Sweetness and Lightning#Tae Inuzuka

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Sweetness and Lightning vol 1.jpg

| caption = Cover of the first manga volume

| ja_kanji = 甘々と稲妻

| ja_romaji = Amaama to Inazuma

| genre = Cooking,{{cite web|last=Alverson|first=Brigid|title=7 Mouthwatering Manga About Food|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/7-mouth-watering-manga-food/|website=Barnes and Noble|access-date=December 5, 2019|date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035059/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/7-mouth-watering-manga-food/|url-status=live}} {{Transliteration|ja|Iyashikei}}{{cite web|author=The Anime News Network Editorial Team|title=The Best and Worst Anime of Summer 2016|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-09-28/the-best-and-worst-anime-of-summer-2016/.107002|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922004431/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-09-28/the-best-and-worst-anime-of-summer-2016/.107002|archive-date=September 22, 2022|date=September 28, 2016|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = {{ill|Gido Amagakure|ja|雨隠ギド}}

| publisher = Kodansha

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher

| NA = Kodansha USA

}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| imprint =

| magazine = Good! Afternoon

| first = February 7, 2013

| last = August 7, 2018

| volumes = 12

| volume_list =

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{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = TV series

| director = Tarou Iwasaki

| producer =

| writer = Mitsutaka Hirota

| music = Nobuko Toda

| studio = TMS/3xCube

| licensee = Crunchyroll

| network = Tokyo MX, ytv, BS11

| network_en = {{English anime network

| SEA = Aniplus Asia{{cite web|title=Aniplus HD to Simulcast Sweetness and Lightning Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-21/aniplus-hd-to-simulcast-sweetness-and-lightning-anime/.103440|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 17, 2016|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621061050/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-21/aniplus-hd-to-simulcast-sweetness-and-lightning-anime/.103440|url-status=live}}

}}

| first = July 4, 2016

| last = September 19, 2016

| episodes = 12{{efn|The anime was released across 6 home video release volumes containing 2 episodes each, totalling 12 episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/amaama.html|title=東映ビデオ：「甘々と稲妻」特集|publisher=Toei Video|access-date=July 21, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=February 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212010723/http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/amaama.html|url-status=live}}}}

| episode_list =

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{{Nihongo|Sweetness and Lightning|甘々と稲妻|Amaama to Inazuma|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by {{ill|Gido Amagakure|ja|雨隠ギド}}. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from March 2013 to August 2018, with its chapters collected in twelve {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. An anime television series adaptation animated by TMS Entertainment aired in Japan between July and September 2016.

Plot

Kōhei Inuzuka is a teacher who has been raising his daughter, Tsumugi, by himself following the death of his wife. Having mostly bought ready-made meals for his daughter since, Kōhei's encounter with one of his students, Kotori Iida, leads him to take up cooking in order to provide proper meals for Tsumugi.

Characters

;{{nihongo|Kōhei Inuzuka|犬塚公平|Inuzuka Kōhei}}

:{{voiced by|Yuichi Nakamura}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-05/yuichi-nakamura-rina-endo-saori-hayami-star-in-sweetness-and-lightning-tv-anime/.99431|title=Yūichi Nakamura, Rina Endo, Saori Hayami Star in Sweetness and Lightning TV Anime|date=March 5, 2016|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 5, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308014909/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-05/yuichi-nakamura-rina-endo-saori-hayami-star-in-sweetness-and-lightning-tv-anime/.99431|url-status=live}}

:He is the single father of Tsumugi whose wife died due to an unknown illness half a year before the start of the story. Kind-hearted, hard-working and optimistic, Kohei strives to provide the best possible life for his daughter. He teaches mathematics at Kotori's high school and is her class's assistant homeroom adviser. Initially depicted as having a plain-looking and unassuming appearance, Kohei is also quite thin because he was never an avid eater even when his wife was still alive. Upon witnessing his daughter's enthusiasm towards eating home cooked meals, he began meeting up with Kotori to learn the basics of cooking. The three of them often hang out at Megumi's (the name of Kotori's mother) restaurant in order to prepare and eat meals together. Though relatively inexperienced in cooking, Kohei is a willing learner, and he has steady hands. He is skillful enough with a sewing machine to make a birthday dress for Tsumugi and is very keen in following instructions, albeit being flustered whenever something is not in the recipe. As the series progresses, he not only gains considerable culinary skills, but he also deepens his bond with Tsumugi as well as with their relatives and friends.

;{{nihongo|Tsumugi Inuzuka|犬塚つむぎ|Inuzuka Tsumugi}}

:{{voiced by|Rina Endō}}

:Kohei's adorable daughter who attends kindergarten. She is energetic, well behaved and loves her father dearly. She always thinks of him and begins to truly enjoy eating when her father and Kotori start making meals together. She has long, fluffy hair and is a fan of magical girls, especially the fictional series {{Nihongo|Magi-Girl|マジガル}}. She likes meat, particularly hamburger steak, however, she doesn't like bell peppers. She has a stuffed animal of Mr. Galigali, the mascot of Magi-Girl, a pink creature with the mixture of a sheep, a pig, and a rabbit.

;{{nihongo|Kotori Iida|飯田小鳥|Iida Kotori}}

:{{voiced by|Saori Hayami}}

: Somewhat a loner of a high school girl, who usually doesn't mind being with herself as long as there is good food on hand, Kotori is ecstatic whenever she is in the midst of eating food that suites her taste buds. As an only child of divorced parents, she and her mother Megumi have gotten very close to each other. But when Megumi has to accept work as a TV celebrity chef, Kotori is often left alone at home. Despite being a restaurant owner's daughter, Kotori's learning capacity for cooking is greatly impeded by her terrible fear of knives (the trauma of cutting herself badly as a child still persists). A chance encounter with Kohei (who wasn't aware she's actually one of his students) and Tsumugi led to the three of them meeting up regularly at her mother's restaurant to prepare home cooked meals for them to enjoy afterwards. She enjoys sharing ideas as well as cooking with Kohei and gets along really well with Tsumugi who she treats like a younger sibling. As observed by her best friend Shinobu, Kotori appears to be at her happiest whenever she's cooking food and eating with the Inuzukas.

;{{nihongo|Shinobu Kojika|小鹿しのぶ|Kojika Shinobu}}

:{{voiced by|Haruka Tomatsu}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-06/haruka-tomatsu-tomokazu-seki-join-sweetness-and-lightning-anime-cast/.100729|title=Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki Join Sweetness and Lightning Anime Cast|date=April 6, 2016|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=January 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104065918/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-06/haruka-tomatsu-tomokazu-seki-join-sweetness-and-lightning-anime-cast/.100729|url-status=live}}

:Shinobu is Kotori's friend from another class, whose family runs a vegetable shop where Megumi often buys vegetables from. In contrast to Kotori's more shy and reserved nature, Shinobu is boisterous and outgoing. She also calls Tsumugi "Tsumu-Tsumu."

;{{nihongo|Yūsuke Yagi|八木祐介|Yagi Yūsuke}}

:{{voiced by|Tomokazu Seki}}

:Kōhei's friend since high school and childhood friend of Tae. He works at a restaurant. Shinobu usually calls him Yagi-chin, a nickname he dislikes due to the fact that he is older than her (see Japanese honorifics § Chan). Despite his gruff and intimidating exterior, he often gives Kōhei advice when he has trouble and sometimes babysits Tsumugi.

;{{nihongo|Megumi Iida|飯田恵|Iida Megumi}}

:{{voiced by|Satomi Arai}}{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/23-1/satomi-arai-ai-kayano-and-others-join-cast-of-sweetness-and-lightning|title=Satomi Arai, Ai Kayano, and Others Join Cast of "Sweetness and Lightning"|date=June 24, 2016|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625123652/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/23-1/satomi-arai-ai-kayano-and-others-join-cast-of-sweetness-and-lightning|url-status=live}}

:Kotori's mother who is a celebrity chef. As a result, she is often absent from her restaurant, but usually leaves Kotori recipes to follow when cooking with Kōhei.

;{{nihongo|Tae Inuzuka|犬塚多江|Inuzuka Tae}}

:{{voiced by|Ai Kayano}}

:Kōhei's wife and Tsumugi's mother, who died six months prior to the story.

;{{nihongo|Yuuka|ゆうか}}

:{{voiced by|Shinmugi Koga}}

:Tsumugi's classmate in kindergarten.

;{{nihongo|Hana|ハナ}}

:{{voiced by|Saya Ando}}

:Tsumugi's classmate in kindergarten.

;{{nihongo|Mikio|ミキオ}}

:{{voiced by|Shoki Tsuru}}

:Tsumugi's classmate in kindergarten.

;{{nihongo|Momoya|桃谷先生}}

:{{voiced by|Hirokazu Machida}}

:A male teacher at Kotori and Shinobu's school.

Media

=Manga=

Sweetness and Lightning, written and illustrated by {{ill|Gido Amagakure|ja|雨隠ギド}}, was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from February 7, 2013 to August 7, 2018.{{cite web|script-title=ja:雨隠ギド新連載は食卓ドラマ、園児＆女子高生＆男やもめ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84458|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=July 1, 2021|language=ja|date=February 7, 2013|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181946/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/84458|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:食道楽の侍が現代日本に…goodアフタで新連載、「甘々と稲妻」本編が完結|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/294369|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=July 1, 2021|language=ja|date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182644/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/294369|url-status=live}} Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from September 6, 2013 to February 7, 2019.

In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Kodansha USA.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Kodansha Comics Licenses In/Spectre Manga, Plans Sweetness & Lightning Print Release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-22/kodansha-comics-licenses-in-spectre-manga-plans-sweetness-and-lightning-print-release/.100118|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 1, 2021|date=March 22, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303135329/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-22/kodansha-comics-licenses-in-spectre-manga-plans-sweetness-and-lightning-print-release/.100118|url-status=live}} The twelve volumes were published from July 26, 2016 to June 4, 2019.

==Volumes==

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| SecondLanguage = English

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| RelDate = September 6, 2013{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063879179|title=甘々と稲妻（１）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115190050/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063879179|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-387917-9

| LicensedRelDate = July 26, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547058/sweetness-and-lightning-1-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 1|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216213346/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547058/sweetness-and-lightning-1-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632363695

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| VolumeNumber = 2

| RelDate = March 7, 2014{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063879636|title=甘々と稲妻（２）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115190148/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063879636|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-387963-6

| LicensedRelDate = September 27, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547059/sweetness-and-lightning-2-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 2|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722113130/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547059/sweetness-and-lightning-2-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632363701

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| VolumeNumber = 3

| RelDate = September 5, 2014{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063879940|title=甘々と稲妻（３）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115190240/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063879940|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-387994-0

| LicensedRelDate = November 29, 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547060/sweetness-and-lightning-3-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 3|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722113045/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547060/sweetness-and-lightning-3-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632363718

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| VolumeNumber = 4

| RelDate = March 6, 2015{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063880366|title=甘々と稲妻（４）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325230948/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063880366|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-388036-6

| LicensedRelDate = February 28, 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549428/sweetness-and-lightning-4-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 4|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063252/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549428/sweetness-and-lightning-4-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632364005

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| VolumeNumber = 5

| RelDate = September 7, 2015{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063880786|title=甘々と稲妻（５）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314090726/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063880786|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-388078-6

| LicensedRelDate = March 28, 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549429/sweetness-and-lightning-5-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 5|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223729/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549429/sweetness-and-lightning-5-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632364012

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| VolumeNumber = 6

| RelDate = March 7, 2016{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063881264|title=甘々と稲妻（６）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312064312/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063881264|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-388126-4

| LicensedRelDate = May 30, 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549430/sweetness-and-lightning-6-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 6|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063357/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549430/sweetness-and-lightning-6-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632364029

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| VolumeNumber = 7

| RelDate = July 7, 2016{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063881509|title=甘々と稲妻（７）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709111721/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063881509|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-388150-9

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| LicensedRelDate = July 18, 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552587/sweetness-and-lightning-7-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 7|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063359/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552587/sweetness-and-lightning-7-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632364432

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| RelDate = January 6, 2017{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063882292|title=甘々と稲妻（８）|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106102224/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063882292|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-388229-2

| LicensedRelDate = September 5, 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555980/sweetness-and-lightning-8-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 8|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223735/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555980/sweetness-and-lightning-8-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632365118

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| VolumeNumber = 9

| RelDate = July 7, 2017{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063882742|title=甘々と稲妻（9）|access-date=August 19, 2017|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820034708/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063882742|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-388274-2

| LicensedRelDate = November 28, 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555978/sweetness-and-lightning-9-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 9|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416200823/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555978/sweetness-and-lightning-9-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632365125

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| VolumeNumber = 10

| RelDate = January 5, 2018{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784065110164|title=甘々と稲妻（10）|access-date=April 16, 2018|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418065318/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784065110164|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-511016-4

| LicensedRelDate = May 8, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562586/sweetness-and-lightning-10-by-gido-amagakure/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 10|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=July 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722113051/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562586/sweetness-and-lightning-10-by-gido-amagakure/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632365699

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| VolumeNumber = 11

| RelDate = July 6, 2018{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000311962|title=甘々と稲妻（11）|access-date=December 6, 2018|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705232858/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000311962|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-512069-9

| LicensedRelDate = January 15, 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562587/sweetness-and-lightning-11-by-gido-amagakure/9781632365705/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 11|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045942/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562587/sweetness-and-lightning-11-by-gido-amagakure/9781632365705/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632365705

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| VolumeNumber = 12

| RelDate = February 7, 2019{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000319616|title=甘々と稲妻（12）|access-date=February 7, 2019|publisher=Kodansha|language=Japanese|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207035518/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000319616|url-status=live}}

| ISBN = 978-4-06-514498-5

| ISBN_note =
{{ISBN|978-4-06-514743-6}}{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000320261|title=甘々と稲妻（12）限定版|access-date=February 7, 2019|publisher=Kodansha|language=japanese|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207042524/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000320261|url-status=live}} (limited edition)

| LicensedRelDate = June 4, 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/598435/sweetness-and-lightning-12-by-gido-amagakure/9781632367280/|title=Sweetness and Lightning 12|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=April 30, 2019|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032520/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/598435/sweetness-and-lightning-12-by-gido-amagakure/9781632367280/|url-status=live}}

| LicensedISBN = 9781632367280

}}

=Anime=

An anime television adaptation was announced in February 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-25/sweetness-and-lightning-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-july/.99072|title=Sweetness and Lightning Manga Gets TV Anime in July|website=Anime News Network|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219035819/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-25/sweetness-and-lightning-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-july/.99072|url-status=live}} The series was produced by TMS Entertainment, directed by Tarou Iwasaki and written by Mitsutaka Hirota, featuring character designs by Hiroki Harada and music by Nobuko Toda. The 12-episode series aired in Japan between July 4, 2016 and September 19, 2016 and was previously simulcast by Crunchyroll.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-21/crunchyroll-to-stream-91-days-taboo-tattoo-orange-mob-psycho-100-sweetness-and-lightning-alderamin-on-the-sky/.103465|title=Crunchyroll to Stream 91 Days, Taboo Tattoo, Orange, Mob Psycho 100, Sweetness & Lightning, Alderamin on the Sky|website=Anime News Network|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502185709/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-21/crunchyroll-to-stream-91-days-taboo-tattoo-orange-mob-psycho-100-sweetness-and-lightning-alderamin-on-the-sky/.103465|url-status=live}} The opening theme is {{nihongo|"Harebare Fanfare"|晴レ晴レファンファーレ|Bright Fanfare}} by Mimi Meme Mimi, while the ending theme is "Maybe" by Brian the Sun.

==Episode list==

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! style="width:3em;"| No.

! Title{{efn|All English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.}}

! style="width:10em;"| Original air date{{cite web|url=http://s.mxtv.jp/anime/amaama/episode.php|title=甘々と稲妻の放送情報 - アニメ - TOKYO MX|publisher=Tokyo MX|access-date=July 27, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709003137/http://s.mxtv.jp/anime/amaama/episode.php|url-status=live}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Uniforms and Pot Rice

| AltTitle = Seifuku to Donabe-gohan

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|制服とどなべごはん}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|4}}

| ShortSummary = Kōhei Inuzuka is an assistant teacher who has been raising his daughter, Tsumugi, by himself following the death of his wife, Tae, six months ago, often feeding her pre-made bento lunches. One day, they meet Kōhei's student Kotori, who invites them to her family's restaurant. That same night, Kōhei sees Tsumugi craving a proper meal, like those her mother often made for them, and he rushes her to the restaurant. Despite it being closed, Kotori asks them to stay and makes them pot rice. Kōhei promises to cook Tsumugi proper meals from that moment on. Kotori catches him off-guard when she asks him to cook and have dinner with her.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Pork Soup and Restaurant Lights

| AltTitle = Tonjiru to Mise Akari

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|豚汁とみせあかり}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|11}}

| ShortSummary = Still on the fence over Kotori's proposal, Kōhei arranges to meet with Kotori's mother, Megumi, to discuss it first. She ends up too busy to meet but Kotori convinces Kōhei and Tsumugi to stay and help her cook pork soup for dinner. After enjoying the experience, Kōhei decides to take up Kotori's offer to cook dinner together.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Tsumugi and the Long-Awaited Hamburg Steak

| AltTitle = Tsumugi to Omatase no Hanbāgu

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|つむぎとおまたせのハンバーグ}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|18}}

| ShortSummary = Tsumugi gets into a fight with her kindergarten classmate, Mikio. The experience leaves her upset so Kōhei and Kotori decide to make Hamburg steak to cheer her up. Kotori encourages Kōhei to properly listen to Tsumugi's side of the story. Kōhei assures her he knows she is a good girl, and after she cheers up, she helps them finish making the steaks before letting out the feelings she'd been holding back.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Hated Vegetables and Bits in Gratin

| AltTitle = Kirai na Yasai to Korokoro Guratan

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|きらいな野菜とコロコログラタン}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|25}}

| ShortSummary = Kōhei receives a lot of vegetables from his coworker and Tsumugi's grandmother but struggles to get Tsumugi to eat the dishes he makes with them. Wanting to help her overcome her pickiness, Kotori decides to make a gratin with chopped vegetables inside the bechamel sauce. With some creative involvement, the group makes a dish Tsumugi can enjoy.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = A Day Off and Special Doughnuts

| AltTitle = Oyasumi no Hi no Tokubetsu Dōnattsu

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|お休みの日のとくべつドーナッツ}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|1}}

| ShortSummary = Kotori meets Kōhei's friend from high school, Yūsuke Yagi, who occasionally looks after Tsumugi. Learning that Tsumugi seems to refrain from eating doughnuts, Kotori decides doughnuts will be their next cooking venture. While waiting for the dough to rise, Kōhei and Tsumugi spend time together and Kotori bonds with Kōhei. The first batch ends up burnt due to the oil being too hot, but they manage to prepare delicious doughnuts after getting things right with the second batch.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = A Gyoza Party with Friends

| AltTitle = Otomodachi to Gyōza Pātī

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|おともだちとギョーザパーティー}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|8}}

| ShortSummary = Kotori's friend Shinobu offers to help with their cooking, and the group decides to make gyoza. Yagi shows up to the party after Tsumugi invites him, proving to be more than capable in the kitchen. Shinobu worries about interfering with Kotori's special time with Kōhei and Tsumugi, but Kotori assures her she is more than welcome.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Gohei Mochi and a Grand Adventure

| AltTitle = Gohei Mochi to Daibōken

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|五平餅とだいぼうけん}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|15}}

| ShortSummary = When Kōhei comes down with a fever, Tsumugi leaves the house on her own and goes on an adventure, facing all sorts of imaginary perils as she makes her way to Kotori's restaurant. Although Tsumugi manages to avoid crying the entire time, she goes into a tantrum when Kōhei scolds her for leaving the house without telling anyone. After the two calm down and apologize to each other, Kotori, having inadvertently burnt some rice, uses what's left to make gohei mochi.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = Squid and Taro Stew That's Still Yummy Tomorrow

| AltTitle = Ashita mo Oishii Ika to Satoimo no Nimono

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|明日もおいしいイカと里芋の煮物}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|22}}

| ShortSummary = Kōhei hears about the other parents making new bags for their children and offers to make Tsumugi a new one but she declines, wanting to keep the bag her mother made for her. Still, Kōhei wants to do something for Tsumugi so he asks her if she'd like to eat one of the meals her mother used to make. Tsumugi asks for a squid stew, so Kōhei and Kotori cook it together. Kōhei later sews a cute patch to cover the stain on Tsumugi's bag, and Tsumugi says it is something her parents made together.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = Our Family's At-Home Curry

| AltTitle = Uchi no Ouchi Karē

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|うちのおうちカレー}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|8|29}}

| ShortSummary = After dropping Tsumugi off at a kindergarten sleepover, Kōhei recalls the at-home curry his family used to make. Coming across his wife Tae's old recipe book, Kōhei chooses her dry curry recipe as the next dish they make with Kotori. While enjoying the curry they cooked, Kōhei and Tsumugi are both reminded of their memories with Tae.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = Summer Vacation, Kitty, and Aji

| AltTitle = Natsuyasumi to Neko to Aji

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|夏休みとねことアジ}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|5}}

| ShortSummary = Kōhei and Tsumugi go to the beach, but return early due to the hot weather. They bring some aji fish to Kotori's restaurant, where Shinobu suggests Kōhei learn how to fillet them. Kotori decides to make namerō and sangayaki, so they can have the fish raw while also having something cooked for Tsumugi. Tsumugi ends up trying the raw fish and enjoying it. Yagi joins everyone for dinner, and surprises them when he admits he can make sweets. Tsumugi expresses delight over her interesting day.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = A Play and Sweet Potato Crêpes

| AltTitle = Oyūgi Kai to Satsumaimo Kurēpu

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|おゆうぎ会とさつまいもクレープ}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|12}}

| ShortSummary = When Kōhei's class competes with another class doing a crêpe stand at the upcoming cultural festival, the students turn to Kotori for menu ideas. Tsumugi feels dejected when her classmate Hana calls her weird for wanting to play a mascot character in a class play. As the gang gets together to make sweet potato crêpes, Tsumugi is comforted in knowing Kōhei is always thinking about her. Kōhei makes Tsumugi a costume for her play, encouraging her to help Hana understand her more. Tsumugi manages to befriend Hana and perform in the play happily while Kotori's sweet potato crêpes become a huge hit at the festival.

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = Okonomiyaki Filled With Affection

| AltTitle = Aijō Tappuri Okonomiyaki

| RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|あいじょーたっぷりお好み焼き}})

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|19}}

| ShortSummary = On the anniversary of Tsumugi's mother Tae's death, Kōhei and Tsumugi try eating at an okonomiyaki restaurant, but Tsumugi gets upset when she doesn't get to do the mixing herself and throws a tantrum. The gang gets together to make an okonomiyaki that Tsumugi can enjoy, but Kotori gets upset when her mother fails to show up once again. Tsumugi gets upset again after Yagi scolds her, though she apologizes after Kōhei talks to her. Kotori's mother, Megumi, shows up just in time, apologizing and introducing herself to everyone, and they have a happy dinner.

}}

Reception

Volume 2 reached the 18th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of March 16, 2014, has sold 60,643 copies;{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-20/japanese-comic-ranking-march-10-16|title= Japanese Comic Ranking, March 10–16|date= March 20, 2014|access-date= December 27, 2014|work= Anime News Network|archive-date= October 25, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141025164236/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-20/japanese-comic-ranking-march-10-16|url-status= live}} volume 3 reached the 19th place and, as of September 14, 2014, has sold 81,319 copies;{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-17/japanese-comic-ranking-september-8-14/.78880|title= Japanese Comic Ranking, September 8–14|date= September 17, 2014|access-date= December 27, 2014|work= Anime News Network|archive-date= October 9, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151009132433/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-17/japanese-comic-ranking-september-8-14/.78880|url-status= live}} and volume 4 reached the 20th place and, as of March 9, 2015, has sold 108,994 copies.{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-18/japanese-comic-ranking-march-9-15/.86118|title= Japanese Comic Ranking, March 9–15|date= March 11, 2015|access-date= March 13, 2015|work= Anime News Network|archive-date= March 20, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150320213403/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-18/japanese-comic-ranking-march-9-15/.86118|url-status= live}}

It ranked eighth on the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-09/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2014-voters|title= Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters|date= December 9, 2013|access-date= December 27, 2014|website= Anime News Network|archive-date= May 8, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140508113757/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-09/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2014-voters|url-status= live}} and number 24 on the 15th Book of the Year list by Da Vinci magazine.{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|title= Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year|date= December 8, 2014|access-date= December 27, 2014|website= Anime News Network|archive-date= December 30, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141230082130/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|url-status= live}} The series ranked 14th in the first Next Manga Award in the print manga category.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「次にくるマンガ大賞」1位に輝いたのは「僕のヒーローアカデミア」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/137940|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 6, 2015|access-date=March 5, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720002440/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/137940|url-status=live}}

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://afternoon.kodansha.co.jp/c/amaama.html|Official manga website at Afternoon}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906160833/http://www.amaama.jp/|title=Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Anime News Network|manga|17300}}

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