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

  • Anime good.

    NovaFrankA

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

    Shibaroo

  • This year in anime has been amazing!

    DominickFisher

  • I do reallllyyyy dont have any enemiesss and seriouslly best abime of the year overall is frieren no doubt!!

    SorewaKirito

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

    RequiemOfNEETS

  • i love watching anime lol ahahahg

    daamlakeser

  • What an year for anime! We hit the lows of Inukai's Dog but also hit the highs of Vinland Saga. Both ways, this year is sure to be remembered.

    Mashrafi_Rian

  • I'm glab this year we can have a very good show to watch.

    KonbiniPEN

  • Watching Anime gives me life lessons I never knew I needed, the bonus is I watch new a different characters go through things and come out better in the end. There’s always something new and different it’s exciting to see what will come out next.

    Lance-Karma

  • Have seen many great title in 2033 but I won't forget Ragna Crimson, Fieren The Slayer, Mashale, Death Mount Parody, and many other titles which I can't write in this small box.

    AnemoByte

  • Need’s more Overlord!

    Nocookies4u

  • anime was made with love, will be love by everyone

    tmd22121999

  • I had a year with lots of anime. It's really relaxing to watch anime. Actually, if you look at it, I had a very unhappy year. But watching anime really took me away from these unhappiness. Thanks. 🩵

    hahacu

  • Watashi no isekai wa kon'nani umaku kakenai

    Hordern

  • If whatever Hakari and Kanade do in 100kanojo doesn't count as yuri i don't know what does

    Asyoko

  • kyon no oshi no ko?

    divdev

  • I have no enemy

    Felix-Nakamoto

  • What a time to be alive!

    Shadowbane2002

  • Griffith did nothing wrong

    PoochEz

  • Some ppl call anime a mistake and trash But for me, for us its something more than "chinnese cartoons" Anime can make my mood, feel better, can motivate, it can make me happy, angry or even cry. Thats normal cartoon but its change lives.

    TULUM123

  • 2023 was a pretty peak year for anime

    Ak4t5uk1

  • Me after voting for these awards: I don't know everything, I just know what I know 🐱🖤🤍

    leilascarlettt

  • 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

  • #FreePalestine

    Wumb0

  • Still waiting for a new season of Owari No Seraph T-T

    Jeruli

  • Made it awesome!!

    Aizen-Stark

  • Hope you had a good Year!

    Zero-People

  • the west is saved :3

    Konnichiwa_Init

  • God i hope everything works out in the end

    marcel9164

  • Add more categories for next year please xd

    LuisSV23

  • This is one of the most overpowered anime years in terms of animes in each season. I´m very happy to live this, thanks all MAL Staff for the events a cross the year <3

    Dogffee

  • 5 cm per second is the saddest anime

    JOYBOY_SRK

  • I spend way way too much time watching anime.

    hanako_simpfrr

  • There should also be a category with various top anime genres

    NRELO

  • “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

    jtredenick

  • how did i get here

    kisakisimp

  • This year was an amazing year for anime, here's too continuations, new seasons and titles which entertain us for years to come. 😆🥳💟

    DevilBro559

  • For this year was amazing anime to have, but unfortunately this year too many delayed anime have happens (especially in winter). Hopefully the anime can be decrease a little this year to exceed the quality over quantity.

    Yunohi-kun

  • Shounen Is the best

    Knight132

  • Year 2023 was a complete blast with numerous animes that managed to keep me interested especially with their OSTs, openings, and endings.

    SanessyAdversary

  • 2023 Was one of the best year for anime, the amount of anime that helps me with my ups and down is really makes me happy

    zisnanto

  • There may have been one week where i didn’t watch anime or read manga in 2023.

    Ncf6789

  • Trigun Stampede is very nice

    AdrienFaure

  • Nah I'd Win

    Asfa-san

  • 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

  • Time flies when a million new animes drop every season

    MR_Djenssen

  • I want to say a big THANK YOU to all studios that made these wonderful animes, to all singer/composer that made these amazing OP/ED and, last but not least, to the MAL staff which always organise great events & improve the site. <33

    Alek_sh

  • Although there was a lot of bad this year, it turned out pretty great. (One piece is the G.O.A.T.)

    HenryGCarter

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

    FusionGengar

  • 2023 anime go boom

    Luffyforeva

  • I hope this is the best choice.

    myfavoriteanime1

  • I really don't have anything to say, just wanted to beat my personal record of animes seen in one year, ended up finding a lot of new obsessions.

    BrChucky

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

    BurritoBTW

  • I am the bone of my sword!! Steel is my body and Fire is my blood.

    Tokoya

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

    AyakoVi

  • yuri is love yuri is life

    TrickRift

  • I'm Batman.

    Ekitronprime

  • Frieren Oshi no ko Made in Abyss

    Hosinoaquamarine

  • Go plus ultra. 🥳✨

    Itachiatitsbest

  • This year i watched boku no pico. This year was the worst year in my life

    jentailegion69

  • anita max wynn

    jajabinex

  • 有馬だいすき

    Kamikoto_kl

  • The future is an anime

    TT-MIUNI

  • Pretty good year for all the industry!, some studios did marvelous things, others did that with some crushing into it, but the animes that came month after month prove to be something to remember, a big clap to all the studios, VA's and musicians!

    RobertNF

  • KamiNaki is Broke limit for ugly anime, this is ugly but best anime for ugly aime for whole time. For Romance to me is Koori Zokusei But Niehime no Kemono give romance anime expreience which has been lost for a long time, have political and complex wolrd building.

    Zenryou277

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

    TomBoy69

  • Trying to watch anime sometimes often delays anime shows. Hopefully this 2024 anime won't be delayed at all...

    Yuki-Haru

  • shinomiya kaguya best girl

    Unpredictxble

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

    ironmental

  • Naruto and Fruits Basket, the Betther animes

    Otakinho-carente

  • Nanami😭

    teen_violence

  • Live your life to the fullest!! Watch Animes, Read Mangas etc., just do whatever you wanna do.

    sagenhansda

  • You guys will never get the nominations right now, will you!!

    69_IDK_69

  • Not gonna lie kinda fell out of anime this year.

    Deflower7ooo

  • “Nah I’d win”

    I_AM_ASAIN_999

  • Swear to god there’s like 2 good anime a year, how tf did this not feature The Boy and The Heron, Chang’an, FogHill of The Five Elements and others…shambles.

    Vjestiprime

  • What a year...

    Akira_0210

  • This was the year that I watched anime the most!

    Fenekin

  • I really like all anime

    Bhaseed_1123

  • One Piece on top

    txnshii_

  • the queen died but honestly Naruto been through so much more. The hardships he’s faced aren’t even comparable to dying of old age. Until the queen has done what Naruto has done I don’t feel sympathy.

    Echowos

  • Favorite op was Horimiya Piece op Favorite ed was Spy x Family 2 ed

    karutogarnet

  • The year 2023 was really something. This year some of the most anticipated shows came and some ended. Although I enjoyed this year with whole heartedly. I still remember some shows which were simply awesome and beautiful too.

    ohpts

  • It's not a matter of "How?", it's a matter of "When?".

    ATXAltex

  • Nothing beats, "The sound of gion shoja bells echoes the impermanence of all things. The color of sala flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. However! We are the exception!”- Aoi Todo

    TyeMazey

  • Nothing like doing the spiderman meme with your partner who's an alien, except you realise the spiderman meme goes both ways.

    infiniteexx23

  • What a hell year!

    MoonelizaMC56

  • .. I think the best thing about anime.. is the friends we make along the way!

    KittLuxx98

  • I just wanna be Frieren’s friend 🥹

    animecuberray

  • I watched less horny anime this year!

    MilesOfAnime

  • This is my peak! GEAR fith

    Aolaogth

  • I just loved the 2023 because of all the anime I got to witness. It was a very wonderful journey watching those anime.

    Shadow__-Monarch

  • When I catch you gege! When i catch you gege!- Tiktok 2023

    Leslyn_Davis

  • Can't imagine my life without MAL or everyone on this site. 今年もよろしく!

    Shikkakku

  • I think year 2023 was great for anime watchers as we got a variety of new anime as well as returning anime too (like bleach tybw) ...... So according to me 2023 was full of anime of every genre and i enjoyed all of em' a lot ....

    akarsh_kumar

  • So many anime this year both old and new, there are bad ones and good ones, but its a great year. Each season was full of excitement with new experience. Looking forward to more new fun stuff to watch and exciting shows in 2024.

    TamaKi31

  • 2023 was a good year for anime!

    Kietsuhime

  • I just want to watch anime, and I ended here.

    Fulmentus

  • (\_/) (•.•) :) /|__|\ | |

    tolgafiko

  • 2024 will be the year of Kagurabachi trust

    YaBoiN

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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