The Great Passage (TV series) explained

The Great Passage
Ja Kanji:舟を編む
Ja Romaji:Fune o Amu
Type:novel
Author:Shion Miura
Illustrator:Haruko Kumota
Publisher:Kobunsha
Magazine:Classy
Demographic:Female
First:September 28, 2009
Last:May 28, 2011
Volumes:1
Type:manga
Author:Shion Miura
Illustrator:Haruko Kumota
Publisher:Kodansha
First:October 7, 2016
Last:October 6, 2017
Volumes:2
Type:TV series
Director:Toshimasa Kuroyanagi
Music:Yoshihiro Ike
Studio:Zexcs
Network:Fuji TV (Noitamina)
First:October 14, 2016
Last:December 23, 2016
Episodes:11

is a 2016 Japanese anime television series animated by Zexcs, adapted from the novel written by Shion Miura.[1] The series was directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi and written by Takuya Satō, featuring original character designs by Haruko Kumota, adapted character designs by Hiroyuki Aoyama and music by Yoshihiro Ike.[2] The anime aired between October and December 2016 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block.[3]

Plot

The publication of a new dictionary called The Great Passage is being constructed. Mitsuya Majime, originally from publisher Genbu Publishing's sales department, has been recruited by the retiring editor of the dictionary department Kouhei Araki to succeed him due to his love and dedication to reading. The dictionary department is known internally as the "money-eating insect" (loss making), but Mitsuya uses his perseverance and attachment to the words in order to become a great editor.

Characters

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  • Majime is the main protagonist. He is a sales man for Genbu until Araki transfers him to the Dictionary Editorial Department. He is a bookworm and has a hard time expressing his own feelings, though he does make a conscious effort of learning how to. He has feelings for Kaguya which is why he writes a confession letter for her and asks Nishioka to advice him regarding it. After the time skip, it is revealed that he has married her, and has become the Chief editor of the Dictionary Editorial Department.
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  • Nishioka is a good looking and friendly guy who is one of the editors at the Dictionary Editorial Department, before he gets transferred to the PR Department. When he first meets Majime he thinks that the latter is weird, but when they start working together they come to realize that their individual strengths complement each other. They eventually become best friends. After the time skip, it is revealed that he has become the chief of the PR Department, and that he regularly tries to help out the Dictionary Editorial Department to make "The Great Passage" a success.
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  • Kaguya is the granddaughter of Take, Majime's landlord. She is training to become a Japanese chef and responds favourably when Majime confesses to her. After the time skip it is revealed that she has married Majime, and now owns her own restaurant.
    [3]
  • He is the former Chief of the Dictionary Editorial Department who has decided to retire due to his wife's illness. He swears to Matsumoto-sensei that he would find someone worthy to take his place, and after he brings Majime in, Matsumoto-sensei and he find Majime to be exactly that. He keeps mentoring Majime and becomes a part-time employee.
    [3]
  • Sasaki is the secretary of the Dictionary Editorial Department. She is a mild mannered woman, who continues to support the editors at the department.
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  • Kishibe is a character who is introduced after the time skip. She is transferred from the Northern Black Editorial Team, and at first finds it difficult to adjust to her new role and environment. But with Nishioka's help she manages that, and also contributes to the completion and publication of "The Great Passage".
    [3]
  • Miyoshi works at the PR Department, and is secretly in a relationship with Nishioka, with whom she also went to High School. After the time skip, it is revealed that she has married him (which now makes her Remi Nishioka) and they have two daughters together.
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  • Matsumoto, or Matsumoto-sensei as he is called by the others, is a professor who serves in an advisory capacity for the compilation of "The Great Passage" at the Dictionary Editorial Department at Genbu. He is a wise and kindhearted man, who also loves learning new words, which he writes down in a notebook he carries with him at all times.
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  • Take is Majime's landlord and Kaguya's grandmother. She is a gentle soul who often stays up late only to converse with Majime and offer him dinner.

    Media

    Manga

    A manga adaptation illustrated by Haruko Kumota was serialized in Kodansha's magazine from October 7, 2016,[4] to October 7, 2017.[5] [6]

    Anime

    The series was produced by Fuji TV, Aniplex, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, Kansai Telecasting Corporation, Kobunsha, Dentsu, and Zexcs. It premiered in the Noitamina programming block on Fuji TV on October 14, 2016, and finished airing on December 23, 2016, with a total of 11 episodes.[3] The opening theme was by Taiiku Okazaki,[7] and the ending theme was "I&I" by Leola.[8] Amazon simulcasted the series on their Amazon Video service.[9] The series was released on two home video volumes on January and March 22, 2017, respectively; the first volume contains episodes 1 to 7, and the second volume contains episode 8 to 11.[10]

    Episode list

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Fune wo Amu/The Great Passage Novel Gets TV Anime in October on Noitamina. March 17, 2016. Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102417/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-17/fune-wo-amu-the-great-passage-novel-gets-tv-anime-in-october-on-noitamina/.99904. live.
    2. Web site: Takahiro Sakurai, Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Sakamoto Star in Fune wo Amu/The Great Passage Anime. August 18, 2016. Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. June 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606052850/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-18/takahiro-sakurai-hiroshi-kamiya-maaya-sakamoto-star-in-fune-wo-amu-the-great-passage-anime/.105514. live.
    3. Web site: The Great Passage Reveals 5 More Cast Members, Opening Song, October 13 Debut. September 8, 2016. Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. November 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119102507/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-08/the-great-passage-reveals-5-more-cast-members-opening-song-october-13-debut/.106237. live.
    4. Web site: ja:雲田はるこの次回作は「舟を編む」！「落語心中」は6年の連載に幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/189916. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. June 7, 2016. November 1, 2023. ja.
    5. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. The Great Passage Manga by Rakugo Shinju's Kumota Ends in 2nd Volume. Anime News Network. July 13, 2017. November 1, 2023. October 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031232954/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-13/the-great-passage-manga-by-rakugo-shinju-kumota-ends-in-2nd-volume/.118760. live.
    6. Web site: ja:雲田はるこが手がけた「舟を編む」コミカライズ版完結、下巻は11月7日発売. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/251736. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 16, 2024. ja. October 6, 2017. November 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221118132403/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/251736. live.
    7. Web site: The Great Passage Anime's 3rd Promo Previews Opening Theme Song. September 9, 2016. Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. December 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221004032/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-09/the-great-passage-anime-3rd-promo-previews-opening-theme-song/.106268. live.
    8. Web site: Great Passage Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals Ending Theme Song. September 1, 2016. Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. February 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206140719/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-01/great-passage-anime-2nd-promo-reveals-ending-theme-song/.106010. live.
    9. Web site: Amazon Video Streams The Great Passage. October 15, 2016. Anime News Network. October 15, 2016. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221041122/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-15/amazon-video-streams-the-great-passage/.107697. live.
    10. Web site: BD/DVD/CD. Noitamina. December 3, 2016. ja. December 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205133356/https://news.noitamina.tv/funewoamu/goods/. live.
    11. Web site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/funewoamu/. ja:舟を編む - フジテレビ. Fuji TV. December 16, 2016. ja. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185304/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/funewoamu/. live.

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