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

  • Great year for anime! Hopefully next year will just as good if not better!

    Spenny123

  • My plan to watch list won’t stop growing!

    sacredsx

  • This year was all for Anime

    bibliophilia25

  • gojo isnt that hot

    222rot222

  • 2023 was a great year for anime 🙏

    CielIsAWeeb

  • Thanks everyone in MAL for your hard work as usual :) But honestly the list was lacking alot, I mean no Bleach, Mushuku Tensei mentions there, not even in OP/ED!!! . It is really fun to vote for annual book every year but I hope it will be better and more fair next year Regards

    azgamerxan

  • Ball plart call mop

    Eeyuhn

  • Yeay anime 2023 is good

    farandi007

  • He just like me frfr

    BugCuban

  • Ermm Actually ☝🤓 skibidi toliet is the best anime of 2023 no questions asked. The dynamic between the war between the toliet bowl people and camera people was enaging, as they adapted to each others' strategies. The OP:"skibidi dop dop dop yes yes" is the most catchy tunes🚽📷

    a_noob

  • My first yearbook that i made and I really enjoyed every sinlge one of the anime i watched and look forward to another year full of surprises and more anime of course

    AlduinDarknate

  • where's goku ?

    Rayman002

  • Man, what a fun year in anime! Can't wait for 2024! :)

    SleepySera

  • 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

  • Attack on titan best anime ever

    Atakan-Titan

  • May women rain down from the sky

    Slumpbutinuwu

  • "Aura, write me a yearbook quote" - Frieren

    ANissanLeaf

  • To be completely honest these choices weren’t the best but jujutsu Kaizen was fire

    5centimetersasec

  • When will we ever get a set of seasonals as amazing as Spring 2023 again...?

    liquuidee

  • "Every woman I meet tries to murder me!" - Denji, Chainsaw Man

    llreiss

  • Malevolent Kitchen #lobotomykaisen

    SabrinaElaine21

  • hoping to love this always

    heyhoheyho

  • You should create list by genre and more formal.

    ChuquiKnight

  • Can't Escape From Crossing Fate

    ReLite_The_Hero

  • "throughout heaven and earth i alone am the honored one"

    Paeer-kun

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

    Zerity

  • Browaos

    Hoshito

  • No matter what happens try to smile and enjoy5

    SwordofTengri

  • D.Gray-Man next season when

    andromedacat

  • Need to watch watch anime this year before people start calling me joey

    Piemaster0117

  • well in this world anything happen, happens for a reason.

    NexGenPinnacle_

  • I ENJOYED THIS YEAR AND IT WAS REALLY REALLY FUN TO WATCH AND EXPERIENCE ALL THOSE NEW ANIMES. I HOPE THIS YEAR WILL BE MORE FUN THAN 2023.

    Sayantan06

  • Who knew joining the army would be such a great help at getting to watch anime.

    TrippelZ

  • Good Ass Year for Anime

    HahaPPlolz

  • Haven't watched most of the anime lol I just want to vote for Anisphia and Euphyllia. Yuri shall conquer the world!

    Jentheworld

  • Campfire cooking in another world turned me into a house husband

    WrathMizuki

  • Im not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not biasedIm not

    RitsuTwisted

  • The year 2023 was full of incredible animes, I hope and this 2024 will have that same impact on me.

    FanyHet

  • i watched like 5% of the options here

    aidan-m

  • Pretty nice year for anime. Lots of good anime aired. We are finally ending the year with an anine thats not FMAB as top 1. Hope 2023 is even better.

    Aryan_shrestha07

  • Memories don’t make themselves, you have to create them.

    AaronWilly

  • (⁠＾⁠3⁠＾⁠♪

    tZAFKIEL12

  • It's been a year with several captivating, well-made and even peculiar anime, but let's hope this one won't be any different!

    Abernauthy

  • Knight, out.

    Isafreyr

  • I'm too busy watching anime to write anything here

    UberBat

  • "We missed the damn train JC!" - Big Smoke

    LeonKing23

  • I have Cell in Fortnite

    Giming

  • 2023 was not the best for both me and anime but hopefully 2024 will be a banger for anime and for everyone hustling in life🥳🥳🎉🎇🫂🤩🤩

    Baka_Otaku03

  • Anime just keeps getting better and better...

    falloutforari

  • "just follow your heart and keep smiling"

    Zain12p

  • NGNL season 2 when??? (⓿_⓿)(⓿_⓿)

    YuutaTogashi1226

  • Even if you don't like her a bit, just hit

    Baki01

  • I came here to kick ass and watch anime, and nothing is out right now- oh wait, Jujutsu Kaisen just updated!

    RequiemOfNEETS

  • “I’m feeling like a bad piggy”

    Pummer

  • wishing the best for more fabulous anime to come!

    Simply_Choccy

  • What a great year its been for anime this year

    zerotion

  • I want to live between Frieren's thighs.

    OhNoNotRabbits

  • This anime year will always be remembered

    imanand

  • This year was a Max Winn !!! Also The Rising Of The Shield Hero Season 3, thank you for saving the franchise.

    ssSimon_

  • *my quote turned into a cream puff and Mash ate it*

    GotSpinz

  • A year of great shows and amazing moments! What an awesome year of discovery and adventure. Definitely one I will never forget! Can't wait for what thne new year has to offer!❤️‍🔥✌️

    TheRanenEmpire

  • Let's watch anime!

    nyangcat

  • Trash taste is best taste Just watch whatever anime you want, dude

    3araba

  • 2023 passed by so fast like "Bleach"! "Oshi no ko" felt like "Tengoku" & "Jigoku", "Jujutsu Kaisen" had a "Dark Gathering", but despite all that "I have no enemies" & I'm at peace like "Frieren".

    Sayantan22

  • More better with computer aided animation

    watch_anime_only

  • Some selections were a bit off...but it works

    herbalmint

  • Not me.

    Jewsefin

  • this year was the year I started to watch one piece , attack on titan and many more the best 2023 anime for me was one piece and aot and jujutsu kaisen I like anime's so much but 2023 we lost nanami 😢

    Todoroki_Zoro88

  • 2023 was a lit year for anime ngl

    xLoneWolf

  • This year was such an incredible year for anime, I really loved every season.

    Shiza05

  • Uhh, I reccomend 'the 100 Girlfriends' that was shockingly good for this year, looking forward to 2024. If Frieren manages to stay top 10 I'll be impressed, hope it continues to be great in the episodes coming!!

    Sombrero-Batta

  • The character to protect instantly had me running to Gakuto Yuzuki, he’s such a pure and innocent soul that barely smiled 🫂 The character who’s existence is chaos section, everyone causes so much of it it’s hard to choose.🧱 Bond for best pet!! ✨✨

    Kawaii_swan

  • ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Live with anime ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    GerFanzeh

  • I watched most of the anime. So, It's really tough to choose Just One anime.

    Epti

  • Really enjoyed this event. Tbh I liked every chars but cant selected everyone. So, thank you to every animes, their authors and studios behind the production of such amazing animes. Really can't wait to experience all 2024 animes now. Many thanks to MAL and all their staffs too.

    YogSothothGE

  • Akuma-kun was the best anime in 2023. Frieren has the 2nd Place and Pluto the 3rd.

    MomotarosMTZ

  • ╯︿╰

    EoBerrr

  • “Watching anime is like talking with a friend.”

    SirMiche21

  • Anime is a part of the cycle of life!

    LiiliiLuna

  • Viva el anime!

    Davi_92

  • Arigato, anime gods, for blessing our screens with this year's masterpieces and blessed our ears with new OSTs.

    AutumnBlues19

  • id rather abstain

    meccers

  • Mahito's train of doom go brrrr!!!

    Da_Shoosh

  • Every Anime has its own charm 💙🤗

    Aru_Kun07

  • I really enjoy all the anime coming out in 2023, there are many choices of unique and interesting stories that make me not bored watching anime in just one genre, it's very entertaining

    RNerro

  • Malevolent Kitchen

    Kielbaska

  • "Domain Expansion"

    VeranaHime

  • 2023 came with a lot of suprises for me, in addition to the sequels that had been requested for a long time, the new animes was just captivanting, every season came along with a lot of variety, it was like a discovery with lot of genders i never though i woud like.

    MAITcoelho

  • where vending machine?

    joji-_-

  • this year has been so much fun with anime and the masterpice of new characters.And i hope this year will be much more exciting and fun can,t wait thank you. shout out to my anime list

    saanbieber

  • Hakutou is best boy and must be protected at all costs!

    Lord_Nawor

  • 🌱

    IamYimkey17

  • Make anime great again

    Amble

  • give more option

    Zyperexa

  • This year is went awesome

    Abhay_san

  • Thank you an amazing year everyone, take care of yourselves and anime on <3

    I-Watch_Anime

  • cream puffs ✨

    V-O-I-D

  • Spend more time watching things around you, than watching the same thing everyday

    J_MAN2

  • I will watch more this year than last

    Terry-Senpai

  • Borf

    HerpaderpFTW

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