Happy Sunday and welcome to the Weekly AniManga Index!✨✨
Every Sunday, this digest brings together the latest posts from independent writers in our community, covering anime, manga, art, original fiction, fandom, gaming, and film. It is free(it always will be), and it exists for one reason: to make sure good writing gets seen.
If you write about any of these topics and want to be listed, please check the post below.
Now, here is what our fellow writers published this week.
TADAIMA, OJAMASAREMASU! — When a young woman finds herself sandwiched between her favorite mangaka and her fantasy IRL boyfriend, comedic hijinks ensue. by Window Seat Anime Journal on The Window Seat Anime Journal | 2026-08-01
MUSINGS ON THE SURREAL WITH TATSUKI FUJIMOTO 17-26 — Eight episodes from other worlds + our favorite three! by Window Seat Anime Journal on The Window Seat Anime Journal | 2026-08-01
Mushoku Tensei Season 3 Is Here + The LN That’s Outselling Everything + SDCC & AX License Dumps — What happened in the last seven weeks of light novels and anime, and what actually matters. by Kai on Kai’s Lit Retreat | 2026-07-27
Akane-banashi Taught Me That Rakugo Is More Than Storytelling — How one anime revealed the invisible worlds, lifelong bonds, and quiet acts of devotion behind a Japanese traditional art by Manga Emotion Lab [MATURE CONTENT] on Manga Emotion Lab | 2026-08-01
Go-Go Gourmet! A Quick Taste of Wakakozake — A new ABC series that samples the “gourmet” genre of anime and manga by The Anime Breakfast Club on The Anime Breakfast Club | 2026-07-30
Songs as Anime series/characters: Bollywood edition! — Tying in Bollywood songs and anime series/characters by Miyamura Izumi’s Margins on Miyamura Izumi’s Margins | 2026-07-30
Tree Hugger — holding still and connecting to something older than ourselves by Sheryl Keen on Keen Kreations Studio | 2026-07-28
Fear and Fiction: My July Book Wrap-Up — *Heads up: this post includes affiliate links to Bookshop.org — see bottom for details. by J. Davis Mallory on J. Davis Mallory | 2026-07-31
Summer 2026 Anime Impression — The Good, the Meh, and the Dropped by J. Davis Mallory on J. Davis Mallory | 2026-07-30
An ode to loving me — yes I used the same picture as my last article, no you can’t doing anything about it. by Hiyori_Onigiri on Hiyori_Onigiri | 2026-08-01
An ode to intimacy — THIS IS NOT SOMETHING SEXUAL LOL (thank you dragon for bringing that to my head when I asked you about it lol) by Hiyori_Onigiri on Hiyori_Onigiri | 2026-07-31
Nobody Told Me the Ice Queen Was Just Terrified of You as Well — A Review of Bukiyou na Senpai by Coffee with an otaku on Coffee with an otaku | 2026-07-31
A Collaborative Article on Immersive Experiences in Video Games — Exploring the power of immersion in video games — featuring the incredible game writers on Substack! by Joe | The Saved Game [MATURE CONTENT] on The Saved Game | 2026-07-30
A Comfortable Seat Among Friends — The Purpose Of Retro Gaming by Punches and Dragons on Punches and Dragons | 2026-07-31
One Great Panel: Magical Girl Dandelion — Mirror, mirror on the wall... by Josh Sippie on MangaCraft | 2026-07-31
Manga Industry Insights: Building a List — And checking it thrice. by Josh Sippie on MangaCraft | 2026-07-28
1. The mad scholar — The Three Moons Mythos, Book 1: A Queen of Light and Shadow, Act 2 by Mark S, PhD [MATURE CONTENT] on The Three Moons Mythos | 2026-07-28
He and his village - 17 — A protector, a nourisher, a beloved. Only one survives by Sam [MATURE CONTENT] on WARHEIT | 2026-07-27
Announcement - 16 — Your time starts now by Sam [MATURE CONTENT] on WARHEIT | 2026-07-27
Sea Rantingly, Sea Wantonly, Sea Dauntingly — Volume 15 by F.P. Dawe (Author) [MATURE CONTENT] on The World of F.P. Dawe | 2026-08-02
Open Call for Original Fiction: Amacitia — Gratis Voice Work for the Community by F.P. Dawe (Author) [MATURE CONTENT] on The World of F.P. Dawe | 2026-08-01
Luminescent, Vol.1 (#2.3) — Chiaki delivers a harsh lesson to her daughter by Mikai Baltazar [MATURE CONTENT] on Mikai’s Pen & Pad | 2026-07-30
(Output: Fiction) - Out of Time — Hidden Voices: Echoes Unheard by TheSyXan [MATURE CONTENT] on Strange Output | 2026-07-28
Dance Dance Dance chap 5 — A short story by Waka Jejeli on The jelly vault of wobbly stories | 2026-08-01
That is a wrap on Issue #12. Thank you for being here at the start of something. Every writer in this digest showed up and created something this week. Go give them a read, leave a comment, or just let them know their work was seen. That is what a community looks like.
See you next Sunday!💫
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