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)
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| Source | Score | Normalized | Votes | Rank there | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AniList | 74 | 7.40 | 38,642 | #1512 | 7/8/2026 |
| IMDb | 7.4 | 7.40 | 614 | — | 7/4/2026 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.62 | 7.62 | 45,675 | #1692 | 7/10/2026 |
| Kitsu | 75.56 | 7.56 | 10,716 | #1911 | 8/26/2026 |
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