Win Hunt for Creator Booty Sweepstakes!


Official Rules


The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is TOKYOPOP Inc.


1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 13 years of age as of the date of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, contractors and their families of the following are ineligible to enter or win: TOKYOPOP Inc. (“TOKYOPOP”), and its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies. Employees and their families of TOKYOPOP’s advertising and promotional agencies are also ineligible to enter or win.


2. The Sweepstakes begins at 3:40 PM. PST on March 31, 2008, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST April 14, 2008. Entries submitted after 11:59 p.m. on April 14, 2008, are ineligible to win. You can only enter this sweepstakes by: (1) creating a profile on TOKYOPOP.com (which is free), (2) going to the Sweepstakes page (“Page”) located at www.tokyopop.com/Robofish/contest/1365614.html, (3) using the links provided on the Page to each creator’s profile page, (4) locating the one Robofish coin jpg image (“Coin”) hidden on each of the twenty-one creator profiles (a total of twenty Coins), and (5) coping the url and your user name into the body of an email and sending it to fancontent@tokyopop.com with Hunt for Creator Booty Contest in the subject line (“Entry”). Only one Entry per each url address where you find a Coin. All Entries must be completed and submitted online. No other methods of entry will be accepted.


3. TOKYOPOP is not responsible for human error, computer hardware or software malfunction, Internet connection or transmission problems or failures, or Internet traffic congestion, which may affect an entry or attempted entry. TOKYOPOP reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes. Furthermore, TOKYOPOP reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant deemed to have (a) tampered or attempted to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or TOKYOPOP’s website; (b) violated these Official Rules; (c) violated the Terms of Service, conditions of use and/or general rules, or (d) cheated, destroyed, obstructed, or otherwise acted illegally or in bad faith in relation to this Sweepstakes.

If the Sweepstakes is terminated prior to 11:59 p.m. (PST), April 14, 2008, eligible online entries received prior to termination will remain qualified for the grand prize. All entries must be completed and submitted personally by the entrant. Collection of personally identifiable information will be made pursuant to TOKYOPOP Inc.’s Online Privacy Policies posted at http://www.tokyopop.com/policy/privacy.php


4. The First Place Prize is an assortment of fifteen (15) manga books with a total retail value of approximately $150 and Runner-up Prize (total of three runner-ups) is an assortment of five (5) different manga books with a total retail value of approximately $50. Four (4) winners will be chosen at random from the Entries received by TOKYOPOP after 11:59 p.m. on or before April 21, 2008.


The Prize is non-transferable and has no cash equivalent, except as indicated above. The Prize cannot be exchanged or returned for cash. Taxes on the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. TOKYOPOP reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize of comparable value or cash in the amount of $150 (or $50 respectively), but substitution of the Prize by the winner is prohibited. If the winner cannot be notified by email or does not accept the Prize within three (3) days after the Prize is awarded, the Prize will be forfeited and the runner up will become the winner.


5. By entering this Sweepstakes, you consent to TOKYOPOP’s use of your name for promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. If you are the winner, TOKYOPOP may require you to furnish proof of identity, address, and birth date as a condition to awarding the Prize to you. TOKYOPOP may also require you to sign (i) an agreement releasing TOKYOPOP from all liability in connection with personal injury or death, damage, theft, or loss in connection with the Sweepstakes and the acceptance, receipt, possession, or use of the Prize, and (ii) a publicity release, unless prohibited by law, permitting TOKYOPOP to advertise your name and state of residence. If you are the winner and you’re under the age of 18, your parent or guardian must also sign such agreements and releases. Failure to present such proof or sign such additional releases within three (3) days after notification by email will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize, which may be awarded to the runner up.

6. TOKYOPOP will announce the winners at http://www.tokyopop.com on or before April 21, 2008, and will ship the Prize on or before May 1, 2008, to each winner’s mailing address in the United States.


7. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants and their parents or legal guardians agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of TOKYOPOP, which are final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes.


8. For a copy of these rules and/or the name of the winners send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:


TOKYOPOP Inc.

5900 Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 2000

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Attention: Hunt for Creator Booty! Sweepstakes


All requests must be received by April 14, 2008. The winners and the rules will also be announced on our website at http://www.tokyopop.com.