SLOW pacing but nice story with a good ending. It just takes forever to get to the end.
Fast review concerning the set up of the anime. Although the anime is great, the way it's set up is very frustrating. There are 203 episodes in total, but new content time is much less. The reason for this is that during the last 2/3rds of the series there are VERY long recaps at the beginning of each episode. Then to make each episode even shorter, there is a vignette or a type of skit after the ending credits which sometimes last close to 5 minutes. Because of the short time that NEW material is shown, the plot develops at a snail's pace.
Sometimes it's just about 5 or 6 minutes into the show when new content is finally presented and then for only about 10-15 minutes before the ending credits and vignette/skit. Don't forget, occasionally there are complete recap episodes and filler episodes as well. Overall, the anime series is a lot shorter than the episode count suggests.
Final note, if single fights that last like 10 episodes annoy you, then give Hitman a pass. There are quite a few fights that last many episodes due to flashbacks and the "Oh wait, they aren't defeated quite yet" moments. What content that is there is great, but sometimes you just feel like weeding through all the blah to get to it.
