Thermae Romae Novae (2022)
A proud bath architect in ancient Rome starts randomly surfacing in present-day Japan, where he's inspired by the many bathing innovations he finds.
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Episode 1 - All Baths Lead to Rome
Release Date: 2022-03-28While bathing in the public bathhouse his grandfather designed and built, a boy in ancient Rome is momentarily transported to a very strange place.
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Episode 2 - The Thermae Architect Who Leapt Through Time
Release Date: 2022-03-28Rome, 128 A.D. In a golden age of bathhouse innovation, bathhouse architect Lucius tries to come up with fresh ideas that will set his designs apart.
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Episode 3 - Lucius Builds an Outdoor Bath
Release Date: 2022-03-28After Consul Lepidus asks him to build an outdoor bath with a view of Mt. Vesuvius, Lucius suddenly finds himself bathing among strange-looking monkeys.
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Episode 4 - Lucius Builds an Indoor Bath
Release Date: 2022-03-28Lucius ends up in a small bathroom in a modern Japanese house and is completely fascinated by everything he finds.
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Episode 5 - Lucius Builds a Bath in Emperor Hadrian's Villa
Release Date: 2022-03-28Impressed by his creativity, Emperor Hadrian invites Lucius to his opulent villa and asks him to build a private bath.
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Episode 6 - Lucius Builds a Hot Stone Spa
Release Date: 2022-03-28Lucius works to complete a bathing area for soldiers fighting on the front lines — and not a minute too soon, as the men are in dire need of healing.
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Episode 7 - Lucius Appears on the Tokaido Road in the Edo Period
Release Date: 2022-03-28While stopping in an unwelcoming tavern during his long journey home, Lucius surfaces in a comfortable Edo-era rest stop along the Tokaido road.
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Episode 8 - Lucius Learns Bathing Etiquette in Japan
Release Date: 2022-03-28Lucius encounters a set of very rude bathers who don't seem to know the first thing about proper bathhouse etiquette.
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Episode 9 - Lucius Meets a Fellow Architect in Japan
Release Date: 2022-03-28On a construction site for a Roman-style spa in modern day Japan, Lucius meets a fellow bathhouse architect.
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Episode 10 - Lucius Builds a Theme Bath
Release Date: 2022-03-28Emperor Hadrian asks Lucius to devote himself to building a large public bathhouse in the name of his son and heir to the Empire.
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Episode 11 - Lucius Builds a Spa Town
Release Date: 2022-03-28To undermine public support for the Emperor, some members of the Senate scheme to get rid of the man behind the popular bathhouses: Lucius.