I'm telling you.. the amount of fluff in this manga's probably illegal somewhere.
the story may not be the most original; a single father raising his young daughter with the help of some really nice people, we saw that in many mangas like Usagi drop (before in went to hell), My girl, etc.. but while all of them focus on the struggles and joys of daily life we find that this particular manga appeals to both your kororo and stomach, I've actually found myself googling many of the recipes that they introduce in this manga which is a pretty nice treat if you're a food lover
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: 甘々と稲妻 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 12
Chapters: 63
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 7, 2013 to Dec 7, 2018
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Seinen
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Amagakure, Gido (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #5342 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #734
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May 17, 2016
Amaama to Inazuma MAL review
Barakamon, Usagi Drop, My Girl, Yotsuba, Amaama to Inazuma. What do all of these have in common? They’re all heartwarming stories about a child, (not a loli) their guardian and their daily life. Amaama to Inazuma is not as heavy themed as My Girl. It’s not as weird as Usagi Drop nor is it as carefree as Barakamon or Yotsuba. It’s delightful, charming and doesn’t get (too) involved in drama, while still maintaining a (somewhat) coherent story. STORY The story is about father and daughter, Kouhei and Tsumugi, their daily life and discovery of new types of food. Kouhei is a math teacher and ... 
May 31, 2020
Amaama to Inazuma (2013-2018)
Started reading this whilst watching the anime and smashed it all out pretty quickly. That to me shows it was enjoyable since I was able to focus so much. The story is very nice. Initially, a man lost his wife and he cares for his daughter in a daunting prospect to take on two-parent roles alone. He does make some great friends within a few months that leads to a great ongoing and hopefully forever relationship both romantically and not romantically. Friends along the way on both sides help influence the story and keep it going at a good pace. The art ... 
Jun 22, 2018
Having tried to watch the anime and read the manga, I think I've had enough of this series in general. Not only are the characters shallow, the plot is monotonous and there is absolutely no important development. I've seen and read some decent (and good) slice of life manga and anime, and this just doesn't cut it for me.
Story: 5. It was cute and exciting at first, but it gets hard to keep up the antic for the series in general. Although it does teach about cooking, you'd be better off watching a Japanese cooking show (more detail and better commentary as well). Having ... 
Feb 13, 2019
Story - The story is really great. This manga's main focus was food and the recipes and the father-daughter relationship. It was full of overloaded cuteness--- KAWAII ---. Loved the ending. But in the middle of the story, there was a little bit of romance and love which wasn't fulfilled. It left an unsatisfied feeling. But at the end of the manga, the mangaka made up to it.
Art- The art if this manga is good. Nothing to criticize about in my eyes. It showed a great number of details about everything. When the recipes were mentioned, the ingredients were shown nicely or rather perfectly and ... 
Feb 25, 2024
The manga is about a single dad raising his daughter with the help of people around them, focusing mostly on the food and their daily lives. Each chapter includes a new recipe they learn together, there’s no weird relationships. Among other mangas, this one captured the daugher-father relationship really well. I found that as the story progresses, it gets better and better. The first thing that made me interested was the manga’s art and it never dissapointed me with various expressions and character designs. There’s so much improvement in each character, especially Tsumugi since she’s a child, both in appearance and behavior. The
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Dec 5, 2017
A delightful little cooking manga that's remarkably re-readable.
STORY Sweetness and Lighting uses a highly episodic structure, so it's fairly easy to pick up at any point. Gido Amakure definitely went for a light tone here, we're talking Full House levels of drama. Yet while this manga clearly leans towards cute and happy, it never quite crosses the line into a full-blown unreadable saccharine glob of pandering. It knows what it is and sticks to that. ART Most of the effort goes into drawing the characters (particularly Tsumugi and Kotori's cute eating expressions) and the food itself. Backgrounds are quite basic and often minimal, with little more detail than ... 
Dec 23, 2018
We all can relate to the feeling of coming back home after a rough or tiring day, and just wanting to sit down and eat a nice meal. Sweetness and Lightning explores this concept and combines it with the difficulty of raising a child, to provide a truly sweet experience.
Each chapter of Sweetness & Lightning involves Kohei, the single father of Tsumugi, cooking up a meal for his daughter to help cheer her up or just brighten her day as she deals with problems of childhood and being without a mother. Kohei is taught to cook by his student Kotori, who’s parents are divorced. The ... 
Nov 16, 2021
I started reading the Manga after watching the Anime. Also important, I can't cook so I didn't really care about the recipes, although they are a nice touch.
This is an Iyashikei in all important aspects. Essentially you have three stories here: A father coping with the loss of his wife and having to raise his daughter alone. A daughter growing up and slowly realising all that entails about not having a mother around, plus all the other kid stuff like friendships, being a good child, etc. Thirdly, and most interestingly for me, is a high schooler from a broken home whose mostly left alone due ... 
Sep 24, 2022
I was a skeptic about Sweetness and Lightening. I didn't want to admit it was a great manga. But it is truly great. It is original. The art is excellent. And it is romantic. And it leaves the reader happy, relaxed, sometimes hungry at the end of each chapter. There are so many recipes, I plan to buy the paperbacks and put them on the same shelf as my cookbooks.
This is an Iyashikei slice of life story about two broken families who find healing and come together to make a new and extended family, all centered around the kitchen and the dinner table. Who is ... 
Feb 9, 2023
tl;dr: A manga about beginners learning to cook that handles the relationship between a single father and daughter really well, but does a much worse job with the other main character.
This manga is primarily about three characters: a single father and high school teacher named Kouhei, ; Kouhei’s five year old daughter named Tsumugi,; and the daughter of a celebrity chef and one of Kouhei’s student named Kotori. The core of why they’re all together is that Kouhei and Kotori both aren’t really good at cooking but have a desire to learn, and thus they decide to do so together. The actual cooking isn’t just ... |
