The robots are cool enough that I will be looking for any model kits if they come out.
Would that be like a Japanese version of Star Wars not doing well in the US? It's not like Japan hasn't been making giant robot movies for 50 years...
I read further down on the replies to that link- a guy that teaches in one prefecture in Japan said nobody there even knew about the movie. There was virtually no ad campaign for it, save for a small thing in Tokyo. Which seemed to focus on the little girl..........
They knew all about Brad Pitt and World War Z, though:\