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The Great Passage

舟を編む

Fune wo Amu

2016 Fall season 11 Episodes 23 min / episode Finished

DramaRomanceSlice of Life

★ 74% AniList score

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)

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Anime Details

Romaji titleFune wo Amu
Native title舟を編む
FormatTv
StatusFinished
Start dateOct 14, 2016
End dateDec 23, 2016
SeasonFall 2016
Episodes11
Episode duration23 minutes

Ratings

★ 74%

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What is The Great Passage about?

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)

How many episodes does The Great Passage have?

The Great Passage has 11 episodes.

What is the AniList score of The Great Passage?

The Great Passage has an AniList score of 74%.