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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

Japanese manga series by Jinushi

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jinushi. The series began as a webcomic published on Twitter in March 2022. The series then began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine in August 2022. Square Enix has collected the series as tankōbon volumes, with eighth published as of January 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Asahi Production is set to premiere in July 2026.

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tayama (right) and Sasaki (left)
スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり
(Sūpā no Ura de Yani Sū Futari)
GenreRomantic comedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byJinushi
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix Manga & Books
ImprintBig Gangan Comics
MagazineMonthly Big Gangan
Original runMarch 9, 2022 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Tadato Suzuki
  • Aoi Mori
Written byMio Inoue
Music by
StudioAsahi Production
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkJNN (TBS)
Original run July 9, 2026 – scheduled
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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (Japanese: スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり, Hepburn: Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jinushi. The series began as a webcomic published on Twitter in March 2022. The series then began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine in August 2022. Square Enix has collected the series as tankōbon volumes, with eighth published as of January 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Asahi Production is set to premiere in July 2026.

The manga won the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web category.

Story

Sasaki, an overworked salaryman, finds a release of his daily tensions in the customer service of Yamada, a winsome, cheery supermarket cashier. One day he finds himself working late, and, finding Yamada already done with work for the day, goes for a smoke, he finds a mysterious woman, "Tayama", who invites him to the smoking area behind the store.

Characters

Sasaki (佐々木)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō[2]
The male protagonist, a tired 45-year-old businessman working in sales at what Tayama describes as a "black company". He is often refreshed by visiting Yamada's checkout because of her friendly customer service and does not realize that his favorite cashier and his new smoking friend, Tayama, are the same person. He has very low self-esteem, constantly apologizing and trying to be considerate of everyone. As a result, despite liking Yamada/Tayama, he cannot even fathom pursuing a relationship, holding both of them in extremely high regard.
Yamada/Tayama (山田 / 田山)
Voiced by: Seena Hoshiki[2]
The female protagonist; a 24-year-old employee of Super S who started as a part-timer eight years ago. As Yamada, she is demure and the perfect customer handler, while her true self - whom she introduces to Sasaki as "Tayama" - is much cooler, wearing a leather jacket and sporting several ear piercings. She invites Sasaki to the smoking area behind the store, which he then begins visiting regularly. She is both amused and slightly frustrated that Sasaki cannot tell Yamada and Tayama are the same person, and is also bothered by how he places Yamada on a pedestal while treating "Tayama" with extreme respect and consideration. She has a crush on Sasaki because of his kindness and acceptance of her true personality as Tayama, and she loves teasing him. She is also unaware that Sasaki is the person who once helped her when she was still a part-timer.
Goto (後藤)
Voiced by: Toa Yukinari[3]
The lady Manager of Super S, a supporter of Yamada (and what she observes of her relationship with Sasaki). Enjoys romance novels, and real-life approximations thereof. She's supportive of Yamada and Sasaki's relationship, though frustrated at the slow progress.
Sasaki's boss
A bald man who repeatedly critiques and gives extra work to Sasaki as well as creates a harsh work environment for his employees.
Maezawa (前澤)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[3]
Another senior of Yamada's at Super S—addressed as "Chief Maezawa", in charge of the cashiers—who recounts the story of a ghost in the store's smoking area to Yamada. Good with "lost" kids who need to find their parents.
Ohno (大野)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi[3]
A mild-mannered middle-aged assistant manager at Super S.
Obata (小畑)
Voiced by: Rikuya Yasuda[3]
The head of the Produce Department and a tall but shy and reserved man.
Suzuki (鈴木)
Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi[4]
Sasaki's sympathetic blond co-worker; father of Megumi.

Production

Jinushi was serializing Rokurei—Tenseishi Rinne Kuyakusho Dairokkanbu Joreika Katsudouki in Monthly Big Gangan. He received advice from his editor to draw a short manga as an exercise in creative writing, which led him to creating the series.[5] Since Rokurei, which was being serialized, was a supernatural story, the manga was drawn to be more realistic, and since the author had a background in customer service sales, the story was set in a supermarket.[6]

Media

Manga

When the first chapter was posted on Twitter, the tweet received more than 190,000 likes (as of June 2, 2022), creating a huge response.[5] As of June 25, 2022, the total number of likes for the series had surpassed 2.5 million.[7]

On August 25, 2022, the serialization in the magazine began in Monthly Big Gangan.[7] In this issue, it appeared on the cover and in the opening color.[8] On the same day, the first volume of the book with newly written chapters was also released.[7][8]

As a result of this, the title was changed from Super no Ura de Yani Sū Hanashi (スーパーの裏でヤニ吸う話; "A Story About Smoking at the Back of the Supermarket") to Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari (スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり; "Behind the Supermarket, Smoking With You"), and chapters 4 to 16 that were posted on Twitter were deleted, but it was announced it will still continue on Twitter without change.[9][10]

The manga has been licensed by Square Enix's Manga UP! Global app and website.[11][12] At Anime Expo 2023, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume being released on February 20, 2024.[13]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1August 25, 2022[14]978-4-7575-8094-7February 20, 2024[15]978-1-6460-9286-4
  • Smoke 1
  • Smoke 2
  • Smoke 3
  • Smoke 4
  • Smoke 5
  • Smoke 6
  • Smoke 7
  • Smoke 8
  • Smoke 9
  • Smoke 10
  • Smoke 11
  • Smoke 12
  • Smoke 13
  • Smoke 14
  • Smoke 15
  • Smoke 16
    • Smoke 0
2January 25, 2023[16]978-4-7575-8362-7May 21, 2024[17]978-1-6460-9287-1
  • Smoke 21
    • Smoke 021 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 021 Interlude 2
  • Smoke 17 (Short)
  • Smoke 18 (Short)
  • Smoke 19 (Short)
  • Smoke 20 (Short)
  • Smoke 22
    • Smoke 022 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 022 Interlude 2
  • Smoke 23
    • Smoke 23 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 23 Interlude 2
  • Smoke 24
    • Winter, Behind the Bar, Not Quite with You
3July 25, 2023[18][19]978-4-7575-8694-9
978-4-7575-8695-6 (SE)		September 3, 2024[20]978-1-6460-9305-2
  • Smoke 25
    • Smoke 25 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 25 Interlude 2
  • Smoke 26
    • Smoke 26 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 26 Interlude 2
  • Bonus Smoke: Waiting for that Day
  • Smoke 27
    • Smoke 27 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 27 Interlude 2
  • Smoke 28
4January 25, 2024[21][22]978-4-7575-8709-0
978-4-7575-8710-6 (SE)		March 18, 2025[23]978-1-6460-9345-8
  • Smoke 29
    • Smoke 29 Interlude 1
    • Smoke 29 Interlude 2
    • Smoke 29 Interlude 3
  • Smoke 30
    • Smoke 30 Interlude 1
  • Bonus Smoke: Passing to the Next Esper
  • Smoke 31
    • Smoke 31 Interlude 1
  • Smoke 32
  • Smoke 33
5July 25, 2024[24]978-4-7575-9314-5August 12, 2025[25]978-1-6460-9393-9
  • Smoke 34
    • Smoke 34 Interlude 1
  • Smoke 35
    • Smoke 35 Interlude 1
  • Smoke 36
    • Smoke 36 Interlude 1
  • Bonus Smoke
  • Smoke 37
  • Smoke 38
6January 24, 2025[26][27]978-4-7575-9542-2
978-4-7575-9543-9 (SE)		January 20, 2026[28]978-1-6460-9448-6
  • Smoke 39
  • Smoke 40
  • Smoke 41
  • Bonus Smoke
  • Smoke 42
  • Smoke 43
  • Smoke 44
7July 25, 2025[29]978-4-7575-9975-8July 7, 2026[30]979-8-8991-0002-4
  • Smoke 45
  • Smoke 46
  • Smoke 47
  • Smoke 48
  • Smoke 49
  • Smoke 50
8January 23, 2026[31][32]978-4-3010-0201-7
978-4-3010-0202-4 (SE)		——
  • 51st Smoke
  • 52nd Smoke
  • 53rd Smoke
  • 54th Smoke
  • 55th Smoke
  • 56th Smoke

Uncollected chapters

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  • 57th Smoke
  • 58th Smoke
  • 59th Smoke
  • 60th Smoke
  • 61st Smoke
  • 62nd Smoke

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 18, 2025.[33] It will be produced by Asahi Production and directed by Tadato Suzuki and Aoi Mori, with Mio Inoue handling series composition, Yasuka Ōtaki designing the characters, and Shin Kono and Sayaka Aoki composing the music.[34] The series is set to premiere on July 9, 2026 on TBS and its affiliates.[35][34] For the television broadcast, the opening theme song is "Ichijiku Kemuri" (イチジク煙; 'Fig Smoke') performed by Zutomayo,[36] and the ending theme song is "Fiction" performed by imase.[37] For the Abema streaming broadcast, the opening theme song is "Kuzuri nen" (クズリ念) performed by Zutomayo, and the ending theme song is "Night Dancer" performed by imase. Crunchyroll will stream the series.[38][39] On June 3, twelve 'mini-episodes', each one of which was ten minutes long, comprising the first six full episodes of the series, premiered on Abema in Japan and Crunchyroll internationally.[40]

Reception

By January 2026, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.[41] Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You won the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web category.[42][43] The series ranked seventh in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.[44] It also ranked eighth in the 16th Manga Taishō.[45] The series was ranked fourth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023 and first in the Nationwide Publishers' Recommended Comics of 2023.[46] It has over 200,000 copies in circulation as of volume 1.[47]

References

  1. ↑ "Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You". Square Enix. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Cayanan, Joanna (September 21, 2025). "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You TV Anime Reveals Main Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 「ヤニすう」に行成とあ、豊口めぐみ、安田陸矢、日笠陽子　キャラ集合のビジュアル. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ Mateo, Alex (February 25, 2026). "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Casts Shinya Takahashi". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 【漫画】ブラック企業勤めのサラリーマンとスーパーの女性店員。喫煙所仲間のふたりの関係に頬が緩む. WEB The Television (in Japanese). June 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ 【漫画】疲れたサラリーマン、スーパーでレジの女性に癒やされる しかし店の裏では！？. Magmix (in Japanese). March 22, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 地主「スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり」が8月からBGで連載、単行本1巻も発売決定. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 24, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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  9. ↑ SNSで人気の『スーパーの裏でヤニ吸う話』が『スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり』として書籍化＆連載決定！ ファンから喜びの声があがり話題に【注目ワード】. Animate Times (in Japanese). June 22, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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  11. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You". global.manga-up.com. Square Enix. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ Mateo, Alex (April 3, 2023). "Manga Up! Adds When I Tried Strengthening a Rusty Sword, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2023). "Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals Final Fantasy Books, New Manga Licenses Including The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 1. Square Enix. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 1". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 2. Square Enix. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 2". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  18. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 3. Square Enix. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  19. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 3 特装版　小冊子「裏ヤニ」付き. Square Enix. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 3". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  21. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 4. Square Enix. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  22. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 4 特装版 スーパーSエコバッグ付き. Square Enix. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 4". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  24. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 5. Square Enix. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 5". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  26. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 6. Square Enix. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  27. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 6 特装版 小冊子「裏ヤニ２」付き. Square Enix. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 6". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  29. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 7. Square Enix. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Volume 7". Square Enix Manga & Books. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  31. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 8. Square Enix. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  32. ↑ スーパーの裏でヤニ吸うふたり 8 特装版 小冊子「裏ヤニ３」付き. Square Enix. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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  34. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 15, 2026). "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime's Teaser Reveals Its Studio, July Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  35. ↑ Hazra, Adriana (July 18, 2025). "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  36. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (June 11, 2026). "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime's 2nd Trailer Unveils Opening Song, July 9 TV Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  37. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (March 28, 2026). "Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime's New Video Unveils Staff, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  38. ↑ Cardine, Kyle (April 25, 2026). "The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Season 2, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You and More Anime to Stream on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
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  40. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 4, 2026). "Crunchyroll Debuts 12 'Mini-Episodes' of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Ahead of July Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
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  44. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2022). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  45. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (March 27, 2023). "Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine Manga Wins 16th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  46. ↑ Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  47. ↑ volume 1 obi