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

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    bemarobot

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

    Liban6

  • Just do it, no one gonna stop you

    Itsmechinmoy

  • Stay Silence!

    Mirai_Tachibana

  • Danmachi S4 Part 2 saved 2023

    Hanfos

  • Life is like a bunch of recommended anime you never know what you are gonna get.

    Dalek_Sec

  • Maomao lovely

    BosPulsa

  • Sick openings my guy sheeesh WHERE IS SPECIALZ?!?!?!?!?!?

    SH0TxD

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

    Mikyah0409

  • This year was an interesting year for me as I usually only watch isekia's but I decided to give a couple romance animes a shot and now I can't stop watching them even if they leave me an emotional wreak afterwards.

    Fangedviper

  • My name Jeff, Sephal Nippet is god, on jah.

    PascalvandenBos

  • i love romance

    Kyu09

  • Anime girls are cute, like femboys irl.

    Nevelin

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

    Suraj_99

  • One piece is peak fiction!!

    B_Max

  • Baka and Test Solos All

    LordSanctify

  • Waku Waku

    ThisIsMarta

  • It's been another fun round of anime this year! Let's keep the excitement going and work towards a better tomorrow!

    NovaMelony

  • This year anime is reach and very varsitail and need a lot of time to finish most of the best... Thanks for this good year and I hope the next year is bigger and bettet

    as7sasi3

  • Great year. Hope next year can continue the greatness.

    xFlameSnowyIce

  • Why have 1 real boyfriend when you can have 50 fictional ones ♡.

    little_neet

  • Live by the way of the sword -Vagabond

    Shelby07

  • This year was a long one~

    Cryzals

  • Time flies when a million new animes drop every season

    MR_Djenssen

  • People die when they are killed 😔

    josh_exe

  • One of best years for us MAL members and Otaku Amazing releases Seasons of anime with conclusion and others which just started I wish to everyone anothe happy year Blessing with lots lots Anime new releases P.S I can't wait for An Archdemon's Dilemma and Ookami to koushinryo

    IOANNIS1940

  • So glad to experience another great year of anime! Here’s to another year🍻

    lusian3x7

  • 2023: the year when animation graphics really blasted!

    TioChan

  • "I watched Jujustu Kaisen from seeing the Fortnite collaboration"

    BurritoBTW

  • And they COOKED it this year!

    TroublingConcern

  • If the bait's obvious, don't take it'. - Kakashi Hatake

    hakuxweeb

  • "You will never be able to love anybody else until you love yourself." –Lelouch Lamperouge, Code Geass

    Romaokoo

  • Some great anime and movies this year

    Aiden-21

  • I like the anime this year

    Dragonvise

  • Why did the anime otonari no tenshi not participate in any category? Perfect opening and well-crafted and developed story!

    PedroMarquez

  • BOKUYABA IS NUMBER ONE ROMANCE!!!! PLEASE WATCH!!!!

    HololiveKun

  • Bittersweet 2023.

    ThatTanna

  • "If the truth is cruel then lies must be kind, that's why kindness is a lie." - Hikigaya Hachiman

    Demian1106

  • "Itterasshai Eren"

    Creitus

  • Row Row Fight The POWER!!

    Spectra_Phantom

  • Happy New Yearbook, hope that everyone has a great new year !!!

    GisselleGGil

  • Cheers to another great year for Anime 🥂

    LuciferHellstorm

  • If you gaze into abyss, the abyss gazes also into you

    Kurisshu

  • Me and my gf did this, we didnt see any of em!

    TomBoy69

  • You are my special.

    Valex_2912

  • 23 was good with overflow in this segment,but .. One thing I miss..more story and character connecting animes,or bruh..it just might be my bad memory..what about you..? Non story connecting isekais..

    nothigbeatsme0

  • In 2023 I started my anime journey and since then I’m fan of anime and I’m never gonna stop watch it.

    MrPanda_

  • My New Boss Is Goofy deserves to have more viewers, it's such a feel good anime after a difficult day.

    mariellax

  • アイドル or Idol was the best op of the year by far.

    Legendblade86

  • It all started with a curiosity rather than a choice, but it stayed with me and now anime is a part of my everyday life. I am grateful for watching that first show because it always brings me back.

    DenverSammy

  • Happy New Year ;d

    Braums-Poro

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

    ANissanLeaf

  • BORF-Great bond

    thetunneldweller

  • Have a great year ahead as well!

    Achilesss

  • I barely watched anything

    EGG_KING_

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

    ShootaBYChoppa

  • Many anime characters fit into many traits. All unique.

    FoodHunterBear

  • This was a good year for anime

    Rowletgamer87

  • First year as an anime fan. Many more to come

    Zact99

  • Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague is underrated. Also, where's BOCCHI THE ROCK.

    j_courchesne9

  • I fell behind this year. My new years resolution is to at least be able to vote for things I know/watched.

    AyakoVi

  • I hope for welcome to demon school iruma kun season 4 in 2024.

    Ohmightyblade

  • Life is a god-tier game #tomozaki

    anirudh02

  • try to enjoy every moment

    otakuukunn

  • Run if you value your life. The frenzy has begun. The moon is red. We are out of time.

    jnn_jnn

  • I want Arima Kana to step on me

    clanmitts

  • I am rudeus

    ExtremeUnction

  • 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

  • We need crazier hair!

    chiliehead

  • Love You MAL

    HypedToj

  • nah I'd win

    IcyCrobat

  • Life is about two things: drinking milk and watching funny things on your TV. At least MAL helps with the latter.

    Snorachu

  • A wise man once said, "An anime a day, keeps the boredom away."

    Rade09

  • “Nah, I’d win”

    blessthewired

  • Loved flipping between chill and depressing every week!

    Fuzzy_Barbarian

  • <(UwU')>

    Fallenherodeku

  • I AM YOU

    breznick

  • "but in essence, it's [the pleasure district] no different from the rear palace. It's both a garden and a cage... The stale, trapped air poisens everyone. The courtesans also eat the poison around them, to become a sweet poison themselves." The Apothecary Diaries, Ep 8, 15:12

    Amy-hakase

  • EVERYONE MUST SEE MASHLE

    cobakal3

  • The year passed by very quickly and we're spoon-fed a lot of top notch anime. Surely by now we all know Fullmetal Alchemist isn't actually the best of all time :)

    OrbitalForce

  • "Be a Flower" (Apothecary Diaries OP 1) was robbed!!!! But fun year all around for anime :)

    BoxxJellyfish

  • My favorite anime character for 2023 is Komekko from "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!", but sadge she didn't got nominated :(

    79yzx

  • Learned this year that Kirito’s English dub swears often and it’s amazing

    acuphoria

  • "Live. The life is precious"

    Shyraini

  • All the anime in this humor section are not that funny. It's very boring that you can't add to the lists :(

    moncreamii

  • 2023 WAS a year.

    ZAZC

  • My life my anime

    yuzona

  • Imagine writing a new year's comment....Happy New Year's...anywho~

    XGirl86

  • 2023 was an AMAZING year for anime with such a range of genres! Bring on 2024! 🤩

    Kobeanie

  • This has been a great year for anime fans

    Domo876

  • For for solo leveling next year guys -solo leveling enjoyer

    Sung_is_hot

  • The best year

    Rohit20

  • Harmony, Aspiration, Zealous, Infinity, Maturity

    TheMarinHusbando

  • What a year! So many great gems, we truly are in the golden age of anime.

    strikingLoo

  • Nagisa is Best Boy

    GoldenSapple

  • The absolute ingenuity and skill depicted by creators in 2023 made the year a lot bigger for everyone. The incontrovertible power to change lives, depicted by Vinland Saga, Attack On Titan, Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen and plenty others has made the year memorable. 2024 will be bigger.

    Mox_mox_moxed

  • “I’m feeling like a bad piggy”

    Pummer

  • i only know is just the one arima from oshi no ko because i even not watching all anime before so i pick random vote so my bad :)

    Sinqz_anime

  • AWESOME YEAR

    Juuzou25RT

  • Hope 2024 can continue world trigger and hunter x hunter anime version

    MasahiroKun

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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