Series synopsis
Smoking, also known as スモーキング is a Japanese animation drama comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 20, 2018. It ended on July 6, 2018. It stars Ryo Ishibashi, Nobuaki Kaneko, Tomomi Maruyama and Kaito Yoshimura.
Sasaki is an overworked salaryman drifting through the corporate grind, sustained by cigarettes and the cheerful service and smile of Yamada, the clerk at his favorite supermarket. But one night after a grueling shift, he arrives late to find Yamada nowhere to be seen. With nowhere left to smoke, his spirits sink—until a pierced young woman calls out to him: “You can smoke here.”
Premise
Sasaki is an overworked salaryman drifting through the corporate grind, sustained by cigarettes and the cheerful service and smile of Yamada, the clerk at his favorite supermarket. But one night after a grueling shift, he arrives late to find Yamada nowhere to be seen. With nowhere left to smoke, his spirits sink—until a pierced young woman calls out to him: “You can smoke here.”
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryo Ishibashi as Sabe
- Nobuaki Kaneko as Haccho
- Tomomi Maruyama as Goro
- Kaito Yoshimura as Hifumin
- Rin Furukawa as Tatesawa Hina
- Ryuhei Matsuda as Sakakibara Masayuki
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 20, 2018 | July 6, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Group leader Uncle Sabe obtains credible information that their next target, former yakuza member Sarukawa, may be hiding out deep in the mountains. |
April 20, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hifumin and Goro take a severely injured man in to their makeshift home. Uncle Sabe is kidnapped after refusing to work for a sadistic yakuza boss. |
April 27, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Uncle Sabe's old friend Matsudo asks for help rescuing his elderly older brother from the criminally-run rest home he's been residing in. |
May 4, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 20, 2018 |
| Last aired | July 6, 2018 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |