Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (2026)

Name: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Rating: 8.9

Rating: 8.9

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Synopsis

Sasaki is an overworked salaryman drifting through the corporate grind, sustained by cigarettes and the cheerful service and smile of Yamada, the clerk at his favorite supermarket. But one night after a grueling shift, he arrives late to find Yamada nowhere to be seen. With nowhere left to smoke, his spirits sink—until a pierced young woman calls out to him: “You can smoke here.”

First Air Date: 2026-07-09

Last Air Date: 2026-08-13

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: MBS, TBS, CBC, Tulip Television, SBC, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, ATV, MBC

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Top Cast

Takuya Sato as Sasaki (voice)
Seena Hoshiki as Yamada (voice)
Toa Yukinari as Gotō (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi as Ōno (voice)
Rikuya Yasuda as Obata (voice)
Yoko Hikasa as Maezawa (voice)
Shinya Takahashi as Suzuki (voice)
Shiori Ishikawa as Customer

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (2026-07-09)

Sasaki has a cigarette and nowhere to smoke it—until a pierced stranger calls out to him in the night.
Ep. 2: Cheering Up Behind the Supermarket with You (2026-07-16)

Between cigarettes, Tayama and Sasaki share the problems they've had at work.
Ep. 3: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You and More (2026-07-23)

Between cigarettes, Tayama gives Sasaki a gift, and Sasaki decides to return the favor.
Ep. 4: Learning Behind the Supermarket with You (2026-07-30)

Between cigarettes, Sasaki learns to use a smartphone and gets to know Tayama better.
Ep. 5: Hanging Behind the Supermarket with You (2026-08-06)

Poor Sasaki endures 15 grueling days at work and barely gets to see Tayama.
Ep. 6: Lingering Scent Behind the Supermarket with You (2026-08-13)

Between cigarette and cigarette, Sasaki has a health check and is concerned about the results.
Ep. 7: The End of Summer Behind the Supermarket with You (2026-08-20)

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Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2026-08-27)

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Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2026-09-03)

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Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2026-09-10)

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Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2026-09-17)

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Ep. 12: Episode 12 (2026-09-24)

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