Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You 01

This manga is such a pleasant surprise. The story focuses on small, everyday moments that slowly build into something meaningful, and the character interactions feel natural and genuine. There’s a quiet warmth to the pacing that makes it easy to get absorbed. Sasaki, especially, stands out — he has that same tired‑adult, quietly loyal, effortlessly cool energy that Phinks has in Hunter x Hunter. And honestly, he’s not bad looking either, which doesn’t hurt. The art matches the tone perfectly, and the whole thing is incredibly easy to sink into. If you enjoy character‑driven stories with gentle emotional pull, this is a fantastic read.

This is such a fun slow burning romance. Love sasaki's dense personality. Tayama is great too. Both characters complement each other well.

A slow, mellow romantic manga about two adults who meet while smoking behind a supermarket. I like their friendship and the slow burn nature of the manga. The interaction between the amiable and anxious 40 year old Sasaki and the 24 year old Yamada is heart warming and occasionally makes me laugh. The first novel sets up the things to come up well. I only wish the rest of the chapters could be in print a bit sooner. It has a matte cover and is slightly thicker and shorter than my other manga, which almost makes it feel more like a print novel. I got it for myself on my 24th birthday and it’s easily my favorite piece of fiction ever.

I sat down to read this slice-of-life...oh an hour and a half ago? ...and didn't stop. Now it's done and I'm back here to order then next volume. The character's wholesomeness and light hearted interactions are cute and somehow uplifting. I'm glad I found it.

I absolutely loved reading this manga online. When I saw they were producing a printed version of it I had to jump on it right away and get a pre-order. Excited to have a physical copy to read now. Can’t wait for the next few volumes to come out! This is such a comfort-manga and would recommend it to anyone looking for a wholesome and silly/fun read.

I’m obsessed with this new manga I saw the mini episodes of the anime and I felt in love.. so glad Amazon it’s up to date with the continuing manga 🫶🏽

Sasaki is a middle-aged salaryman who is fixated on a friendly young cashier at his local supermarket named Yamada. He also spends his nights smoking behind that same supermarket with a bad girl named Tayama. And, in the way that Daily Planet employees can never figure out that Clark Kent is superman, Sasaki can't figure out that the two women he sees most often at this supermarket are the same person. This is an oddball manga for sure, and the main character reaches nuclear levels of density, but it's still a sweet story. It's also a super slow burn age gap romance (the two characters are almost twenty years apart in age). The age gap may bother some, but I have no issues with it. These are two adults, after all. At any rate, this manga was far better than I expected. Highly recommended.

I cherish every moment of this book. I loved the anime and this meets my expectations. 10 outta 10 for sure

Read it online when it just came out. But reading from physical print is just a superior experience

Ele tem um tom bem doce mas com um amargo ainda, é muito bom.

Es una historia simple pero atrapante, es difícil no identificarse Sasaki si es que hemos sido parte de la explotación laboral y entendemos perfectamente la necesidad de tener algo o alguien que nos levante el ánimo

this manga is a great lighthearted read for anyone looking for a fun, adult-setting romcom wish amazon packed small books in appropriate sized envelopes (my envelope was 3 times the size of the book) and also that they came protected with plastic or bubble wrap... luckily this copy didn't come damaged but it has happened in the past and could be easily avoided... would be nice if publishers sold them with plastic wrap from the get-go like they do in japan.

This is a fun and enduring romance manga