However most of these adaptations have been reviewed negatively by both the critics and the audience and have become box-office flops. The main reasons for the unsuccessfulness of Hollywood's adaptions of anime being the often change of plot and characters from the original source material and the limited capabilities a live-action movie or series can do in comparison to an animated counterpart.
However, the majority of these adaptations have been assessed unfavorably by both the critics and the viewers and have turned into box-office failures. The primary causes for the lack of success of Hollywood's adaptations of anime being the frequent alteration of plot and characters from the original source material and the restricted abilities a live-action film or series can achieve in comparison to an animated counterpart.