[Akito Kinomoto]

I'm one of those people who subscribes to the notion of a good show being able to stand on its own. I really don't like having to reference the source material to understand some plot point, people saying some aspects of the series were taken out or added, or defending the show by saying it's faithful to the original work.

The first and second points tie into each other. You need at least semi-decent coherency or stop trying. The third point only tells me that if I didn't like what happened in an accurate adaptation, I won't like it in the source material; the original work is not infallible.