The art is pretty, the fight scenes are fun to watch, and the story is more complex than your typical anime. BUT the pacing is sooo bad! This should have been 12 episodes instead of 26; I spent most of the series being bored out of my mind as everything is dragged out so much. Also, my first foray into the series was Fate/Zero, and I found Kiritsugu a far more interesting character than Shirou. I didn't care for the whole relationship aspect of the show, so if you came for the fights like I did, then you'll probably be disappointed.