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When given the option, I prefer to watch the anime first and then read the manga as the manga is usually more detailed than the anime version which tends to be a more synoptic of the former. I think a lot of series benefit greatly from animation, in particular action, horror, shounen etc. so I can fully enjoy the experience before diving into the manga for all the particularities.

FAVOURITE OPs:

1) found & lost - Survive Said The Prophet (Banana Fish)



2) Heading to Over - OLDCODEX (Free!: Dive to the Future)



3) Sirius - Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger (Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets)

FAVOURITE EDs:

1) Requiem der Morgenröte - Linked Horizon (Shingeki no Kyojin 3)



2) Gold Evolution - Style Five (Free!: Dive to the Future)



3) High Stepper - Yuiko Ohara (Hanebado!)

I rate by enjoyment which is the ultimate factor and end result of watching a show. If a show elicits a positive reaction from you, regardless of the origin of that reaction, it would be disingenuous to discredit it as one's initial reactions to any artistic work is the only criterion which remains constant throughout time whereas artistic periods and the general consensus inevitably changes over time due to political, social or even economic realities. It is how you initially felt that stays the same and I feel it is imperative that one should remain true to theirselves and make their own judgements free from others' judgements and opinions. Enjoyment is also a misused term in the MAL community. You enjoy something BECAUSE the plot was good, the characters were good etc. You cannot simply separate the two because plot, characters and any factor you as an individual care about when watching a show is a subset of enjoyment or to use a more fitting term - satisfaction. Everything contributes to enjoyment/satisfaction. It is the end result, not an independent constituent factor. I also find it foolish in most cases to have a normal distribution (Bell curve) of ratings because unless you watch every anime regardless of what it is, you should watch stuff which you like and by default, your average rating should be higher than a 5 which will naturally create a skewed distribution.