The Great Passage

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)

• Format: TV
• Status: FINISHED
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
• Studio: ZEXCS
• Source: AniList

• #10 highest rated — Fall 2016
• #16 most popular — Fall 2016
• #33 highest rated — 2016
• #68 most popular — 2016