舟を編む
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)
Names
| Original | 舟を編む (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Fune wo Amu |
| English | The Great Passage |
| Chinese | 编舟记 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | 编舟记 · El gran pasaje · Barca de Palavras |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 11 ep · 23 min · 4h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2016-10-14 → 2016-12-23 (Autumn 2016) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | ZEXCS |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Genres | DramaRomanceSlice of Life |
| Themes | WritingPrimarily Adult CastWorkMale ProtagonistPhilosophyComing of AgeEducationalOffice LadyEnsemble CastJosei |
| Streaming | Amazon Prime Video · OceanVeil |
Reception
| Community score | 7.55 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.56 / 10 |
| Composite | 57.0 |
| On lists | 39,244 |
| Favourited | 531 (1.4%) |
| Completion | 77.2% |
| Drop rate | 6.7% |
| In backlog | 53.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.42 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.62 / 10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | ZEXCS | A | 5 of 59 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2016 | B | 16 of 120 |
| Demographic | Josei | B | 26 of 113 |
| Source material | Novel | C | 50 of 170 |
| Year | 2016 | B | 63 of 418 |
| Genre | Romance | B | 371 of 1,687 |
| Era | Late 2010s | B | 375 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | B | 399 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | C | 435 of 1,578 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 618 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 681 of 1,917 |
| Format | TV series | C | 835 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,401 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi, Yuka Hirama, Yukio Nagasaki |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Takuya Satou |
| Character design | Haruko Kumota, Hiroyuki Aoyama |
| Music | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Original creator | Shion Miura, Haruko Kumota |
AniList id 21703 · MAL id 32948 · record updated 2026-08-27

