[Selected by Facebook users and professional judges!] Year-end and New Year's Special Edition: "Which do you want to watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" is being held!

2012.12.05 Press Releases
TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd.

—Hideo Shinada, editorial board member of Nikkei Entertainment!, appointed as head of the judging panel—

TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuo Nakanishi) held its fourth annual "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle," a New Year's special event where TSUTAYA's recommended titles are contested by Facebook users and professional judges through voting, starting from December 5th.

This time, as a special year-end and New Year's edition, we will have three overseas TV dramas by J.J. Abrams, the director of the globally successful series "LOST"—"Person of Interest," "Alcatraz," and "Fringe"—presented by Nameko Shinsan, Mr. Uchinuma from numabooks, and Bourbonne, who have served as judges in the past. In addition to TSUTAYA's Japanese film merchandiser Kano and Hidden Gems merchandiser Katsue, who have both served as presenters in the past, we are pleased to welcome Hideo Shinada, editor of Nikkei Entertainment!, a magazine and television personality, as our special guest head judge. We will also be running a campaign where 50 Facebook users who vote will receive 1,000 T-POINTs.

These three works are available on "TSUTAYA TV" (http://tsutaya-tv.jp), a video streaming service operated by TSUTAYA.com, and the online home delivery rental service "TSUTAYA DISCAS" (http://www.discas.net). You can also enjoy them through the unlimited DVD rental service launched this summer.

TSUTAYA.com will continue to use Facebook connections with customers to help them discover and find new works through "Did You See This!?" (http://koremita.tsutaya.com), and we will continue to enhance our services to enrich our customers' entertainment lives by providing an environment where they can connect with entertainment works.

[TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle Year-End and New Year Special Edition Overview]
Users vote for the work they want to watch after viewing presentation videos for three TV dramas by J.J. Abrams, the director of the globally successful series "LOST"—"Person of Interest," "Alcatraz," and "Fringe."

Voting period: December 5, 2012 (Wed) to January 15, 2013 (Wed) 00:00

◆ Voting Campaign
50 lucky winners will be randomly selected from those who "Like" the TSUTAYA.com Facebook page and vote in the "TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle," and will receive 1,000 T-POINTs.

◆Presenter Profile
Nameko Shinsan (manga artist, columnist)
Born in Tokyo in 1974, raised in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College, Department of Design, specializing in Graphic Design. She works as a manga artist and columnist. Her recent publications include "A Life of Protection from Misfortune and Good Fortune" (Shodensha), "Survival for Women" (Saizo), "Nameko Shinsan's Contemporary Sociology" (Gentosha), and "A Journey Through the Spiritual Path" (Kadokawa Bunko).

Shintaro Uchinuma (CEO of numabooks, book coordinator, creative director)
Born in 1980. Graduated from the Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University. His work primarily involves coordinating books sold in shops, but also includes producing bookstores and libraries, planning and creating book-related projects and works, consulting for bookstores and publishers, and producing e-books. In 2012, he received the "reddot award communication design 2012" for his production work on the reading accessories brand "BIBLIOPHILIC". In July, he opened a bookstore called "B&B" in Shimokitazawa in collaboration with Hakuhodo Kettle.

Bourbonne (cross-dressing performer, writer)
A drag performer/writer who is active as an MC at comedy shows and movie previews in clubs nationwide. She writes a film review column for the women's information website Cyzo Woman and also runs a gay mixed bar in Shinjuku 2-chome. She also appears on the CX quiz show "Brain Training Update! Smart Monkeys".  

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Year-end and New Year's Special Edition: "Which Do You Want to Watch!? TSUTAYA Entertainment Battle" to be Held

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