i've read a bit of the translated manga and im wondering whether i should try the anime or keep reading the manga?
Why not both?
Do both. The first half of the anime follows the manga, but then the manga splits off and gets really awesome while the anime only gets kind of awesome.
Manga.
The hammer hits the top bullet and it comes out the bottom
BOTH!
>>11275905 OP here, you leave physics out of this