Bathing is something both Rome and Japan hold dear as not only an act to get oneself clean but also as an act of socialization. Based on this concept we find our hero Lucius, a down on his luck architect from ancient Rome transported to modern Japan through the baths he comes to love to learn all about the art of the bath and to experience a major case of culture shock every time he shows up. It’s a relatively short and sweet manga, with a heavy base in comedy.
I love this manga because of the incredibly silly premise that is taken
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Thermæ Romæ, I Thermae Romae, Terumae Romae, Terumae・Romae Japanese: テルマエ・ロマエ More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 38
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 12, 2008 to Mar 12, 2013
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Seinen
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Comic Beam Authors:
Yamazaki, Mari (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #17252 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2487
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Feb 25, 2018
Thermae Romae knows exactly what experience it's trying to deliver, and it always does so, for better or worse. If you'd enjoy reading a story about culture shock from the past to the future, or a story of episodic problems always reaching fun conclusions, then how contrived it can be won't detract from your enjoyment.
The story begins in ancient Rome, with struggling bathhouse architect Lucius Modestus finding it harder and harder to get work, due to his traditional ideas in an era where the new is successful. It is ironic that he will soon become the foremost purveyor of new ideas — as Lucius enjoys ... 
Oct 13, 2019
Thermae Romae; what a delightful little read! The length of this one is just right, I think, and it ends on a fairly sensible and happy point.
As a classicist, the accuracy in the roman side details is pleasant. It's not often that you find a piece of media that knows what a “consul” is (I’m still mad about total war “promoting” player character to “proconsul”, for instance). Of course, the accuracy does deviate somewhat – as a fictional story, historical details are flexed, and there is too much water in the roman baths (Which were, in reality, more like saunas.). However, the manga is still ... 
Nov 5, 2022
This is a very fun and light hearted piece of sci-fi historical fiction that feels like it was made with mountains of love at every step of the way. The author never fails to convey how much they love both Roman and Japanese cultures, and will often go on very long tangents at the end of each chapter to teach you a little bit of Roman history or Japanese culture to help give further context to the chapter you just read.
It's a cute, funny, and shockingly very educational, little read with a nice little bow to tie things off at the end. I highly ... 
Dec 11, 2022
Bath architect and engineer Lucius Modestus finds himself transported nearly 2000 years into the future after falling in a public bath, and is inspired by modern Japan to solve the bath problems he faces in his Ancient Rome. This becomes a recurring theme but given how each chapter approaches a different subject, it never really gets stale. In the end I learnt a lot about these 2 bathing cultures, as well as about the Roman Empire in general.
For a comedy manga, the art style is very good, the semi-realism reflects very well the different ethnicities of the characters and the backgrounds are also quite detailed. ... |
