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One of the main reasons for deviating from the anime's format is cost. A shot-for-shot live-action adaptation would be prohibitively expensive, particularly because the series’ animation and stylistic elements are costly to replicate realistically. Comparably, the recent Alita: Battle Angel movie, which aimed for high fidelity to its source, demonstrated the enormity of such a feat, with hundreds of millions spent on visual effects.