Sasaki, an overworked salaryman, finds a release of his daily tensions in the customer service of Yamada, a winsome, cheery supermarket cashier. One day he finds himself working late, and, finding … See more

Sasaki (佐々木) The male protagonist; he is a tired middle-aged (aged 45) businessman working in sales in what is often a demanding and trying job (which Tayama calls a "black company"), who is … See more

Jinushi was serializing Rokurei - Tenseishi Rinne Kuyakusho Dairokkanbu Joreika Katsudouki in Monthly Big Gangan. He received advice from his editor to draw a short manga as an exercise in creative writing, which led him to creating the series. Since … See more

When the first chapter was posted on Twitter, the tweet received more than 190,000 likes (as of June 2, 2022), creating a huge response. As of June 25, 2022, the total number of likes for the series had surpassed 2.5 million.
On August 25, … See more

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You won the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web category. The series ranked seventh in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers. It also ranked eighth in the … See more

• Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You at Monthly Big Gangan website (in Japanese)
• Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Square Enix's Manga Up! service (in English)
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