Kartoon Studios, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

14. Warrants (Details Narrative)

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14. Warrants (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		2 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
14. Warrants (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2018	Feb. 19, 2019	Jul. 22, 2019	Aug. 17, 2018	Sep. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 16, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Warrants issued						930,001		930,001
Proceeds from issuance of equity						$ 3,021,552		$ 1,596,341
Private Transaction [Member] \| Warrant Exercise Agreement [Member]
Proceeds from exercise of warrants					$ 718,879
Payment of placement agent fees					50,321
Imputed dividend					$ 181,884
An Investor [Member] \| Private Transaction [Member]
Warrants issued						477,474
Bradley Woods [Member] \| Private Transaction [Member]
Payment of placement agent fees						$ 35,280
Warrants issued						46,421
Warrant exercise price						$ 0.836
Warrants [Member] \| January 2018 Private Placement [Member]
Warrants issued	685,000
Warrant exercise price	$ 3.00
Warrants [Member] \| August 2018 Purchase Agreement [Member]
Warrants issued				1,800,000
Warrant exercise price				$ 3.00
Fair value of warrants issued				$ 1,471,111
Waiver Warrants [Member] \| August 2018 Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Note Amendment [Member]
Warrants issued			1,800,000
Warrant exercise price			$ 1.14
February 2019 Offering [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of equity		$ 1,757,552
February 2019 Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Stock issued new, shares		945,894
February 2019 Offering [Member] \| Warrants [Member]
Warrants issued		945,894
Warrant exercise price		$ 2.12
Fair value of warrants issued		$ 1,287,962
February 2019 Offering [Member] \| Warrants [Member] \| The Purchaser [Member]
Warrants issued		945,894
Warrant Exchange Agreements [Member] \| New Warrants [Member] \| Existing Holders [Member]
Warrants issued							3,646,135
Warrant exercise price							$ 0.3004
Warrants [Member]
Warrants outstanding						11,124,405		5,899,389	3,414,389
Warrant exercise price						$ 1.74		$ 3.53	$ 3.92

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