If you’ve watched anime on Netflix recently, you might have been recommended a series called Thermae Romae Novae. You might have glanced at the picture, wondered, “Is this a series about a guy from ...

Hiroshi Abe's time-travellng bathhouse architect from ancient Rome returns in the sequel to the 2012 adaptation of a Japanese manga. By Clarence Tsui Thermae Romae 2 Still - H 2014 Big is not ...

Hideki Takeuchi's adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's popular manga series already grossed $75 million in Japan. By Jordan Mintzer THERMAE ROMAE Still - H 2012 TORONTO — The Japanese obsession with all ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: The new Netflix anime series Thermae Romae Novae follows a young man named Lucius Modestus (David Wald) who wants to become a thermae (Roman bath house) architect. As a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Who would have thought that there could be an entire movie based around bathing culture? Not me.

All roads lead to a bathtub in this cheekily entertaining manga adaptation, a time-travel fantasy in which a Roman architect from 128 AD saves the empire by tapping into Nipponese ablution habits. All ...

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators ...

A Nipponese time-travel fantasy in which sumo wrestling, electronic toilets and other cool Japanese inventions find their way into ancient Roman spas, “Thermae Romae II” nonetheless proves a less ...

All roads lead to a bathtub in “Thermae Romae,” a time-travel fantasy in which a Roman architect from 128 AD saves the empire by tapping into Nipponese ablution habits. The manga adaptation has fun ...

A second trip to the spa is no paradise in this waterlogged follow-up to 2012's hit 'Thermae Romae.' A Nipponese time-travel fantasy in which sumo wrestling, electronic toilets and other cool Japanese ...