20TH CENTURY BOYS 2: THE LAST HOPE DVD Gift Pack Winners!

Source: VIZ Pictures Official Movie Site: 20thboysfilms.com (US), 20th Boys (Japanese) Special Thanks to Rieko Fuji

A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Three SciFi Japan readers have each won a 20TH CENTURY BOYS 2: THE LAST HOPE Gift Pack containing the DVD, poster, and button. Photo courtesy of VIZ Pictures. © 1999, 2006 Naoki Urasawa, Studio Nuts /Shogakukan © 2009 “20th Century Boys” Film Partners

Thank you to everyone who entered VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan`s contest for a free 20TH CENTURY BOYS 2 DVD Gift Pack. The following randomly drawn entrants correctly answered all contest questions: Evan Brehany Joseph W. Whalen Wilton E. Newman Congratulations to the winners! Each of you has won a Gift Pack containing the 20TH CENTURY BOYS 2: THE LAST HOPE DVD, button, and theatrical poster. VIZ Pictures will be shipping the Gift Packs shortly so keep an eye on your mailbox.

Contest Answers:

1. Who was blamed for the attacks on the Bloody New Year`s Eve of 2000? A: Kenji Endo (or Kenji and his friends) 2. The 20th Century Boys manga was created by Naoki Urasawa. Name the anime series based on another of Urasawa`s manga (Hint: it`s available from VIZ Media). A: MONSTER 3. What actor played Kanna Endo in 20TH CENTURY BOYS 2: THE LAST HOPE? A: Airi Taira More contests are planned for 2010— including another VIZ DVD giveaway for 20TH CENTURY BOYS 3: REDEMPTION— so keep checking back with SciFi Japan in the weeks and months to come!

About VIZ Pictures, Inc.

Based in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Pictures, Inc. distributes Japanese live-action films and DVDs, with particular focus on Japanese "kawaii (cute) and cool" pop culture. VIZ Pictures approaches each release from a J-pop fan`s point of view to serve manga and anime generation in North America . VIZ Pictures titles include DEATH NOTE, KAMIKAZE GIRLS, LINDA LINDA LINDA, PING PONG, THE TASTE OF TEA, TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO and others. The company will continue to offer the hottest visual entertainment straight from the "Kingdom of Pop" for audiences of all ages in North America . VIZ Pictures, Inc. is an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC, the San Francisco-based leading U.S. publisher of Japanese mangaand merchandise licensor of Japanese animation such as the popular NARUTO animated TV series. For more information please visit VIZ Pictures or www.viz.com.

For more information on 20TH CENTURY BOYS please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: