So this season is pretty much done and the question is… will there be more? Why wouldn’t there be more? They do seem to have enough material for another full series and I suppose this season was successful… wasn’t it?

As everyone knows there are 2 more ‘answer’ arcs in the original PC run of the game (Minagoroshi-hen, Matsuribayashi-hen), but there are also another 3 NEW arcs in 「Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri」, the PS2 port of the game getting released in December. One of those new arcs, according to wikipedia, is going to be the real ending. The following bit is from the wiki (spoiler free).

Taraimawashi-hen (盥回し篇, Power Cycling Chapter?)
Tsukiotoshi-hen (憑落し篇, Lost Resort Chapter?)
Miotsukushi-hen (澪尽し篇, Canal Drying Chapter?)
(…) And according to the original author, Miotsukushi-hen will be the “True End” of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (…)

With 5 arcs they could easily spend another 26 episodes on the show. Do you think they will let the series die with only one season? I hope they don’t let it die… I really don’t know what to believe after the 4th episode of Tsumihoroboshi-hen…