In terms of weirdness and ingenuity, this is nowhere near as out there as Hausu. The first half of the movie is very slow, focusing more on the coming-of-age aspects rather than the sci-fi angle. It's not until about an hour into it when things start getting bizarre, and even then they're relatively tame. Some of the time travel sequences are dynamite, however. If the movie wasn't quite what I was hoping for, at least it was pleasant with likable characters, especially Harada in the lead.