You *know* that the Japanese fetishized her, and the doujins and 3D CGI porn versions were out even before the game was released, right? ;-)
I know the Japanese are known for fetishising everything. Tentacles, Lolis, Shota, Futanari, Tub-girl, Glasses, and tube-socks ruffled down around their ankles. Our pornographic lexicon is downright full of loan-words from Ecchi like Bukkake. So yeah, they also "Fetishise" robot girls with big ass Katanas, but then again, they also fetishize emo-men with androgynous mannerisms, long bangs, and sultry soft voices:
Not to mention a No-dachi longer than he is tall. I'm pretty sure that's for the weaboos that fetishize all things Japanese. Saying the Japanese fetishise it is like saying there's porn of it, on the internet.
As a side note, last year I changed the Bowie rule to the Sephiroth Rule: "It's not gay if it's Sephiroth."