Fune wo Amu: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The publication of a new dictionary titled The Great Passage progresses. Mitsuya Majime, originally from publisher Genbu Shobo's sales department, has been recruited by Kouhei Araki, a veteran editor of the dictionary department who is looking to retire soon. The dictionary department is known internally as the "money-eating insect," but Mitsuya uses his perseverance and attachment to the words in order to become a great editor. Mitsuya, who has poor social skills, finds himself working with another man named Masashi Nishioka, who is able to express himself better.

Series details

• Title: Fune wo Amu
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime
• Premiere date: 2016-10-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19830

Cast and credited roles

• Maaya Sakamoto — Kaguya Hayashi
• Takahiro Sakurai — Mitsuya Majime
• Hiroshi Kamiya — Masashi Nishioka
• Chiwa Saito — Remi Miyoshi
• Mugihito — Tomosuke Matsumoto
• Tetsuo Kanao — Kōhei Araki
• Yōko Hikasa — Midori Kishibe
• Yoshiko Sakakibara — Kaoru Sasaki
• Azuki Shibuya — Kai-kun
• Ikuko Tani — Take Hayashi
• Sarah Emi Bridcutt — Hiroshi
• Satsumi Matsuda — Sen-kun

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-13; final listed air date 2016-12-22; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fune wo Amu on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.