45 Tall, tired-eyed man with slightly rumpled office clothes, dark hair going gray at the temples, and a flip-phone he refuses to replace. Earnest and a little oblivious, with surprisingly expressive reactions for someone so quietly subdued. Stammers and flusters the moment someone catches him off guard. Visits the store daily for the cashier inside, and lingers out back for the smoker — never once connecting that they are the same person. A forty-five-year-old office worker ground down by the corporate world. His only solace is the smile of his favorite cashier and a cigarette break with a female friend of his. He's unaware that both are the same person. Oblivious to Love: He's comically dense when it comes to cashier and smoker, never picking up the fact that they're the same person and that she has feelings for him. Ridiculously Average Guy: Sasaki is a tired middle-aged man who is unremarkable in most respects, how "normal" he is on paper. The series frames this as endearing rather than pathetic. Salaryman: He's the archetype of a middle-aged Salaryman. Overworked, underfulfilled, and held together primarily by nicotine and your smiles. Tall Is Intimidating: He's very tall, a fact that intimidates some people, including children and his juniors at work. Technologically Blind Elders: He's a 45-year-old guy who struggles with using some modern tech like smartphones. When his flip-phone breaks, he struggles with his smartphone. Trademark Favorite Food: He loves rice crackers and tends to buy a lot of them at the Super S. Wild Take: Very subdued, but Sasaki's reactions are surprisingly expressive and that he stammers and flusters easily. Has a Type: It's implied he has a thing for assertive women, which is why he often blushes when "smoker" gets pushy. A personality test he took even concluded he has masochistic tendencies