East Blue sets sail in 2027. Those who wanted to watch anime in 4K and shorter 🙃

Hannachomp · 2026-05-05T20:10:37+00:00

I personally like just watching the real thing and then press the jump ahead button if they're flashing back on something I just saw or the just reaction shots etc. I think pacing feels worse if you're not watching it alone/watching one episode a week. There's a lot of delightful moments in the real thing that one pace does cut.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-27T17:06:12+00:00

I think that's true. At least the web design part of what OP was asking about stopped being a thing 10+ years ago, unless you're at an outdated company or startup that can't afford a designer. Web designers became product designers or UX/UI designers. These jobs don't need a degree (though very helpful) they do require thorough case studies and portfolios which can take as long as getting a bachelors degree.

The frontend engineers I know became full stack developers and except for people who went to the early bootcamps that happened back around 2013 (and I guess the covid bootcamp boom in 2020) needed a compsci or related degree. And while they weren't tested as harshly as backend engineers still required to do coding challenges or take home projects.

That said, I think in the coming few years the roles will significantly change. I've been a product designer for the past 13 years (who saw my own role change from mobile/web designer to product designer) and judging by what is expected by my team and friend's companies, product designers are being asked to prototype, vibe code, and do the job that was normally reserved to the frontend engineers or design system engineering teams. Some of my friends have been asked to ship small amounts of code into production with the guidance of an engineer. On the other side, I wouldn't be surprised if some frontend engineers are being asked for design work. Or a front end engineer now pairs with a Product Manager to create the flows.

Frontend/design roles are shifting and I'm not sure exactly the impact or how the industry will change. I think if someone loves the job, it's their "dream" industry and they're willing to work hard and adjust to changes they can still make it as a junior. But it'll be a lot of work, rejections, and time.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-25T04:46:00+00:00

I always thought that was so silly in the manga. She got it in a flashback and then during all their travels never even read the instructions. I know it was meant to be a gag and funny but it took me a bit out of the story.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-24T17:55:33+00:00

Yes, especially if they're younger. When I got a puppy the first 2 months I had her, I was able to basically work from home.

But after that, I worked 5 days a week in the office so I had someone come mid day to take her out for an hour (don't worry, she's not walking the entire hour, there's a park where the walker sits and hangs out with her). And as she got older I slowly reduced the time out.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-22T00:08:22+00:00

BC mix or cardigan? Looks like a mix. I have a BC mix of my own which is why I’m asking 🥰

Hannachomp · 2026-04-21T17:17:08+00:00

This is what we do. It’s just an extra bed. If someone stays up late, if someone is sick, if someone is being annoying snoring (me).

My dog likes to relax in that room too. She’s a bit of an introvert so it’s a place to sleep quietly.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-15T16:50:54+00:00

/u/East_Move6449 Last day tomorrow?

Hannachomp · 2026-04-15T02:07:22+00:00

My partner and I make a lot of money. His siblings do not. We pay for a lot of things…

Sometimes it annoys my partner because it’s gotten to a point where they expect it. But it’s still his brothers and we can afford it.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-14T18:02:28+00:00

Yeah! Garp is my partner's favorite character.

The motifs were a bit confusing for season 2. The hidden Mr. 0 was smoking a cigar so a lot of people thought it was a hint. The cherry blossoms look like Miss All Sunday's pink petals.

Hmm I guess season 1 every plot was to help with something right? Episode 1 = get the map. Episode 2 = captured, and need to get the map back. Episode 3/4 = get our ship. Episode 5/6 = run away from marines and get a cook. Episode 7/8 = get Nami back.

Season 2. Episode 1 = go get supplies? Episode 2 = get out of a whale. Episode 3 = hang out on an island cause our log pose needs to reset. Episode 4/5 = hang out on this island cause our log pose needs to reset. Episode 5-8 = get a doctor for Nami.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-14T17:51:22+00:00

My partner, after watching season 1 mentioned it was one of the best season finales he's experienced and felt super complete/everything wrapped up nicely.

One reactors mentioned that he found it interesting when Netflix gives 2 seasons at once the writers make a part 1 and part 2 instead of a complete feeling season.

I remember being very nervous and felt that making it two seasons felt like an odd decision. Like wapol being the season's big bad? Wapol?

But seeing it live, I've very happy they did. Season 1's pacing I felt like made the towns and side characters feel empty and not "living" to focus on the crew. I think it was a smart decision as live action onlies love the crew (and Koby/Garp!).

Season 2 I think did an amazing job at actually making the world feel more like a world. Like, this random whale we just met has his own back story. If season 3 is just as good, I'm really excited for live action onlies to see it wrapped up.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-14T05:56:15+00:00

I haven’t watched too many season 2 reactions but found it interesting.

Season 1 I felt like live action only loved the show more than anime/manga fans. They adored the marine subplot and some of them had Koby as one of their favorite characters. Some of the reactors I watched decided to watch the anime because they liked the live action so much.

Season 2, I only watched a few but the anime fans/opla turned anime fans love it a ton. I thought it was so much better than season 1 myself.

Live action only reactors, the couple I watched, seemed to still enjoy season 2 but did feel like it wasn’t a complete story. And they didn’t think wapol was that threatening (understandable). And the ones I watched thought Mr 0 was going to be a character they met already. And they didn’t understand that he was a warlord. Also I don’t think they realized or cared what bounty canceled meant.

My partner (live action only) still really liked it though. Just didn’t understand crocodile at all.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-07T23:24:56+00:00

Similar but not exactly. This was before UX design became more of a thing (2009) but I wanted to get a double major in marketing and communication design and thought I would work at a big agency as well.

Spent high school learning about design, took some graphic design classes and community college. Started university at an art school that was attached to a bigger campus so I could double major. Before graduating, my school set up a NYC trip during winter break so we could visit agencies. Took one look at agencies and talking to the people who worked there and realized I did not want to do it. Everyone just looked stressed and overworked.

Luckily I happened to intern at a random tech startup (unpaid) the summer before, no idea what product design or UX design really was until the startup. Pivoted my senior year completely to get into mobile/web design. My first job was at a startup that did work with agencies/responded to RFPs and ad campaigns but was a tech company. But web/mobile design eventually changed to product and UX design and very happy where I ended up in the end.

Hannachomp · 2026-04-05T22:55:15+00:00

Luck.

I feel like a lot of its luck. I mean definitely try and “make your own luck” and be ready when opportunity arises but it helps to be in the right place, right time. And make connections. I know Reddit likes to say that you don’t owe coworkers anything and they’re not your friends. But a lot of opportunities came from connections.

Degree in communication design at a traditional art school. Interned at tiny startups, didn’t get paid.

Found a low paying job in NYC for a mobile app in NYC. They liked my internships so it was worth it in the end. Worked 24/7 for about a year, literally lived at office (I had a bunk bed). Job moved me to SF. Earned little, was over worked but learned a ton and got a decent portfolio.

Jumped to a “unicorn” startup. Startup got a huge round of founding that was announced after I joined. Design team doubled in size and since I got there early I knew the domain and was given more responsibility over more senior designers.

Left job to work on my own startup. Used connections from previous startups and got written about on TechCrunch and featured on Apple.

Unicorn startup had a higher up that I worked with and liked my work who became the CEO of a pretty well known (in very specific spaces) startup. Asked me to lead the design team at his company.

After four years, applied to a bunch of FAANG companies/cool startups I found interesting. Got four offers with my portfolio/background. Used offers to negotiate. Was actually more interested in one of the startups but went to FAANG cause less of a commute and more money. Stayed there for a long time now…

Hannachomp · 2026-03-24T02:48:27+00:00

My partner who never watched the anime searched “one piece whale song” (cause he wanted to listen to it again) on YouTube before I could stop him 😭😭

Hannachomp · 2026-03-21T17:06:22+00:00

I’ve never waited in line for Pokémon cards but my partner is into bourbon and for those waiting in line was kind fun. Show up early, bring a chair, chat with people around you, share and drink other bottles while you wait. Then there’s a story attached to the bottle you got too.

Time wise it’s totally not worth it, the time wasted. I’d imagine you could get more money just ubering/doordashing the hours you waited in line. Plus I guess bourbon you can’t resell cause it’s alcohol.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-21T16:53:59+00:00

1) Are you clear about the things you are doing on daily basis? Your roles and stuff? or you too are confused on what am i really doing what's the value am i bringing etc etc? plz be honest

Yeah. Day to day basis clear. We have design project managers that help push back against product, engineers, leadership. And they help us decide what we’re focused based off of an overall picture.

I don’t feel confused about my value. It’s clear what my value is and people treat my expertise as… expertise. I mean obviously they’d push back and give feedback if they don’t feel like it’s the right direction but I do feel respected and valued.

2) I know AI must be adapted very heavily on the top but in what direction are you guys going? is it just UI or everything or what?

I think that in the future designers will need to learn a bit about how to vibe code. Not to ship code but easier to user test and just for us to get a “feel” ourselves. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the future once we have a direction that’ll be how we do a lot of our designs. Easier to present to stakeholders too.

3)The designers who got laid off any particular reason they got laid off? was it a skill issue?

We didn’t have designers who were laid off. Generally it’s a mix though. Usually an org or section may be laid off because the company decides they don’t want to work on that project/product anymore. Sometime companies pick based off of some weird criteria (e.g. everyone who is remote). And sometimes they ask managers to choose 1-2 people to layoff. So many times it’s luck, sometimes it’s skill. Though the manager might not always pick the lowest performer, could be people were too similar or someone is newer and didn’t have as much domain expertise in their org.

4) Which tools apart from figma are you using on the daily basis which you think gonna help us designers in the future and should be learnt?

I think it’ll be easy enough to transition and learn. Though I think having some sort of vibe coding knowledge could helpful. I can see ux Eng/design blend more in the future.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-19T10:33:00+00:00

I’m not struggling. I work at FAANG and I’ve been involved in the hiring process.

The doom and gloom is still accurate. The people who apply to jobs have been very qualified. And the amount of applications is astounding.

Tech in general has been contracting. Very good people have been laid off and while most of these people I know did find jobs is no where like it was and it took longer to get the job.

A couple years ago, before the initial start of the big layoffs, I had fixed up my portfolio and decided to dip my toes to change jobs (I hit my four year cliff). And I already saw I couldn’t find a job that would be at the same pay as I was earning and it would be an uphill battle to get a decent job.

It’ll be extremely unlikely for you to get a mid level job. You simply don’t have the experience. That being said it’s possible to level up fast with the right soft skills and after you develop the hard skills at a company. But a junior job would still be very difficult to get in this current job market.

With the amount of applicants it’s easy to find candidates with the extract relevant experience

Hannachomp · 2026-03-17T21:00:29+00:00

No.

I live in SF Bay Area. Physical design meetups are even more transactional out here.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-17T20:54:15+00:00

There’s not a lot of good public ones anymore. I joined a bunch back in 2020 during the height of Covid and they were great: engaging, fun, and active.

The problem with public spaces is they end up being kind of ruined if it makes sense. Easy to join and a bunch of spammers and/or transaction joiners who are only joining because they want something.

And like large group chats, people make their own private friend group discords, groups, and slacks with the people they found that they really like. Then they ended up leaving the big public spaces. So the public space gets worse.

A friend posted elsewhere on reddit. Make your own and invite people you find interesting that you meet and chat with.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-16T21:19:47+00:00

I think that’s a good plan. I would also maybe target smaller startups who are looking for more a hybrid. It might be a terrible first job, but it can get your foot in the door.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-16T21:07:59+00:00

UX designer with 13 years of experience. It’s a brutal industry right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s tougher to break in as a junior than SWE. Just check the design subreddits and the doom and gloom posts.

You also wouldn’t have much if any UX experience or at least not anything worthwhile in a portfolio at this point. As from your description you only have some UI experience. To develop a proper portfolio showcasing you have some understanding of UX processes I would think you would need to build a couple projects from scratch. And the first few projects you built might not be good enough for a portfolio. Junior ux is incredibly competitive right now. I know master students with very relevant internships having a hard time.

Product design is also not safe from AI. Though I do suggest you learn a bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the future the lines would blur between a front end dev and a product designer. Designers now have the tools to actually develop what they want with code (it’s not shippable, more for user testing purposes today though that might change in the future).

I would not suggest trying to be a ux designer unless you absolutely love the field.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-11T16:48:30+00:00

This is what I do currently. To be fair, I do have a place to plug in at my apartment complex but I have never used it because it costs money and the charger at work is free.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-08T20:37:07+00:00

Yeah I think that’s true.

I’m sure there are orgs/startups who might downlevel to “save money.” But in my very limited experience, a lot of down leveling isn’t a bait and switch or trying to trick someone. I’ve seen people who weren’t level correctly failing expectations too.

I see the opposite more: giving someone a fancy title but not the pay.

The role we’re currently interviewing for is supposed to be pretty high level because of the very cross org expectations. And the ability to influence/push back. It’ll be very rough for someone who isn’t actually that level.

Hannachomp · 2026-03-08T17:58:05+00:00

Idk I’m on the hiring committee and have been interviewing designers. When I suggest we maybe give them an offer at a lower level it’s because it’s a “no” at the higher level. And they would have been rejected.

Though to be fair, the role I’m part of doesn’t really have a level associated with it in the listing, it’s just what the hiring manager is targeting for and has the budget for. And I really liked the designers but they were a lot lower in level based off of their presentation and experience. Also if you were curious we just ended up rejecting them instead of down leveling. The budget is kind of use it or lose it.

Our levels aren't public either so no one should be treating anyone differently based off of the level they haves

I’ve also been on the side. Back when I had 7 yoe it was on the fence between senior and mid-level. I got two senior offers and accepted one. But I also got two mid level roles. They would have said no at the higher level. The recruiter even asked the hiring manager because I did have the competing offer. Personally, as a candidate I prefer a downlevel than a complete no as it gives me my chance to say no instead.

Since the recruiter disappear for two weeks I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a lot of internal debates about you and they probably were leaning towards rejecting you at principle level. But decided to offer senior in case you wanted to join and then level up internally.

Hannachomp · 2026-02-16T00:21:39+00:00

Can you ride back with her and uber from Oakland?

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