Stylantics

Stylantics is a looping short film created by Tye Hiser that is part of the Somari Shorts sub series of animations. The short features Somari, Nick, and Nash walking down a street that transitions into different media styles. The three styles shown are a black and white style reminiscent of rubberhose cartoons, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_animation#:~:text=Limited%20animation%20is%20a%20process,reuses%20common%20parts%20between%20frames. a 1960's television style featuring limited animation], and a style based on the Newgrounds game Friday Night Funkin'.

First Segment: Black and white style

 * A billboard advertising Frank the Clown can be seen. Frank the Clown is another character by Tye Hiser.
 * Somari's walk cycle is the famous Felix pace.
 * Nick's crouch frame is a redrawn frame from a vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon.
 * A sign advertising player pianos is taken directly from the Felix the Cat cartoon Oceantics.
 * A Fleetwood Pace Arrow RV can be seen in the distance, the childhood RV of Tye Hiser.
 * Another character by Hiser, Gregg the Gallop, can be seen on the wall as graffiti art in the style of a piece of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit artwork.

The song featured is Rockin' Robin by Bobby Day.

Second Segment: 1960's limited animation style

 * Felix the Cat's Magic Bag of Tricks can be seen outside of the cafe.
 * The sign reading "get lost!" is taken directly from the 1959 pilot episode of the Felix the Cat television series, The Magic Bag.
 * Lance is drawn in the style of the Wacky Races character Dick Dastardly.
 * The truck in the background is a 1960's Chevrolet, the same truck owned by Hiser's grandfather.
 * The number 867-5309 on the side of the orange building is a reference to the Tommy Tutone song 867-5309/Jenny.

The song featured is Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

Third Segment: Friday Night Funkin' style

 * Somari, Nick, and Nash are drawn in the style of Boyfriend.


 * Sylvestia can be seen sitting on a pair of speakers similar to the character Girlfriend from Friday Night Funkin', she is even drawn in the same style.
 * This is Sylvestia's first appearance in a piece of Somari media.
 * Silhouettes of a bunch of cats preforming in a choir can be seen. This is actually Felix the Cat and a group of his cat buddies from the classic Felix cartoon Forty Winks.

The song featured is Blammed from the game, composed by Kawai Sprite.

Watch
Link: http://butterflyanimation.com/studio/Felixman128/27606/?hb=featured&show=movies&mp=0&ms=24&sp=0&ss=24&cs=10&cp=0&ft=0&fp=0&fs=24&search=&user=8922&mo=date&tz=-5#hb=featured&show=movies&mp=0&ms=24&sp=0&ss=24&cs=10&cp=0&ft=0&fp=0&fs=24&search=&movie_id=27606

Trivia

 * The short was named after Oceantics, a classic Felix the Cat cartoon, and Through Styles & Time, an episode of Butterfly Shorts created by MattMovies599.
 * This is one of Hiser's favorite shorts.
 * Despite being created in 2018 for Somari Strikes Back, this is technically Sylvestia's first appearance in a piece of Somari media.
 * Somari Strikes Back could still be considered her first appearance as she was the one who called Somari on the phone in the original version.