Bento Books is an independent American book publisher based in Austin,

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History

Bento Books was founded in 2011 by three experienced translators, Tony Gonzalez, Joseph Reeder, and

Alexander O. Smith Alexander O. Smith is a professional Japanese to English translator and author. While his output covers many areas such as adaptation of Japanese novels, manga, song lyrics, anime scripts, and various academic works, he is best known for his sof ...

. Bento Books publishes English translations of Japanese titles, with an emphasis on works overlooked by traditional publishers.

Publications

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. 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 Japanese holdouts ( ja, 残留日本兵, translit=Zanryū nipponhei, lit=remaining Japanese soldiers) were soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific Theatre of World War II who continued fighting World Wa ...

on the island of Anatahan after the end of the

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."Cage on the Sea"
''Kirkus Reviews'', 01/21/14. 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 ''

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'' video games.

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