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The Great Passage (Fune Wo Amu) 

| Animation , Drama | TV Series (2016– )
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11 episodes
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A major publishing company Genbu Shobo has moved ahead with a publish plan of a new Japanese dictionary named "Daitokai". A young sales staff in Genbu Shobo, Mitsuya Majime is poor at ... See full summary »

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Yôko Hikasa Yôko Hikasa ...  Midori Kishibe unknown episodes
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A major publishing company Genbu Shobo has moved ahead with a publish plan of a new Japanese dictionary named "Daitokai". A young sales staff in Genbu Shobo, Mitsuya Majime is poor at expressing himself, and he loves books. A veteran lexicographer Araki finds out that he has a natural facility for the Japanese language, and headhunts him to the Lexicographical Department. So Majime become a highly competent lexicographer over time.

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13 October 2016 (Japan) See more »

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