Exhibit 23.01


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of eUniverse, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 30, 2000, of our report dated June 14, 2002 which appears
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.


                                        MERDINGER, FRUCHTER, ROSEN & CORSO, P.C.
                                        Certified Public Accountants

New York, New York
July 1, 2002