Feels familiar with La montaña sagrada
Throughout the second half, I couldn't help but have the same feeling as when I watched Jodorowski's La montaña sagrada (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071615/). A wandering, mostly meaningless, from bizarre places to bizarre situations or characters.
Not unpleasant, but not part of the genius of Miyasaki that made us love so many of his other films.