The Great Passage (2016) User Reviews

A nice relaxing anime and it was very heartwarming to watch!

[Irishchatter · 8/10 · 23 August 2019]

I liked the fact it was about a shy dude who used to work in a journalist type of company then suddenly becomes recognised to join a dictionary company. I probably am not gonna look at dictionaries the same way again because of how this anime just made words into beautiful art. Obviously the words are in Japanese but it doesn't mean the kanji wasn't eye catching. I even liked that at the end of every episode, it shows the words meaning based on what happened in the episode itself. Yeah I'm becoming more obsessed with fancy words now lol.

Really enjoyable anime although can be emotional at times, especially in the end with the old man dying of cancer. It breaks your heart since his colleagues seemed to look up to him as a grandad/father figure and he was adorable when he had his vocabulary notebook with him!!!!

I recommend it to all who need a chill anime to watch after a long day or even after watching a crazy anime lol.

Appreciation

[upasnabassi1993 · 10/10 · 3 April 2021]

I have a newfound appreciation for all the park that is put into making a dictionary. I have laughed with the sucess and cried with the setbacks depicted in the show. To the creators, I thankyou for making this show.

Never knew there was an anime on dictionaries and that it would be so pleasing to watch.

[manabrockz · 10/10 · 23 June 2020]

The series emphasis on two particular aspects- one on the main character Majime and second on the rigorous work of making a dictionary. Have we ever considered the enormous amount of work put into building a dictionary? We haven't, right. We have taken many such things for granted. Though the series is on Dictionary ,our main character is often unable to express his thoughts even after knowing the words. For him this task of compiling a dictionary is also a way to be able to build a passage to communicate with others. Over time we see how he wonderfully he has grown. He can't be said to change as he is same from the inside which is necessary to maintain his character. The characters in this series are so good and friendly. It really is pleasing to see them watch with all their passion on something which most consider mundane.