Amaama to Inazuma
Sweetness and Lightning

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One is a cooking manga, while the other involves a man beast (or beast man?) of an uncle. But both at it's core deals with the story of a recently widowed father dealing with the everyday slice of life of raising a young girl (who seizes life by the horns), from kindergarten and onward. 

Both series have similar feels in regards to portraying their family/friend relationships, as well as have a pictorial step-by-step of the recipes. 

Just looking at the food in both of these manga made me really hungry... + Both are lighthearted and fluffy stories with cute and lovable characters.  

The relationship surrounding a single father and his child always hits hard, especially with the feels Amaama to Inazuma put you through, it had me tearing up at the end. Continuing this wholesome father/daughter dynamic a great follow up to keep reading similar genres and themes is Yotsuba to!, a series which eases the pains after Amaama to Inazuma with more comedic and wholesome father/daughter interactions. It truly put a smile on my face reading about the shenanigans Yotsuba got up to in Yotsuba to!, constantly reminding me of Tsumugi. If you haven't heard of Yotsuba to! before reading Amaama to Inazuma it's a must read. read more 

Though Amaama to Inazuma lacks the fantasy elements of Isekai Omotenashi Gohan, both have a theme of enjoying bonds shared and deepened through meals, with a solemn undertone from growing up quick at a relatively young age and taking on familial/care-taking responsibilities. 

These series are two very different genres but are similar in the facts that: - They are both a wholesome family-centered manga - They both have a cute young girl as one of the main characters, one who wants to help her parents, but is still a child with childish thoughts - They both have a slightly inexperienced, slightly panicked father figure who is good at cooking - They both have a nervous female character who may or may not have a crush on the father figure (with the exception that one of them is afraid of knives and the other is a secret assassin... and that one can cook great meals and the other can cook... accidental poison. Anyway.) read more 

The overarching themes are pretty similar Both are Iyashikei Both star adorable and non-sexualised young girls (thank god) who have complicated parental situations and can be weapons-grade adorable The other lead is a father, or father figure, who have their own major issues Both have an amazing supporting cast Both have a strong message about community Both have the same, epilogue style, ending so it doesn't just hard cut to you having to assume everyone lives happily ever after. 

Somehow the two share the same vibe to it even if the core story is totally different. Both are wholesome stories that cover the topic of loneliness and family/friendship... and student-teacher relationship. Although Amaama to Inazuma doesn't focus on romance as the plot of the story, more like romance is only hinted at but never a main part of the story. Even so, the sprinkle of romance and the open ending still make me want to put it in the same category as Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoushi. 

Teacher cooks with student. 

If you find the idea of surrogate parents interesting then you would probably enjoy Yakumo-san. Both feature a widower/widow cooking for a high school student. Pretty much a genderswapped cast, only without Tsumugi. Similar amounts of blushing are featured throughout. Weirdly enough both also feature a upbeat blond female side character with multiple male siblings. 

You are a fan of kawaii stories with little kids as protagonists? Then you will certainly enjoy both of these manga. They present: - Children (in LSL is a couple of twins while in AtI is a little girl) doing cute things that make your heart melt like butter. - An older male related to the child/children (uncle/father). - A younger female, high school student which spends her days alone: in LSL she is an orphan while in AtI it is a girl with absent parents. - Romantic subplot with taboo older male x younger female. - In both the heroine is very close to the child/children. Keep in mind though that one is a shoujo and other is a seinen, but besides that if you like one you probably will like the other. read more 

This is also about a high school female student who falls in love with a much older man (40 year old). Where as Amaama the female MC starts to fall for her teacher, in Ameagari she falls in love with her manager. She also starts to date him. 

A story about group of mish-mash characters discovering wonders of cooking from a newbie level while resolving random real/fantasy-life problems as they go which all started because of some sad event. 

A wonderful comedy with a single parent raising their only child. Amaama has more of those 'tug at your heart' moments, but both are full of humor and sure to put a smile on your face. 

The male caregivers couldn't be more different (a high school playboy vs. an average teacher), but the kids and the relationships are similar. Both kids are both extremely cute, both trying to deal with being without a mom, both just trying to be friends with everyone. And both male caregivers find their own social lives gain depth and meaning, as they learn how to be good fathers. Also, both dads spend a lot of time learning to make bentos. 

A family consisted of a father and a young sweet little daughter. Mother: diseased. The father? At a complete loss trying to cope and keep up with his daughter day after day. Two wonderful stories about the every day life of these families, with lots of laughter, drama, hilarious & heartbreaking moments. (although I can't say for sure about amaama to inazuna yet! :P ) Definitely read them and enjoy them!!! ^v^ 

The first half of Usagi Drop is very similar to Sweetness and Lightning: Cute stories about preschool aged child being raised by a single man, who is desperately trying to connect with his daughter.