Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Oshimeter
Synopsis
At 45, salaryman Sasaki has his entire day held together by one thing: the smile of Yamada, the cashier at his local 24-hour supermarket. That's it. That's his lifeline. After getting chewed out by his boss for the hundredth time, he drags himself to the store, only to find her shift already ended. Defeated, he wanders out back looking for a spot to smoke and meets a woman named Tayama, blunt, relaxed, and nothing like the polite cashier he's used to seeing. Except she is the cashier. Yamada off the clock is a completely different person, and Sasaki has no idea. This TV series based on the seinen manga leans into something that doesn't get explored enough in anime: the gap between who people are at work and who they actually are. It's a quiet, grown-up romance between two adults who are both kind of stuck in life, and the smoking spot behind the supermarket becomes this weird little sanctuary where they can just be themselves. The pacing is slow and warm, not dramatic. If you liked the adult relationship dynamics in Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku or the gentle melancholy of Recovery of an MMO Junkie, this hits a similar frequency. It also shares some DNA with After the Rain in how it handles an age-gap setup with actual care instead of making it weird. Asahi Production is adapting it for 2026, and honestly, the premise alone earned its spot: the original webcomic won the 2022 Next Manga Award for good reason.
Episode Guide
MANGA BRIDGE
This season covers Chapters 1-20 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 21.

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This is the proper series I'm rating though!(Not the min episodes). Good season, slow burn- loving the slow story build up around the MCs and slow world building with other charcters as well. Tayama's charcter design impressed me alot- her outfit, her attitude everything. Animation was good- especially when the smoke disappear into thin air! Definitely lot better than high school rom-com. 8.5/10(ED is soooo good)
Lovely, plot and romantic progression. Very lovely. Just get married.
I ain't even a smoker but I am enjoying this so much! The vibes between the characters are just so entertaining to watch. That said, to be fair, Sasaki's really not at fault here. I mean, I can't even tell myself. The contrast is just so different.
I don't even smoke but this is an interesting POV. Idek why I thought the guy looked like Phoenix Wright at first glance, but a very very old and tired salaryman version haha. I love Yamada's character design too
Ospuuq
I thought it was going to end up with them asking each other about their past meeting. It was still cute and wholesome though
Cute slice of life style romance with a unique setting of what the name imply, used to be the huge manga on reddit but slowly died down in hype, after watching the anime, I think its slightly overated back then but quite appropriately rated now.
I clearly misunderstand the placement of the heat patch 😅
LOL! Yamada is such a cutie. Are you sure that Sasaki is having that instead of you? Kidding aside, this is such a cute and wholesome episode. I just love how gentle Sasaki is when dealing with Yamada.
damn how old is sasaki that he doesn't know how to use a damn phone
Good story build up and pacing is o my liking
I really like how straightforward this episode is. The way Sasaki and Yamada communicated and sorted out the misunderstanding so maturely is what I love the most about this episode.
From manga to the anime, still my comfort series
A somewhat cliche episode, but I don't think there's any other way for it to be honest. That said, despite what I am saying, this is my favorite episode so far. The visuals, the story, and the satisfaction hit just right. Though, there are some scenes that pissed me off, it's a great driving factor towards the overall development of the story.
Haha, this episode is cute! I didn't expect Sasaki to be this artistic to be honest. On another note, That seems to be a fun game to play. It can be played even without the cigar.
Peak episode! You see, Sasaki is really such a cutie patootie. He's just so pure, bro! I mean, his reactions towards Yamada and Tayama were so different that you could really see how simple of a man he is. That said, his gullibleness is something to be studied, kekw. On a side note, that ":3" got me so good.
Sasaki, if you ain't playing, pass the controller, unc! Kidding aside, this episode is surprisingly very cute. Not only because of Yamada's reactions, but because of how surprising the manager is. i didn't expect her to have this youthful side.
I love how the falling sakura petals subtly mirror the romantic tension between the two. It's such a nice directorial touch. That said, this episode is hot and super cute! I just love the contrast between Tayama and Yamada. Both sides have their own charm that is very easy to like.
Ep 4 was a bit slower. Sasaki gets a smartphone and can’t figure it out at all, so Tayama has to teach him
Capítulo reconfortante en el que podemos ver un poco más de la personalidad e inocencia del personaje principal
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