Cinematography:
Takahiro HondaiComposer:
池頼広Cast:
Maaya Sakamoto, Hiroshi Kamiya, Takahiro Sakurai, Yōko Hikasa, Hiroshi Yanaka, Nobuo Tobita, Yōsuke Akimoto, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Mari Yoko'o, Tetsuo Kanao (more)Episodes(11)
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Venture out into a sea of words. Dictionaries are ships which guide people through a sea of words and help us all to understand one another. This is the guiding principle at Genbu Books' Dictionary Editorial Department where they are int he process of creating a brand-new dictionary, "The Great Passage - Daitokari," designed for the modern era. Just when production is underway, the Chief of the department must retire. Shortly after this news comes down, one of their editors, Masahi Nishioka, runs into a salesman from their company, Mitsuya Majime, while out at one of their vendors. Majime has a real love and appreciation for words, and is invited to join the Editorial Department where he can put his talents to work. The outgoing Nishioka and Introverted Majime seem like a mismatched pair at first, but form a strong team which play off each other's strengths. It is a years-long journey to create a dictionary from scratch, but together, they may just make it through this "Great Passage: and make "Daitokai" a success. (Discotek Media)
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Could an anime series about how a dictionary is made be interesting? Well, I think the most interesting thing is that someone wanted to make this anime series. I was not expecting anything great, and honestly, the pacing is not that fast although it hardly bothered me at all for some strange reason. The main male protagonist is practically a very good example of a person who is extroverted and antisocial (and this time in the true sense of the word, not in the classic Japanese exaggerated way of describing characters - otaku, hikikomori, etc.). I find it quite interesting that they decided to put someone like that in the center of the action to make him the main male protagonist. Plus, it is quite realistic. The Great Passage is just such an ordinary slice-of-life anime series with an extraordinary subject matter, a strange male protagonist, and his narrative. It also has a love story as a subplot, which is not intense, but rather quite cool and believable. The Great Passage is a slice-of-life narrative portrayed respectably, which, while nothing epic or brilliant, is all the more mature and real. For me, this was a good and relaxing watch. 6.5/10.
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