One of the many shows, movies, and video games that influenced Sillie & Millie was Adventure Time. I looked at that for inspiration for some of the humour but also for the fact that it manages to transition so smoothly to real genuine drama. That drama is backed up, of course, by the really grim lore, that they admittedly made up as they went along but works because it's a fantasy world so the backstory is open-ended.
It's the fact that they touch on such adult themes and don't pull any punches when talking about them, and yet the tone of voice is still child-friendly because of the simple and cutesy visual style.
On top of that, the music is very experimental and effective at establishing both the humourous and the surreal tone of the series, and it transitions nicely to the more emotional music.
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