An overworked salaryman and the clerk at his favorite supermarket make for a good match in the heartwarming and ash-filled anime adaptation of Jinushi’s Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You manga. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the new anime.
The story of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You focuses on Sasaki, a man who’s drifting through the corporate world on cigarettes. His life is sustained by the sweet smile and service of Yamada, the clerk at his favorite supermarket. One day after a grueling shift, he arrives late and doesn’t find Yamada anywhere around. However, he finds a pierced young woman who calls out to him, telling him he can smoke with her. On closer inspection, this woman does look like Yamada after all.
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You release on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is expected to feature at least 12 episodes in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – July 9 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 16 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – July 23 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – July 30 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – August 6
- Episode 6 – August 13
- Episode 7 – August 20
- Episode 8 – August 27
- Episode 9 – September 3
- Episode 10 – September 10
- Episode 11 – September 17
- Episode 12 – September 24
New episodes of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 11:00 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 6:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
ZUTOMAYO performs the opening theme song “Ichijiku Kemuri (Fig Smoke).” Imase performs the ending theme song “Fiction.”
The anime’s cast includes:
- Takuya Satō as Sasaki
- Seena Hoshiki as Yamada/Tayama
- Shinya Takahashi as Suzuki
- Toa Yukinari as Gotō
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Ōno
- Rikuya Yasuda as Obata
- Yōko Hikasa as Maezawa
Asahi Production is producing the anime series with directors Masato Suzuki and Aori Mori at the helm. Mio Inoue handles series composition, Sayaka Aoki and Shin Kono are the music composers, and Yasuka Otaki is the character designer.
Where Can I Watch Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You?
Crunchyroll is streaming Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and India. In Japan, the anime is airing on TBS and 27 affiliate channels, along with ABEMA and Netflix for streaming.
What is Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You About?
Jinushi released the Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You manga on X (formerly Twitter) in March 2022, before serialization in Square Enix’s Big Gangan magazine in August 2022. The manga is available to read in English via BOOK WALKER.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You manga, via Square Enix:
An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy!
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!
