Take ( タケ, Take) Voiced by: Ikuko Tani Take is Majime's landlord and Kaguya's grandmother. He is a wise and kindhearted man, who also loves learning new words, which he writes down in a notebook he carries with him at all times. Tomosuke Matsumoto ( 松本 朋佑, Matsumoto Tomosuke) Voiced by: Mugihito Matsumoto, or Matsumoto-sensei as he is called by the others, is a professor who serves in an advisory capacity for the compilation of "The Great Passage" at the Dictionary Editorial Department at Genbu. After the time skip, it is revealed that she has married him (which now makes her Remi Nishioka) and they have two daughters together. Remi Miyoshi ( 三好 麗美, Miyoshi Remi) Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō Miyoshi works at the PR Department, and is secretly in a relationship with Nishioka, with whom she also went to High School. But with Nishioka's help she manages that, and also contributes to the completion and publication of "The Great Passage". She is transferred from the Northern Black Editorial Team, and at first finds it difficult to adjust to her new role and environment. Midori Kishibe ( 岸辺 みどり, Kishibe Midori) Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa Kishibe is a character who is introduced after the time skip. She is a mild mannered woman, who continues to support the editors at the department. Kaoru Sasaki ( 佐々木 薫, Sasaki Kaoru) Voiced by: Yoshiko Sakakibara Sasaki is the secretary of the Dictionary Editorial Department. He keeps mentoring Majime and becomes a part-time employee. He swears to Matsumoto-sensei that he would find someone worthy to take his place, and after he brings Majime in, Matsumoto-sensei and he find Majime to be exactly that.
Kōhei Araki ( 荒木 公平, Araki Kōhei) Voiced by: Tetsuo Kanao He is the former Chief of the Dictionary Editorial Department who has decided to retire due to his wife's illness.
After the time skip it is revealed that she has married Majime, and now owns her own restaurant. She is training to become a Japanese chef and responds favourably when Majime confesses to her. Kaguya Hayashi ( 林 香具矢, Hayashi Kaguya) Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto Kaguya is the granddaughter of Take, Majime's landlord. After the time skip, it is revealed that he has become the chief of the PR Department, and that he regularly tries to help out the Dictionary Editorial Department to make "The Great Passage" a success. When he first meets Majime he thinks that the latter is weird, but when they start working together they come to realize that their individual strengths complement each other. Masashi Nishioka ( 西岡 正志, Nishioka Misashi) Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya Nishioka is a good looking and friendly guy who is one of the editors at the Dictionary Editorial Department, before he gets transferred to the PR Department. After the time skip, it is revealed that he has married her, and has become the Chief editor of the Dictionary Editorial Department. He has feelings for Kaguya which is why he writes a confession letter for her and asks Nishioka to advice him regarding it. He is a bookworm and has a hard time expressing his own feelings, though he does make a conscious effort of learning how to. He is a sales man for Genbu until Araki transfers him to the Dictionary Editorial Department. The dictionary department is known internally as the "money-eating insect" (loss making), but Mitsuya uses his perseverance and attachment to the words in order to become a great editor.Ĭharacters Mitsuya Majime ( 馬締 光也, Majime Mitsuya) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai Majime is the main protagonist. Mitsuya Majime, originally from publisher Genbu Publishing's sales department, has been recruited by the retiring editor of the dictionary department Kouhei Araki to succeed him due to his love and dedication to reading. The publication of a new dictionary called The Great Passage is being constructed.