Who Will See the DEATH NOTE Movies for Free, Courtesy of VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan? Source: VIZ Media Official Movie Site: Death Note Films Special Thanks to Manami Iiboshi

Light Yagami wonders whose names were chosen as winners for VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan`s DEATH NOTE movie ticket giveaway. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2006 [Death Note] Film Partners

Thank you to everyone who entered VIZ Pictures and SciFi Japan`s contest for free passes to see DEATH NOTE and DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME. Winners for last night`s Canadian screening of DEATH NOTE were notified by VIZ last week. As for DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME, the film will be shown at nearly 400 theaters across the United States on October 15 and 16 at 7:30pm local time. The following randomly drawn entrants correctly answered all contest questions: Christopher Conner Laila Longer Daisy Evans Connor Chang Eric Dent Congratulations to the winners! Each of you has won a ticket for DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME at your selected theater. VIZ Pictures will be contacting you to confirm your attendance so keep checking your email.

Contest Answers:

Ad for October`s two day US theatrical event for DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2006 [Death Note] Film Partners

1. Who are the creators of the original Death Note manga? A: Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata 2. What was the name of the Death God who dropped the Death Notebook found by Light Yagami? A: Ryuk 3. Which popular DEATH NOTE character was spun off into his own live action film in 2008? A: The brilliant L returned in the movie L: CHANGE THE WORLD. ABOUT VIZ PICTURES: 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 film release from a J-Pop fan`s point of view and offers the most entertaining live-action motion pictures 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 US publisher of Japanese manga (comics) and merchandise licensor of Japanese animation such as the popular NARUTO animated TV series. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For full details on the DEATH NOTE and DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME ticket contest, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:

• Win Tickets to See DEATH NOTE Movies in Canada and US

And for more photos and information on DEATH NOTE and DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME :

• AFM /AFI FEST REPORT #3: DEATH NOTE
• Record-breaking weekend for DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME
• DEATH NOTE Anime Series Comes to DVD from VIZ Media
• VIZ Pictures Licenses Theatrical and DVD Rights to Live Action DEATH NOTE Films
• Directors to Attend Vancouver Screenings of DEATH NOTE and THE iDol
• DEATH NOTE Live-Action Film on R1 DVD
• VIZ Media Announces Anime Releases for Fall 2008
• DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME U.S. Theatrical Event!
• NY Anime Festival Sponsors DEATH NOTE Day at Kinokuniya