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Sweetness & Lightning (2016)
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Sweetness & Lightning (2016)
Original name: 甘々と稲妻
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: anime, light, captivating, entertaining, seinen
Plot: single father, daughter, single parent, cookery, family relations, father daughter relationship, everyday life, training, slice of life, friendship, parenting, cooking, kindergarten, summer vacation, donut, high school teacher, dead mother, math teacher, convenience store, sleepover

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, entertaining and humorous films and TV series with plots about slice of life, friendship, everyday life, school, high school life, lifestyle and friends mostly in Animation, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Sweetness & Lightning: Barakamon (2014), Hakumei and Mikochi (2018), Usagi Drop (2011), Shonen Maid (2016), School Babysitters (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Barakamon (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, ...
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Hakumei and Mikochi (2018)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In a world inhabited by people only a few inches tall, young women Hakumei and Mikochi live together in a house built into a tree. Hakumei is an energetic and tomboyish carpenter, while Mikochi is a feminine and calm tailor. Despite their ...
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Usagi Drop (2011)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: By force of circumstances, a 30-year-old single man with a full-time job suddenly starts raising a 6-year-old girl. While running each other ragged, the two of them gradually grow into a "family".
Style: anime, sincere, touching, semi serious, light ...
Plot: little girl, father daughter relationship, family relations, slice of life, family life, foster home, everyday life, single father, parents and children, adoption, death of grandfather, friendship ...
Place: japan
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Shonen Maid (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: After the loss of his mother, Chihiro is left alone. With no known family left, he has to find a way to move on. Things aren’t looking good until a chance encounter with the young and handsome Madoka—who turns out to be his wealthy uncle! Madoka ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Join Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake as they undergo the trials and tribulations of life in high school. Each episode presents the boys and their classmates in unique situations that you may or may not have faced in high school yourself.
Style: anime, humorous, stylized, captivating
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School Babysitters (2018)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: After losing both parents in a fatal plane crash, teenager Ryuuichi Kashima must adjust to his new life as the guardian of his younger brother Kotarou. Although Ryuuichi is able to maintain a friendly and kindhearted demeanor, Kotarou is a reserved ...
Style: anime, shoujo, feel good, humorous, sincere ...
Plot: parenting, high school life, friendship, siblings, society, orphan, slice of life, school, high school, tragedy, babysitter, school club
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Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Story: Kakushi Gotou is a somewhat popular manga artist whose works are known for inappropriate content. Because of this raunchiness, when his daughter Hime was born, he vowed to keep his profession hidden from her, believing that she will be disillusioned ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
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TV show
Story: Fate and food meet in a delicious and gentle world. It's nothing but ordinary meal scenes... Delicious meals are served at the Emiya's dinner table every day, through spring, summer, fall and winter. -- Let's see... what's for ...
Style: anime, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, feel good ...
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Frankenstein Family (2018)
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