Japan Synopsis
甘々と稲妻
Kouhei Inuzuka is a teacher who has been caring for his little daughter on his own since his wife's death. He's no good at cooking, so he and his daughter Tsumugi have been eating packaged meals from the convenience store. A series of events lead him one evening to a restaurant run by the mother of one of his students, Kotori. Her mother isn't there, but Kotori does her best to feed them both. It turns out Kotori is often alone since her parents are divorced and her mother is frequently not around. The three of them begin to meet and cook tasty food together.
Also On Tokyo MX
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Animation + Family in Japan
177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sweetness & Lightning itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
Sweetness & Lightning holds position #259 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Sweetness & Lightning. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.
The 3367th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,801 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,297 of 2,532 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TMS Entertainment |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | July 5, 2016 |
| Official Site | www.amaama.jp |
Questions Answered
When did Sweetness & Lightning end?
Sweetness & Lightning finished its run with its final episode airing on September 20, 2016.
Where did Sweetness & Lightning air?
Sweetness & Lightning aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.