I’d second Eliezer. You must start with animated, and watch it in Haruhi order. There is a very good reason that Kyoani broadcast it that way, and it improves on the novels in other respects.
(I withhold any assessment of season 2, however, because of Endless Eight; you may choose as you will whether to watch the anime or just read the Baka Tsuki fan translations.)
Speaking of Haruhi, should I consume it in animated or text form? (If animated, what order?)
I’d second Eliezer. You must start with animated, and watch it in Haruhi order. There is a very good reason that Kyoani broadcast it that way, and it improves on the novels in other respects.
(I withhold any assessment of season 2, however, because of Endless Eight; you may choose as you will whether to watch the anime or just read the Baka Tsuki fan translations.)
Because of Endless Eight? What about them?
My original intention was to wait for the pirates to finish plundering the 2009 version and watch that.
Some people are insulted enough by them they prefer to not watch season 2 at all.
Adaptation decay? Discontinuity? Ah, yes, there it is (scroll to bottom)! Thanks for the heads up.
This may be the only Japanese work of which I honestly couldn’t say, but on the whole, I’d guess animated first.
First? Are you implying that I should go through both ultimately? If yes, why?