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You know, it IS Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, so you are going to get a crapload of mindfuckery heading at you, from politics to michael jackson to chocolate hearts.
*below are some spoilers coming atchu.***
Story: Just like any old Zetsubou Sensei material, there will be mindless plots, random explosions, and a bunch of ADD worthy material mentioned. But be warned: this anime requires a lot, I mean a LOT of anime and Japanese knowledge to be funny. I mean, a parody of Code Geass, Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, and cosplaying all at the same time?! Come on! thats crazy! But it is just how this anime works. Despite this, I think SHAFT failed to make the OVA as good as its sisters, but, you know, its and OVA, they tried their best, and it worked. -7
Art: I have nothing to say about this not because I'm blind, but because Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei never, EVER changed its art style in its 3 runs. And that is fine... please, if there will be a 4th season, keep the karuta-style openings.
Sound: Rhumba and Marionnete and both used in Zoku, so there really was no show of any interest in new music. Too bad, I like the first season's first opening better. -6
Character: Crazy random hyperactive and uncontrollable little girls playing at a suicidal guys feet and making sudden threats to him is just about how I'd describe the characters. Unpredicable!
Enjoyment/Overall: to many, it will have you in stitches, but for many others, it will leave you snoring as your cup ramen slowly turns into udon. If you are the kind of guy that laughs about parodys that involve zombie jacksons and random penguins popping out of the most randomest places then this is the anime for you. As for the normal people, we'll hang out in that corner over there... -8 read more

As of right now, there are only 3 episodes out, but stil I felt as if I needed to do a review so here I go!
Story: for those who read the light novel and played the games, you could tell that the animation did a bunch of add-ins and drop outs to the entire story. When I played Saigoroshi, it took me at LEAST 6 hours to complete the entire thing..... haha, but nevertheless, it stuck to the story as much as possible. (Although I hated the fact that they changed Rika's chair scene...) It is pretty choppy though, and for those who just watched the first episode will think, WTF?! at it, but just you wait, there is a reason the op is like that *wink* -8
Art: Compared to the first season, the animation is just superb. I can actually see their noses! For the first viewers, it looks as if they didn't do much with the second season artwork, but evern compared to that, I'd say that artwork has been a great improvement -9
Sound: this is the part where there are mixed feelings. I have a bunch of higurashi fan friends that hate the opening so much, they'd rather listen to michael jackson singing opera(.....). But since the opening features Eiko Shimamiya (the woman who sang the first, second, and both movie openings) there is stil the same feel and vibe as in any typical higurashi song. Ending was better, maybe its because I like anNina.. haha. But really, its not a song that was so out there, it was just, there. Like, plop, here it is. Don't expect anything big if you hated Naraku no Hana, thats it. -8
Character: *SPOILERS* right now, I'm hating it. Too much Rika going depressed and all that. Give me some Mion dammmit!... yes, fans of Satoshi over the world may be rejoicing that he has come back, but in return, our beloved Keiichi has gone over the rainbow. And everybody but Rika, Satoko, and Yamamoto has like, 10 minutes of sceentime. Hanyuu has become a ball, for the love of God. Since number 4 is the last Saigoroshi hen episode, I shouldn't be too judgemental though. Hopefully everything will come to place, and Rika will have less screentime (...but you know, its not going to happen) -7
Enjoyment: The Lighter side of Higurashi has triumphed by FINALLY introducing the SOUL BROTHERS!!! YAAY! Rei is definetely bipolar, though. It goes from slapstick to depression in just one episode, and you can't catch yourself. In my opinion though, it definetely gets the best of you, and it even provides add ons for those who already know what will happen. -9
Overall I'm excited to see how Rei will take things. Since it is an OVA it won't provide all the fun and excitement the first seasom gave but it definately won't drag anything... it only has 5 episodes. Maybe if it was longer it would have had more enjoyment. but, you know, "you reap what you sow." HAHA! -8 read more