Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You has received an early premiere on Crunchyroll ahead of its Summer 2026 debut, with the platform releasing the equivalent of the anime’s first six episodes available to stream now.
The release consists of 12 mini-episodes, each running approximately 10 minutes (excluding the opening and ending videos). The episodes adapt the content of the anime’s first six TV episodes and are shown in chronological order ahead of the series’ official simulcast premiere in July. The mini-episodes feature special OP and ED videos, featuring “Kuzuri Nen” by Zutomayo as the opening and “NIGHT DANCER” by imase as the ending.
Studio Asahi Production is in charge of the animation, with Tadato Suzuki and Aoi Mori as directors, Mio Inoue in charge of the series composition, Yasuka Otaki as the character designer, and Shin Kono and Sayaka Aoki composing the music. The voice cast includes:
- Takuya Sato as Sasaki
- Seena Hoshiki as Yamada / Tamaya
- Shinya Takahashi as Suzuki
- Toa Yukinari as Goto
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Ono
- Rikuya Yasuda as Obata
- Yoko Hikasa as Maezawa
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You anime is based on a manga series by Jinushi. It first started as a webcomic published on Twitter in March 2022, while Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine serialized it in August 2022. They describe the story:
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!
Source: Press Release
© Jinushi/SQUARE ENIX, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Production Committee
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