The pitch is small on purpose: Sasaki, a worn-down office worker, keeps returning to a 24-hour supermarket because the cashier's smile gets him through rough shifts. After one especially bad day, he meets Tayama behind the store, and the show starts building its charm through cigarette-break conversations instead of big declarations. 1

The official main visual frames Sasaki and Tayama in the supermarket's smoking area, matching the show's low-key adult mood. The production also announced a June ABEMA advance-streaming version before the July TV broadcast window. 2 MAL notes that the first six episodes were streamed in advance on June 3, 2026, and that regular broadcasting began on July 9, 2026. 1

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