| Founded: | 2011 |
| Founder: | Tony Gonzalez, Joseph Reeder, Alexander O. Smith |
| Country: | United States |
| Headquarters: | Austin, Texas |
| Distribution: | Createspace, Amazon Kindle, iBooks |
| Publications: | Books |
Bento Books is an independent American book publisher based in Austin, Texas.
Bento Books was founded in 2011 by three experienced translators, Tony Gonzalez, Joseph Reeder, and Alexander O. Smith.[1] Bento Books publishes English translations of Japanese titles, with an emphasis on works overlooked by traditional publishers.
In 2011, the company released Math Girls, the first in a series of math-themed young adult novels by Hiroshi Yuki that can also be used as textbooks.[2]
March 2014 saw the release of Cage on the Sea by Kaoru Ohno, a novel based on a true story about a group of Japanese holdouts on the island of Anatahan after the end of the Second World War.[3] Later that same year the company announced plans to release Avatar Tuner, Vol. 1 by Yu Godai, a novel set in the world of the popular Megami Tensei video games.