In Japan, taking a bath is a way of life steeped in tradition. Most people in Japan think of soaking in the bathtub as cleansing away not only the sweat and dirt accumulated throughout the day but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lucius Modestus, an architect of spas in ancient Rome, finds himself back in hot water - literally - in the time-travel Japanese comedy sequel, Thermae Romae II. The original 2012 film, Thermae Romae ...

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 ...

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 ...