MAL Yearbook 2024

Anime section

Don't Let Your Dreams Be Dreams!
Anime with the most inspiring journey towards a goal/craft

Tiktok Edits' Darling
Anime with the most meme potential

Charming Romance
Anime romance that made your heart squeeze

What a Fever Dream
Anime so surreal, it was like an intense dream

Cozy Paradise
Anime that was your go-to relaxation button

OP/ED section

Character section

Best Glow-Up: From Zero to Hero
Character who started at the bottom... now they’re here

Comments

  • I'm glad anime was invented—it has brought colors to my life and created countless opportunities for the creatives behind it. I've been a part of MAL community since 2010, and even now, anime continues to be my escape during my free time, consistently bringing colors to my world.

    Beezheen

  • Anime and manga helped me get through this tough year, can't wait for more amazing adaptations and new originals ! And shoutout to the myanimelist team who keeps everything on track !!💜✨️

    yuzu_chin

  • Have nice day ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

    itikitty

  • Rock Lee version of Harry Potter show wins karaoke ultra-hard mode for sure.

    17Rain

  • Yumiella is a Villainess I hope I can become one day...

    Id1no

  • Have my votes

    MoonSpider

  • Gintama on top

    _-Tsuki-_

  • Where is noragami season 3 at

    Smiteknife2

  • Look at this segment, everyone can vote. And if you're reading this, you're participating in helping yourself and appreciating the time others take to choose what's best. Hopefully in the future we can do more festive than now!

    kjplethodon

  • When depressed, remember Frieren's golden words to Aura

    HyperNova06

  • almost all anime that inspired me to a making project, man... I love anime

    mubazeru

  • Didn't watch too much anime this year but I've enjoyed every single second on it.

    spreadviolence

  • "the dangers in my heart" save the year again

    Mvstafa

  • Every anime goes through its own unique phases, and that's what makes my love for anime grow even stronger!💖I LOVE ANIME❤️‍🔥 spending time with anime makes me feel happy(🗣️its stress-buster)

    MQ_Sp24MyAniMe

  • Ler muito mangá me torna cronicamente online... isso não é bom...

    JohnZarb

  • here's to more banger anime in 2025!

    Jayb1rd01

  • Be open minded (not too much)

    Aymen_Mounazzah

  • To another great year!

    FSensei

  • Cute Girls Are More Powerful Than God

    DadiDicDong

  • Someday We'll Be Free

    arachnaph0bia

  • Dandadan should be on here more

    Kreepyyy

  • Go Go Gojo!

    nogi7

  • I did NOT know I was supposed to watch this many anime this year.

    SUPER_PABLOTO

  • Getting ready for what is coming this year. Hope it will surpass the previous year.

    chan910

  • Another year past, a veritable odyssey through the infernal halls of hospitals, reduced to a sleepless shuffle betwixt the morbidly afflicted and the eternally demanding.

    mateusMD

  • There is only one path to failure and its to not read ascendance of a bookworm.

    Thereisnoonehere

  • a perfect anime year again

    bilge0209

  • Anime!

    Eevee_OwO

  • No Dandadan for the OP/ED section is crazy work or for the surreal visuals.

    anime_enjoyer839

  • What a year folks! The good, the bad, and the wild; but hey, we got some real bangers, both in animes and op's. Cheers for another great year! :P

    TwoSouls_VII

  • Thanks to everyone on MAL I was able to hang with in 2024. May everyone have a wonderful 2025! Be safe, be healthy, have fun, watch fun anime, be creative, and follow your dreams! Thank you, MAL! -Swiggy

    Swiggy

  • 2024 was Peaked Season for anime!

    k15am3

  • The isekai where you reincarnate into a villainous deer girl at lv at 999 will soon become a reality Isekai shikanoko lv 999 is old primigen evil final boss

    Remju

  • kaizoku-ou ni, ore wa naru!!

    jin_runcandel

  • ALL THE BEST🔥

    Krammmz

  • I use MLA's search fuction feature to sort by male users my age and add them all, ive been doing this since 2020 and i'm still single

    Cilbiyah

  • Anime helps me feel the emotions I suppress. :)

    HairyFatman97

  • Isekai may have cooked a little too much this year.

    KoalaUnknown

  • New anime fans will always glaze whatever the newest anime is. The scores on my anime list will always reflect this. Please, rank with not only your heart, but your brain too.

    Lillycamp

  • hai guys doing these polls made me realize just how few 2024 animes i watched ...

    strawb3rrydoll

  • I love fishing.

    Nfloc

  • In order to grow your anime list you must be diligent.

    knightmare84

  • "The One Piece is real"

    AdOnIsS04

  • Watch Bocchi the rock

    mercuw

  • I think I've watched too much anime this year. I'm proud (?)

    Randomu_Dragmire

  • From the screen to the ring, to the pen, to the king Where's my crown? That's my bling Always drama when I ring See, I believe that if I see it in my heart Smash through the ceiling 'cause I'm reachin' for the stars Woah-oh-oh This is how the story goes -Aristotle

    Spas_03

  • Cherry magic should be included with the best romances of 2024🤭

    g-bell

  • I hope there will be more next year

    Aldhi337

  • Such a good year for anime and manga.

    Halty

  • where's Scott Pilgrim

    Scaracoochie

  • What a lovely year the world has brought us! From revivals of classics to new silly gag anime memery. Had plenty of fun with everything this spectacular medium gave us. Hope you all found a new all-time fave or got to revisit one this year!

    MyFriendIbis

  • I barely finish animes.

    AboveFiction

  • There are many animes here that I didn't watch yet, but eventually I'll watch

    cloudempire

  • #IBelieveAnimeIsGreatness

    JCSL

  • Zura janai, katsura da!

    gin_isthebest

  • I believe in simple joys of imagination... like which anime character´s powers I would enjoy using while conquering the world... and which waifu I would have by my side whilst doing it... Pick your star and follow it! A Man´s dream... will never die!

    MightyJou

  • Barely standing after 2024... So yeah... If 2025 gets worse then i am gonna leave this planet for real x.x

    ZeroOfAbsolute

  • The excitement Ken felt after getting one of his balls back is how I felt towards anime this year. Pure unadulterated happiness! Bring on 2025!!!

    seanyy5

  • O filme de project sekai vai carregar esse ano, bem na real.

    Yumi_Karoni

  • Aaaaannddd your outta here~! ┻━┻︵ \(°□°)/ ︵ ┻━┻ Despite the tenuous time I had personally, everything I tuned in for did not disappoint. 2024 was a stellar year with some truly peak cinema ღ˘◡˘ற♡.。oO. May the sakuga flow in abundance. 2025 Bless up~

    Shenae_senpai

  • both a terrified teacher at ghoul school and Notorious Talker are a 100/10 shows

    shosh2904

  • Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan is peak comedy. It got robbed for best OP

    Kat_Kot

  • From jaw-dropping battles to heartwarming moments, this year’s anime delivered it all! Here’s to more epic adventures and plot twists next season!

    Ackr

  • work hard watch anime hard

    KiryuuinSatsuki

  • Nothing...Just Abosulte Cinema

    _Krixy_

  • The year where Ubel changed my tastes forever

    aqexpredator

  • This year had its ups and downs, but it was a good year.

    Francoww

  • Summer 2024 was the best season for me, lot of good animes!!

    Asanaka-Yomogi

  • "I have no enemies..."

    GodspeedGideon24

  • I wish 2025 will be a good one, the world needs to heal from a lot of things. Stand strong and keep pushing on people!

    Eikichi_Onizuka

  • The time of a non-stop production of Isekai anime that would spark the creation of more Isekai anime and would produce Isekai anime.

    StahpMeh

  • There’s only one anime that has ever truly changed my life. This anime helped me build my own character and I’m so grateful. Thank you, My Little Sister can’t be this Cute.

    ISimpForKiyoka

  • Watch Angel Beats!

    Metalornado

  • 2025. been here

    Natsu_Dragneel-3

  • 2024 seasons in a nutshell: "Tiktok dance" Winter "DANNA-SAMA!!" Spring "Sisters++" Summer "Ball anime everywhere" Fall

    CNJo

  • Well about damn time you watch more anime

    zarakikenpachi12

  • This year there were a lot of good anime released, but there were also a lot of weird ones. However, that doesn't take away from the fact that it was a pretty impressive year. I hope there will be more good anime to come and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

    Kaizozero

  • 2024 was the year of yuri band anime and I'm all here for it ;)

    RisaRuby

  • Godlike season

    Tomulinek70

  • Those who do not understand true pain can never understand true peace.

    DirtyDaniel999

  • Burdaki çoğu anime hakında en ufak fikrim yoktu

    ZorovsLuffy

  • noel stollen my heart

    Wefiii

  • no ragrets, das my credo

    n4ytcg

  • i literally don't watch anime, go read land of the lustrous

    Cheeeeze

  • Fun things are fun - Yui Hirasawa

    Spast1c

  • All and all and all, CHAOTIC as always!!!

    palmj

  • I think this yearbook is a fun thing, we should do it every year! ;)

    Dinnyecica

  • manga > anime

    TheDerpyVenom

  • where is aoba

    Unlavable

  • Anime is life

    Makishimu_San

  • Akane > Kana

    Kiruzonu

  • Many announcements during 2024 of anime I thought would never get any continuation ever.

    Tilec

  • Happy New Year!!!

    AkyP

  • girls band crying if it doesn't win

    ashleq

  • This year was the BEST year for anime... Godly Animation and Stories to Die for

    ImmortalOtaku

  • My compass is curiosity

    pisekpiskovec

  • Animism is the belief that otakus saved the world.

    LemonNyx

  • Maybe waifus are the friends we make along the way

    RadioactiveBoy

  • A great year for the anime

    Febaske

  • Shinobu Oshino is best girl! All hail the Monogatari Series!

    HuddsonTeddy

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.

Archives

  • Yearbook2021
  • Yearbook2022
  • yearbook2023
  • yearbook2024