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The Great Passage

Also known as Fune wo Amu

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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).

Studio
ZEXCS
Episodes
11 listed
Runtime
about 23 minutes per episode
Genres
Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

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Characters & voices

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Take Hayashi
Take HayashiSupporting character
Ikuko Tani
Ikuko TaniJapanese voice
Rinta
RintaSupporting character
You Taichi
You TaichiJapanese voice
Chie Matsumoto
Chie MatsumotoSupporting character
Mari Yokoo
Mari YokooJapanese voice
Yamashita-kyokuchou
Yamashita-kyokuchouSupporting character
Tomomichi Nishimura
Tomomichi NishimuraJapanese voice
Oda-kyouju
Oda-kyoujuSupporting character
Nobuo Tobita
Nobuo TobitaJapanese voice

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