This movie is listed as a prequel to Aragne no Mushikago which got its own review here: link https://anilist.co/review/25439. It does not carry any connection to the characters just uses the apartment complex and spirit bugs as themes. The animation is not replying on CGI as much or rather not on 3D CGI. It looks better nicer to eyes and it has a feel of one man animation not a bad studio one. There is a difference of 5 years between the movies but the improvement is crazy. From all the aspect of camera work to voice acting to more sinister and less symbols symbols symbols plot the growth of Saku Sakamoto makes me very excited for his third movie. This movie follows the story of three friends Tamahi Aki and Yuu. On their way home from school they notice a woman jump down from the apartment complex and immediately run to help/save her. However that gets them entangled into another world. Amrita builds on meta moments time loops and desperation. It reuses the hope dies last prompt. While in Aragne we had a if you were in a hole you cannot climb out of wouldnt you rather die in Amrita we have little by little I can change it. Which for me works incredibly well. If youre doing something all over again you will get better stronger faster. See a partner change it or adjust it to yourself. Weve seen that work in every show that used a time loop. Tamahi is stuck falling from the building and dying all over again reliving the moment of trying to save her friends AND solving the mystery of who the girls really are because they dont seem to be human anymore. What really stands out are the connections. Of the mysteries of the emotions people and problems and conclusions... The way everything is connected works probably the best. So there is no surprise Rin from the previous movie made an appearance and both Rex whom I watched this with and I agreed that she finally looked like a human girl. Comparasion: 270https://i.ur.com/XcERz2C.png vs. 270https://i.ur.com/9jF5nH6.png I liked both movies. I really did. The idea itself is very interesting. I think Outlast the horror game built a story on exploring crazy experiments. Those are always great because they make you feel disgusted and disturbed. As a human you cannot understand how could someone do that and you feel awful thinking about being in the position of those that were examined. As a terror it works. I really do think Sakamoto is getting better and better with each movie. There is progress. And thanks to focusing on the spirit bugs in both movies it is becoming a little more clear. It might take more than just the third movie to grasp the whole concept... but I am here for it. For now his work is worth a shot. It just isnt elevated enough to grab everyones attention or make them like the movies. It would be a shame to sleep on it though.