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{{Infobox video game
| image = Liberation Maiden cover.png
| alt = 
| caption = 
| developer = [[Company:Grasshopper Manufacture|Grasshopper Manufacture]]
| publisher = Level-5
| series = ''Guild''
| platforms = {{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}}, [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
| released =  {{ubl|'''Nintendo 3DS'''|''Guild01''{{Video game release|JP|May 31, 2012 }}Nintendo eShop{{Video game release|EU|October 4, 2012|NA|October 25, 2012|JP|November 14, 2012}}'''iOS'''{{Video game release|JP|March 7, 2013}}}}
| genre = [[Software:Shoot 'em up|Shoot 'em up]]
| modes = Single-player
| director = {{ubl|Makoto Chida|Goichi Suda}}
| producer = 
| designer = 
| programmer = 
| artist = {{ubl|Yūsuke Kozaki|Mahiro Maeda|Shigetu Koyama}}
| writer = Masahiro Yuki 
| composer = Akira Yamaoka
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Liberation Maiden'''''|解放少女|Kaihō Shōjo|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[Software:Shooter game|shooter game]] developed by [[Company:Grasshopper Manufacture|Grasshopper Manufacture]] and published by Level-5. It was originally included in the ''Guild01'' compilation for the {{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}} in 2012, and later made available separately on Nintendo eShop. A stand-alone high definition version was also released for the [[Software:IOS (Apple)|iOS]] in 2013.

==Gameplay==
The player flies Kamui into the map and the Touch Screen is used to fire missiles or lasers at enemies. At the end of each stage exists a Spike which can be revealed by firing missiles or lasers around its location. They are considered bosses and its thick armor can be pierced using a special technique that requires rapidly drawing circles on the Touch Screen.

==Plot==
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An invading country is stealing all of Japan's energy. The player controls Shoko (voiced by Kana Hanazawa),<ref name="andriasangcomyka">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comyka/|title=First Look: Guild 01|access-date=2011-10-29|publisher=Andriasang|year=2011|author=Gantayat, Anoop}}</ref> a high school girl who became President of New Japan after her father's assassination, as she enters the [[Engineering:Mecha|mecha]] ''Kamui'' to fight back.

==Development and release==
''Liberation Maiden'' was result of its creative director Goichi Suda's interest in developing for the {{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}}, which dates back to before the release of the console.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=17292 |title=Nintendo News: Suda51 wants to make 3DS game - Official Nintendo Magazine |date=2010-05-19 |access-date=2015-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620000221/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=17292 |archive-date=June 20, 2010 }}</ref> It features animated cutscenes created by Studio BONES and the main theme song, {{nihongo|"Day of Liberation"|解放の日|Kaihno Hi}}, performed by Marina.<ref name="andriasangcomyj7">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comyj7/|title=Take control of Japan's schoolgirl president in Suda 51 and Level-5's new 3DS shooter|access-date=2011-10-29|publisher=Andriasang|year=2011|author=Gantayat, Anoop}}</ref> ''Liberation Maiden'' shares stylistic traits with other material from [[Company:Grasshopper Manufacture|Grasshopper Manufacture]]'s repertoire, particularly ''Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly'', an in-game anime within the ''No More Heroes'' universe.

The game was released in Europe on October 4, 2012, in North America on October 25, 2012, and individually in Japan on November 14, 2012. A later high-definition version was released internationally for the [[Software:IOS (Apple)|iOS]] systems on March 7, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-03-07/level-5-liberation-maiden-gets-worldwide-ios-release |title=Level-5's Liberation Maiden Gets Worldwide iOS Release - Interest - Anime News Network|publisher=Anime News Network |date=2013-05-15 |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
<!-- Aggregators-->| MC = (3DS) 69/100<ref name="3DS">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/liberation-maiden/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds |title=Liberation Maiden for 3DS Reviews&nbsp;— Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 26, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222205647/http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/liberation-maiden |archive-date=February 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br>
(iOS) 68/100<ref name="iOS">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/liberation-maiden/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Liberation Maiden for iOS Reviews&nbsp;— Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106025638/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/liberation-maiden |archive-date=November 6, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| Destruct = 8/10 <ref name="Destruct">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-liberation-maiden-237693.phtml|title=Review: Liberation Maiden|last=Ponce|first=Tony|publisher=Destructor|date=November 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222215754/https://www.destructoid.com/review-liberation-maiden-237693.phtml|archive-date=December 22, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| NLife = 7/10 <ref name="NLife">{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/liberation_maiden_eshop |title=Review: Liberation Maiden (3DS) |last=Duyn |first=Marcel van |publisher=Nintendo Life |date=October 11, 2012|access-date=May 26, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909022030/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/liberation_maiden_eshop |archive-date=September 9, 2017|df=mdy-all }}</ref>
}}
In Japan, ''Liberation Maiden'' was released as part of ''Guild01''. It has received mostly positive or average reviews on 3DS,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gematsu.com/2012/05/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1225|title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1225 - Gematsu|date=2012-05-22|work=Gematsu|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en-US}}</ref> but it has sold poorly. In the west, ''Liberation Maiden'' also received mostly positive or average reviews on both platforms.
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==Sequel==
A visual novel sequel to the game, titled '''''Liberation Maiden SIN''''', was developed by 5pb. for the [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]] on December 5, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2013/04/liberation-maiden-sin-announced-for-playstation-3 |title=Liberation Maiden SIN announced for PlayStation 3 |publisher=Gematsu |date=2013-04-16 |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-13/liberation-maiden-sin-visual-novel-1st-promo-streamed |title=Liberation Maiden SIN Visual Novel's 1st Promo Streamed - News |publisher=Animenewsnetwork.com |date=2013-09-13 |access-date=2015-05-21}}</ref> A [[Engineering:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]] version was later released on July 31, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2014/04/liberation-maiden-sin-announced-for-ps-vita |title=Liberation Maiden SIN announced for PS Vita |publisher=Gematsu |date=2014-07-31 |access-date=2015-09-06}}</ref> Both versions have not been released outside of Japan. It was written by Goichi Suda and composed by Yasutaka Nakamura and Takeshi Abo.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://level5ia.com/blackbox/us/liberation-maiden/ ''Liberation Maiden'' official website]
*[http://kaihoushoujo.jp/ ''Liberation Maiden SIN'' official website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/liberation-maiden ''Liberation Maiden''] at [[Social:MobyGames|MobyGames]]

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