Sweetness and Lightning

 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gido Amagakure. The manga began serialization in Kodansha's "Good! Afternoon" magazine from March 2013 and has been compiled into twelve "tankōbon" volumes so far. An anime television series adaptation animated by TMS Entertainment aired in Japan between July and September 2016.
Plot.
Kōhei Inuzuka is a teacher who has been raising his daughter, Tsumugi, by himself following the death of his wife. Having mostly bought ready-made meals for his daughter since, Kōhei's encounter with one of his students, Kotori Iida, leads him to take up cooking in order to provide proper meals for Tsumugi.
Media.
Manga.
The "Sweetness and Lightning" manga is written and published by Gido Amagakure, and is currently being serialized in Kodansha's "Good! Afternoon" magazine. The manga was first published in "tankōbon" format by Kodansha on September 6, 2013, and currently the series has been collected into twelve "tankōbon" volumes as of February 2019. The seventh volume was released in two editions, a regular edition and a limited edition, with the limited edition being bundled with Tsumugi's lunch box.
The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA for North America, with the first volume being published on July 26, 2016.
Anime.
An anime television adaptation was announced for July 2016 in the "good! Afternoon" magazine's April 2016 issue. The series is produced by TMS Entertainment, directed by Tarou Iwasaki and written by Mitsutaka Hirota, featuring character designs by Hiroki Harada and music by Nobuko Toda. The 12-episode series aired in Japan between July 4, 2016 and September 19, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is by Mimi Meme Mimi, while the ending theme is "Maybe" by Brian the Sun.
Reception.
Volume 2 reached the 18th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of March 16, 2014, has sold 60,643 copies; volume 3 reached the 19th place and, as of September 14, 2014, has sold 81,319 copies; and volume 4 reached the 20th place and, as of March 9, 2015, has sold 108,994 copies.
It was number 8 on the 2014 "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey and number 24 on the 15th Book of the Year list by "Da Vinci" magazine.