AMAAMA TO INAZUMA

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MANGA ComedyAmaama to Inazuma

REVIEWS

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  OwlsAreAirCats

  80/100
  Responsible father and cute daughter cooking food with friends

  Raising kids can be difficult, even more so when you have to raise them alone. Sweetness and Lightning is about the single father Kouhei who struggels to care for his daughter Tsumugi after his wife passed away. He really tries his best, but especially fails at cooking, so he has to buy premade meals, which Tsumugi tolerates but she misses the great cooking of her mother.

  The story is told in two parts every episode. The first part is about the father and his daughter dealing with some problem, and in the second part they cook something, often something the mother used to make. So the character development is limited to half of the runtime, but Kouhei, at the beginning struggeling with managing his family, becomes a man who has everything under control. Too often, the story follows a blueprint: Tsumugi is sad or mad at her father, they start cooking and she is happy again.

  The characters are the shows biggest strength: Kouhei is a loving father to Tsumugi, he really cares for her and tries his best. He sometimes screams at his daughter, but he always apologizes and explains that he was just worried about her. In his conversations with the student they cook with you learn that he hardly thinks about something besides Tsumugi.
  Tsumugi is the best representation of a little girl I have seen in a while, she is obsessed with a magical girl anime, sings random songs and wants to do everything her father does. What makes her so lovable is the assistance she is to Kouhei, she helps in the household and wants everyone she knows to be happy. She can be annoying at times, but so are real little girls. Her shark song great.
  The last member of the main cast is a student of Kouhei, Kotori. Her mother isn't home much because of her work, so the family restaurant has to stay closed, Kotori can't cook because she is really afraid of knifes. Together with Kouhei and Tsumugi, she tries her best to learn cooking through recipes her mother writes down. There isn't much more to her character, but she likes Tsumugi and always helps to solve the conflicts between Tsumugi and her father.

  The show is not trying to be much, but is doing a really good job of telling the story of Kouhei and Tsumugi bonding over the food they cook and eat together. It never fails to bring a smile to your face with Tsumugi being adorable or Kouhei being a good dad to his daughter. If you are searching for something light to brighten up your day, I strongly encourage you to give this show a try, while it isn't the most complex or visually stunning show, it certainly is something I really enjoyed watching.

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  painis123

  70/100
  Amaama to Inazuma is greater than the sum of its varied parts.

  Having released in Summer 2016, Amaama to Inazuma is something I admittedly missed. At first glance it just seemed like an anime about a Dad and his daughter doing things, and that really didn’t interest me at the time. Having seen the scene with Tsumugi (the grade school aged daughter) singing the shark song, I decided to give it a watch.

  The anime starts by introducing the Tsumugi and Kouhei (the father) waking up, getting prepared for the day ahead and leaving to go about their day. This scene sets up 2 important things that are central points to the anime. Kouhei’s wife (Tsumugi's mom) passed on not too long before the series starts, and Kouhei really doesn’t cook. Later in the first episode, they meet a crying Kotori by herself. She invites them to her mom’s restaurant, giving them a business card. That night, they decide to go, only to find Kotori by herself (what’s worse is that Kotori’s mom is out, and Kotori can’t cook). She barely makes rice, but after the 3 eat together, Kouhei starts to understand how much eating together means to him and his daughter. He then decides to promise to make food. Kotori also requests to have Kouhei make food at the restaurant with her from that point, for Kotori isn’t very good at cooking either.

  STORY
  From episode 2 and onward, Amaama to Inazuma has a formulaic episode structure. The first half usually has more slice of life elements, setting up what is going to be cooked in the second half. It isn’t a complicated narrative, and it focuses more on the characters and their interactions with each other, which is very important in this sort of anime. The anime focuses on mostly Koukei and Tsumugi, with Kotori sprinkled in (Kouhei is a teacher in a school, with Kotori in his class. They usually discuss whatever will be cooked in the episode, and Kotori later asking for the recipe from her mother, most of time).

  CHARACTERS
  Kouhei tries his best to be a great father, and it really shows. Unfortunately, Kouhei’s pretty boring, and it doesn’t feel like his character is fleshed out. Sure what he’s doing is for the good of his daughter, but it just feels like he doesn’t get enough attention in other regards. I would argue that the anime is more about Tsumugi, and she’s fleshed out well. There were a handful of times where I questioned if she did or said something someone her age would actually do. Making child characters is hard sometimes, but other than a few times, her character was done pretty well. I thought Kotori was fleshed out more than Kouhei but less than Tsumugi. It might seem like I didn’t like the characters, but it’s actually just the opposite. I loved it when the anime nailed when and how a kid would act, and I think it does it quite often. Kotori shows a deep care for Kouhei and Tsumugi, which is very clearly hinted at to be love. I am glad that that only made an appearance once though. Amaama to Inazuma’s narrative is a simple one, and by having the anime try to do too many things and having really complex characters would kill its charm.

  ART & SOUND
  Aesthetically, the anime looks nice for 2016. It isn’t anything mold-breaking in terms of animation quality or music and sound. They are both good, but the OST feels a little on the generic side. The music does take advantage of tone color to emphasize cute and childish, and that’s something I really like about this anime. There were maybe a couple songs out of the whole OST that really resonated with me. The music was far from bad though. Art-wise, it’s pretty Moe, but not overly so. Fortunately, it seemed like a lot of love went into drawing it, even though there were a few times something didn’t look right. Those times were few or I just didn’t notice them. The anime is simple, so having simpler animation and music actually works to its advantage.

  ENJOYMENT
  Now, I can say that despite my nitpicks, I really liked Amaama to Inazuma. It’s fun to see what Kouhei decides to make and the trial of making it with the others, and that’s the key theme of the anime. It’s wholesome, and this is the thing that it does really well (when it isn't reminding us of Kouhei's late wife). It is truly better than the sum of its parts. Sometimes, it’s a little too dramatic, and that can kill the enjoyment, but it’s good most of the time. If you like cuter anime that you can shut your brain off to, even if only a little, then I would give it a shot.

  Characters: 7/10
  Animation/Art: 7/10
  Music/Sound: 7/10
  Enjoyment: 9/10
  Story: 6/10

  Overall: 7/10

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  leolopez22

  90/100
  un anime que se puede ver en familia

  Amaama to Inazuma o dulzura y relámpagos en español es un anime que se enfoca en la historia de Kōhei Inuzuka un padre que vive solo con su hija Tsumugi Inuzuka luego que su esposa fallece, el no es muy bueno cocinando y nececita adaptarce para alimentar bien a su pequeña hija bajo esta primicia nos encontramos con una historia con una dinamica bastante buena donde veremos las aventuras de nuestro protagonista y su hija aprendiendo a cocinar platillos deliciosos
  tambien se complementa la historia gracias a los co-protagonistas que le dan simpre un toque especial a la misma dado que cada uno de ellos aporta un aprendisaje nuevo para nuestros protagonitas

  dicho todo esto ahora dare mi opinion sobre el Amaama to Inazuma para mi fue un anime que rompio todas mis expectativas dado a que generalmente no soy de ver este tipo de animes, pero cuando vi su primer episodio me di cuenta de que la historia era muy hermosa ademas que durante el desarrollo de los episodios aprendi inconcientemente el nombre y la preparacion de muchos platillos, yo soy un amante de la comida pero no se cocinar cosa que me llevo a sentir una gran empatia con nuestro protagonista pero un punto clave que me llevo a amar el anime fue lo adorable, linda y divertida que es Tsumugi, ella es la hija o la hermanita menor que todos nos gustaria tener sus ocurrencias y su personalidad la hacen muy adorable aparte las lindas canciones que canta son divertidas aunque tiene un temperamento un poco fuerte pero esto le da ese toque especial e inosente, otra cosa que me llevo a seguir la historia es que en ningun momento hay escenas de inapropiadas y simpre se matiene con un humor blanco que se puede ver con toda la familia, desde el punto de vista de la animacion es bastante buena el estudio encargado de la misma se enfoco bastante en lo visual para darnos una animacion fluida que compelenta bastante la dinamica de la historia mas que todo en las esanas con comida ya que siempre se ve linda y apetitosa encuanto a los personajes sus diseños son bastante buenos no hay mucho que criticar de ellos de echo te generan bastante empeatia al verlos, en cuanto los apectos negativos son my pocos lo unico que puedo resaltar es que la historia pude llegar a ser cansada de ver si no te gusta este tipo de anime si eres de ver Shōnen, accion, magia esto talvez no sea para ti, pero si eres de los que les gusta los recuentos de vida y la comedia blanca e inocencente este es el anime que deberias ver y mas si tambien te gusta la comida.
  pero si quieres ver algo difernte te invito a tomarte un tiempo para ver este anime te aseguro que lo disfrutaras bastante y abrira tu apetito en cada episodio

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