The story follows “the awkward humans” Majime and Masashi as they work together to compile a medium-sized Japanese dictionary titled “The Great Passage” (Daitokai).
Araki, who is a veteran editor for the dictionary department, is looking for a successor now that he’s approaching retirement age.
The series follows the employees at the Genbu Shobō publishing company.
Haruko Kumota (Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū original manga creator) is in charge of the original character designs for the series.