The Great Passage (2016)

The series follows the employees at the Genbu Shobou publishing company. Araki, who is a veteran editor for the dictionary department, is looking for a successor now that he's approaching retirement age. After Majime Mitsuya — a salesman who's a poor talker — meets Masashi Nishioka — Araki's coworker who is sociable and frivolous — Araki overhears their conversation and decides to recruit Majime into the department. The story follows "the awkward humans" Majime and Masashi as they work together to compile a medium-sized Japanese dictionary titled "The Great Passage" (Daitokai). (Source: Anime News Network)

Also known as

Fune wo Amu · 舟を編む

Format

TV · 11 episodes

Status

Finished

Genres

Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Studio

ZEXCS

AniList score

74/100

Main characters

Mitsuya Majime, Masashi Nishioka, Kaguya Hayashi, Remi Miyoshi, Tomosuke Matsumoto, Kouhei Araki, Midori Kishibe, Kaoru Sasaki