Crunchyroll Adds 12 Smoking Behind The Supermarket With You Mini-Episodes

Crunchyroll has added 12 mini-episodes of smoking behind the supermarket with you ahead of the anime’s July premiere, giving viewers an early look at the series before its weekly run begins. The short installments run roughly 10 to 15 minutes each and arrive as part of Crunchyroll’s summer anime lineup.

Sasaki, Yamada, and Tamaya

The series began as a webcomic and centers on Sasaki, an overworked salaryman who drifts through the corporate grind. The official synopsis says Sasaki is sustained by cigarettes and the cheerful service and smile of Yamada, the clerk at his favorite supermarket.

One night after a grueling shift, Sasaki arrives late and finds Yamada nowhere to be seen. The synopsis says his spirits sink until a pierced young woman calls out to him: “You can smoke here.” That woman is Tamaya, who invites Sasaki to smoke with her behind the supermarket.

July Premiere in Crunchyroll

The early release gives viewers a chance to sample the story in short-form installments before the full anime starts in July and continues weekly on Crunchyroll. For readers deciding whether to follow the series, the mini-episodes now serve as the clearest preview of how Sasaki, Yamada, and Tamaya are introduced before the televised run begins.

That setup leaves the July launch as the next point of interest for anyone following the adaptation, because the platform has already moved the first 12 mini-episodes into view and set the weekly run behind them.