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The Great Passage
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Score

7.4 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

11

Studio

ZEXCS

Official Streams

Amazon Prime VideoOceanVeil

The Great Passage

Also known as 舟を編む | Fune wo Amu

TVFall 2016Source NovelPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
DramaRomanceSlice of LifeAward Winning

7.4/10

Community score

#1659

Rank

135.2K

Members

565

Favorites

Synopsis

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)

Production Notes

Winner of the New Face Award on the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival.

Cast Highlights

Majime, Mitsuya

Majime, Mitsuya

Main

Voice: Sakurai, Takahiro (Japanese)

Nishioka, Masashi

Nishioka, Masashi

Main

Voice: Kamiya, Hiroshi (Japanese)

Araki, Kouhei

Araki, Kouhei

Supporting

Voice: Kanao, Tetsuo (Japanese)

Hayashi, Kaguya

Hayashi, Kaguya

Supporting

Voice: Sakamoto, Maaya (Japanese)

Hiroshi

Hiroshi

Supporting

Voice: Bridcutt, Sarah Emi (Japanese)

Kai

Kai

Supporting

Voice: Shibuya, Azuki (Japanese)

Kishibe, Midori

Kishibe, Midori

Supporting

Voice: Hikasa, Youko (Japanese)

Matsumoto, Tomosuke

Matsumoto, Tomosuke

Supporting

Voice: Mugihito (Japanese)

Core Staff

Mori, Akitoshi

Mori, Akitoshi

Producer

Shintaku, Kiyoshi

Shintaku, Kiyoshi

Producer

Umemoto, Souichirou

Umemoto, Souichirou

Producer

Matsuo, Akiko

Matsuo, Akiko

Assistant Producer

Segawa, Akito

Segawa, Akito

Assistant Producer

Kuroyanagi, Toshimasa

Kuroyanagi, Toshimasa

Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard

Theme Songs

Openings

"Shiokaze (潮風)" by Taiiku Okazaki (岡崎体育)

Endings

"I & I" by Leola

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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes11
Duration22 min per ep
SourceNovel
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonFall 2016
AiredOct 14, 2016 to Dec 23, 2016
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#1943
Scored by45.5K
BroadcastFridays at 00:55 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

The Great Passage

Romaji title

Fune wo Amu

Japanese title

舟を編む

Synonyms

Fune wo amu

Production Team

Main studio

ZEXCS

Producers

Aniplex, Dentsu, Fuji TV, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, Kansai TV, Kobunsha

Licensors

Discotek Media

Japanese title

舟を編む

Themes And Audience

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