A wonderfully wholesome story about a single father and his young daughter, learning to cope with having lost a wife/mother. He doesn't know how to cook very well. But a chance meeting with one of his students at a park, leads to learning how to cook lots of wonderful dishes together.
So very sweet.
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Adventures of a single dad and cooking
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016
Sweetness and Lighting is like the TV show Sienfield, where the show is pretty much about nothing after you get past the main theme. The basic theme of this book or manga is that a math teacher Kouhei has lost his wife and is now a single dad. One day he comes across one of his students Kotori who's in a somewhat similar situation as Tsumugi (Kouhei's daughter) except her mother works all the time, she has no father figure, and is much older. Tsumugi randomly talks to Kotori one day while Kouhei and Tsumugi are on a stroll and founds out that Kotori likes cooking. Kotori cooks for Kouhei and Tsumgi one day and it becomes a regular thing. From then on, each chapter has a similar format: minor drama, which is later solved by talking it out, flushing out the misunderstanding and/or is solved by preparing and eating food. You do get some backstory here and there form the characters, but the format is pretty much the same after the initial intro.Tsumugi is a relatable character if you have children of your own or babysit for extended period of time as Tsumugi has realistic child like mannerisms. Kouhei and Kotori has good negotiating skills when trying to cater towards Tsumgi wants, and Kotori may turn into a love interest for Kouhei later on. But it may be debatable or bring up some controversy since they're teacher and student. They do introduce a new character at the end of the book and they may add new ones after each volume (?) or at least what the trend looks like from the general vibe I'm getting.The art is very good and consistent throughout; you don't get the random chibi art back to regular artwork at any point in the manga. At the end of every chapter, it gives you detailed recipes of the food mentioned in the chapter, which is a nice bonus for those wanting to try it out for themselves. Wished they included all of them in a compilation at the end of the book instead of us having to bookmark it.Overall if you're interested in the general theme of the book with little or no plot progression this is the book for you.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016
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