Amaama to Inazuma

[MFauli]

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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.

episode 1 is out
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Loved it. Finally, we get an anime again with a young that IS a young girl and not some moe-loli bait. I´d say comparisons to Usagi Drop are most apt. Genuinely enjoy the way the daughter and dad interact with each other. Then there´s this looming depression over the loss of his wife. Gives it a sad element. I´m most curious if this anime will see a happy end, whatever that might entrail.

Only downside atm: Why this school girl? From the opening we know she´ll be around all the time. She even asks him to spend dinner with her. Even if she doesn´t have romantic intentions, WHY do anime need to force these "wrong" relationships into their stories? An adult, teacher no less, having an of-age female student with him just isn´t right. And if it doesn´t lead to anything romantic, then that´s even worse, because it´s just a dumb tease. I hope Kouhei quickly finds a proper single woman so that this weirdness is put to an end.

At least I´m hopeful this series will not end like Usagi Drop ;>

[shinta|hikari]

You writing that "downside" with that avatar made me laugh.

EDIT:
Watched it. Hit all the right spots, as expected. I like the design of the JK. Her eyes are a lot sharper than I imagined from reading the summary. The loli is waaaaaay too cute.

[Kraco]

I like the design of the JK. Her eyes are a lot sharper than I imagined from reading the summary.

Funnily enough that's the exact thing I thought. Maybe I haven't paid enough attention reading the manga or her eyes are sharper in the anime.

[MasterOfMoogles]

I could go with a little less explanation of just how freaking good the rice was.

Other than that, pretty great show on all parts. That moment when the dad realizes he hasn't been eating dinner with his daughter, very touching.

[Ryllharu]

Someone help remind me what anime/manga character Tsumugi's wild mess of hair reminds me of.

It's distinct and almost identical.

[shinta|hikari]

Taiga?
Nia?

[Ryllharu]

It's Nia.

Thanks.

[MFauli]

I was actually thinking of another character. But I also can´t remember the name. Was a young boy and his hair was black, but it also had that shape and length, and it looked just as ridiculous (seriously, get your daughter a hair cut! Wonder if that´ll happen as part of the "oh no, I was so busy I forgot to take care of her!" plotline).

Fake-edit: Ah , now I know. It´s the little boy from BERSERK, although I won´t go into detail here, no spoilers! Also, Eiji from Heroic Age has similiar hair. :>

[Ryllharu]

It's actually Leone from Akame ga Kill. I blocked out Leone apparently because all I can remember from that series is the glory that is Esdeath.

(Nia + Leone) x [Age Regression] = Tsumugi

[MFauli]

Just saw episode 4
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Not that I dislike this anime, but the pure focus on cooking is bringing it down. I had hoped for a more well-rounded slice of life-experience, see Usagi no Drop.

Also, they REALLY ought to explain why it´s okay for a teacher to meet up with a female student of his. That´s just too weird.

[Kraco]

Also, they REALLY ought to explain why it´s okay for a teacher to meet up with a female student of his. That´s just too weird.

No, it's not. It's our world that's weird, treating every man like a potential pedophile. He's taking cooking lessons from the daughter of a restaurant owner and (very) minor TV cooking celebrity. He even asked the senior teacher if it's proper and a good idea. It would only be a problem if something much more happened, but, like you said yourself, this is so cooking oriented that it's unlikely, in good or bad. The girl aside, I don't think the idea of anything romantic has ever visited the teacher's mind, anyway. He's thinking of his daughter 100% of the time. What comes to Tsumugi, this development has been utterly beneficial for her. She gets to eat a lot more healthy food, spend quality time with her old man, and even learn something from Kotori, possibly, considering she hasn't got a mom as a role model, only a father and the father's delinquent looking friend.

[MFauli]

No, it's not. It's our world that's weird, treating every man like a potential pedophile.

And this anime cannot exist in a vacuum. It exists in that world of our´s.

Also, even then it IS weird to meet a teenage girl, without having talked about it to her parents. I´m on your side regarding the bullshit about marking every man as a sex criminal, Kraco, BUT: Be honest. If you had a daughter like her and one day you find out she´s been meeting a single teacher regularly in private, would you be okay with it? No, you would have a very stern talk with both your daughter and that teacher. Maybe you´d enforce an agreement like "only when your mother or me is with you" or something.

The way it´s done in this anime ... is weird. And the reaction of his teacher colleagues was unrealistic, anyway. "Hey, I´m meeting this this female student of mine in the evenings. Do you think that´s okay?" - "NO!" - "Fuck, dude, stop at once! You´ll get yourself in serious trouble!"
That´s the reaction you´d get irl.

I´m not saying that there´s a romance in the coming here (although after Usagi no Drop I´m prepared for anything), but if only she would finally say why she´s so set on meeting with this teacher of hers, things would be better. Something like "You remind me of your dad, who left my mom and me when I was little" or "I admire you as a teacher and want to become one myself!". It´s not difficult.

[shinta|hikari]

This anime exists in the world of anime.

Where Usagi drop manga ended like that.

[Kraco]

Also, even then it IS weird to meet a teenage girl, without having talked about it to her parents. I´m on your side regarding the bullshit about marking every man as a sex criminal, Kraco, BUT: Be honest. If you had a daughter like her and one day you find out she´s been meeting a single teacher regularly in private, would you be okay with it? No, you would have a very stern talk with both your daughter and that teacher. Maybe you´d enforce an agreement like "only when your mother or me is with you" or something.

The way it´s done in this anime ... is weird. And the reaction of his teacher colleagues was unrealistic, anyway. "Hey, I´m meeting this this female student of mine in the evenings. Do you think that´s okay?" - "NO!" - "Fuck, dude, stop at once! You´ll get yourself in serious trouble!"
That´s the reaction you´d get irl.

I don't know why, but you are depicting the situation like a feminazi would. In reality the teacher insisted on having Kotori's parent's permission and wouldn't want to meet her in private, for the first time, unless the mother was also present. The mom couldn't make it, but Kotori managed to convince the dude, which probably wasn't so hard since he's only thinking about his kid, and kids are notoriously easy to disappoint. Still, he wanted and got the permission at the very least. The meetings have also happened in Kotori's home/restaurant in her neighbourhood, and the little kid Tsumugi has been present as well every single time.

It's true that if I was Kotori's parent, I wouldn't have missed the first meeting no matter what, to be able to judge the teacher, but otherwise I could very well let this happen, as long as Tsumugi is always there, the meetings happen in the same place, and everything is otherwise always going according to the plan and properly. It's usually the teacher who is giving lessons to students, but in this modern world, why not the other way around as well?

[shinta|hikari]

but otherwise I could very well let this happen, as long as Tsumugi is always there,

Sick bastard. She's like 5! At least wait 5 more years before shoving her into a 3P.

[MFauli]

Ignoring shinta´s ... tendencies:

I don't know why, but you are depicting the situation like a feminazi would.

So I´m depicting it like it would happen in the real world. Trust me, I hate "modern" feminists as much as any sane person, but that´s just how it´d go.

And I find it hard to believe that you´d be okay with a male, single teacher visiting your attractive, past-pubescent daughter without any other adult around. Having Tsumugi with them is a weak excuse, she´s so young that she could easily be told to have an afternoon nap or something. And then ... .
It simply doesn´t quite add up. If it´s about learning to cook, Japanese schools surely have courses or clubs for that. If the teacher wanted to learn cooking, surely there´s an abundance of hot single moms around at kindergarten that would love to teach him. And if that´s to uncomfortable, he could also join a school cooking club as the adviser.

It´s just weird.

Again, two things need to happen:
1.) Him meeting her mother at long last.
2.) Her explaining why she is so attached to him. And let´s hope it´s not because she´s in love with him, because that would justify all my "it´s weird"-complaints :P

[shinta|hikari]

What tendencies? It's Kraco who said inappropriate things.

And I find it hard to believe that you´d be okay with a male, single teacher visiting your attractive, past-pubescent daughter without any other adult around.

So it'd be okay if she was ugly? Way to be judgmental.

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So it'd be okay if she was pre-pubescent? Now who has strange tendencies.

[David75]

Kotori really seems to have feelings for her teacher. It's quite dangerous for an adult male to be in his situation, multiple times.

[Kraco]

I just keep thinking that if I had a daughter with a talent, like playing piano, would I be absolutely against the music teacher from her school giving her extra lessons once a week after school at my house, especially with the music teacher's kid hanging around as well (as a chaperon). I can't really see why not, unless I instantly disliked the teacher, which is why I said I wouldn't miss the meeting like Kotori's mother did. I think that was the pure anime part of this show's reality, especially considering she doesn't seem to be a totally neglecting parent otherwise.

This show merely presents a reverse case.

[shinta|hikari]

I think most parents wouldn't be okay with it, but her mother is an airhead who cosplays in a school uniform on TV.