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Sweetness & Lightning

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 12 episodes·Tokyo MX·Animation, Comedy, Family·24m·7.3

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Kohei is a single father and high school teacher who lives with his only daughter. A chance encounter brings him together with Kotori, one of his students. The three of them start to meet together to make meals. None of them know how to cook, but they all love delicious food!

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Season0112Episodes2016AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Sweetness & Lightning S01E01Uniforms and Pot RiceJuly 5, 2016Kouhei is a single dad living with his daughter, Tsumugi. He's busy and doesn't know how to cook, so he feeds her nothing but frozen foods a
  2. S01E02Sweetness & Lightning S01E02Pork Soup and Restaurant LightsJuly 12, 2016Kouhei is worried about meeting with Kotori, his student. Is it okay for him to be meeting with an individual student outside of class? But
  3. S01E03Sweetness & Lightning S01E03Tsumugi and the Long-Awaited Hamburg SteakJuly 19, 2016Tsumugi gets into a fight at daycare, and it spoils her mood for good cooking. Even the long-awaited Hamburg steak isn't enough to rouse her
  4. S01E04Sweetness & Lightning S01E04Hated Vegetables and Bits in GratinJuly 26, 2016Tsumugi is like many young kids: she hates her veggies. Particularly those nasty green peppers! Is it possible for a child to like green pep
  5. S01E05Sweetness & Lightning S01E05A Day Off and Special DoughnutsAugust 2, 2016Tsumugi has a problem: she finds doughnuts difficult. Are they a snack? Are they a meal? She finds the answer when Kotori and her father mak
  6. S01E06Sweetness & Lightning S01E06A Gyoza Party with FriendsAugust 9, 2016Tsumugi wants to throw a party: a gyoza party! And a party means that she can invite all her friends, everyone she knows at daycare, and Kot
  7. S01E07Sweetness & Lightning S01E07Gohei Mochi and a Grand AdventureAugust 16, 2016Oh no! Dad is sick! Tsumugi wants to get him something to make him feel better, and she's willing to brave fierce sharks, dark caves, and gi
  8. S01E08Sweetness & Lightning S01E08Squid and Taro Stew That's Still Yummy TomorrowAugust 23, 2016Kouhei wants to do something nice for his daughter. When his first idea is shot down, he decides to make her one of mommy's old dishes inste
  9. S01E09Sweetness & Lightning S01E09Our Family's At-Home CurryAugust 30, 2016It's sleepover night at the preschool! The class is making curry, just like you'd make at home. But Tsumugi's "at-home curry" is different t
  10. S01E10Sweetness & Lightning S01E10Summer Vacation, Kitty, and AjiSeptember 6, 2016Tsumugi has decided that she's a cat! When Kouhei gets an ice chest full of yummy fish, she's more than excited to watch him make them! But
  11. S01E11Sweetness & Lightning S01E11A Play and Sweet Potato CrêpesSeptember 13, 2016It's the week of the play, and Tsumugi wants to be Mr. Galigali, the fluffy mascot of her favorite TV show. But trouble breaks out when her
  12. S01E12Sweetness & Lightning S01E12Okonomiyaki Filled with AffectionSeptember 20, 2016It's the one-year anniversary of Tsumugi's mother's death, and she and Kouhei go to the countryside to attend the funeral. On the night afte

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