Exclusive Early Release Ahead of Terrestrial Broadcast! TV Anime "FUTARI AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE'S BACKYARD SMOKING" "ABEMA Exclusive Pre-delivery Version" to be Released All 12 Episodes on June 3rd (Wednesday)! Sequential Free Broadcast from 8:30 PM Daily, Every Wednesday to Friday!

## Press Release Information Title: Exclusive Early Release Ahead of Terrestrial Broadcast! TV Anime "FUTARI AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE'S BACKYARD SMOKING" "ABEMA Exclusive Pre-delivery Version" to be Released All 12 Episodes on June 3rd (Wednesday)! Sequential Free Broadcast from 8:30 PM Daily, Every Wednesday to Friday! "ABEMA", the "New Future TV", is pleased to announce the distribution schedule for the new summer anime "FUTARI AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE'S BACKYARD SMOKING", which is scheduled for an "ABEMA Exclusive Pre-delivery Version" ahead of its terrestrial broadcast. The TV anime "FUTARI AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE'S BACKYARD SMOKING" is a slice-of-life human drama based on the manga by Jinushi, serialized in Monthly "Big Gangan" (Square Enix). It depicts the moments shared by Sasaki, a tired middle-aged salaryman exhausted from work, and Tayama, a mysterious woman working at the supermarket he frequents, as they talk while smoking cigarettes behind the store. This "dual-sided cigarette story", which carefully portrays the slightly mysterious adult connection found in everyday life, has garnered much sympathy from readers, ranking first in the Web Manga Division of "Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taisho 2022" (Next Manga Award 2022), with over 3 million copies of its collected volumes sold. The long-awaited TV anime broadcast is also scheduled to begin in July 2026, and attention is focused on the interactions between the two characters as depicted in animation. This time, the distribution schedule for the ABEMA exclusive pre-delivery version of "FUTARI AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE'S BACKYARD SMOKING" has been decided. All 12 episodes will be available for simultaneous streaming starting at 8:30 PM on June 3rd, 2026 (Wednesday). Additionally, from June 3rd (Wednesday), one episode will be broadcast sequentially for free daily, from 8:30 PM every Wednesday to Friday. All broadcasted episodes will be available for free viewing anytime until 0:30 AM on July 10th (Friday). Furthermore, an early distribution of the regular version is also planned from July. A special program featuring the cast will also be broadcast on July 4th (Saturday). Only "ABEMA" allows you to enjoy the content of the TV broadcast from July 2026 in advance. Please enjoy the highly anticipated "dual-sided cigarette story" one month earlier, starting in June. - Details of "FUTARI AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE'S BACKYARD SMOKING" ABEMA Exclusive Pre-delivery Version (C) Jinushi / SQUARE ENIX・"Yanisuu" Production Committee - Distribution start date and time: June 3rd, 2026 (Wednesday) 8:30 PM - All 12 episodes simultaneously distributed - Number of episodes: All 12 episodes - Content: A version re-edited from the TV broadcast version for ABEMA exclusive pre-delivery - Series page URL: https://abema.go.link/lp4IU * You can enjoy unlimited viewing with "ABEMA Premium" or "ABEMA Premium with Ads" (*1). - Free Broadcast - Broadcast schedule & program URL - Broadcast date and time: From June 3rd, 2026 (Wednesday), sequentially one episode from 8:30 PM every Wednesday to Friday - Broadcast channel: ABEMA Anime Channel - First broadcast URL: https://abema.go.link/1T4dj * After the broadcast, free distribution of the broadcasted episodes will begin. Subsequently, all episodes up to the broadcasted episode will be available for free until 0:30 AM on July 10th (Friday). - Broadcast and Distribution Schedule - Work Overview ### Sasaki, a tired middle-aged man relentlessly pursuing the path of a corporate slave. His quiet comforts include the tobacco he habitually smokes and the cheerful service of Ms. Yamada, a female staff member at his favorite supermarket. One night, exhausted from work, he heads to the supermarket seeking solace, but Ms. Yamada isn't there, and there's nowhere to smoke tobacco these days... Just as Sasaki is disheartened, a woman named Tayama, dressed in somewhat unconventional clothes, calls out to him, saying, "You can smoke here." Sasaki and Tayama exchange ordinary conversations in the smoking area behind the supermarket. It's difficult to clearly define their relationship in a single word. This is the adult drama they weave. ### - Sasaki: Takuya Sato - Yamada / Tayama: Hoshiki Seina - Goto: Toa Yukinari - Ono: Megumi Toyoguchi - Obata: Rikuya Yasuda - Maezawa: Yoko Hikasa - Suzuki: Shinya Takahashi ### - Directors: Rihito Suzuki, Aoi Mori - Series Composition: Mio Inoue - Character Design: Naka Otaki - Music: Shin Kono, Sayaka Aoki - Sound Director: Kohei Yoshida - Production: Asahi Production - Opening Theme: ZUTOMAYO (Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni.). Song title to be announced later. - Ending Theme: imase "Fiction" Official Website: https://yanisuu.com/ *1_By registering for "ABEMA Premium" at 1,180 JPY (tax included) per month, you can watch exclusive content and enjoy special features such as "catch-up playback" and "download function". Additionally, with "ABEMA Premium with Ads" at 680 JPY (tax included) per month, you can watch "ABEMA Premium" exclusive content with ads. - About "ABEMA" "ABEMA" is a video streaming business launched on April 11th, 2026, celebrating its 10th anniversary, aiming to innovate television as "a new future TV".