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甘々と稲妻 [Amaama to Inazuma] #4
Sweetness and Lightning 4
A single dad, a little girl, and a quirky teenager learn about food's power to help people grow and love!
186 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2015
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Gido Amagakure
114 books64 followersName (in native language) : 雨隠ギド
Birth date : August 21
Zodiac : Leo
Blood type : O
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April 29, 2025
It's been over four years since I read volume three, and I seem to have lost a lot of momentum in the interim. I was bored by the gentle slice-of-life moments between the widowed father and his daughter and all the cooking they do.
It's not bad, and I have a couple other volumes on hand from the library, so I'll give it a chance to lure me in again.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Chapter 16. Springy Shredded Cabbage and Shougayaki -- Chapter 17. A Play and Sweet Potatoe Crepes -- Chapter 18. Kobachi and Kinpira Gobou -- Chapter 19. Okonomiyaki Filled With Love -- Chapter 20. Christmas and Beef Stew -- Let's Go! Cultural Festival -- Afterword -- Translation Notes -- Next Issue
It's not bad, and I have a couple other volumes on hand from the library, so I'll give it a chance to lure me in again.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Chapter 16. Springy Shredded Cabbage and Shougayaki -- Chapter 17. A Play and Sweet Potatoe Crepes -- Chapter 18. Kobachi and Kinpira Gobou -- Chapter 19. Okonomiyaki Filled With Love -- Chapter 20. Christmas and Beef Stew -- Let's Go! Cultural Festival -- Afterword -- Translation Notes -- Next Issue
March 29, 2017
Love this! Its so cute and makes me smile every time!
April 11, 2018
How many bratty boys does Tsumugi know?
November 27, 2022
The fourth volume of “S&L” shows how food can help heal a wound, Tsumugu gets into a quarrel with a friend over their school play and the holiday season brings a magical surprise for her and her dad. A (100%/Outstanding)
January 10, 2023
It's giving me all the feels. There's so much cuteness and wholesome feelings in this family.
January 18, 2022
How does Kohei cope with the grief of his wife's death while trying to raise his precocious little girl by himself? In the kitchen, one recipe at a time, while learning how to cook healthy meals for his daughter, Tsumugi. Together they walk through grief while dealing with all the cares and concerns of a little girl's world. Kohei's crepes are filled with tenderness and affection, and the joys and sadnesses of life play out in this tender and a loving father/daughter relationship, in the kitchen and over the dinner table. This series is wrecking me, in the most wholesome way possible.
July 30, 2017
4.5 stars. This series is cuteness overload!
February 18, 2018
This gets an extra star for Tsumugi's excellent and very charming expressions in the last chapter. 😊
December 9, 2025
Un tome quatre avec lequel j'ai eu plus d'affinité que le précédent, et c'est tant mieux ! Je ne saurais dire pourquoi par contre... Les personnages continuent doucement d'évoluer et de s'ouvrir, il y a toujours cette ambiance très douce et cosy et bien entendu des recettes qui font saliver.
Ce que j'apprécie beaucoup dans Sweetness & lightning, c'est surtout la relation père/fille entre les deux héros ainsi que les liens avec Kotori. Il y a toujours un parallèle entre le vécu de la jeune femme et celui des héros et on sent que les trois guérissent petit à petit grâce à leurs liens. C'est touchant à voir et cela donne du baume au coeur. Kotori arrive doucement à surmonter sa peur des couteaux, ses liens avec sa mère s'améliorent un petit peu, et la jeune fille s'ouvre aussi. Elle voit que ses camarades de classe font attention à elle et que sa passion pour la cuisine est un moyen de faire plaisir tout en se faisant plaisir à soi. La voir s'épanouir est vraiment très chouette.
Tsumugi vit pas mal de choses dans ce tome quatre. Elle continue de grandir et les petits tracas de la vie minent un peu l'ambiance, mais pour mieux rebondir après (et puis, il y a toujours un bon plat pour remonter le moral). Mais c'est attendrissant de la voir évoluer également. Elle apprend beaucoup sur elle, sur ce qu'il faut faire ou pas, la patience, et aussi sur son papa. Inuzaka tâtonne toujours un peu dans son rôle de père mais je trouve qu'il a la bonne attitude. Il est d'une patience d'ange, il sait mettre en valeur sa fille, il l'écoute, il demande aussi des conseils aux autres parents... Il fait des bourdes, bien entendu, mais être parent, ce n'est pas être parfait. Et il assure de plus en plus, et pas seulement niveau cuisine.
Un tome quatre toujours aussi touchant, plein de vie, d'apprentissage et de bonne humeur. Un petit rayon de soleil gourmand.
Ce que j'apprécie beaucoup dans Sweetness & lightning, c'est surtout la relation père/fille entre les deux héros ainsi que les liens avec Kotori. Il y a toujours un parallèle entre le vécu de la jeune femme et celui des héros et on sent que les trois guérissent petit à petit grâce à leurs liens. C'est touchant à voir et cela donne du baume au coeur. Kotori arrive doucement à surmonter sa peur des couteaux, ses liens avec sa mère s'améliorent un petit peu, et la jeune fille s'ouvre aussi. Elle voit que ses camarades de classe font attention à elle et que sa passion pour la cuisine est un moyen de faire plaisir tout en se faisant plaisir à soi. La voir s'épanouir est vraiment très chouette.
Tsumugi vit pas mal de choses dans ce tome quatre. Elle continue de grandir et les petits tracas de la vie minent un peu l'ambiance, mais pour mieux rebondir après (et puis, il y a toujours un bon plat pour remonter le moral). Mais c'est attendrissant de la voir évoluer également. Elle apprend beaucoup sur elle, sur ce qu'il faut faire ou pas, la patience, et aussi sur son papa. Inuzaka tâtonne toujours un peu dans son rôle de père mais je trouve qu'il a la bonne attitude. Il est d'une patience d'ange, il sait mettre en valeur sa fille, il l'écoute, il demande aussi des conseils aux autres parents... Il fait des bourdes, bien entendu, mais être parent, ce n'est pas être parfait. Et il assure de plus en plus, et pas seulement niveau cuisine.
Un tome quatre toujours aussi touchant, plein de vie, d'apprentissage et de bonne humeur. Un petit rayon de soleil gourmand.
April 2, 2016
Review for series so far 2-3 Stars…
I like the art and premise. Each chapter is almost like a recipe with pictures, with a long-running story of Kouhei, his daughter Tsumugi and Kotori alongside it. Tsumugi is adorable and in the first double of volumes I didn’t mind that the pacing took it’s time but by book 5 nothing much had changed and it’s starting to get a bit boring.
I like the art and premise. Each chapter is almost like a recipe with pictures, with a long-running story of Kouhei, his daughter Tsumugi and Kotori alongside it. Tsumugi is adorable and in the first double of volumes I didn’t mind that the pacing took it’s time but by book 5 nothing much had changed and it’s starting to get a bit boring.
October 6, 2021
Probably my favorite chapter so far, besides the first. The art is fantastic as always, and the comic fixes alot of the flaws I noticed in the previous volumes.
Art: As usual, the expressions and poses are fantastic, and spice up the comic. The food illustrations also look better I think. Even though I've never had most of the foods they cook, the illustrations make me envision the food better.
Character: For most of the comic the characters have been lacking in personality, besides of course Tsumugi. In this volume I noticed at least Kohei, becoming more of his own character. He feels way more like a father to Tsumugi but that's not his entire character. Kotori also has a bit of an arc, with her learning how to use a knife again or talking to Tsumugi about grief and loneliness.
Story: The story's pretty good in this volume. After 4 volumes, the cooking got a little to repetetive and it became a little boring, as I knew there were still so many volumes. This volume however restores my faith in the comic. It can handle it's themes well. It incoporates the Inuzuka's grief, Tsumugi's youthful energy, the joy of cooking, family, etc, very well. This I think made it a very enjoyable volume.
Art: As usual, the expressions and poses are fantastic, and spice up the comic. The food illustrations also look better I think. Even though I've never had most of the foods they cook, the illustrations make me envision the food better.
Character: For most of the comic the characters have been lacking in personality, besides of course Tsumugi. In this volume I noticed at least Kohei, becoming more of his own character. He feels way more like a father to Tsumugi but that's not his entire character. Kotori also has a bit of an arc, with her learning how to use a knife again or talking to Tsumugi about grief and loneliness.
Story: The story's pretty good in this volume. After 4 volumes, the cooking got a little to repetetive and it became a little boring, as I knew there were still so many volumes. This volume however restores my faith in the comic. It can handle it's themes well. It incoporates the Inuzuka's grief, Tsumugi's youthful energy, the joy of cooking, family, etc, very well. This I think made it a very enjoyable volume.
June 19, 2025
Sweetness & Lightning was a reading challenge pickup. I had no expectation going into this.
I don't read a ton of manga or slice of life. I found this story absolutely heartfelt and so cute. Family oriented father who is taking care of his daughter, while they are grieving the loss of mother/wife.
I thought the story was well told and enjoyable. Loved all the talk of cooking and how the father was working so hard to learn to cook for his daughter. I love the insert of recipes.
We see more of Kitori, student of the father. This dynamic seemed innocent enough but made me feel bad.
I don't read a ton of manga or slice of life. I found this story absolutely heartfelt and so cute. Family oriented father who is taking care of his daughter, while they are grieving the loss of mother/wife.
I thought the story was well told and enjoyable. Loved all the talk of cooking and how the father was working so hard to learn to cook for his daughter. I love the insert of recipes.
We see more of Kitori, student of the father. This dynamic seemed innocent enough but made me feel bad.
June 26, 2019
That knife confidence tho.
Kotori getting over her knife fears with Tsumugi.
The epic role of Mr.Galigai, only the best for Tsumugi.
“Crepes are yummyyyyy.”
She finally cut the burdock root!!! You go Kotori.
Ballet is scary.
Food is yummy when it is made with affection.
Tsumugi Santa’s power making “omens.”
Yagi lowkey scary as Santa.
How dare Suguru do that to Tsumugi Santa’s ornament??? Rude af
Kotori getting over her knife fears with Tsumugi.
The epic role of Mr.Galigai, only the best for Tsumugi.
“Crepes are yummyyyyy.”
She finally cut the burdock root!!! You go Kotori.
Ballet is scary.
Food is yummy when it is made with affection.
Tsumugi Santa’s power making “omens.”
Yagi lowkey scary as Santa.
How dare Suguru do that to Tsumugi Santa’s ornament??? Rude af
July 29, 2023
Another super-cute installment of a heartwarming series. Again, there’s minor conflict, but it’s mostly sweetness and cuteness. And food. There are very touching moments … he’s a good dad.
Unfortunately, I have to stop here - I don’t have more available to me right now. Hopefully I’ll get to finish it off in the future.
Unfortunately, I have to stop here - I don’t have more available to me right now. Hopefully I’ll get to finish it off in the future.
January 30, 2025
I want them to get more into the thoughts of Tsumugi and her mom, I enjoy all the cooking and I know it’s the point of the series but I know there can be a lot done here to make it a really good series, Christmas stuff was fun :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2017
The narrative arc is one that remains mostly static, although close reading reveals some change. However, when you're on to a good formula, why stop?
August 24, 2017
Another good volume.
September 17, 2017
Cuuuuuuuute! Also I like Yagi, he's cute
January 31, 2018
*_* This series is so cute and I love that it's a true slice-of-life manga
May 5, 2018
I don’t think this manga series could get any cuter!!
June 12, 2018
this book works as a great plate cleanser and is super sweet :)
March 19, 2020
A cut story about a single father and his little daughter and how they find balance in their lives through the (food and) relationships they build around themselves.
February 12, 2021
Still fun and adorable. Still so much fun cooking. Still some surprisingly poignant parent-child moments. I’m loving this series.
July 18, 2021
Tsumigi has some conflicts at school.
August 24, 2021
These are truly like comfort food. I love reading the recipes and I love the little dramas. This volume takes us to Christmas and actually had me a little teary eyed a couple of times.
July 1, 2022
it's cute. A good manga to read occasionally.
October 4, 2022
Joya de historia y de cocina.
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