Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25334245-20141031221907

Just found the anime series and ts great. While reading up on my fav character (Akatsuki) I got tan impression that the anime is ctaching up t o the book? Is this true or did I misunderstand?

Also, are the stories in each pretty similar (other than instead of turning to coin when PK, its blood)?

Lastly, if I started with the anime, would it matter if the book or light novel was read first? What would you all suggest?

Thank you :) 