{"rewrite":{"id":"r_679f8e13e36d095b65bed4a2","clusterId":"c_38dbd6405f44d6f6d5b4d635","slug":"smoking-behind-the-supermarket-with-you-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You Anime Reveals English Dub Cast","summary":"Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub for the television anime adaptation of Jinushi's manga Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Thursday, July 24. The English cast includes Giles Panton as Sasaki, Caitlyn Bairstow as Yamada/Tayama, Andrew Francis as Suzuki, Ruth Alexander as Ono, and Brian Dobson as Sasaki's Boss. The anime premiered on TBS and its 27 affiliate channels on July 9 at 11:56 p.m. JST, with streaming also available on ABEMA and Netflix. Crunchyroll streams the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and India. The anime's limited advance streaming on ABEMA in Japan began on June 3, with Crunchyroll also releasing the first 12 mini-episodes that same day. Each mini-episode is 10 minutes long, and together they present episodes 1-6 in chronological order. The Japanese voice cast features Takuya Satō as Sasaki, Seena Hoshiki as Yamada/Tayama, Shinya Takahashi as Suzuki, Toa Yukinari as Gotō, Megumi Toyoguchi as Ōno, Rikuya Yasuda as Obata, and Yōko Hikasa as Maezawa. Tadato Suzuki and Aoi Mori are directing the anime at Asahi Production, with Mio Inoue handling series scripts and Yasuka Ōtaki designing the characters. The opening theme is performed by ZUTOMAYO, and the ending theme by imase.","whyItMatters":"The English dub cast announcement, arriving two weeks after the anime's Japanese premiere, signals Crunchyroll's strategy to quickly localize a series that has already gained traction through its manga's English release and a top-20 Kindle ranking for its ninth volume.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe English dub cast announcement comes as the manga\u0026#39;s ninth compiled book volume ships on July 24, the same day the dub debuted. Square Enix is releasing the volume in Japan, while Square Enix Manga \u0026amp; Books handles the English release, with the seventh English volume shipping on July 7.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShin Kōno, known for theme song arrangements on \u003cem\u003eCardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArte\u003c/em\u003e, and Sayaka Aoki, who composed for \u003cem\u003eI\u0026#39;m the Villainess, So I\u0026#39;m Taming the Final Boss\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Water Magician\u003c/em\u003e, are composing the music. Kōhei Yoshida, sound director for \u003cem\u003eDark Gathering\u003c/em\u003e, is handling sound direction.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJinushi launched the manga on X/Twitter in March 2022 before it began serialization in Square Enix\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eBig Gangan\u003c/em\u003e magazine in August 2022. The series won eighth place in the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Manga UP! Global added the English translation in April 2023, and Comikey began a digital English release in May 2023. The manga is also available on BookWalker.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Crunchyroll's English dub for Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You arrived two weeks after the Japanese broadcast started, a shorter gap than many simuldubs. The cast includes familiar Vancouver-area voice actors.","twitterPost":"English dub for Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You dropped two weeks after Japanese premiere, with a cast of veteran Vancouver actors.","threadsPost":"Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You's English dub cast leans on Vancouver talent like Giles Panton and Caitlyn Bairstow. The dub launched two weeks after the Japanese broadcast, a tighter turnaround than many seasonals get.","newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub for Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Thursday, July 24, with Giles Panton and Caitlyn Bairstow leading the cast. The anime debuted on TBS on July 9, and the manga's ninth volume shipped the same day as the dub launch.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-24/smoking-behind-the-supermarket-with-you-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast/.239942\",\"title\":\"Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Reveals English Dub Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":16521,"outputTokens":1522,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785044270,"createdAt":"2026-07-26T05:35:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-26T05:35:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-26T05:35:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_38dbd6405f44d6f6d5b4d635","canonicalTitle":"News\nSmoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Reveals English Dub Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_08c08cb25b864b789892e1b2","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Jinushi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-24T16:11:01.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-25T02:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-26T05:35:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-24/smoking-behind-the-supermarket-with-you-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast/.239942","title":"News\nSmoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Reveals English Dub Cast"},{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3093284/","title":"「メダリスト」「宇宙兄弟」「薬屋のひとりごと」最新巻が人気！Amazon Kindle本マンガ「売れ筋ランキング」コミック単行本上位20！（2026年7月24日版）"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Jinushi"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub for Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Thursday, July 24, 2026.","The anime premiered on TBS and its 27 affiliate channels on July 9, 2026, at 11:56 p.m. JST.","The English dub cast includes Giles Panton as Sasaki, Caitlyn Bairstow as Yamada/Tayama, Andrew Francis as Suzuki, Ruth Alexander as Ono, and Brian Dobson as Sasaki's Boss.","The anime is directed by Tadato Suzuki and Aoi Mori at Asahi Production, with series scripts by Mio Inoue and character designs by Yasuka Ōtaki.","The manga's ninth compiled volume shipped on July 24, 2026, the same day the English dub debuted."]}