This show seemed like an ordinary horror show, then in the second season, it takes a turn for the better, and reveals the true villain, the true protagonist, and the truth behind everything.The disasters in the first season are all avoided because everyone manages to work together, and even Satoshi is revealed to be alive.
In series one we saw the same few weeks in 1983 in the village of Hinamizawa playing out like a twisted 'Groundhog Day'... each time ending in paranoia, insanity and murder.
"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Kai." "Kai" means "Solution" in Japanese.