Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is on Netflix and Crunchyroll.

Errrr… the first half of this episode was just boring. It starts with Sasaki’s flip phone malfunctioning, so his colleague tells him to stop being a dinosaur (well, not exactly in those words) and buy a smartphone. The salesman then struggles with his new device and turns to his new smoking buddy, Tayama, to figure out how it works.

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What kind of 45+office worker is so freaking clueless about smartphones, even if he doesn’t own one? Even my grandfather didn’t struggle this much with his first touchscreen device. And yes, I know it’s supposed to be exaggerated comedy, but it just wasn’t funny.

Anyway, the second half of the episode gets back on track, with some of the most interesting scenes simply showing Sasaki going about his work. There’s also one delightfully silly moment where he decides to grab some ice cream from the supermarket, spots his favourite cashier Yamada, and instantly feels content.

Yamada/Tayama continues to amuse herself by pretending to be two different people, even offering Sasaki Yamada’s phone number. The gentleman that he is, however, refuses to accept such private information behind his crush’s back. And of course, these are the small gestures and quirks of his personalities which make the young cashier like him more and also maker her want to keep teasing him.

I did think that maybe in this episode of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Tayama and Sasaki might finally decide to meet somewhere other than their usual smoke-break spot, but that doesn’t happen. The two remain strictly smoking buddies, although given how much Tayama flirts with Sasaki, it’s funny that she hasn’t suggested they go out for a drink or grab a meal together.

Guess this is as slow-burn as slow-burn gets.

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