Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You sets rare Crunchyroll record

Just a month before its July debut, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You has risen to the top of Crunchyroll’s ratings, holding a perfect 5.0 score from more than 20,000 user ratings. That level of praise is uncommon for a romance anime. Even widely watched and critically acclaimed shows such as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood typically settle around 4.8 or 4.9 once they accumulate large volumes of ratings.

Crunchyroll released the opening arc early as 12 short mini-episodes, each roughly 10 minutes long, allowing viewers to engage with the series before its seasonal broadcast and accelerating word-of-mouth. Jinushi’s manga began as a webcomic on X before being serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan, and the anime follows a weary salaryman and a convenience store cashier as a quiet, character-driven slice of life about routine, loneliness, and connection.

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