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The OVAs for Higurashi are all over the place. I've given the group of them 8/10 as a kind of average for all of them.

The first episode is exclusively fanservice and in a cheap way. Nearly every OVA in anime contains some form of fanservice, but this is just offensive. There is an ungodly weak "plot" that simply functions as a fanservice engine. This "plot" allows the animators to just lump in a bunch of random fanservice scenes together and call it an episode. If you're looking for Rule 34, then this is the episode to watch, if not skip it altogether. 2/10

The second ... episode is a bit better. The plot seems like something from a fan-fic crossover story, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's silly and fun with some funny moments. 7/10

The third episode is typical for a good OVA. It definitely has fanservice, but that isn't the primary point of it. The plot develops character relationships that were brought up in the main story and they are handled in a way that would be typical of the characters. It was a funny episode with great character interactions. 8.5/10

The fourth episode was phenomenal. It can very easily be considered an epilogue to the main series and a great one at that. There are a lot of cute, funny moments mixed in with some emotional scenes and an overall good plot. I would recommend anyone who enjoyed the main series to watch this episode, it gives perfect closure to the main group of kids and had a perfect ending. 10/10 - must watch.