Do you watch Anime/series or read novel first?

All I want is for Akira to be made into a weekly anime that closely follows the events of the manga. That is all. I'm asking too much?! I THINK NOT!

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It really depends on the source material. Sometime I like to do research on the show/movie first (implying it's an adaptation to a comic or novel) and if it's decent, I usually like to go show/movie first since it's easier to get into. But for story-heavy titles (especially romantic comedies for me), I tend to read the comic/novel first.

Depends which one comes first to my hands.

Hentai comes first, always.

Can't really say anime first since I haven't been reading much anything lately. :(

You know what I'd like to see as an anime? Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari.

READING! <3

I'm not a fan of Anime, never really liked it. Tho i really watch the hell out of The Last Avatar and The Legend of Korra. (But I think they are not really considering Anime in its true form).
On other hand I'm huge Movie addict. I've watched so many good movies that I think i could pass the begginer test for Movie Director. :P
I really enjoy reading too. I will start reading shortly Ready Player One which will be made in a movie soon.

I haven't read any light novels so far. I usually watch the anime first and then I read the manga because animes are incomplete considered to the manga's. If I were you I'd first finish the anime and after that I'd read the novel because sometimes it contains extra stuff that doesn't happen in the anime.

In the case of Japanese entertainment specifically, I prefer the animated version. When you're reading, if the translation is screwed up for a panel or two, you may not be able to figure out what's going on there at all. With the animation alongside it there, you have a much better chance of understanding what's actually supposed to be going on.

For things that haven't been translated, I usually go with the one that came out first.

LN/Manga first for me
Anime didn't really matter for me, except for the seiyuu(s) xD
The one I'm reading currently are HakoMari, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari and Mushoku Tensei
No anime(yet), but they're way too good

Most of the anime just ruined the good stories
Look at Tokyo Ghoul and Akame ga Kill

Well but probably everyone will be always prefer the anime
Because that's just how it works

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I don't read novels. I don't even have the time even if I wanted to. I'd rather watch the anime and read the manga.

I never really looked into novels or manga, I always prefer anime.

I would watch the Anime/Movie first cause I'm too lazy too read..

boku no pico

I never bothered reading the manga/novel, I always go straight to the anime. Mostly because I really like the animation as an art form, and because the only comics I read are web-comics. Yeah, I'm awful, I know.
There's also the fact that every time I go to watch a movie adapted from a book I red I end up disappointed, so I prefer to stick to the first thing I found and don't bother much with its other incarnations.

I don't know what I should pick because it really depends and I hardly ever read a VN that I also watched the anime (if it's even available).

Novel or comics(manga) first.
But recent light novels in japan have too long title, I don't want to read that.

Always watching anime first and then read manga if they decided to make manga rather than another anime series.

Bump! I don't read novels

Anime/Movie first for me because those are often worse than the novels, so I won't be disappointed. xD
And I don't just leave Anime/Movies out and just read the novels because I love Animation... haha.

I don't really watch anime too much and I've only read one light novel, but if I did it more, I'd definitely prefer to watch the anime first and only then would I read the novel. The simple reason is that I am terrible at understanding character descriptions (appearance, voice, attitude, whatever). When I read something (mostly fanfiction) I tend to imagine the entire scene in my head, as if I'm watching it animated. And... well... if I don't know how the characters look, sound and move, I wouldn't be able to do that. So I need to watch the anime first to get a feel for those stuff. Only then can I actually read a story about them without having to replace everyone with random placeholders that are probably far from how they're supposed to be. ^_^'

I like anime more than manga but I have never read a novel.

I prefer to see things in motion, hear voices, music so I prefer anime, but in scenarios where the anime won't get a second season like with Aku no Hana, I'm fine with reading the manga to finish the story.

As I watch more animes than read manga, I believe reading manga/novels first would spoil my enjoyment of watching...