Thermae Romae — Season 1, Episode 5: The Power of Baths (1)
Animation, Comedy • 12 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 5.2/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About Thermae Romae
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."