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November 2, 2009
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10 things that will happen after your kid is born

With the experience of the birth of our first child last January (and chats wih other daddy friends), let me share a few points on the life of a new dad for my friends with due dates on their mind:

  • Your wife's head will look a lot bigger (looking at your tiny child's head all the time makes everything else look huge)
  • Changing diapers really is non stop (at least the first month)
  • It will get very hard to talk about anything else but your baby (sorry guys)
  • You'll notice babies and kids all around you all the time and won't believe Japan ever had a falling birthrate.
  • You'll need to be more creative in bed (it's not recommended to have sexual intercourse for 3 months after birth -linked to ovarian cancer, infections...)
  • You will never have been so happy to have your parents or in-laws close by.
  • Your wife will forget you are her husband and just call you "papa" or "daddy".
  • You will act like you own the sidewalk and people should give you priority on everything.
  • You will think of death, pain, helplessness a lot more than before.
  • You will want to build a house with your own hands.

Anything I forgot? The comments are yours!

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March 16, 2007
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Anime Season 2007

Updated I miss Jean's Anime columns, but try to keep up with what's going on via other means. This past season, I found myself enjoying the very decent Ergo Proxy and Kemonozume series and Production I.G's mind blowing OAV Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society.

But when he told us there were about 50 new series starting in April this year, I got very excited! I did a bit of research and below are the 8 series that look like potential keepers:

Moonlight Mile: Drama + Sci-Fi
Review of the first episode.
Anime News Network info

Koutetsu Sangokushi
Anime News Network info

Seirei No Moribito: Adventure, Fantasy
Anime News Network info

Claymore: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural
Anime News Network info

Bokurano: Drama, Mecha
Anime News Network info, Wikipedia info

The Skullman
Anime News Network info

Reideen: Mecha, Science Fiction

Darker Than Black: Drama, Science Fiction
Anime News Network info, Wikipedia info

Toward the Terra

I will try to view the first episodes of each and report on my impressions. By the end of April though, I expect this list to be down to 3-4 max. Anyway, it would be crazy to imagine watching more than 4 series at a time.

Update:
The 4 series I ended up watching till the end of season 1 are:
the very gloomy "Bokurano", "Moonlight Mile", "Seirei No Moribito" & "Toward the Terra".
And here are Jean's.

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Oh, and for those curious to know what series I've watched in the past, here is my master list:
- Gasaraki (1998) unmissable Note: don't be put off by the Mechas, it is minor, and the political intrigue is much more interesting)
- Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex 1 series (2003) unmissable
- Samurai Champloo (2004) unmissable
- Paranoia Agent (2004) unmissable
- 7 Samurai (2004)
- Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex 2 series (2004) unmissable
- Aquarion (2005)
- Basilisk (2005) unmissable
- Ergo Proxy (2006)
- Kemonozume (2006)

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And here I will list the series that I am currently enjoying:
- Bokurano
- Moonlight Mile
- Seirei No Moribito
- Toward the Terra

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And the list of series I am considering watching at some point in the future:
- Ayakashi Ayashi (2006)
- Sci-Fi Harry (2000)
- Jigoku Shōjo I & II (2005)
- Texhnolyze (2003)
- Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (2006) Review
- Dennou Coil

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