Crunchyroll have today confirmed that 12 Mini-Episodes from the upcoming series Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You are now available to stream on Crunchyroll, with the main series itself becoming available to simulcast stream on the platform in July.
Smoking Behind the Supermarket is adapted from the manga by Jinushi, and it follows Sasaki, an exhausted office worker whose small daily routine of visiting his local supermarket unexpectedly leads to an unusual and heartfelt connection that begins to brighten his everyday life.
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 mysterious young woman calls out to him: “You can smoke here.”
As it stands 12 Mini-Episodes from Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You are currently available to stream in Japanese with English subtitles, with each mini-episode being around 12 minutes in length. The first main episode of the series will begin simulcast streaming on Crunchyroll in July as part of the Summer 2026 line-up.
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