First of all, there aren't any anime similar to this one, at least not that I know off and according to what I hear about it from other people. The greatest thing about the whole show is the reality behind it. The whole story and plot makes sense and so does the characters. You can find in Fune wo Amu the environment you would find in a small group working for the same department.
The characters all have their qualities and flaws which, once again, relates to the real life. The group working for 'The Great Passage is full of amazing co-workers and people who you slowly start to love and get attached to them, and of course you eventually relate to one of them. The only problem I found was that some characters didn't get the deserved time and development, but if we think about it, making a dictionary takes a long time and the focus of the anime was how to make one.
I like animes that inspire me to do something or animes that have a deep meaning behind it and Fune wo Amu is exactly it. While watching this amazing show I felt their passion about their job and made me curious about it. We don't see people that love what they are doing everyday, but to see Majime and his team to be so passionate about their jobs, makes you want to have the same passion about what you will do in your future.
It's truly an inspiring anime. Normal people, working together to make their best and have good results; people who don't give up no matter how hard the job gets and how long it will take to get it done; people that can combine their private lives, like we saw with Majime and Nishioka, with their jobs and still be happy and not stressed... A show that represents what everyone wants for their future life, without anything extraordinary, but passion and dedication.
