Concurring with some of the other posters re: SRS AND extensive reading. I tried to drop SRS for a while, and my ability to pick up new vocab words dropped considerably. Adding in SRS again reinforced my knowledge of vocab and of kanji readings, and makes it easier to tackle more complicated material.
Most of the issues people have with SRS are due to accepting the default steps, and adding too many words too quickly (and thus getting flooded with reviews). I altered my steps according to good advice I found on this forum (see here: http://forum.koohii.com/thread-12825-pos...#pid221615), and I limit my new words added if I feel like I'm drowning in reviews or my Mature Correct rate dips below 80%. That keeps my Anki use timeboxed to no more than 40 minutes. The rest of my Japanese time after that is spent on immersive reading, listening, and speaking.
Most of the issues people have with SRS are due to accepting the default steps, and adding too many words too quickly (and thus getting flooded with reviews). I altered my steps according to good advice I found on this forum (see here: http://forum.koohii.com/thread-12825-pos...#pid221615), and I limit my new words added if I feel like I'm drowning in reviews or my Mature Correct rate dips below 80%. That keeps my Anki use timeboxed to no more than 40 minutes. The rest of my Japanese time after that is spent on immersive reading, listening, and speaking.