The Great Passage

A quiet, warm slice-of-life about words and the people who collect them, unfolding with gentle patience and low stakes.

Created by

Miwa Sasaki, Tatsumi Fujii

Genres

Animation, Drama

Starring

Yoko Hikasa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Yoshiko Sakakibara

Overview

The publication of a new dictionary titled The Great Passage progresses. Mitsuya Majime, originally from publisher Genbu Shobo's sales department, has been recruited by Kouhei Araki, a veteran editor of the dictionary department who is looking to retire soon. The dictionary department is known internally as the "money-eating insect," but Mitsuya uses his perseverance and attachment to the words in order to become a great editor. Mitsuya, who has poor social skills, finds himself working with another man named Masashi Nishioka, who is able to express himself better.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Work, obsession, found family, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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