SWEETNESS & LIGHTNING (Amaama to Inuzuma), by Gido Amagakure. First published in 2013 and first published in North America in 2016.
PLOT:
Kouhei Inuzuka is trying his hardest to keep his life together after his wife's recent death. He not only has to juggle his teaching job, but also raising his 4-year-old daughter Tsumugi. As such, things like cooking fell by the wayside and they mostly subsist on take-out and restaurant food. Then they meet Kotori Iida, one of Kouhei's homeroom students. She's the daughter of a single mother herself, and thanks to her mother's job Kotori is often left alone in their family's empty restaurant. Kotori offers to help Kouhei learn how to cook, and together the three not only gain new skills but also the warmth and joy of family and friendship.
