Higurashi Meguri is a manga exclusive series of arc which is the alternative answer arc for Higurashi Gou compared to the Anime only sequel series Higurashi Sotsu. It is by far the more accepted and liked version of the Answer Arcs for Higurashi Gou's Question Arcs due to Sotsu's general unpopularity, poor execution and not to mention the unfortunate character assassination of Satoko Houjou which hurts the first two seasons of Higurashi, as it kills the otherwise optimistic and good ending of the story while killing any sorts of closure Ryukishi07 had for Matsuribayashi (Festival Accompanying Arc). However, Meguri remedies this and provides a moreenjoyable and far more closer experience to the original few arcs of Higurashi, while still giving you answers for Gou. This means that it is not necessary to endure Sotsu to begin or enjoy Meguri, this is a major upside to save you either a few hours and/or your enjoyment of the original 8 arcs and Gou.

Sotsu and Meguri share similar plot points and are quite similar, however it isn't an exact copy of Gou like Sotsu (granted it was from the perspective of Satoko/The Victim of Hinamizawa Syndrome). And because of this fresher take, I have to say I prefer Meguri overall compared to Sotsu because of the aforementioned newer story. Along with Meguri cutting out a lot of repeated scenes that Sotsu dragged you through an example of this being Satoko and Rika's time in St. Lucia's Academy which definitely could've been cut from Sotsu and saved a decent amount of time, which was featured to an extent in all of the Arcs in Sotsu.
Most of the arcs aren't necessarily notable on their own, besides the final arc Akarigurashi which is a major shake up and shows a less insane ending that Sotsu delivered. That being the Shounen battle between Rika and Satoko being replaced with a far more realistic ending which fits in far more with the original ending of Higurashi. I am at a loss of words at how to even begin to compare these two endings as they are so far separated in any sort of metric, but just take my word that the ending for Meguri while feeling a bit out of the blue is better than the far stranger and immersion breaking ending of Sotsu.

On the contrary, I do feel the size of Meguri is a contentious part of the manga as it can pretty much be binge read in less than an hour without engagement lost which means it doesn't really let you linger in it like the first two seasons of the Anime, the longer scrolls of the Manga adaption or the massive size of the original VNs. However, I would rather a shorter story like what we got compared to the more grueling length of Sotsu.

As of writing this review, I cannot say how the final chapter of the manga will end, I am very happy in the way that it is looking to conclude, but judging from how short the chapters are and the amount revealed already I am extremely happy with how this turned out.