1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF PANNELL KERR FORSTER We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. of our report dated February 22, 1999, except for note 18, for which the date is March 1, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1998, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998. We also hereby consent to the reference to our firm as "Experts" in the Registration Statement. /s/ PANNELL KERR FORSTER -------------------------------------- Pannell Kerr Forster Certified Public Accountants A Professional Corporation Los Angeles, California April 26, 1999