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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P>

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    <td  align=center><font size=2><B><font size="6">4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
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      <font size=2> (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></td>
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    <td  align=center><font size=2><B>1414 Avenue of the Americas <BR>
      New York, New York 10019 <BR>
      (212) 758-7666 </B></font>
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On July 24, 2005, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) notified the New York Stock Exchange (&#147;NYSE&#148;) that it was unintentionally
out of compliance with the requirement set forth in Section 303A.09 of the NYSE Rules that the Company&#146;s 2005 proxy statement make
reference to the existence of the Company&#146;s corporate governance guidelines and indicate that such guidelines were available on its
website and available in print to any shareholder who requested it.  The Company&#146;s corporate governance guidelines are available on
its website and the Company&#146;s policy is to make such information available in print to any shareholder who requests it.  On August
29, 2005, NYSE advised the Company of alternative methods for curing the non-compliance, including the filing an 8-K with the
required disclosure.  Although the Company doe not believe that its failure to comply with Section 303A.09 as notified to the NYSE is
material, the Company is correcting its noncompliance by filing this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>BY: <U><I>/s/ Joseph P. Garrity</I></U><BR><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph P. Garrity<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President,<BR> Chief Financial Officer and<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Director</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 17, 2005
Commission file number 0-7843
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
13-2691380
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 758-7666
(
Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
      including area code,
of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instructions A.2 below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 3.01    Notice of Delisting or
Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On July 24, 2005, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") notified the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that it was unintentionally
out of compliance with the requirement set forth in Section 303A.09 of the NYSE Rules that the Company's 2005 proxy statement make
reference to the existence of the Company's corporate governance guidelines and indicate that such guidelines were available on its
website and available in print to any shareholder who requested it.  The Company's corporate governance guidelines are available on
its website and the Company's policy is to make such information available in print to any shareholder who requests it.  On August
29, 2005, NYSE advised the Company of alternative methods for curing the non-compliance, including the filing an 8-K with the
required disclosure.  Although the Company doe not believe that its failure to comply with Section 303A.09 as notified to the NYSE is
material, the Company is correcting its noncompliance by filing this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date:  October 17, 2005
4 KIDS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
BY:
/s/ Joseph P. Garrity
Joseph P. Garrity
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Director