Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Japanese manga series by Jinushi
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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.
| 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) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy, slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jinushi |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Imprint | Big Gangan Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Big Gangan |
| Original run | March 9, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Mio Inoue |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Asahi Production |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | JNN (TBS) |
| Original run | July 2026 – scheduled |
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; he is a tired middle-aged (aged 45) businessman working in sales in what is often a demanding and trying job (which Tayama calls a "black company"), who is refreshed by going to Yamada's checkout to make his purchases because of her friendly customer service manner. He does not recognise that his favourite, Yamada, is the same as his new smoking friend Tayama.
- 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; her real self (which, when she introduces to Sasaki as "Tayama") is much more cool, leather-jacketed with several ear-piercings. She invites Sasaki to come to the smoking area behind the store, which he then does regularly. Bemused and slightly upset that Sasaki cannot discern that Yamada and Tayama are the same person, and somewhat upset by his putting Yamada on a pedestal (for example, finding her short-sleeved work outfit cute) whilst treating "Tayama" with extreme respect and consideration (for example, worrying that her bare stomach will be cold and giving her his jacket just in case).
- 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.
- 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 | ||
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| 1 | August 25, 2022[14] | 978-4-7575-8094-7 | February 20, 2024[15] | 978-1-6460-9286-4 | ||
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| 2 | January 25, 2023[16] | 978-4-7575-8362-7 | May 21, 2024[17] | 978-1-6460-9287-1 | ||
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| 3 | July 25, 2023[18][19] | 978-4-7575-8694-9 978-4-7575-8695-6 (SE) | September 3, 2024[20] | 978-1-6460-9305-2 | ||
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| 4 | January 25, 2024[21][22] | 978-4-7575-8709-0 978-4-7575-8710-6 (SE) | March 18, 2025[23] | 978-1-6460-9345-8 | ||
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| 5 | July 25, 2024[24] | 978-4-7575-9314-5 | August 12, 2025[25] | 978-1-6460-9393-9 | ||
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| 6 | January 24, 2025[26][27] | 978-4-7575-9542-2 978-4-7575-9543-9 (SE) | January 20, 2026[28] | 978-1-6460-9448-6 | ||
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| 7 | July 25, 2025[29] | 978-4-7575-9975-8 | July 7, 2026[30] | 979-8-8991-0002-4 | ||
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| 8 | January 23, 2026[31][32] | 978-4-3010-0201-7 978-4-3010-0202-4 (SE) | — | — | ||
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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 in July 2026 on TBS and its affiliates.[35][34] The opening theme song is performed by Zutomayo, and the ending song is "Fiction" performed by imase.[36] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[37][38]
Reception
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You won the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web category.[39][40] The series ranked seventh in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.[41] It also ranked eighth in the 16th Manga Taishō.[42] The series was ranked fourth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023 and first in the Nationwide Publishers' Recommended Comics of 2023.[43] It has over 200,000 copies in circulation as of volume 1.[44]