more day.

    tensaikoudakishi

  • <3

    shizueshimizu

  • Everything that happens in life only occurs once. Something similar may occur again, but there will be at least a few small differences.

    Danu_Stranger

  • we need more Frogs in anime

    TheGoombaLNR

  • I am rudeus

    ExtremeUnction

  • Anime is life.

    Momotaro_

  • If mahito doesn’t get the timeout y’all need help

    Ltucker77

  • 素晴らしい一年でした

    hydrahysa22

  • For humanity

    AlwaysBeSmile

  • Got so many animes that I'll definitely rewatch

    Oishy_14

  • What are these nominations????

    ClashMasterJH

  • BORF-Great bond

    thetunneldweller

  • 2023 it was nice.

    Tamer2002

  • 2023 es probablemente el año en el que termine mas anime y vi cosas que no esperaba aventurarme. Haré que 2024 sea el año que mas animes haya terminado.

    OnaniMasterErick

  • Insomnia sharpens your math skills because you spend all night calculating how much sleep you’ll get if you’re able to ‘fall asleep right now. - Me, a chronic insomniac :)

    jerryberry2

  • Mahito did nothing wrong

    SmoknHazard16

  • 2023, here's to hoping we reincarnate back to 2019

    Shibaroo

  • Soon, people who describe themselves as otaku may be able to create their own anime personally using AI entirely. Perhaps, the software's name will be 'Personal Anime Studios'.

    Kunaryel

  • I didnt watch the animes 😎

    -Liz-_-

  • I like anime make me happy and relax

    m7OSTAFA12

  • Lp

    Dillfill78

  • Anime is just like people, there are ones u want to be friends with, and others u want truck-san to hit them.

    iamrimurutempest

  • Such a great year for anime! I wish I had more free time.

    Wilmarzzz

  • :PansyGanbare:

    marloneous

  • I've spent to much time on anime. There are people with more time but that's not a good thing. Still love anime though. For better or worse.

    MissionBlue

  • Always let your Taiwanese parakeet eat all the Kobe beef it wants, it may grant you the Magic of the Starsage.

    Satasuki

  • uh hm maybe uh like hmmm uhh maybe so like ye

    Zerity

  • Roses are red, Violets aren’t blue, The anime industry might still be poo

    Meji_0

  • Oshi no Ko got robbed

    Naloops

  • IT'S TIME TO RESIGN AND LIVE FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    rainnrei

  • This year was probably the best among others. What I was most happy about was the continuation of the series, which I really enjoyed... I hope they will release more good ones, the nominations are already behind us, we are waiting for the next ones!

    Neriaael

  • Where is Spy X Family 🤔 Anya is my must protect

    TheCros

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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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