I can't lie this movie almost made me cry twice particularly at the end. I totally wasn't expecting the ending that came about I was pleasantly surprised! I definitely thought the cat was her mom's spirit but that was neither proven or disproven. Ultimately, I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes anime (even those that don't) it has elements of adventure, love, and struggle that many people face in life (me included). I don't really have anything negative to say about it; it had a really clean art style and I loved that, the English voice acting was solid and the plot was different but I enjoyed it. The only thing that was a little off was that there were no reports on the news about the self moving chair but the cat was EVERYWHERE lol.