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Win A Trip to JAPAN!!

SWEEPSTAKES

How To Win:

• Purchase select Shonen Jump products (DVDs and manga) from August through October 2008 (Over 1 million pieces of product)!
  
  (VIZBIGs, Collector?s Editions and box sets are not included)


• Each product contains a game piece sticker (featuring the Weekly Shonen Jump 40th Anniversary logo) and a sweepstakes entry form. Fill out the entry form, place your game piece on the form, and mail it! That's it, you are entered!


• If you collect and place 3 game pieces on your entry form, you are eligible to instantly win a prize, while supplies last (Prize TBD).
  
  *First 5,000 eligible entries.


• Grand Prize: Trip to Jump Festa for two:
  
  
  
  • Airfare
  
  
  • Hotel
  
  
  • Entrance to Jump Festa for 2 days (Dec. 20-21, 2008)
  
  
  
  

PROMOTION

• Get a free Shonen Jump collectible poster in Shonen Jump magazine or at your participating retailer featuring all of your favorite SJ characters!


• The poster will be two-sided, (one side featuring manga artwork and the other side featuring anime artwork) each side showcasing key SJ characters/titles.


• This poster will introduce the consumer to the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump.


• Each side of the poster will have areas where consumers will have to collect 3 stickers to complete the poster image.

How To Get a Poster:

• Posters will be exclusive to the August issue of Shonen Jump magazine (on shelf in July).


• Over 400,000 posters, reaching 5.7 million readers


• Beginning in August, you can also get a poster through participating retailers and at viz.com.

How To Get Stickers:

• From August to October, in addition to the game piece sticker, select SJ DVD and manga products will have a collectible sticker insert.


• Manga sticker images: Naruto, Bleach, Slam Dunk




• The manga stickers will be distributed in the same series as well Shonen Jump releases for particular months.




• DVD sticker images: Naruto, Bleach, Death Note




• The DVD stickers will only be used in the same series.




• All products will be shrink-wrapped.(Click Here For A List Of Titles)


• Print run: 1.1 million stickers across 6 designs (quantity varies depending on the design)

INFORMATION

• All consumers who are interested in the program will have to visit Shonenjump.com and read the magazine for promotion details. Details will be released slowly so people will keep coming back to the web site or refer to the magazine. The magazine will always announce information first and then the website will follow 1-2 weeks later.


• Schedule of information through the magazine and website:
  
  
  
  • June 20th ? Web pages go up for the promo
  
  
  • July ? Poster is distributed and the sweepstakes is announced. The list of the first group of products (August releases) is announced.
  
  
  • August ? The list of the second group of products (September releases) is announced.
  
  
  • September - The list of the third group of products (October releases) is announced. We also announce the list of surprise gifts that people can receive by submitting three BONUS stickers by October 2008.
  
  
  • October ? Remind everyone to send in their entries.
  
  
  • November ?Announce # of entries (if noteworthy) and thanks for entering
  
  
  • December ? We announce the name of the winner on the website
  
  
  • April or May ?Editorial in the magazine discussing the trip of the winner.
  
  
  
  
• Winner Selection:




• All entries must be received by the end of October.


• The winner will be selected in November.


• The winner will attend Jump Festa in December.




• Grand prize details:




• Coach airfare


• 5 nights hotel accommodations


• 2 day pass to Jump Festa


• ShonenJump.com