Did you start from anime to manga or the other way round?

I generally start with the anime, which is completely backwards from how I do things like with books and movies or whatever. But I find that I can really enjoy an anime for what it is, probably having a hunch that something's missing but not knowing what; and then reading the manga afterward, loving the manga even more for that bit I suspected was there but couldn't imagine, but still being able to go back and love the anime just the same. If that makes any sense. Two examples would be Erased and Elfen Lied. Really enjoyed both animes, but neither felt really complete. Erased felt rushed, and so much went unanswered in Elfen Lied. But I liked them both a lot. And the mangas answered all my questions. Elfen Lied's ending caught me off guard with how emotional it got me.