★ 8.4 TV Series
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
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… Read more
Storyline
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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Characters & Japanese Voice Cast
Mitsuya Majime
Main
VA: Takahiro Sakurai
Masashi Nishioka
Main
VA: Hiroshi Kamiya
Kaguya Hayashi
Supporting
VA: Maaya Sakamoto
Tomosuke Matsumoto
Supporting
VA: Mugihito
Remi Miyoshi
Supporting
VA: Chiwa Saitou
Midori Kishibe
Supporting
VA: Youko Hikasa
Sen-kun
Supporting
VA: Satsumi Matsuda
Shinichirou Miyamoto
Supporting
VA: Shintarou Asanuma
Kouhei Araki
Supporting
VA: Tetsuo Kanao
Kaoru Sasaki
Supporting
VA: Yoshiko Sakakibara
Kai-kun
Supporting
VA: Azuki Shibuya
Hiroshi
Supporting
VA: Sarah Emi BridcuttSimilar Anime
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does The Great Passage have?
The Great Passage has 11 episodes.
Which studio made The Great Passage?
The Great Passage is produced by ZEXCS.
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