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

  • Whenever I feel stress or wanna rest, I always watch anime to relieve my tension 😌 & hoping this new year will be better than last year. 🥹

    macaroonpurple

  • romance da best

    CuteTokki

  • Awesome

    theking88

  • "Thick Thighs Save Lives" - Holy Thighble

    Masterbos175

  • be useless so nobody can use u

    Murayama96

  • Genshin could never

    AmTheOne

  • Some very good sequels, rewatched some old animes like an idiot. Dont rewatch old series, its very bad for your health. Hope for a very good year of trash isekai, trash romance/slice of life, and sequels to series i loved and hated but still will be watching.

    Plaxtha

  • 🤍🤍🤍

    lmfiroh

  • "Kamikatsu is the best comedy ever made."

    Capella_Chan

  • jjk so peak..

    Whickox

  • Thank you to 2023, for presenting many good and memorable anime

    JayNaru

  • Please include "where to watch" section divided by country ;)

    ZombieGeek

  • First few months of watching anime

    DangerouSam007

  • i smell like vanilla tobacco

    himurasaki

  • They are great masterclass this year !

    ZaiFire47

  • New year, new beginnings, new anime, A chance to learn, to grow, to play. From Naruto to Sailor Moon, Anime helps us find our way. So let's embrace this new year, With anime by our side. We'll learn, we'll grow, we'll laugh, we'll cheer, And let our spirits fly high.

    Halorange

  • I watch too much shows, I can’t even remember half of them until I look at my list.

    Jidusea

  • Though shall not past

    Butterzfaces

  • The anime of the year is one piece or jjk and the best opening is MFG ghost.

    mumeiii33

  • <(*-*)>

    x3KawaiiCookie

  • That was a good year for anime!

    Alex_MenOnEdge

  • Hooray for another yearbook of stuff I haven't watched.

    RobbiRobb

  • Shounen can solve boredom but can it solve depression?

    LunaValkyrie

  • Please let me be the cringe lord!

    Luka_Harito

  • Nice Year

    Phjaschke

  • This year was full of chaos and romantic at the same. The sheer abundance of rom-com was crazy 😧. But still It had really anime like oshi no ko and all. In short, This year was really fun for weebs like me😁😁

    pramath5555

  • Good Year For Anime! Heres to 2024!

    realMewphy

  • It's been a great year for anime, hopefully this year will be just as great

    IA_22

  • In the year 2023 i have watch some amazing anime this year 🎊

    Mee_meeki_

  • A second season of the 100 girlfriend anime please

    ALDY88810

  • One of the best years for anime. It surpassed last year in terms of the number of good animes to watch, unique stories and good stories, as well as having more surprises this year.

    Yuizaki_Shino

  • So. Much. Good. Anime. Hopefully 2024 can match what we had in 2023.

    Withinchaos123

  • Anime is just an word, uhnime is an emotion

    Kev_n

  • GIMME MOAR ANIMEEEE !?!?

    BunRoller

  • Don’t push your luck but push your eyes for watching animes

    Fauzy_Weliady

  • Kawaisugi Crisis wouldn't get any attention, would it? ... No Way! An "Over the Top Reactions" category with Riza! Let's go!

    SobbleBoy27

  • This was one of the biggest years for anime Good Bye 2023

    Tanslay

  • I'm so happy!!!

    Emiliaemy

  • From Rumbling to Prison Realm & IDOL to SPECIALZ, 2023 sure was a memorable year...

    Zera146

  • Lots of interesting stories, and also some scenes in some anime that are quite satisfying, cute heroine and strong MC, anyway, it's very exciting in this yearbook, waiting for the next yearbook.

    rafikri

  • It was a great year I didn't watched a lot of anime but I watched 4 seasons of Bungou stray dogs👍 Next year I will watch more

    EmiFumiko

  • May your new years wishes come true <3

    TotallyJuul

  • Very pog, very good

    Dempsey-San

  • “I am what i must, what? A guy who watches anime's? Yes. Now lets sit back and relax, get some popcorn and wait for another year to end. Have a great day.”

    MarcelBossASG

  • yay anime woo wooo wooo hay hay hay derishishishi polka hahahahaha funtimes hahaha so much fun first time yaaaayayyaaayyayaa

    drewdle_anim

  • Romance, spice and everything nice!

    moodcheck

  • “Nah, I’d win”

    blessthewired

  • Another year with no houseki no kuni s02, never losing hope though!!

    Xenine

  • so it was interesting how you chose the most unrelated things i like it

    goldenotaqu

  • ""ay karamba," Mahito, Jujutsu Kaisen season 2, Shibuya Incident: Gate, open. episode 9" Akutami Gege, 2018

    kebin105

  • Frieren best girl!

    leonn69

  • People die when they are killed 😔

    josh_exe

  • best romance year ever uwu

    Misao16

  • WHY UNDEAD GIRL ENDING IS NOT AN OPTION, IS THE BEST ENDING OF ALL TIMES!!!!!! Also, would be nice to have an category of "underated animes" or something like that, I really liked Under Ninja but couldn't vote for it because it's category is not well related with it.

    Juninho_Ishigami

  • Make Call of the Night season 2, 3, and 4, so I can stop being depressed about the manga ending.

    Mikyah0409

  • >:)

    deadlyydragonn

  • The Hype is real!!

    Jescorda

  • I spend way way too much time watching anime.

    hanako_simpfrr

  • That's why today I will once again lie.. Believing the lies will become the truth. Even if I end up paying for it one day...

    nanicatto

  • In a year where nothing I did seem to work in favour of me and on the brink of falling into the hands of depression once more, these beautiful and awe-inspiring work of art came rushing to my aid-- dragging me out of the mud, now I feel like I could conquer the world. Thank you!

    KaderimBu

  • The book we've closed will soon accumulate dust on the shelf, and the memories we've made will soon be covered in winter snow, but until those things have not yet happened, let's take our time to cherish this moment!!!

    Tamago_Senpai14

  • NGK kinda epic

    ObungaO

  • It has been a crazy good year for anime and myself aswell. Alot of new series i have now come to love and continuations i have been dying to watch aired. I wish you all the best for 2024!

    _JesseB_

  • Everyday is a gift, that's why its called present.

    Leinador04

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

    Ltholland

  • where vending machine?

    joji-_-

  • trigun stampede SWEEP!!!

    leoly

  • “They weren’t Goblins” from Goblin Slayer, said by Goblin Slayer. The year of sequel anime made it so difficult to watch anything new. Please lets hope 2024 doesn’t have this many sequels

    Sagepool

  • "You should have nominated Insomniacs After School for more categories!" - Hes starving you're not

    rxsss

  • AdaptMoreManhwasAdaptMoreManhwasAdaptMoreManhwasplz&tyyyyy (´。• ω •。`)

    smolbeanaria

  • I definitely got all this wrong...

    Agoven

  • Shinzo wo Sasageyo!

    Aarushi2324

  • There are some potholes in life that you cannot avoid You just have to embrace for them -GOAT0010

    GOAT0010

  • It's been a wonderful year blessed with countless over the notch animes. Truly a impactful year for anime.

    AkagamiNoSadat

  • You are my Specialz (Nah, I'd Win)

    NightlessSleep

  • Err... Just picked whatever. Most of this year anime has been lost in have to watch watchlist.

    EcoGirl

  • パンケーキ。。どき?アニメ見るですが?Gotta Love these animators for their hard work!

    DYSakura

  • 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

  • Looking at the vote, it was a year with several good animations. I hope to see you again in the future.

    Ceneu

  • Let's hope to a new year of exciting anime!!

    Izaisdumm

  • 2023 Has Been Been a blissful year with So much Anime Helping Lifes&entertainment & teaching Us. I Seriously learned from Doctor Stone On survival techniques...& thinking outside the box from Classroom of the elites...& so on butthanks to the authors and the community and MAL.

    Playertega

  • 2023 anime was pretty cool cant wait for 2024

    coai

  • NIN NIN

    Spo0ky-chan

  • Amazing year of anime this year🙏

    orf92

  • Not me.

    Jewsefin

  • Sometimes i cry and Most the time the sometimes is watching jjk season 2

    PeachesBones

  • 2023 was the year which marked my one year completion of when I started watching Anime. This year I watched less anime than last year but The Anime that I watched this year had some of my favourites so yeah there is that and yeah kinda It was a chill year for me

    Yuto_Tanaka_Joy

  • I just took a test I did not study for!!!

    Arcane2Etherious

  • Big year for anime!

    Oselote

  • God bless Japan for creating Animes.

    Faisal-Abdulhadi

  • Tonikaku Kawaii S2 OP being not nominated is a crime

    RioAl

  • <3

    Rimrim1_-_-

  • i enjoyed most of the animes in here!

    wreeen

  • Here's to another great year of anime!

    Omnomamouse

  • ぼっちだろっく❗️

    Gauko_

  • This past year for anime was an absolute banger, so many great shows! Random thoughts: Tecnobalde never dies o7 Go play Crosscode

    TecnoCreeper

  • The Apothecary Diaries is goated

    ashsc30

  • Many great anime this year

    domdom09

  • It's a good year for the anime community, here's hoping for another great year 2024

    DatBoiNamedEthan

  • "do you wanna play? lets play"

    xseandee

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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