Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You 01 Paperback – February 20, 2024

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.

This story has become a quick favorite of mine for its chill story line, subtle humor, and amazing atmosphere. The relationships between the characters are fun to watch and very well handled. I could equally see a romance developing between the main characters as I could see them remaining platonic th entire story and I would personally be happy with either outcome. Can’t wait to see more of the story.

This is a great book, spent the whole day reading it and I couldn't put it down. The interactions between the two main characters are so rewarding and draws you in. I didn't realize the twist about one of the characters until it all started to come together. By then I was shocked and even more pulled into the story. This is a must read for anyone who can relate to the grind of work and finding a friend to share the struggle with.

Love the relationships and the great expressions drawn. Humor and kindness.

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 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.

Not really, but Smoking Behind the Supermarket is a very fine manga. I think it's worth trying it out really...