Elfen Lied Tankōbon Volume Twelve is the twelfth and final collection, or Tankōbon, of the Elfen Lied manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto, published by Shueisha, and released in Japan on November 18th, 2005. The cover features a regretful Lucy standing next to an angry or resolute-looking Kouta. It's a fitting cover, as the contents of this volume pertain to the drama between these two characters that comes to a head as the story nears its end. "Slightly more than three years have passed since the serialization started. I could finally finish Elfen Lied without mishap.