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Bento Box Entertainment

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American animation studio

Bento Box Entertainment, formerly known as Bento Box Animation, is an American animation studio and entertainment company located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara, and Mark McJimsey. It is a subsidiary of Fox Corporation and operates under the Fox Entertainment division.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1
5161 Lankershim Blvd
Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Bento Box Entertainment, formerly known as Bento Box Animation, is an American animation studio and entertainment company located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2009 by executive producers Scott Greenberg, Joel Kuwahara, and Mark McJimsey. It is a subsidiary of Fox Corporation and operates under the Fox Entertainment division. The studio is best known for producing Bob's Burgers for Fox prior to its acquisition in August 2019.2

Corporate structure

Bento Box Entertainment is part of a group headed by Fox Corporation. 69 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Fox Corporation New York, New York, United States
    • Bento Box Entertainment North Hollywood
    • Credible Subsidiary · 67% · Singapore, Singapore
    • Fox Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
      • Fox Alternative Entertainment Subsidiary · Ireland
      • Fox First Run Subsidiary
      • TMZ Subsidiary · Los Angeles, United States
    • Fox Movie Channel Subsidiary
    • Fox News Subsidiary · New York City
    • Fox Sports Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    • New World Pictures Subsidiary · Atlanta
    • OutKick Subsidiary · Nashville
    • BANGALORE FOX TECHNOLOGY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 99.99% · Bangalore, India
    • Bento Rights, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Big Ten Network, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Credible Holdings LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Credible Labs Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox B10 Channel Partner, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Business Subsidiary · United States
    • Fox Creator Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Digital Services LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Entertainment Studios, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox News Media Subsidiary
    • Fox News Network, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Scripted Studios, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Sports 1, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Sports 2, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fox Sports Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 37 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

On October 11, 2016, Bento Box launched a children's division called Sutikki. Sutikki opened an office in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2017.

On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Fox Corporation would acquire Bento Box, while still allowing it to operate as an independent production house; Sutikki was not part of the acquisition.

On April 8, 2020, it formed a pact with Australian film company Princess Pictures called Princess Bento Studio. Their first series Smiling Friends started airing on Adult Swim on January 10, 2022.

On October 5, 2022, Bento Box's production workers became members of The Animation Guild.

On December 2, 2022, Bento Box signed a multi-year animation service deal with Princess Pictures' newly acquired studio Boulder Media.

On September 12, 2025, founder Joel Kuwahara stepped down from his position as president of production and left the company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bento Box Entertainment, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • animation

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Timeline

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