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The TV anime “The Two Who Smoke Behind the Supermarket” reached its finale on September 24, 2026, airing 30 minutes later than usual. The series, which portrays the relationship between a middle-aged man and a woman in her twenties, drew a wave of reactions on social media after it ended, with fans posting things like “I cried so hard,” “Thank you for these happy times,” and “Please give us a Season 2.” On the official X account, the directors even ran a special event, posting behind-the-scenes commentary in real time as the episode aired. On 5ch, though, the praise wasn’t universal — some threads pointed out that “it’s just been repeating the content of episode 1 the whole way through,” criticizing the slow pace of the source material, while others said they’d dropped the show partway through. Opinions were split. The threads also lit up with casting debates over who should play the leads in a hypothetical live-action adaptation.
The 12th episode of the TV anime “The Two Who Smoke Behind the Supermarket” (Episode 12, the finale) — “The Two Who Keep Going Behind the Supermarket” — aired on Thursday, September 24, 2026. The broadcast ran 30 minutes later than its usual slot, but many viewers were waiting regardless, posting things like “Already feeling the loss before it even starts” and “Today I’m definitely watching live.” The official X account also held a “real-time viewing party,” with the directors posting comments and behind-the-scenes tidbits as the episode aired.
The anime, nicknamed “Yani Suu” (Smoking), closed out its run to a chorus of praise: “Thank you for these happy times,” “Best three months ever!,” “So satisfying,” “I cried so hard,” “I want to keep watching this forever, next week and beyond.” Social media is already flooded with calls for more: “Season 2… please, give us Season 2…!,” “Please give us Season 2!,” “This absolutely needs a Season 2!!,” “I’ll wait however many years it takes.” Whether fans will get the chance to see “The Two Who Keep Going Behind the Supermarket” again remains to be seen… As for this writer, being a non-smoker, I’ll just wait eagerly while snacking on some tasty rice crackers.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
'that's me' in it?
She suspects it, but hasn't said anything.
Three People Drinking Canned Beer Behind the Driving School
This is actually good
Mei Nagano (heated tobacco device) https://image.news.livedoor.com/newsimage/stf/3/f/3fa2b_249_20240130011.jpg
but the pacing was so slow I dropped it — still, I'm curious how it ends, so I recorded the finale. Is it good??
If you only watch the finale it won't make sense, delete that recording right now
As a manga reader, it's like 'Anime finale? What's that?' lol
I've been curious, might give it a watch
If Anna Tsuchiya were around 20
Between this and 'Smoking Cat' (a separate viral cat character), is smoking trending or something lol
Wait, they're different? lol
but there's a scene where the women rate the men like a beauty pageant — made me realize this kind of thing is still fine as long as the genders are flipped
a genuine romance between a man just under 50 and a woman in her mid-20s,
but the content felt oddly aimed at a young audience
from episode 1 all the way to episode 12's finale, it's just been repeating the content of episode 1 the whole time
they just diluted the viral bit and stretched it out forever
By the way,
where's Ishura Season 3,
I Parry Everything Season 2,
and Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Season 3?
They're all such polarizing shows, I can't tell if you're joking for laughs or dead serious lol
Huh, it doesn't smell so I watched it just fine
I hate smoking too, but is there really anyone who confuses a fun anime with real life?
The middle-aged male lead was too pure/naive, so I couldn't really get invested.
Yeah, that's really the whole problem right there
It's basically got to be Tayama, no other real option — that's the issue
Not even close — this is the kind of show where even people who normally can't stand anything cigarette-related suddenly start calling it 'so emotional' once it's animated
but either way they both reek of cigarettes
There's a girl like that at my workplace, but that indescribable chemical smell from her IQOS (heated tobacco device)…
Background and Key Points of Discussion
“The Two Who Smoke Behind the Supermarket” reportedly started life as a single-panel comic that went viral on social media, before being expanded into a serialized manga and later an anime — the TV series ran for 12 episodes over three months. Where opinions in the thread split was mainly the pacing: criticism that “it’s just been stretching out the content of episode 1 the whole time” coexisted with praise for how “it took its time developing the relationship, and that was great.” Several posts also confused the show with “Smoking Cat,” an unrelated cat character that separately went viral on social media — the two are easy to mix up but have nothing to do with each other. There was also some back-and-forth over the show’s depiction of smoking itself, though the backdrop here is that anime, unlike live-action TV, faces much looser regulation around depicting smoking.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “‘The Two Who Smoke Behind the Supermarket’ Finale Is Too Emotional — A Storm of Praise!! ‘I Cried So Hard,’ ‘Thank You for the Happiness,’ ‘Please Give Us Season 2!’.”
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