Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sasaki was an overworked salaryman who goes through an average stressful work day like any other salaryman. Upon finishing a long day, the only thing Sasaki enjoys is visiting his favorite convenience store to have a friendly chat with the always cheerful clerk Yamada. This was a regular routine for Sasaki, but one day he ended up working slightly longer at his job and by the time he visited the convenience store, Yamada had already clocked out. Sasaki was about to leave the store until he noticed a young woman with piercings smoking behind the store.

Series details

• Title: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-07-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 9.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 89905
• IMDb ID: tt37614297
• TVDB ID: 465973

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-09; final listed air date 2026-09-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.