Tayama

首次出现2022 · Manga

作品Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

角色定位Employee at Supermarket S

Her story

An adult supermarket employee who chats with Sasaki as Tayama behind the store, looking strikingly different from cashier Yamada.

Workplace lifeContrasting personasSlow-burn connection

AI-assisted fan artwork, not an official character card.

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Tayama

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You ↗ / 2022

Workplace lifeContrasting personasSlow-burn connection

Employee at Supermarket S

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角色档案

ABOUT Tayama / 01—06

01First appearance and background

Opening spoilers: Tayama enters chapter 1 of Jinushi’s 2022 manga Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You. At Supermarket S, customers know the friendly cashier as Yamada; behind the store, she talks with Sasaki under the name Tayama. They are the same adult woman. The manga began on Twitter in March 2022, followed by its first collected volume and magazine serialization on August 25. These are separate publication milestones. No given name is added here, and the English edition’s 2024 release is not her original debut.

02Personality and appeal

Opening spoilers: Yamada’s bright customer-service smile contrasts with Tayama’s teasing manner toward Sasaki. In chapter 1, her casual clothes and attitude leave him unaware that he already knows this cashier; the ending lets Yamada privately enjoy the joke. She can take her job seriously and still relish a little mischief. Her appeal lies in how the conversation shifts when she knows more than he does. These are different social presentations of one person, not a second character or an asserted medical diagnosis.

03Story journey

Mild spoilers for volumes 2, 3 and 6: their meetings develop beyond the opening prank. Volume 2 includes the disruption caused by a mistaken medical finding and a turning point during heavy rain. Volume 3 explores Tayama’s admiration and a misunderstanding about whether Sasaki is married. By volume 6, Yamada thinks about him while attending a summer festival with coworkers, and Kawakami challenges Sasaki over his time with Tayama. Seasons and workplace connections gradually change their relationship; later identity revelations and romantic outcomes remain outside this overview.

04Relationships

Mild relationship spoilers: Sasaki is both Yamada’s regular customer and the person Tayama gets to know away from the checkout. That overlap drives the story, but she also belongs to a workplace community. Manager Goto quietly enjoys watching the pair, while outgoing checkout chief Maezawa nicknames Sasaki Yamada’s “fan number 28.” Ohno is a veteran cashier, and Kawakami’s volume 6 challenge brings another coworker into the situation.

05Versions and visual identity

This page focuses on Tayama’s casual appearance from the official TV-anime character art: dark burgundy hair with straight bangs, longer face-framing locks and a tie at the back; red eyes; a black biker jacket and choker; a pale short dress with a black belt; dark tights and pale ankle boots. Yamada’s apron, headscarf and hair clip mark her separate store uniform, giving the two names a clear visual contrast. The TV anime premiered on July 9, 2026. Page illustrations are unofficial AI-generated fan art based on the anime design.

06Fan interpretations

Original fan interpretation: the kanji spellings 山田 (Yamada) and 田山 (Tayama) reverse the same two written characters, yet clothing, expression and speech create very different senses of distance. One reading is that knowing someone’s customer-facing role does not mean knowing her whole life. As Sasaki takes their conversations seriously, the small joke can hold increasingly sincere feelings. This interpretation concerns adults gradually recognizing each other beyond familiar roles.