I've watched it 3 times now, October of 2022, October of 2023 and October of 2024 which was Yesterday.
It's most notable strength is how I feel it has uniquely found out how to make Lovecraftian Horror work in a Visual Medium. While also going in the opposite direction of what's politically problematic about Lovecraft with it's clear Pro-Immigration theme.
But Lovecraft stories aren't the only Horror stories it can be compared to.
In the context of Anime it definitely has some overlapping vibes with Higurashi When They Cry, if you want something like that but much shorter this is it.
I've seen people more into Junji Ito's work then me say there are some Junji Ito references, but I can't confirm or deny that myself.
The Housing Complex set up kinda reminds me of Lady in The Water one of those later M Night Shyamalan movies many hate on but that I enjoyed.
It's on both Max and Adult Swim, I highly recommend it.
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