I get prefering the other artstyle but a lot of the hate i see is very unfounded imo? Its just a different style and im glad the story is continuing. Im not saying dont have preferences but some of the stuff i see here is really mean like "dorito chins" (when the old art styles chins were a lot bigger???) ...
As for the whitewashing - id like to give it the benefit of doubt for now as we only seen the uke in like one panel which was not shaded at all anywhere (clothes or hair etc) but the difference is not so much darkness/tan-ness but hue?
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1011362998725644359/1543018316828901488/colors.png?ex=6a93574a&is=6a9205ca&hm=09657b73b0a8fd91dbabeca029cfad95ae0eaba5bbe22ff341b3fd865e6dd3c8 hope the link works, but its very minimal and the major change in skin color is done with the shading which the new panels lacked, the old panel w/o shading would also make him look white or well, pale, if you know what i mean
tldr, id like to not jump the gun and not hate - the new style is pretty and i am happy its being continued, i hope the old artist is doing alright, it sounds like they might have felt burned out :c I think people are too quick to be mean on this website

I really like the new artstyle.. :c
maybe its because im an artist myself but i see a lot of improvement when it comes to anatomy and linework? The old artstyle was amazing still too, and i love it as well but i love the fluffyness of the hair and detailing they do now and the softer shading is nice.
Why are so many people hating?? :c