On December 4th, the final Karakuri Dôji Ultimo (機巧童子ULTIMO) manga volume will be released. The first oneshot from the Ultimo manga was released on April 18th, 2008 and the first printed manga volume releasing on July 3rd, 2009. By counting the number of days between the first and “final” release dates of the manga volumes, this makes Hiroyuki Takei’s Ultimo manga series a longer continuous run than Shaman King (by 120 days).
Shaman King (1 to 32): 2225 days (Dec 3, 1998 to Jan 5, 2005)
Ultimo (1 to 12): 2345 days (July 3, 2009 to Dec 4, 2015)
Volume 12 details:
ISBN: 978-4-08-880470-5
Page Count: 234 pages
Price: 480円＋tax
Release date: 2015年12月4日
Summary: 1947年の地で狭山さんと対峙する大和はダンスタンの娘と知りつつも共闘を望む。だがそこにダンスタンが現れ、狭山さんを連れて未来へ。大和は善と悪を一つにし、ダンスタンと闘うことが出来るか！？ 究極の「善」と「悪」の物語、完結！！
You can find links to purchase this volume from Shueisha’s website. eBook versions will also be available on the 4th as well. Viz will most likely release this volume in English in 2016 as they have traditionally been one volume a year for the last several years.
