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

  • I’ll take a potato chip… AND EAT IT!

    Dratibrime

  • Bleach is clear and there is only one big three

    Therengoku342

  • Good Year For Anime! Heres to 2024!

    realMewphy

  • Eiai, Nano best girl

    Kat_Kot

  • More Exciting of this

    vemz21

  • Bleach is the best

    BryNow

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

    j_courchesne9

  • Oshi No Ko wasn't nominated for every category? This world is full of fools

    amnestymc

  • Frieren GOAT

    Yuthir

  • Had a great year. Alhamdhulillah 😊

    pookiepied

  • Advent to the Top

    Tronplayer

  • thanks for this wonderful year

    Goulyz

  • I am Ayanokoji

    VaporyCoder

  • 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

  • i have no enemies

    vikings123

  • 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

  • 2023. Animu is Laifu

    Juanchoman

  • anita max wynn

    jajabinex

  • May the future be the banger years for animes

    Ryan_Iceberg

  • Frieren >>>>>> JJK

    LemonLorax

  • Danmachi S4 Part 2 saved 2023

    Hanfos

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    SteveI33I

  • K-On!! Wins anime of the year 2023, 14 years in a row!

    JuanJotaErre

  • So many anime from 2023 made me want to play video games even more - is it a sabotage?

    Epiroogu

  • YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    Merkyy

  • One piece is peak fiction!!

    B_Max

  • Very Funny!

    MRPicci

  • This year was very packed with 10/10 animes.

    lightindogg

  • Aishiteru

    Sherleen2004

  • One year completed, let's bring on 2024!

    WIScouser

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

    D4rkm47r1x

  • so much good anime... my exams are doomed...

    cr4ckers

  • "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

  • The world needs more BL

    hintalappu

  • 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

  • Bye, 2023. You did good, I suppose, though I’m shocked that somehow the isekai well didn’t finally run dry again this year. Weird, because I could’ve sworn I saw all this year’s quirky smart boys travel to a faraway land three years ago. Who am I kidding, I still watch them too.

    AssortedCheese

  • Seams I missed a few

    lumpsofmoss

  • 2023 May not have been my best year but at least I could watch some fictional characters have the loving relationship I wish I had.

    Samson_GoKegwa

  • 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

  • Good anime =_=

    samfanboy_bigman

  • anime is cool, I think.

    OrpheusGZ

  • Nah I'd Win

    Asfa-san

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

    drewdle_anim

  • "There's no such thing as someone bad who likes shark movies" -- Dead Mount Death Play

    tWoluz

  • I started watching precure franchise beginning of 2023 and never once regret that decision. It's never too late to try something challenging.

    Fuwa_san

  • Great year cant wait for this years great content.

    hours_Spent

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

    Piemaster0117

  • Gojo Fans SUCK MY... WHO'S THE FRAUD NOW

    EddieLovesOP

  • The manga is better

    h0_-

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

    moncreamii

  • monogatari series is still yhe best

    zuromu

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

    kofu137

  • And with that the 2023 season of anime comes to a close! ✨

    Jawdano

  • it was all the same nothing changed its just. same me same world same this not a single thing is changed.

    emirw

  • 2023 was a great year for anime! Here’s to another year!

    daisydoes

  • FULL YEAR OF GOOD ANIME AND HAPPINESS!

    ddurmis

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

    llreiss

  • OG Dragon Ball is Great

    TreaRace

  • Chainsaw man left me depressed

    XuYuZu

  • 2023... can't be more grateful that I'm still watching alot of anime while I'm very busy. thanks for all the key people in the anime industry still keep it entrained me well when I'm really exhausted <3 2024... i hope that i got unexpected surprise! (please be Nisekoi 🤣)

    typhiaca

  • We ate good this year

    KakaiDaGr8

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

    NightlessSleep

  • 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

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR

    niyanthecat

  • No Game No Life S2!!!

    Quattro_

  • It was a great year and hoping this year too would be great...

    THE_F4LLEN_ONE

  • Do you watch anime because you're maidenless or are you maideenless because you watch anime

    Hentai-master-69

  • Where you go I go

    blvckout21

  • 2023 was a good year for anime!

    Kietsuhime

  • Based takes.

    KemPapaez

  • I wish I were a bird

    TheBasicAnimeFan

  • This year is went awesome

    Abhay_san

  • I don't know what to add here.

    Hamahe

  • What a year...

    Akira_0210

  • Hoooooooooooonk!

    coffeedrops

  • Nah, I'd Win.

    Samurai_Deelan

  • Insomniacs After School underrated :3

    Kyutens

  • No yaoi?

    Nenemer

  • why no solo leveling -.- :C

    Drachennebel

  • Stay awesome and keep smiling

    miyahara_akane

  • Be kind like Yuji, strong like Mash & complete your bucket list like Akira

    CrumbzSmallMight

  • “I’m so wet right now” -Hanazono Hakari The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You

    Soupychecks

  • We've faced challenges tougher than overpowered protagonists, but we are still standing. As we step into the next realm of existence, may our stats be high, our quests legendary, and our encounters with truck-kun nonexistent. to more epic journeys and fewer filler episodes 🚀

    -omri

  • 2023 banged

    MuddyJamm

  • It is what it is

    ItachiUchiha0999

  • there isnt bungo stray dogs, i dont vote seriously

    0samudaza1

  • 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

  • MAMIYA: A Shared Illusion of the World's End made my life better by ruining it

    Gizzia

  • I can't wait for more masterpiece anime in the future, hopefully there will be more, especially I want more anime romance or romantic subtext in the future😄

    Ham-R

  • These nominees are kinda mid ngl

    CaviarSandwiches

  • As the strongest curse Jogoat opened his domain, the fraud king of curses, Sukuna shrunk back in fear. Then Jogoat said "Stand proud Sukuna you are strong!"

    optimus_princeps

  • 2023 has been an incredible year for the anime community, with diverse and captivating releases that have brought fans together worldwide.

    MisaMilly

  • frieren is good

    IdkWhatIShouldDo

  • I really enjoyed this year anime ... Alot hope I should be alive and healthy to able to watch One Piece and Detective Conan end.

    Ace_kirito

  • Nah I’d Win

    JusttMal

  • I barely watched anything

    EGG_KING_

  • i am atomic

    b44haa

  • It's meant to never be reciprocated. But I've found another way to be around.

    lilydayo

  • only luck free!!

    em_day257

  • Just because yesterday Was a Bad Day Doesn't mean Tommorow will be the Same Day as Well.

    MrCubby

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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