“Widowed teacher learns to cook for daughter with student, sharing meals and family warmth.”
Sweetness & Lightning
甘々と稲妻
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Synopsis
Widowed teacher learns to cook for daughter with student, sharing meals and family warmth.
Since the death of his wife, Kouhei Inuzuka has been caring for his young daughter Tsumugi to the best of his abilities. However, with his lack of culinary knowledge and his busy job as a teacher, he is left relying on ready-made meals from convenience stores to feed the little girl. Frustrated at his own incapability to provide a fresh, nutritious meal for his daughter, Kouhei takes up an offer from his student, Kotori Iida, to come have dinner at her family's restaurant. But on their very first visit, the father and daughter discover that the restaurant is often closed due to Kotori's mother being away for work and that Kotori often eats alone. After much pleading from his pupil, Kouhei decides to continue to go to the restaurant with Tsumugi to cook and share delicious homemade food with Kotori. Amaama to Inazuma follows the heartwarming story of a caring father trying his hardest to make his adorable little daughter happy, while exploring the meanings and values behind cooking, family, and the warm meals at home that are often taken for granted.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 85 sampled reviews
What 85 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.71 · some divergence
4.4 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.8
↓ 2.75
Running avg · Jul 2016 → Sep 2025
- 10 “Should you watch sweetness and lightning? YES! It is the nicest and sweetest anime i have watched. In my opinion, it is a masterpiece. The art is beautiful, the characters are amazing, the story is...”
- 8 “this is SO feel-good. just 12 episodes of the most adorable father-daughter love expressed through a passion for food. what originally drew me in was Rina Endou's (fantastic) performance as Tsumugi...”
- 8 “Sweetness and Lightning is a good show that is moderately wholesome, but lacking in story. Overall, it is good for watching after a long day as it isn't too stressful or suspenseful, just simple...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2016 – Sep 2016 Summer 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11183 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Video Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Shin-Ei Animation Producer
- DAX Production Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Yomiuri TV Enterprise Producer
- Sumitomo Producer
- TMS Music Producer