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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-23-004357
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230622
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230622

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Genius Brands International, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001355848
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION [7812]
		IRS NUMBER:				204118216
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37950
		FILM NUMBER:		231033671

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		190 N. CANON
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BEVERLY HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-273-4222

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		190 N. CANON
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BEVERLY HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060310
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.*</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 49%"><B>Nevada</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 49%"><B>20-4118216</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom"><B>190 N. Canon Drive, 4<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: &nbsp;</P>



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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Name of each exchange on which</P>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>NYSE American LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check
the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check
the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement
file number to which this form relates: Not applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Act:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;* The Registrant is currently named Genius Brands International,
Inc. Prior to the consummation of the transfer to the NYSE American LLC, the Registrant plans to change its name to &ldquo;Kartoon Studios,
Inc.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The registrant is filing this registration
statement on Form 8-A in connection with the transfer of the listing of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from The Nasdaq
Stock Market to the NYSE American LLC. The Company plans to change its name from &ldquo;Genius Brands International, Inc.&rdquo; to
&ldquo;Kartoon Studios, Inc.&rdquo; prior to the consummation of the transfer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The securities to be registered hereby are common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Genius Brands International, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). The description of common stock
set forth in&nbsp;Exhibit 4.13&nbsp;to the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed
with the SEC on March 30, 2020 to which this Form&nbsp;8-A&nbsp;relates is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with
respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on NYSE American
LLC, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD>Date June 22, 2023&nbsp; &nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. &nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Andy Heyward</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name: Andy Heyward</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Title: Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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