I actually expected the cover to look something like this. Usually when an NI game comes out in the U.S., it's usually just the main character(s) and nothing more. The only exception I can think of is Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Maybe Afternoon of Darkness as well) and Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (The red eyes in the backgrounds was pretty cool).

Still, I agree they should've used something more than just Mao looking all badass and stuff. Still, at least the cover looks better than Makai Kingdom and Soul Nomad's cover.