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Thermae Romae

Thermae Romae

★ 5.9/10•2012•12m•15•Animation•Comedy
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The story is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses in ancient Rome, who time-travels to various modern-day baths in Japan. The author explores the two cultures in the world "that have loved baths the most: the Japanese and the Romans."

StatusEnded
Runtime12m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJan 12, 2012

Episodes

E112m

The Roman Who Leapt Through Time

In Rome in the year 128 AD, a Roman named Lucius Modestus is having trouble coming up with ideas for architecture. While contemplating in a bathhouse, he discovers a strange drain than sends him to a bathhouse in Modern Japan. While confused by his surroundings, he becomes amazed by some of their innovations, such as fruit flavored milk. Taking these ideas back to Rome, he incorporates these ideas into a new bathhouse to great success.

Jan 12, 2012

E212m

Swan Lake

A year later, Lucius is commissioned by a sickly man to build an outdoor bath near Vesuvius. While inspecting a heated well, Lucius is once again sent to modern Japan, this time winding up in a hot spring, where he gets to sample boiled eggs and sake. These innovations help nurse the old man back to health.

Jan 12, 2012

E312m

Shampoo Hat

As Lucius hears fancies about a bath closer to home, he once again ends up in modern Japan, this time in someone's bathtub. Mistaken as a foreign caretaker by the house's owner, Lucius comes to learn about more modern conveniences.

Jan 19, 2012

E412m

The Melancholy of the Emperor

After he builds a bath using this knowledge, his invention gets round to the Emperor Hadrian. There, Lucius suddenly finds himself with a strong urge to use the toilet, however he is summoned by the Emperor and has to bear it. He is to become the Emperor's new architect but he feels he is not worthy of such an honor. Not a moment later he is sent once again to modern Japan, this time in a toilet-showroom, where he sees sea life footage from a digital TV (which he interprets as an aquarium) and a modern bidet toilet. He then uses this knowledge to create these for the Emperor.

Jan 19, 2012

E512m

The Power of Baths (1)

Lucius is sent to a hot spring near Vesuvius to build some public baths, managing to enlighten some smelly robbers living there. When he slips up, he once again enters modern Japan, discovering a city filled with public baths.

Jan 26, 2012

E612m

The Power of Baths (2)

In Japan, Lucius samples the delights of an amusement stand and a ramen shop before bringing some souvenirs back to Rome, where he builds a village full of baths.

Jan 26, 2012

Actors

FROGMAN

Lucius Modestus

Hiroki Touchi

Hiroki Touchi

Marcus Pietras

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Hadrianus

Hiroshi Shirokuma

Hiroshi Shirokuma

Lepidus

Naoya Uchida

Naoya Uchida

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