Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり
At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her! (Source: Square Enix) Note: Episodes 1-6 had an early release by ABEMA and Crunchyroll on June 3rd, 2026 in a mini-episode batch format that splits 6 episodes into 12, ahead of the TV broadcast which started on July 9th, 2026.
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is a tv with 12 episodes, from Summer 2026, produced by Asahi Production, rated 8.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her! (Source: Square Enix) Note: Episodes 1-6 had an early release by ABEMA and Crunchyroll on June 3rd, 2026 in a mini-episode batch format that splits 6 episodes into 12, ahead of the TV broadcast which started on July 9th, 2026.
Main Characters
Tags
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Age Gap — Prominently features romantic relations between people with a significant age difference.
- Konbini — Predominantly features a convenience store.
- Work — Centers around the activities of a certain occupation.
- Iyashikei — Primary aim is to heal the audience through serene depictions of characters' daily lives.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Office — Features people who work in a business office.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.