How to Participate:
1) You must be a member of TOKYOPOP.com
2) Then join the TOKYOPOP Fruits Basket clan
3) Be online at 19 minutes after the hour on every hour between noon and midnight EST (That's East Coast time!) March 12, 13, and 14. In other words, in order to win, you need to be online at 12:19 p.m., 1:19 p.m., 2:19 p.m., 3:19 p.m., 4:19 p.m., 5:19 p.m., 6:19 p.m., 7:19 p.m., 8:19 p.m., 9:19 p.m., 10:19 p.m., and 11:19 p.m.!
4) Each day TOKYOPOP will chose one winner at one of the above times from those that are online.

Prizes:
One copy of Fruits Basket volume 19

Official Rules & Conditions:

Win 19 For 19 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 12:01 a.m. PST on March 12, 2008, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST March 14, 2008. Entries submitted after 11:59 p.m. on March 14, 2008, are ineligible to win.  You can only enter this sweepstakes by: (1.) creating a profile on TOKYOPOP.com, (2.) joining the Fruits_Basket clan at www.tokyopop.com/Fruit_Basket/clans/Furuba_TOKYOPOP (this requires you to be or to become a member of the Fruit_Basket clan, which is free), and (3) being online at 19 minutes after each hour between 12 noon and 12 midnight on March 12, 13, and/or 14, 2008. Only one entry per email address or person will be eligible. 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), March 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 Prize is one copy of Fruit Basket vol. 19 manga with a total retail value of approximately $10.  One (1) winner will be chosen at random from Fruit_Basket clan members who are online at www.tokyopop.com 19 minutes past each hour between 12 noon and 12 midnight on March 12th, 13th and 14th of 2008.  There will be a total of three (3) winners and each winner receives one (1) Prize.

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 $10, 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 March 12^th, 13^th and 14^th 2008, and will ship the Prize on or before April 11, 2008, to the 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 winner send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

      TOKYOPOP Inc.

      5900 Wilshire Blvd.

      Suite 2000

      Los Angeles, CA 90036

      Attention: 19 For 19 Sweepstakes

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

9.   Fruits Basket is a trademark of Natsuki Takaya / HAKUSENSHA, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Sweepstakes is not authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Natsuki Takaya / HAKUSENSHA, Inc. .