__Occupation:__ Office Worker

A tired middle-aged corporate slave. His daily relaxation comes from cigarettes and Yamada's cheerful hospitality.

~!He doesn't recognize that his favorite employee, Yamada, is the same person as his new smoking friend, Tayama.!~

At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her!
 
(Source: Square Enix)
 
Note: On June 23, 2022 it was announced that the manga got licensed by Square Enix. It started being published in the magazine Big Gangan on August 25, 2022. 
Winner of the Next Manga Award 2022 in the Web Manga Category.

At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her!
 
(Source: Square Enix) 

Note: Episodes 1-6 had an early release by ABEMA and Crunchyroll on June 3rd, 2026 in a mini-episode batch format that splits 6 episodes into 12, ahead of the TV broadcast which starts on July 9th, 2026.

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__Non-Anime Roles:__
- Zayne - Love and Deepspace (VG)