Elfen Lied Volume 7 - Character Cover: Shirakawa is another member of the Diclonius research and termination staff, as also Kurama's right-hand woman in her mid-30's. Though her personality on the surface reflects a business-like demeanor, she holds a secret affection and genuine concern for Kurama and on all the matters related with his mysterious past, implicitly hinted from time to time in the series. However, Kurama does not return the feelings because most of his time he focuses on attempting to find and terminate Lucy, therefore, keeping the relationship strictly professional. Her personality in the manga is mostly servile and submissive, going to such extents as letting Chief Kakuzawa to sexually abuse and play humiliation games on her (to get information from him). In the manga she has feelings for him and considers admitting it before being decapitated by Lucy. Nonetheless, her character plays a more important role in the manga than in the anime, and literally meets her demise at the hands (pun) of Lucy. - answers.com