Spear Counterpart: Chapter 30 introduces Nishizono, who is one to Sasaki. She is a 50-something mangaka who also has to deal with a very demanding job, and has as one of the cool breezes in her busy life being a gentle supermarket cashier (in her case, it's Oono), whom she treats almost the exact way Sasaki treats Yamada. The two bond over their shared ways of helping their favorite cashiers. a b 【漫画】ブラック企業勤めのサラリーマンとスーパーの女性店員。喫煙所仲間のふたりの関係に頬が緩む. WEB The Television (in Japanese). June 3, 2022 . Retrieved September 16, 2022. Smug Smiler: When she's not wearing a stoic poker face, Tayama is usually smirking (and usually at Sasaki's expense).

Now, in addition to seeing his adored cashier Yamada, Sasaki also visits the store to see if his new smoking partner Tayama is around. But there is more to Tayama's mischievousness than she initially lets on. With every cigarette, an unlikely friendship begins to blossom.

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Clingy Jealous Girl: Yamada. Aside from the whole wedding ring misunderstanding, Yamada has been shown to be incredibly passive aggressive about the idea of even a male coworker smoking and talking with Sasaki in her place. Tomboy and Girly Girl: Yamada with herself. From an implied high-pitched voiced, endlessly polite, and always courteous smiling persona to her real, implied low-pitched, snarky, rough-edged, and almost Perky Goth true self.

Harding, Daryl (February 2, 2023). "RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023". Crunchyroll . Retrieved February 2, 2023. However, even though this manga has adult characters regularly talking about work over a smoke, many of the interactions feel recycled from teenage school year, slice of life manga. Whether it’s the 45 year old man getting teased by the 24 year old “cheeky kouhai” or reacting to a change in Yamada’s appearance, he acts like an inexperienced grade schooler, immediately blushing and stammering his words, rather than behaving as the far more experienced adult that he is. Workplace stress and troubles do play a big part in the story as well, so them being adults is still relevant, but that only makes the embarrassed reactions feel more like they don't belong. Based on how he reacts, you'd think he's renting a girlfriend rather than taking a smoke break. Inspired by…: Jinushi based the setting based on his time doing customer service work prior to being a mangaka.flat. The age gap between the two leads is probably the most interesting selling point here though. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2023). "Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals Final Fantasy Books, New Manga Licenses Including The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 1, 2023. On August 25, 2022, the serialization in the magazine began in Monthly Big Gangan. [3] In this issue, it appeared on the cover and in the opening color. [4] On the same day, the first volume of the book with newly written chapters was also released. [3] [4] There's nothing cringe, no fan service, just funny situations and a lot of denseness from the mc who'll get teased a bit. Cayanan, Joanna (March 27, 2023). "Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine Manga Wins 16th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 27, 2023.