We’re all standing in the midst of a vast media landscape where we have more options than ever, and short form content is dominant enough that it’s practically an entire media ecosystem unto itself. So I’m sympathetic to the creative’s fear that they might only have an ever-shrinking window of time to grab readers’ attention. […] The post Mechanical Marie Manga Review appeared first on Jotaku Network.
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