It’s the second LostinAnime Patron-pick this time: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You by Jinushi. With an anime upcoming and the buzz it’s had over the years, we’ve caught up and have plenty to talk about this little series of smoke breaks, misunderstandings, and slow-burn romance.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction - the second patron-picked manga for the podcast

2:16 The subject of smoking and its depiction

6:47 The misunderstanding trope with Sasaki and Yamada/Tayama

10:41 It’s origin as a web manga, the switch in tone when it starting publishing

12:51 Supporting characters: Goto and Kami-san

16:40 Anime adaption incoming and our expectations

20:09 Spoiler discussion begins

20:15 Sasaki’s age, age-gap romance, the power dynamic, and Sasaki’s shift from Tayama to Yamada

30:20 The timing of the realisations that have and will still come

35:00 The other potential ships that could happen

38:49 Sasaki’s unhealthy relationship work and his boss

43:11 Samu’s Recommendation: Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki + Cat’s Eye by Tsukasa Hojo

45:45 Enzo’s Recommendation: After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki

48:52 Overview and final scores