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Join us for the fourth edition of MAL Yearbook, where we reflect on the past year of anime and share what we enjoyed most.

Thank you to everyone who sent us suggestions for categories!
We took your ideas, rephrased them into 16 fun yearbook titles, and then selected five nominations for each.

Now it's time to vote for the ones you think deserve to be crowned with these category titles~
Votes can be submitted until January 26, 23:59 PST.
Jan 16, 12:08 AM
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Just finished voting. Puniru and Shikonoko are my mains.
Jan 16, 12:51 AM
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How do i vote? When i go on the page it says that the voting ended. Is that normal?
Jan 16, 1:03 AM
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To me it shows voting has ended. But it says voting starts on Jan 16, so what's going on?
Jan 16, 1:05 AM
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Same, it shows voting has ended.
Jan 16, 3:03 AM
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Just voted, can't wait to see the results and all the yearbook quotes lol
Jan 16, 6:07 AM
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I just voted & going to wait for the result.
Jan 16, 8:02 AM
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Ceasefire NOW

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Jan 16, 9:38 AM
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All done with my vote
Jan 16, 11:40 AM

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Anime Section

OP/ED section

Character section
Jan 16, 11:58 AM

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Jan 2009
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finish voting but some are just vote by familiarity for me since did not watch some
Jan 16, 12:01 PM

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but funny you added tiktok when its banned on india and next murica
Jan 17, 1:30 AM

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Just finished voting. Out of those categories and available choices, I voted for these:

Infinite Loop (OP/ED that you can't stop replaying)
“Fatale” - [Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season OP

Watch It Everytime (OP/ED that you won't skip due to the visuals)
“Zettai Reido” - Wind Breaker OP

Most Lovable “Villain” (character who thinks they're utterly evil, but we know better)
Alicia Williams - Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo I just can't say "no" to a pretty girl lol

My Brother Can't Be This Cute (Character whose sisterly love knows no bounds)
Yuki Suou + Masachika Kuze – Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

Moo Deng (Cute creature that you would buy merch of)
Kinoko Inu - Kinoko Inu

My yearbook quote:
“Mune ga kyunkyun omimi pikopiko”
Jan 17, 10:15 AM
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡°πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅

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Voted.
Jan 17, 12:01 PM

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Hardest to pick was cutest couple. so many.
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"But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be"
Jan 17, 2:18 PM

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I voted around 9 hours ago. Unfortunately, I didn't know all of them so I had to search it up. 😭
"When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, the winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms make men expect a dearth."

William Shakespeare
Jan 17, 5:39 PM
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Can't enter anything into the ID and MAL Name field, plus they are empty.
Jan 17, 6:52 PM

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Can't enter anything into the ID and MAL Name field, plus they are empty.
@ThreeTrap could be a screwed up cookie. Try logging out of MAL and clearing you website data of MAL stuff and then logging back in.
Lord Cruelty V
"But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be"
Jan 18, 11:34 PM

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I didn't really like these selections ngl. Some stuff like Frieren's not even on there, and most of the stuff I legit didn't even know. Like the OPs I wouldn't skip - I looked at all of those and I'd skip all of them without question.

Also same as ThreeTrap: Can't enter anything into the ID and MAL Name field, plus they are empty.

I found out the reason why was opening it in a new tab. Gotta directly click the link from a MAL page and not open the voting in a new tab once there. Just do it on that tab right away. Username & ID was populated correctly like that.

My quote was “Even the greatest heroes are forgotten someday.” - Heiter, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Cause Frieren was forgotten lmao

What I voted on was...

Shikanokonoko for meme potential

Go-Getter for the Karaoke one, love Calliope Mori.

Sung Jin-Woo for glow up.

Alicia Wiliams for villain - wasn't my actual favorite of the year but it's fine she was ok

Zagan + Nephelia for cutest couple. Didn't watch the others.

Aura Level - Yumiella Dolkness. Loved that character. Even read the manga.

As a personal note I'd legit not buy any of those creatures as merch. Sora & Melos were the most merch-worthy but not for me.

Regulus Corneas for the apocalyptic character.

Didn't know the other stuff.
TiffanysJan 18, 11:51 PM
Jan 19, 3:42 AM

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I voted without commenting for the yearbook and there's no edit feature, oops!



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Jan 19, 10:25 AM

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Just voted but the possible answers to the questions were wack. Dandadan was the only valid response to the best OP/ED shm
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"


Jan 19, 10:25 AM

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I voted around 9 hours ago. Unfortunately, I didn't know all of them so I had to search it up. 😭
@ScaryOwl same lol bad answer options imo
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"


Jan 19, 11:59 AM
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The one thing I learned from voting is that I need to watch more shows... I recognized a grand total of 3 titles, yikes.
My Candies:
Jan 19, 12:17 PM
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Voted! That was fun, thank you for putting this together. <3

My impossible to sing ED, although I absolutely try with all my heart and soul, is Odd Numbers from The Fable.

Jan 20, 12:29 AM

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voted!
Jan 24, 2:01 AM
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Feb 2020
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Voted. Want girls band cry to win its category.
Jan 24, 3:25 PM
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voted. will be fun to see 2024's resultz!
Jan 25, 7:00 PM

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Done voting. I almost forgot.
Jan 26, 2:42 AM
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I didn't really like these selections ngl. Some stuff like Frieren's not even on there, and most of the stuff I legit didn't even know. Like the OPs I wouldn't skip - I looked at all of those and I'd skip all of them without question.

Also same as ThreeTrap: Can't enter anything into the ID and MAL Name field, plus they are empty.

I found out the reason why was opening it in a new tab. Gotta directly click the link from a MAL page and not open the voting in a new tab once there. Just do it on that tab right away. Username & ID was populated correctly like that.

My quote was “Even the greatest heroes are forgotten someday.” - Heiter, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Cause Frieren was forgotten lmao

What I voted on was...

Shikanokonoko for meme potential

Go-Getter for the Karaoke one, love Calliope Mori.

Sung Jin-Woo for glow up.

Alicia Wiliams for villain - wasn't my actual favorite of the year but it's fine she was ok

Zagan + Nephelia for cutest couple. Didn't watch the others.

Aura Level - Yumiella Dolkness. Loved that character. Even read the manga.

As a personal note I'd legit not buy any of those creatures as merch. Sora & Melos were the most merch-worthy but not for me.

Regulus Corneas for the apocalyptic character.

Didn't know the other stuff.
@Tiffanys I do believe this is only for anime that began in 2024 as this is the 2024 yearbook. Frieren is a 2023 anime and was up for vote last year. This seems to be how it works every year.

Additionally, to help influence the selections that we vote on, you could have nominated titles, characters, and such in the brainstorming thread. Though there's at least one OP I saw nominated quite a bit that didn't make it to the vote for some reason, but idk how it works.

Enjoy your anime! | Witch Cafe Wisteria
Jan 26, 8:43 PM
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I don't why the choices are so esoteric and not the action adventure fantasy stuff the majority like.
Jan 31, 6:55 AM

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2/16 the ones I voted for and they took first place β€
My favorites are so bad?
Or maybe lot people haven't watched them yet
πŸ€”πŸ˜†

7/16 the ones I voted and they appeared regardless of place they took ❀

8/16 the ones I haven't voted, but cheering for them and they appeared regardless of place they took ❀

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