Do I need to watch this season?

woopWOOOP said:
i haven't watched it but if you liked the series, why don't you watch it?

Mr_Chr1s said:

yeah i might just watch it at some point but i want to know if it's the actual ending to the show or something. if it isn't then i'll watch it later, if it's actually necessary i'll watch it now

WatchTillTandava said:
The main story is contained in the 51 episodes (26 from the first season + 24 of the second season + the season one special Nekogoroshi-hen, a single episode).

After that it's all supplemental material and side stories, but out of all of the OVAs, Higurashi Rei, and specifically the three episode primary arc in the middle of the five episodes of Higurashi Rei, is the only one which feels like a direct sequel with a clear chain of continuity from the end of the last episode of Higurashi Kai.

The main story is already over with the last episode of Kai, but if you're interested enough in the series, this is a sequel to show more of the aftermath with a different dilemma to face, and the one OVA which most feels like it's built on and acknowledges the events of the main series and how they influence the characters (primarily Rika's) thoughts and actions. So it depends - if you're a big Higurashi and Rika fan it seems obvious. It's not essential for understanding or experiencing any part of the main story in the way that no sequel to anything truly is. The other OVAs are self-contained fun what-ifs or can be interpreted as taking place in one of the many parallel universes, but the Hinamizawa in Higurashi Rei and the Rika and cast are the same ones which underwent all the trials of the two main seasons and that point serves as part of the story.