Last month, Viz (along with NCM Fathom) announced that its live-action film, DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd would be presented as a two-night, multi-city event, with the subtitled version showing on April 29th and the English-dubbed version on April 30th, each at 7:30 pm local time.

Starting right now, in cooperation with Viz, Manga Recon is holding a contest to give away 8 sets of tickets to the April 29th showings of the subtitled version of the film!

Two pairs of tickets will be given away for each of these four theaters:

NY Metro Area: City Center 15 Cinema Delux, 10 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains
Denver: Colorado Mills Stadium 16, 14500 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood CO
San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland: Milpitas Great Mall 20, 1010 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas CA
Peoria/Bloomington: Willow Knolls 14, 4100 W Willow Knolls Drive, Peoria IL

TO ENTER:
Write a Death Note-themed haiku or limerick and e-mail it to manga@popcultureshock.com with your name, mailing address, and theater of choice by 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, April 26th. Our judges will choose their two favorite entries from each of these locations, and will post the results (as well as the winning entries themselves) at Manga Recon on Monday, April 27th. Each winner will receive a pair of tickets to see the subtitled version of DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd on Wednesday, April 29th at the participating theater of their choice!

THE RULES:
1. You must be at least thirteen years old to enter. No exceptions. Additionally, please note, from Viz’s official website for the film: “This film is not rated. Material may be inappropriate for those under 16.”
2. Each participant may enter up to five different haiku or limericks for consideration, either in a single e-mail or in separate entries (please include your name and address with each entry).
3. All entries must be suitable for general audiences, so keep it clean, folks!
4. You must include your mailing address in order to win. We will not use, distribute, or keep your personal information for any reason except to get your tickets shipped to you.
5. Have fun! Your entries will be judged on entertainment value and general awesomeness, so be sure to enjoy yourself!

Feel free to e-mail us with any questions! Meanwhile, here’s a trailer to provide some inspiration!

For those of us outside of the four contest areas, tickets are available at presenting theatre box offices and online. For a complete list of theatre locations and prices, please visit www.FathomEvents.com!

DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd is inspired by the immensely popular Death Note features, which are based on the best-selling supernatural action manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, but this spin-off follows a new original storyline. DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd was directed by Hideo Nakata, who also directed the U.S. #1 hit horror movie The Ring 2, which was remade from his own smash hit Japanese horror trilogy, Ringu.

DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd introduces the unwritten chapter of Death Note and reveals how the legendary detective “L” (Kenichi Matsuyama) spends the final 23 days of his life. The story begins as L takes on the “Kira” case, in which countless criminals are dying under mysterious circumstances. L successfully solves the case and stops Kira, but only after sacrificing his life, leaving himself with only 23 days left to live. For his final case L faces down a bio-terrorist group trying to wipe out humanity with a deadly virus ten times more potent than Ebola. As L tries to formulate an antidote with a scientist, he must also save the lives of two children who have no one else to turn to. DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd features what happened before and after the two earlier Death Note events and shows Death Note fans the more human side of L that could not be seen previously.

For more information on the Death Note live action events and other VIZ Pictures films please visit www.viz-pictures.com or www.deathnotefilms.com. For more information on the Death Note manga and animation, please visit deathnote.viz.com.