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[[File:cit_seto_no_hanayome_art_shift_suddenly_manlinesscit seto no hanayome art shift suddenly manliness.jpg|link=Seto no Hanayome|frame|Same guy, same show.]]
 
Scene in animation or print where the art suddenly and intentionally shifts into a different style, usually for homage or parody purposes. Frequently occurs [[Flashback Effects|during flashbacks]], particularly [[Rashomon Style]] sequences. Particularly abrupt shifts can be [[Nightmare Fuel|rather scary]].
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Anime uses this extensively in gags where [[The Take]] is a homage to a particular famous manga artist.
 
Not to be confused with instances where the art ''unintentionally'' changes as a result of, for instance, the animation being subcontracted to several different studios. For this, see [[Off-Model]]. Neither should it be confused with cases where the style changes because two or more unrelated anime have been stitched together by an American distributor -- fordistributor—for this, see [[Cut and Paste Translation]].
 
Also should not be confused with [[Art Evolution]], which is a gradual and more permanent art change over time as the artist gets the hang of drawing the series.
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* Similarly used but played straight in ''[[Bleach]]'', during the climax of the duel between Ichigo and Ikkaku, the sequence suddenly turns into the manga page.
* Similar to ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'', ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'' often shifts art styles for scenes or takes or even just eyecatches.
* When Haruhi and Kyon are trying to solve a murder in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', their suppositions are [[Art Shift|Art Shifted]]. Haruhi's is in low-res red-filtered live-action (possibly [[Cultural Cross-Reference|mimicking]] the ''[[CSI]]'' [[Necro Cam]]), and Kyon's is simple crayon sketches.
** Also, in the gag series ''[[Haruhi-chan|Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuutsu]]'', when Kyon tells Itsuki he loves him, the camera shows Itsuki's face. The simple art style turns in to a shoujo style, with Itsuki's hair blowing in the wind and rose petals in the background.
* In ''[[Trigun]]'' -- sometimes—sometimes for absolutely no reason other than the [[Rule of Funny]] -- Vash—Vash suddenly looks like [[Duke Nukem]].
* ''[[Hellsing]] Ultimate'' rather distractingly switches from very elegant animation to ugly animation for what's apparently supposed to be comedic effect. This is an effect taken directly from the manga, which the OVAs are doing its damnedest to be close to -- theirto—their purpose, after all, was to stick closer to the manga than the TV series did.
* Some parodies of ''[[Initial D]]'' go the extra distance and reproduce cars with [[Conspicuous CG]]. Though to be fair, ''Initial D First Stage'''s computer animation isn't too great either.
* When Saki in ''[[Genshiken]]'' gets really, really, angry or emotional, she becomes crudely animated, often with triangle-teeth, somewhat oversized head, jerky movements, and pupil-less eyes.
** Also, the episode where she and Madarame are in the clubroom together. Madarame goes through the possible scenarios of telling her there's a loose nosehair coming out of her nose, and the art style frequently shifts to look either more like a visual novel or more like [[Kujibiki Unbalance]] when these scenarios play out in his head.
** And Ogiue's [[Yaoi]] fantasy episode with the guys Art Shifted to [[Bishonen]].
* ''[[Lucky Star]]'' makes frequent use of art shift as part of its many anime and video game parodies and [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] -- everything—everything from Konata imagining an athletic competition as ''[[Track and Field]]'' for the NES, to Konata changing to a more "refined" appearance to match her ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]''-influenced behavior, to a rather lengthy ''Initial D'' parody done entirely in its art style.
** Having a [[Non-Standard Character Design]], Anisawa Meito from the same series is more or less a walking, talking art shift straight out of a [[Shounen]] fighting show.
* Nagasumi of ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' is especially fond of doing this, turning from [[Ordinary High School Student]] to musclebound icon of manliness whenever his fighting spirit kicks in (see page picture above).
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** Due to having a guest director, the entirety of episode 4 is either [[Off-Model]] or an extended Art Shift.
** In his first appearance, the Spiral King Lordgenome is uniquely drawn in a rough, sketchy style {{spoiler|perhaps as a reference to the style used whenever Kamina and Simon are passionate}}.
** The [[Eyecatch|Eyecatches]]es throughout the series show various character in a very angular style resembling the previous Hiroyuki Imaishi directed work ''[[Dead Leaves]]''.
** When {{spoiler|Kamina dies}}, the moment is shown in a white/light blue sketchy style, as a homage to the iconic final shot of ''[[Ashita no Joe]].''
* Ichigo in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' thinks in chibis. Also, later in the series, the art style evolves so that everyone older than Ichigo, even by one year, looks obviously ''older''.
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* In ''[[Saikano]]'', the art frequently shifts to [[Super-Deformed]] when Chise and Shuji are talking with their friends, especially when Chise gets embarrassed or Shuji gets mad.
* The first ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' movie, ''[[Non-Serial Movie|The Dead Zone]]''. There's an abrupt art shift in flashbacks that's used to [[Nightmare Fuel|unbelievably creepy effect.]]
* ''[[K-On!]]'''s manga had [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/k_on/v02/c006/7.html one] made out of [[Nightmare Fuel]] -- a—a [[Shout-Out]] to legendary horror mangaka Kazuo Umezu's characteristic style.
* In the anime of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', the anime once has England shift out of the default [[Moe]] style to the serious style of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' as he plans to get back at Germany.
** The manga and anime both have France occasionally shifting to a 1970s shojo look. While in the comic itself, America was once shown in New York-style doodles. And that's not counting the chibis...
* The opening scene of ''[[Project A-ko]] 3: Cinderella Rhapsody'', which showed the three main characters playing pool, had less-cartoonish character designs, dimmer colors, and higher-framerate animation than the usual art style of ''[[Project A-ko]]''. {{spoiler|This is because the scene is C-ko's [[All Just a Dream|dream]].}}
* The ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' anime had almost an entire episode with Syaoran, Sakura, Fay, and Kurogane all drawn in chibified forms. A few other characters they met on their travels also showed up in the episode as chibis. The [[Art Shift]] can be explained, though; Mokona was the artist drawing the cast and making up the story. The episode was appropriately named "Doodler Mokona."
* ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' has an episode where Maruko gets a stomach ache (it later turns out to be appendicitis). However, despite her moanings and groanings no one will take her to the doctor thinking it's a simple stomach ache (they don't realise it's appendicitis until later). This prompts Maruko to wonder why she can't pull a look on her face to resemble extreme pain. As this happens we momentarily shift from the style of animation normally used to one normally used in anime where we see Maruko drawn in regular anime style.
* ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' uses art shifts all over the place. Hell, the art shifts over to '''[[Doraemon]]''' for a short while in episode 3.
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* ''[[Ode to Kirihito]]'' by [[Osamu Tezuka]] uses an art shift to denote a character's descent into madness.
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'', following the lives of several art students, appropriately throws in numerous brief scenes that use a wide variety of different art styles. Yuno's daydream during an art history class starts imitating the painting styles they are being taught about (Fauvism and Cubism); watercolour-style art is occasionally used in particularly emotional scenes; other scenes use imitations of collage, silhouette, pencil sketches and a variety of other media.
* In ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', all the sequences of Franz Bonaparta's story books are portrayed this way -- mostway—most notably, "The Monster Without a Name".
* In ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', during a ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' parody, the animation and drawing shift to Gainax-style, providing a rather [[Crowning Moment of Funny|amusing sequence]].
* Used profusely in ''[[Otomen]]''. One of the main characters is a shoujo mangaka who [[Muse Abuse|bases his story on his friends]]; another character is always drawn in classic seventies shoujo manga style; one who tends to fantasize about himself as a hot macho guy is sometimes drawn as a shoujo-style "sexy bishounen;" and Ryo's very manly and macho grandfather is always drawn as if he came from a stereotypical seinen manga.
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* This ''[[Mad|Mad Magazine]]'' parody of the classic comic ''[[Bringing Up Father]]'', pictured [http://pics.livejournal.com/dr_hermes/pic/000e3gaw/s640x480 here] and [http://pics.livejournal.com/dr_hermes/pic/000e2ezx/s640x480 here] (courtesy of [http://therainer.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html here]).
* The comic ''[[Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane]]'' uses the art shift a couple of times, both times it is used to indicate a character is flashing back.
* The first issue of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic (it ran in Nintendo Power during the 1990s) featured a scene where the plumbing in Peach's castle goes haywire -- uponhaywire—upon running up to the courtyard, Mario almost immediately shouts out "Mama mia! It's a pipe-o-rama!" What makes this scene unique is that the artist shifts -- forshifts—for this one panel only, and never again -- toagain—to a hyper-realistic, almost [[Uncanny Valley]] rendition of the titular plumber.
** [http://yoshi.2yr.net/images/comics/YA_SMA01.pdf Link here.]
* The comic book version of ''Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again'' uses this to differentiate between the familiar version of the [[Archie]] characters (who are done in the usual art style and seen through flashback) and the older version (drawn by Gene Colan).
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** In ''[[Dark Avengers]]'', scenes in [[Norman Osborn]]'s mind are drawn by a completly different artist.
* In the [[DC Comics]] [[Harley Quinn]] comics series, occasionally the art would shift between a semi-realistic form (when the story was being told by sane characters) and a semi-Timmverse style (when the story was being seen from Harley's... ''unique'' viewpoint).
* The [[Post-Crisis]] reboot of ''[[Plastic Man]]'' was drawn in the style of his old 40's-era comics -- becausecomics—because that's how he saw things. Shortly after falling in a vat of acid, and emerging with goofy shape-shifting powers, he realizes that the acid -- likeacid—like that ''other'' type of "acid" -- had—had affected his mind too. He even says "I never saw a car like that [comical 40's-style sedan] before, outside of a comic book." It qualifies for this trope because the first page or two of each issue was done in a realistic style by a different artist, and was referred to as a "reality check" in the credit box.
** His guest spots in ''Superman'' and ''Power of Shazam'' both featured a couple of scenes drawn from his viewpoint.
* In the early episodes of ''[[Buddy Longway]]'' the otherwise realistically drawn characters have [[Orphan Annie]] style white ovals for eyes. Later on they get more realistic, but when Buddy tells his kids a story from his bachelor days, the characters in the flashback have white ovals for eyes again.
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** The season 5 episode in which {{spoiler|Kutner dies}} has strangely subdued lighting throughout, presumably to emphasize its [[Very Special Episode|serious tone]].
* ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'' had an episode where the various characters were interviewed by a film crew about their experiences during the war. The interview segments were very tight shots, using a very grainy, black-and-white newsreel style, which contrasted greatly to the clear, open, full-color photography used for the rest of the episode.
* ''[[Community]]'': The second season Christmas episode "[[Community/Recap/S2/E11 Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas|Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas]]" was Stop Motion-animated. In fact, Abed's noticing of the [[Art Shift]] that no other character notices is central to episode's plot.
** In Season 4, Jeff and Shirley engage in a game of table football which is shown in anime. There's no real explanation - it appears to be for no reason other than the fact that they couldn't think of a better way to make table football suitably dramatic.
*** More likely Harmon was playing on the fact that anime tends to contain a lot of [[Mundane Made Awesome]].
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* In an odd non-animated example, ''[[College Roomies from Hell|College Roomies From Hell!!!]]'' has at times shifted to a more realistic style of art for dream sequences and flashbacks, only to fall back on the usual stylized designs when returning to the present storyline.
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', the multi-strip [[Flash Back]] to the legendary events that shaped the world are drawn in the distinctive stick-figure style, but with [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0273.html crayons].
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0339.html This strip] has a police sketch artist draw up a picture of two antagonists, which he does in a much more realistic style than the comic itself. Naturally, he was then sacked for being rubbish at art -- Iart—I mean, it looks nothing LIKE them! (This one was actually a bit of a [[Take That]] to critics claiming that the comic's style was due to a lack of talent rather than an aesthetic choice.)
* Loki's first person in ''[[Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki]]'' is rendered as an impressionist painting, in contrast with the comic's Animesque style.
* [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2813 This] ''[[Sinfest]]'' webcomic.
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** Earlier, [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2287 God does some sunsets "in the style of" several artists.
* ''[[The KAMics]]'' has some series done in different art styles, although sometimes an art shift happens on an artistic whim.
* [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=070703 This] ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' uses Art Shift to make the [[Dream Sequence]] that much [[Mind Screw|Mind Screwier]]ier.
* [http://elftor.com/elftor.php?number=112 This Elftor strip].
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' switches to more detailed shading and exaggerated perspective when [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=402 Kat narrates a flashback] to her childhood, and when Annie [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=514 uses the Blinker Stone to see.] And it switches to stylized, Native American-inspired art whenever Coyote [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=490 tells] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=276 stories].
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** Also, [http://yafgc.net/?id=1076 strip #1076] shifts to medieval tapestry style to go along with the "bardic" rhyming narration. This is an [http://yafgc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=687 homage to Ed Gorey] and the theme song to the TV show ''Mystery!'', for which Gorey did the animation.
* Played for laughs in [http://feywinds.com/comic/page.php?id=16 this] ''[[Fey Winds]]'' strip.
* In ''[[Slightly Damned]]'', happens [http://www.sdamned.com/2004/11/11182004/ several] [http://www.sdamned.com/2004/11/11192004/ times] [http://www.sdamned.com/2006/03/03082006/ during] [[Dream Sequence|Dream Sequences]]s.
** Also, [[Flash Back|Flash Backs]]s, like when Kieri reads through {{spoiler|Darius's}} [[Fictional Document|diary]], are done in the same style. Another recent flashback is for {{spoiler|[http://www.sdamned.com/2010/08/08212010/ Kieri's past.]}}
* ''[[Khaos Komix]]'' shifts between realistically-drawn and chibi characters, with the chibis usually representing inner thoughts or moments of high emotion.
* Although ''[[Union of Heroes]]'' is a photo-comic, if the background of a character is told, the strips are drawn.
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** The primary style uses sprite sheets that give the main characters a [[Super-Deformed]] (babyish) look and emphases that they are characters in a game.
** A highly pixellated sprite style reminiscent of [[Super Nintendo]]-style game graphics.
** Less stylized artwork with more realistic proportions -- ifproportions—if anything the characters become [[Noodle People|more willowy]]. Referred to as "hero mode", used when the characters are intended to be taken more seriously, in combat and some moments of high emotion: for example, high passion or grief. Also possibly because it looks totally awesome.
** A shaded form of the above, featuring a great deal more detail [[The Noseless|(and noses, for the first time!)]]. Possibly this is purely an exercise in style. This is sometimes referred to as "Hussnasty mode".
** A scribble-style used occasionally for a few [[Running Gag|Running Gags]]s. For example a character tasting something horrible may shout "Bluh" while going into scribble mode, an occurrence occasionally referred to as "doofus mode" or "scribble mode". Where John is involved, this may be accompanied by a yell of "[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|THIS IS STUPID!]]"
* ''[[Nicktoons Tales]]'' does this occasionally, but the most notable shift is in the [[Halloween Episode|Nicktoons Tales of Terror]] segment, ''[http://nicktoonhero.deviantart.com/art/Nicktoons-Tales-10-part-2-139873582 When The Crickets Cry]''.
* The comic ''[http://doodlediaries.comicgen.com Doodle Diaries]'' is made by three different people, who draw eachother in very different styles.
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* A similar thing was done in a ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode where Grodd was telling the story of the Viking Prince. They showed a series of still pictures in the style of Joe Kubert (who drew the ''Viking Prince'' comic).
* Similarly, an episode of ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' has each of a group of bounty hunters narrate his "defeat Jack" plan in a culturally-appropriate animation style.
** The episode with Aku telling [[Fairy Tale|Fairy Tales]]s to children is similar.
** There is also an episode where Jack drops down a rabbit hole into a world that looks like a '60s era cartoon, complete with the associated physics.
** ''Samurai Jack'' plays with art shifts quite a lot. One episode has Jack and a demon/ghost facing off in a spectral realm, shown in flickering, insubstantial monochrome; another episode features Jack and a ninja darting between black and white scenery, playing with the visuals of light and shadow all the while.
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** In the episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer", Homer is temporarily animated in a surreal landscape while under the influence of "[[Mushroom Samba|the Merciless Peppers of Quetzlzacatenango]]".
** "Yokel Chords" has an art shift when Bart tells his "Dark Stanley" story, reminiscent of Edward Gorey or ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' original musical posters.
** In "Lady Bouvier's Lover", when Homer's dad and Marge's mother are dating, Homer thinks that if the two marry, the Simpson kids will become inbred and turn into "horrible freaks with pink skin, no overbite, and five fingers on each hand!" From Homer's POV, the kids briefly change to match this description, utterly [[Squick|squickingsquick]]ing him out.
** The ''Treehouse of Horror'' "Homer^3" segment isn't so much an Art Shift as [[Medium Blending]]. Homer is rendered in [[CGI]] when he enters the Third Dimension.
** The [[Couch Gag]] for "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" was done by [[John Kricfalusi]] in his unique, [[Deranged Animation|deranged]] style.
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*** That's pretty much a [[Shout-Out]] to John Kricfalusi's [[Gross Up Close-Up]] technique.
* One episode of ''[[American Dad]]'' where Haylie and Steve play a ''[[World of Warcraft]]''-like game uses a more elaborate [[Animesque]] drawing style for the gameplay sequences.
** Also, whenever the show deviates into the Golden Turd subplot (which has only been done in "Homeland Insecurity" and another episode so far), the animation quality is changed to give it a more cinematic feel -- rightfeel—right down to the reduced screen height for widescreen effect.
** Stan is drawn in the style of [[Schoolhouse Rock]] when he sings a song explaining who Oliver North is and what he did.
** "In Country... Club" had two short segments in alternate styles - first a flashback to [[The Vietnam War]] in a more realistic style, and then later when Roger listens to [[Barbra Streisand]] cover songs by [[Celine Dion]], he goes on what is essentially a drug trip that's in 3D.
* Used in ''[[The Emperor's New School|The Emperors New School]]'' whenever they switch to "Kuzco's Doodles" segments.
** Played up during their own [[Rashomon Style|Rashomon]] episode where different characters explain things in their own Doodle segments -- Melinasegments—Melina has chibi anime style, Kronk's art is closer to classic Disney, the security guard uses a chalkboard with shapes, and Pacha's have a primitive feel.
* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', there are flashbacks with still-frames in a more [[Animesque]] style. Most notably in episode "I'd Rather Not Talk About It!", where Jim's tall tales are first pictured in highly-detailed images, followed by a super-deformed and more comical style showing what was more likely the truth.
* Used in ''[[Gargoyles]]'' as a culture reference in the episode "Mark of the Panther". A character is telling a story based on an African legend, and the animation changes to reflect the very stylized aspect of African art.
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** The second TV Movie, ''Channel Chasers'', makes great use of this since its a send up of animated kids shows. Ranging from golden age to Looney Tunes style to animesque to even puppetry.
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', "Truth or Square" has two segments done in a retro animation style: a 1950s Krusty Krab commercial drawn like a UPA cartoon, and a "vintage" SpongeBob episode done as a '30s Fleischer cartoon.
** Many episodes also feature highly detailed still frames of a person or object. Usually this is used for a [[Gross Up Close-Up]], but occasionally it is used for other purposes, such as to make SpongeBob look extremely geeky. Probably the most [[Memetic Mutation|famous one]]: [[media:fleb_spongebob_squidwardfleb spongebob squidward-EPIC-frown.jpg|Does THIS look unsure to you?!]] (Click the above image if you dare; it's [[Nightmare Fuel]].)
** Oftentimes the show has live-action segments or cutouts thrown into the animation for comical effect. In "Frankendoodle", we see a live-filmed artist on a boat who drops his pencil. The pencil goes into the underwater world of Spongebob, but it stays live-action even when everything else is cartoony. Also in "The Snowball Effect", at the beginning a live-action shot of a glacier collapsing is shown to justify underwater snow.
* In the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episode "Exchange", when Ron beats Fukushima ("It is my honor to defeat you!"), the art suddenly changes to a still shot of victorious Ron and Rufus in manga style.
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* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' uses a slightly different art style for the story told during the pilot, as well as for the paintings used to explain who Discord is during the start of the second season; it looks sort of like the [[Limited Animation]] of a comic book.
** In the episode "A Friend In Deed," Pinkie Pie's internal thought process is depicted with felt cutouts.
** And in "MMMystery on the Friendship Express," Pinkie's [[Imagine Spot|Imagine Spots]]s each have a different art style.
* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' does this whenever they explain an event that happened in the past.
* ''[[The Smurfs]]: A Christmas Carol'' shifts from 3D CGI to 2D animation during the sequence when Grouchy is visited by the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.
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