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1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. _____) JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. _____________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK _____________________________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 47102E106 __________________________ (CUSIP Number) 2 13G CUSIP No. __47012E106__ _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. 75-2533518 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 521,739 shares _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. SHARED VOTING POWER None _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 521,739 shares _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 521,739 shares _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not applicable _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.7% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IV _____________________________________________________________________________ 3 ITEM 1. a, b. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. ( Company ) 22761 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 226 Malibu, CA 90265 ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. ( Filer ) (b) Address of principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 8080 N. Central Expwy., Suite 210 LB-59 Dallas, TX 75206-1857 (c) Citizenship Texas (d) Title of Class of Securities Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number 75966V105 ITEM 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d- 2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) ______ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) ______ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) ______ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) __X___ Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (e) ______ Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (f) ______ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) ______ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d- 1(b)(ii)(G)(Note: See Item 7) (h) ______ Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) ITEM 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: At December 31, 1997, the Filer owned a $3,000,000 9% Convertible Debenture, due December 1, 2003 and convertible at $5.75 per share, for beneficial ownership of 521,739 shares of common stock. (b) Percent of Class 8.7% 4 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 521,739 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 521,739 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. 5 ITEM 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: January 20, 1998 _________________/S/_______________________ Signature Vance M. Arnold, Executive Vice President Renaissance Capital Group, Inc. Investment Adviser ___________________________________________ Name and Title