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