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

  • Absurd Naughty Imaginative Memorable Enjoyable

    Tricoichi

  • What a year it was for anime. There were certainly ups and downs, different opinions, but overall it was a roller coaster ride. Animes like Frieren, Bleach, Dan Da Dan, Solo Leveling got some spotlight as they deserved, but there’s always room for more obscure ones to shine.

    AidenChong

  • Anime is a necessity.

    cheeengm

  • I came looking for cute sister chan but I found cute mommy san

    Tooru48

  • One of the best years of anime of my life (if you count shows that continued from 2023. Lmao

    semaj1992

  • Animism is the belief that otakus saved the world.

    LemonNyx

  • Cute, cuter and THE CUTEST

    tropidom

  • Boukyaku Battery was mostly enjoyed on Japan and I don't know why in occident is not like that! Watch it please! It has few members on Myanimelist, it need more recognition and his opening by Mrs Green Apple too (the same as Inferno-Fire Force) THAT'S ALL,THANKS! HAHSJD ENJOY!

    JuaniMel_B1

  • This is the year I (re)discover my love for anime!

    Tomori_Kanade

  • shikanoko was a disappointment

    Noctera_

  • Best episode of the year was demon slayer episode 8! Best arc introduction since Trunks killing mecha Freeza and King Cold.

    Djwhy

  • All anime is good, except the ones that aren't.

    Katsu27

  • Anime for life

    Rukkano

  • To live, is to be a sinner in the hands of an angry God. Though a life without sin, is one without purpose.

    Sinsual

  • NGNL S2 WHEN??

    CRankit

  • Hina should be with inomata

    Riverremixture

  • Chaos can wait, Anime not...

    Axiam_Nyan

  • I all alone beweep my outcast state

    ibxbi

  • Jellyfish can't swim in the the night in underrated ,rate it higher you critics

    minegamer1824

  • Let there be 2025.

    celestain

  • “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”-Dr.Seuss

    MasteritX

  • Stayed up watching late-night anime again? You never learn do you, you sacrifice sleep to watch your anime and then snooze through school. What’s the point? - Alya from: Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

    SnowRem

  • 2024 was not my year.

    Doktah_Mint

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

    strawb3rrydoll

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

    Mvstafa

  • 2024 was a great year. I love all the animes and what grate animes they where my heart and forever Be there If any of these shows would have a second season or continue.

    simperemo123

  • Arise! My Level 99 2.5D Cherry Harem, for I Parry the Fatal Dangers in my Bling-Bang-Bang Atomic “Kin no tama.”

    kimssi97

  • "All Hail Truck-kun" Let there be more Isekai this Year too.

    Zero_xtx

  • "I swear; I'll get stronger if thats the last thing I do" Sung JinWoo

    Tiga_Kagami

  • "life gets hard but I'm harder"

    dixoncider8142

  • Good friends are like a vest or a bra, Always they're supportive and closer to the heart.

    Ankandeep

  • "Human.. what is this girl to you? It's strength?" "That's right! She's my strength to live." - Gray (Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest)

    kessyxx

  • it was a fun year..

    Amitchaudhary

  • Be open minded (not too much)

    Aymen_Mounazzah

  • It's been almost a decade since I truly discovered anime at age eleven. So much has happened since then, yet anime still remains as one of my greatest comforts and inspirations. It's been a great privilege to explore this great medium and all its nuances. Happy new year folks.

    Br0seph1

  • Here's to the anime, light novels and manga that was, and those yet to come. And to the MAL that was, and the MAL yet to come!

    Starhammer

  • bomboclat

    Syndrex

  • “Check out my perfect form, IT’S PERFECT”

    Cxwgg1Cxwgg2

  • Make the exorcist fall in love next year hope

    Zerzo

  • This one's trash tastes knows no bounds, as this one shall sample watch every single Isekais in this whole world until this one finds the almighty golden one! This one shall also indulge in some romance comedy, in secret of course, since that would tarnish this one's reputation!

    Filiponio

  • Anyone past this point, who causes pain Who brings destruction Who holds evil in their heart will be purged by Bofurin without exception!

    vanillasaruto

  • Need to watch more anime!!

    yu6

  • I shika'd so hard that I nokotan'd all over the koshitan.

    Esuo

  • Wholesome year for anime, get in shape 2025!

    Draecal

  • Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai made me gay

    Baby_Penewine

  • Edward: Water, 35 liters; carbon, 20 kilograms; ammonia, 4 liters; lime, 1.5 kilograms; phosphorus, 800 grams; salt, 250 grams; saltpeter, 100 grams; sulfur, 80 grams; fluorine, 7.5; iron, 5; silicon, 3 grams; and trace amounts of 15 other elements. -i just like this speech

    Bruh_its_nunya

  • It's okay just for fun.

    haku_1999

  • 'Value Loyalty Above All Else''

    Mikejadev

  • This year will be remembered for the openings trending on tiktok and for all the heart-wreaking romance animes it gave us.

    Luce2001

  • this was seriously the best year of 2024

    Koala_Zou

  • I live under a rock, please help

    Twentys_Hell

  • UwU

    usbdriver

  • THIS YEAR IS 🔥WITH MANY MASTERPIECES. Hope 2025 Could exceed my expectations from last year.

    BangZen

  • Amazing, fabulous, inspiring anime’s

    woofaaa

  • Great relationship between the topic and the chosen characters/animes, I watched most of the animes released in 2024 and i approve, the voting was a lot of fun! ^^

    Pedrodbx

  • After 7 years... Nastume came back! Dreams really do come true ^_^

    FiflyAnimeLover

  • "Why fall in love when you can fall asleep?"

    KingNotSkilled

  • READY PERFECTLY

    divine_spino

  • 2024 best in best is bluelock

    bbat90652

  • One piece is king

    Thieri_Ngugi

  • "She taught him to love the world and he taught her to love herself" - About Bokuyaba 2

    Jokobo

  • Absolute cinema

    Grimmjow03

  • 2024 was a decent year for anime hope 2025 is better...

    Vince5678

  • This year's anime roster has been massive. You know what else is massive?

    adamantite_

  • The low taper fade meme is still massive

    SkullKeeper08

  • Best year for anime in thius decade so far. I would like to enjoy so many anime in a year once again.

    DARK_REPULSER_5

  • Anime is for you to sometimes escape reality. Not for it to become your reality

    BULGARIAN254

  • Go Go Gojo!

    nogi7

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    HungryPhoneUser

  • I'm very happy to have a new Ranma½ anime.

    GANUKI

  • W Season bro

    dev_1251

  • Another year went by with its ups and downs, yet the memories of those precious series stay truly to one's side. Take care, folks.

    Rahul_101

  • HOW DID Y'ALL EXPECT ME TO CHOOSE JUST ONE CUTE CREATURE???

    luvgds

  • Need Quality over Quantity

    PrIYO_159

  • I tried to shikanoko nokonoko responsibly, but failed, and caused mischief.

    Khartoum

  • I finally got seriously into anime and manga, took me long enough

    T4nick

  • Yare yare

    Furious7253

  • "Unless it has two hydroxyl groups AND one hydrogen atom, it's Makein; not Makeine." --Dr. Stone

    NotMyListOkay

  • One chapter ends, and my MAL list gets longer.

    TheCorgz

  • Like I care

    YashxArya

  • Insane year man, wishing for a better 2025 and anime as amazing as this year.

    jur1xd

  • decent year for anime, hope next year more exiting

    the101

  • this year made my uterus tremble for sure!

    imhakiyu

  • Amo animes

    luizsoziki

  • "Trash game or god-tier game, you get this feeling everywhere..." -Sunraku, Shangri-La Frontier

    LordSanctify

  • Yuki Suou should clear the category she's in

    FaT4L

  • E10.... DEEZ NUTZ

    Deathpact

  • 2024 has been the most refreshing year of original flavours (or unique ideas) like the debut of Solo Leveling to Viral Hit, Kaiju No. 8, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren, Fable, Dandadan, Demon Lord 2099 if not Dragon Ball Daima as opposed to recycled tropes to reignite animé again.

    Avieshek

  • A day without watching anime is a wasted day.

    TwiTwi

  • ANIME BANZAI!!

    PEACOKEINTHESKY

  • Good year for anime unverse, a lot of good animation

    MirijaIzumi97

  • Maybe next year we will get No Game No Life Season 2

    B4N4N48RUC3

  • Gintama on top

    _-Tsuki-_

  • Don't take life too seriously. Nobody makes it out alive anyway.

    LegendGoose49

  • It's hard to choose in this vote. I wanted to vote more than one! But this yearbook's vote made me realizes all animes mentioned here are great, but there must be the GOAT one. Whatever the winners are, I believe, it's the real anime of 2024! Thanks for making 2024 great for us!

    Ricardo1pran

  • Art comes in many forms. Some art may be more entertaining to others than it is to you but nevertheless deserves respect. Find art that entertains as well as inspires and cherish every bit of color.

    Ashy_N3rd

  • After watching so many anime from various genres, all I want to say is... "There is always something good in everything; you just haven't been introduced to it yet :)".

    Tomozaki_007

  • Nah, I'd win

    S1iske

  • 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

  • As the wind blows, another ani-year goes. Let's pray to almighty that animes go on us lightly and our love for them grows.

    doministo

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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