Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro
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Released 2023, September 21
187g, 8mm thickness
Android 13, up to Android 14, HyperOS
128GB/256GB/512GB storage, no card slot

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GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
LAUNCH Announced 2023, September 21
Status Available. Released 2023, September 21
BODY Dimensions 161.2 x 74.2 x 8 mm (6.35 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight 187 g (6.60 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, glass back
SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
IP54, dust and splash resistant
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Always-on display
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CPU Octa-core (4x2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 710
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
UFS 2.2
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8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
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Video 1080p@30/60fps
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3.5mm jack Yes
24-bit /192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
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Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
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NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port Yes
Radio Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
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Virtual proximity sensing
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Charging 67W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 17 min, 100% in 44 min (advertised)
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Models 2312DRA50C, 2312CRAD3C, 2312DRA50G, 2312DRA50I
Price $ 299.00 / € 299.00 / £ 269.00 / ₹ 25,999
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“Kanta on Manga,” a regular column of The Japan News that has been introducing to readers the cream of a wide variety of manga published in contemporary Japan, has become published as two e-books “Must Read Manga 1” and “Must Read Manga 2” and is now available at home and abroad.

Both of the two volumes contain 50 selected manga reviews by Kanta Ishida, a veteran reporter of The Yomiuri Shimbun who is also the newspaper's foremost manga authority. The column does not stop at simply introducing the stories. Sometimes it touches on the history of manga, and sometimes it develops a review by connecting it to the status quo of Japan and the world. By doing so, the column successfully depicts the current status of manga, which has grown into a culture that represents Japan.

Ishida is well-versed in manga, anime and other subculture genres. In particular, he is a hard-core manga otaku who has been reading manga for nearly 60 years. He selects only the works he can confidently recommend to readers and reviews them in the column, he said. In each review, he comprehensively explains the beauty of the work while also presenting discussions on manga as a news medium.

A case in point of such a discussion is about definition of manga. Classic artworks, such as “Choju Jinbutsu Giga” (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals), which were drawn about 800 years ago, and comical pictures drawn by ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period (1603-1867) are sometimes called manga as well. In the introduction of “Must Read Manga,” Ishida writes that is by no means a mistake. Yet he continues as follows:

However, in my opinion, the manga that has spread worldwide has its roots in basic art techniques brought to Japan by British and French artists who arrived during the Meiji era (1868-1912). After the Pacific War, this manga style became established with “Shin Takarajima” (“New Treasure Island,” 1947) the debut work of Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) who had been influenced by Disney films from the United States.

In other words, manga has been multinational and culturally eclectic from its very outset, rather than an extension of traditional Japanese culture.

The review that follows also includes words that give readers eye-opening experiences or make them profoundly convinced.

In the review on “Jojolion” by Hirohiko Araki, Ishida wrote assertively

This artistic inspiration has brought about a revolution in battle manga involving supernatural powers since the beginning of the Heisei era (1989-2019). In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that all recent hit manga in Shonen Jump magazine are basically under the influence of Araki.

As a reason for the statement, Ishida referred to the concept of “Stands,” which was invented by Araki. Before this work, psychokinetic power and other supernatural energies were usually drawn as invisible phenomena in manga. “Stands” is a new form of expression, a power avatar to visualize them. For example, a muscular warrior springs out from behind the protagonist and begins to beat up the enemy, shouting “Ora, ora, ora! ” (Hey, hey, hey!).

©LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/SHUEISHA
The cover of the first volume of “JoJolion” by Hirohiko Araki published by Shueisha Inc.
On the other hand, Ishida describes that Kamado Tanjiro, the protagonist of “Kimetsu no Yaiba” (Demon Slayer) by Koyoharu Gotoge , as a non-Shonen-Jump (weekly Shonen Jump magazine) hero because of his kindness. Quoting Tanjiro's line, “Strong people help and protect weaker people. The weaker become stronger, and they help and protect the even weaker ones. This is the law of nature,” Ishida wrote:

Here I definitely sense an expression of a new value system that can resist and confront the 21st Century value of “the survival of the fittest.”

©KIMETSU NO YAIBA ©by Koyoharu Gotouge / SHUEISHA Inc.
The cover of the first volume of “Kimetsu no Yaiba” (“Demon Slayer”) by Koyoharu Gotouge published by Shueisha Inc.
The two volumes of “Must Read Manga” not only review and analyze the works included but also show Ishida's abundant love for Japan's manga culture. Let me conclude this article by quoting his words in the introduction of the second volume.

The postwar period in Japan as a defeated nation began with the atonement for what the country did to the international community. How would children overcome the wrongs committed by adults? How would they regain the pride that this country decisively lost?

I believe that every manga of note incorporates these issues. Manga is meant to be a form of entertainment, but at the same time, it also transcends that.