Higurashi, really great series. It might have essentially represented the same exact plot device for the entire show and solved the mystery with deus ex machina, but the brilliance of what they were replaying still makes it a great show.

I love it, personally.
It was very confusing at first, though, jumping in when everything restarted, until it was explained later.
I just wish they're hurry up and fansub Higurashi no naku koro ni rei!

Owhoh the fansub for rei OVA1 is up^^

Higurashi is one of my fav animes! It was a bit confusing at first with all the repetitions and not knowing why in the world it happened but after it made sense I just started being so addicted ^^
About rei.. i was hoping for something that would give a conclusion to the series and not an episode full of fan service >.< But it was funny xD
I just don't like how the drawings in the OVA are so different

I agree with a lot of people here. I borrowed a CD from my friend then on the first episodes I almost gave up. Lol At first I was really confused as to why it keeps repeating and why the hell are the dead people alive again lol. But something about it attracted me. I don't really know what it was. Maybe it was my desire to know why it kept repeating or something. So after the first season I watched Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai online and it was kind of great I guess. XD I don't think of it as the best anime I've seen but it's pretty interesting and mysterious.

Higurashi no naku koro ni is one of the greatest anime I have seen, the psychological a mysterious aspect of the first series really got me wondering how the things would end, and I just had to finish the series, not mentioning the Kai series, which was then a must watch... i have mixed feeling about Rei atm. but it still can turn out great

The second episode of the new OVA, Rei, was really good. The third episode will be out soon, too, I believe. I was kind of surprised with the fanservice-y first episode, but it was actually pretty enjoyable. Most of Higurashi's first episodes don't really reflect the show well, do they? I thought the second episode's story was _really_ good and I can't wait to see how it develops. Also glad to see Rika continuing her larger role in the series, as opposed to season one, which was often more focused on Keiichi.

I just LOVE the new OP, Eiko Shimamiya provided yet another wonderful song for the OP. I wasn't too crazy about Kai's OP, but I loved season one's. The ED is kind of boring and maybe a bit too slow, but it's also quite pretty.

Originally, I heard Rei was supposed to be a regular, full-fledged season, but for one reason or another, it got cut down to an OVA. I hope too much of the plot doesn't get cut out, because I'm really enjoying it thus far.

Why is nearly every topic in this board locked? :S

Anyway, regarding Rei, the first episode was funny and I liked it because it somehow was a variation or change. The second episode, that i saw yesterday, promises a new exciting story. Just what is Rika supposed to do there, I'm so excited ^_^