Candy & Cigarettes

Raizō Hiraga, a newly retired police officer who had been serving the elite government VIP bodyguard unit for decades, found his grandson stricken by a very rare disorder. The medical expense would cost as much as a million yen a month; Hiraga sold his residence and spent all his pension but the money is simply not enough to cover the cost. Desperate to find a job willing to recruit a retired old man in his sixties, Hiraga noticed a small classified ad looking for "kendo and judo martial artist with excellent marksmanship; up to 1M yen/month" from an "independent legal entity" that looked just like an used bookstore named "Desperado Books," managed by a civil servant-looking young woman and a little girl.

Volumes

11 in the canonical sequence

English packaging

11 books, 11 releases

Publishers

Seven Seas Entertainment

Also known as

キャンディ & シガレッツ