I was in Walmart walking in the books section where I found this. They ruined it with color and I didn't imagine Nikki being that. And yes, I did read the original books but looking at this book, it feels more to the younger audience. The book itself feels heavy.

1070 points Sweetheart_o_Summer

The og artwork felt like it was drawn by the narrator. (Like the wimpy kid books) This feels very computery

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98 points likeable_xim

I agree

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36 points blu3_paint

You might not like the new design, which is everyone's personal preference, but what does it have to do with the subreddit's topic? It is just literally coloured 3d-ish version of the 2d flat artstyle?

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55 points greyladyghost

https://preview.redd.it/rz9r29j7343g1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8421c347234fbbfd5df0b7d71c229adb1a71ef2e

But how will we ever find out when she learns to draw hands? (The doodle style was very different than colored in 2d or 3d not sure what cool aid you’re drinking)

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8 points blu3_paint

Still, different art style does not make it "not like the other girls"? It is a common thing for the same book to have many different covers... If you don't like this specific cover, you can always find books with the og cover. In either way, this post is completely off topic

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7 points greyladyghost

OP is implying the book series in general not the specific art

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-1 points blu3_paint

"They ruined it with colour" doesn't really imply that for me

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7 points lotannaaa

the artstyle is completely different. completely. it’s not about the colors and shading.

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4 points blu3_paint

Still doesn't make it fit the subreddit's topic

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3 points True_System_7015

Dude same I saw the art and thought "this is some AI bullshit"

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1 points emerald_nymph

yeah it's definitely AI

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382 points Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster

Dude wasn’t the whole point that Nikki’s drawing it??? Why ruin the fun of the book 😭

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109 points Blue-Eyed-Lemon

She was an artist!! 😭 It’s a huge part of her character, wtf is this

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468 points IneedYouTube_rehab

What have they done. Look how they massacred my girls.

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82 points likeable_xim

I opened the book and saw the page with color and I can't even see Brandon ever again. I'll see if I find a picture online and post it here

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8 points truffleshufflechamp

This is how I feel about The Babysitters Club.

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3 points amaranthinenightmare

I work in a bookstore and I constantly have to explain to customers "no, no, these ARE the original babysitters club books, they just redesigned the covers."

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207 points DemisexualDemigod97

https://preview.redd.it/e7ahucj5by2g1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f55bae92f37f753ca646308c1d49cfbb221fe75b

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131 points kttuatw

Has like weird emoji face like characters

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12 points deluxeok

like Bratz dolls.

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81 points HoaryPuffleg

The kids LOVE the original books, not sure why they’d fuck it all up like this. I’m hoping they still release new books with the old style

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26 points strxwberrytea

This really just sucks the charm right out of these books.

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89 points feelinjustpeachyyy

Omg I haven’t thought about this book series in years. Why is the blonde girl’s eyes looking backwards but in her reflection they’re facing forward? 💀 even if this isn’t AI, the art style is trash, I’m sorry. It feels too airbrushed and “polished”, if that makes sense.

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11 points yesletslift

Omg yes!! Her reflection doesn’t even match her.

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41 points rolyfuckingdiscopoly

Blonde girls who like pink always get done dirty. It’s so rude.

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26 points kaleidoscopenika

Wtf is this it looks like AI... 😭 Is this really what kids like these days? Damn... The old artworks were so cool.

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11 points parmesann

DELETE this. ABSOLUTELY not

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1 points likeable_xim

Why would I delete this? I just wanted to post it for people to see it

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8 points parmesann

no not you, the book needs to be deleted!!

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16 points Key_Pangolin8471

i read these as a kid all the timee.. they ruined it!

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7 points holidaythecook

https://preview.redd.it/60k4jhss683g1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44586b7672658db709a9ddf5e0106f3536b95df0

🫵 WITCH 🫵

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39 points crazyforsushi

This feels very soulless..... is this AI?

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13 points likeable_xim

I don't think so

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8 points bunny3303

I believe it’s illustrated by the authors daughter

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6 points studentd3bt

It looks like it to me

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6 points my_innocent_romance

Are all of the illustrations like this, or is it just the cover?? If so….that kind of defeats the whole point. I wouldn’t even mind if they were all colored as long as they still had Nikki’s artstyle. I know Nikki was supposed to be a talented artist but no one’s making that in their diary

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2 points likeable_xim

I believe this is the first colored book I saw according to their website

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5 points Psychological_Try300

FULL COLOR EDITION? WHO IS COLORING THEIR DIARIES? I'M SUPPOSED TO BE READING A DIARY NOT A BOOK.

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5 points carlitospig

I think I’m too old for this reference.

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5 points Clear-Illustrator641

i normally don’t complain about new character designs, but why do they look like that? i hate it, ew. the charm of these books to me was always that it looked like the art was hand drawn.

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9 points Careful_Swordfish742

It looks like they used a bunch of clip art to create one giant clip art scene

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4 points livylivylivy

What the hell

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7 points Blue-Eyed-Lemon

What the fuck. This can’t be real, they cannot be serious. This can’t be serious.

I have journaled almost my entire life because of this book series and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I absolutely adored these books when I was a kid. Just today I was thinking about the little smiley faces I still draw because of this series in particular.

What the fuck did they do 😭

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3 points Silver-Star92

I don't know these books. What is it about?

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18 points Sweetheart_o_Summer

They're pre-teen books about a relatable girl, Nikki, going to a new school, having a crush, making friends, beefing with the popular spoiled girl, etc.

they're kinda the girl flavor of "diary of a wimpy kid." In that they're illustrated chapter books. I read them in the 5th grade, when being in middle/high school was cool and grown up.

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5 points Silver-Star92

I think the books might not have been available in the Netherlands. I really did not know this. But we did have similar books. Hoe overleef ik serie, or translated. How do I survive series. That kind of books were great and are fun when you're that age

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2 points Dont_mind_me69

I'm also Dutch and I was obsessed with this series as a kid (born 2008). They're called Dagboek van een Muts here, if that rings a bell? A lot of other girls in my grade also had the books, so it's not very niche in my experience either. Maybe it's just a generational thing? They started getting released in the late 2000s, so you might've just not been part of the target age demographic anymore at that point.

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1 points Silver-Star92

I was a teenager in the late 2000's so it could have released but maybe my genres were not there. I love fantasy books so maybe I was reading those. I remember reading a lot of Carry Slee and books that had emphasis on mental or physical problems but I don't remember the titles. Oh and the Mask of Zorro. That one made an impact on me because it had murder in the story

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3 points Notterever

This and junie b jones😭😭😭😭😭 MAKE IT STOP PLEASE

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3 points _baeblade

wait isn’t the man character based off the authors niece?? A BLACK GIRL!?!?!

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3 points AffectionateTea4496

YES! Idk no one has said this, literally the most important part

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8 points gastationdonut

thank god i still have all my dork diaries books to pass down to my future daughter so she can experience REAL culture

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2 points _izzyiguess_

Mackenzie is blonde???

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8 points Clear-Illustrator641

i thought this was obvious lol

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2 points _izzyiguess_

I always saw her as a brunette..

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2 points FakeMonaLisa28

I also saw her as a brunette despite the book stating she was blonde… I just ignored it lmao

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2 points Violet-is-here

I've never been a fan of dork diaries, the bits I heard sound quite annoying and I've only seen the wimpy kid movies because rodrick but seriously this looks like a total downgrade.

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3 points Roseyland2000

My favorite books as a kid ughhh

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2 points No-Rip4617

got my middle name from mackenzie! (i’m adopted and got to pick it) but decided to spell it as Mackinzi

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1 points Lumpy_Toe_802

im sorry.. what... I havent read these in a while, but the last art style i read was more drawing-y this feels computer like and it js makes it less nostalgic? idk

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1 points fishweenie

this art looks terrible

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1 points scaredemployeehelp

ew wtf is this, the og was perfect >:(

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1 points Morticia_Smith

This feels so cursed😭

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1 points Clumsy_the_24

I don’t like it

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1 points inkslingerscribbler

This was my teen years and what is this AI-generated cover? It looks so computerised, I can't... I take personal umbrage with this because this was my comfort book for so long.

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1 points ranpostan0

weren’t they all dark-skinned? 😭

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1 points Ok-Date8364

None of them even look dorky

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1 points biggiantgnocchi

nooooooooo!!!! whyyyyyyyy!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭

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1 points maybebaebea

Omg nooooooo

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1 points shehangsbr1ghtly

She’s also like a pop-star, or something.. I think she was on a tv show? Haven’t read in years, but yeah she’s not really a “dork” anymore.

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-8 points Solid_Emergency_6420

Me personally I like that they added colors it looks more appealing to me personally cause when I used to read it I always imagined how it would look if it was colored and I actually like it that way

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7 points kaleidoscopenika

But not with this soulless af artwork 😭

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3 points Solid_Emergency_6420

it lmao I don’t see why I’m getting downvoted for a different opinion

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