History Manga / ThermaeRomae

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Or rather Roman out of the Roman Empire

* IncompatibleOrientation: Emperor Hadrian recently lost his gay lover, in his introductory episode Lucius is afraid Hadrian might become infatuated with him and attempt SexualExtortion. They do become friends, but no more than that, and Lucius, so far, is shown to be strictly attracted by women.

* ValuesDissonance: between Ancient Rome and modern Japan, though it's mostly played for laughs.

* GratuitousLatin: Averted -- Lucius mostly speaks in Japanese, though that probably represents his Latin in a way that the audience will understand. In addition, he uses the Classical pronunciation when he ''does'' speak Latin.

* GoingNative: While trapped in the hot springs town of Ito, Lucius gradually acclimates to modern life.

* InstantExpert: In the 2012 live-action film, reading "Latin For Dummies" is enough for Mami to become fluent.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: The concept of bathtubs, toilets, toothbrushes and other sanitation practices. Possibly inverted though because the significance of hygiene and sanitation was something new for Lucius (and ancient Rome back then), and also because Japan has above-average plumbing technology and different cultural standards relating to baths.

* DarkerandEdgier: The live-action films. [[spoiler: Since the story doesn't have much outside its "Ancient Roman in modern Japan" theme, the films shoehorn in a Rome civil war scenario, a villain who serves as a rival to Lucius, and the romance between Lucius and Mami is doomed to end because neither can stay in each other's era.]]

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Bathhouses. Also Lucius' reaction to fruit-flavoured milk implied something huge was happening, but really it was just very good milk.

* TimeTravelRomance: [[spoiler: Lucius and Satsuki develop feelings for each other.]]
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The finale has Satsuki reuniting with Lucius in Ancient Rome, and go on to bear his child.]]

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: You can't cultivate bananas from a seed (at least not a modern-day variety of banana), as Lucius is able to do with the banana he brings back to Rome from Japan. To cultivate a new banana plant, you need an offshoot from an old banana plant. This is besides the fact that bananas are not native to Egypt (where Hadrianus first tastes one), which is far from their native tropical climate

* AlternateDVDCommentary: Of [[http://chipandironicus.com/videos/anime/5.html the anime]], done by [[ChipCheezum Chip and Ironicus]] during their LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle''.

* TheRomanEmpire: The emperor Hadrian appearing in episode 4 of the anime. Stabilizing his reign is one of Lucius' goals.

** In the manga it's totally different, people trying to communicate with Lucius either have no sense what he's saying (they try to speak English) or already understand Latin.

* {{Otaku}}: [[spoiler:Satsuki]] is this towards [[spoiler:anything related to the roman empire. She founded a Roman Empire themed club in high school and learned english, french, italian and latin so that she could read about the Roman Empire from western sources. This becomes useful once she meets Lucius. She's the first person of the "flat-faced people" he can communicate with.]]

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Thermae Romae (Latin for "Roman baths") is the manga and anime story of a 2nd century Roman architect named Lucius, who designs baths. He gets transported to 21st century Japan, learns about their bath and toilet technology, and brings these modern ideas back to his time.

A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan in April 2012, along with a sequel in 2014. The manga, written by Mari Yamazaki, has ended after reaching six volumes, and is available in English print thanks to [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2012-04-07/yen-press-adds-thermae-romae-anything-and-something-umineko-no-naku-koro-ni Yen Press]]. The anime has recently been licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia.

** BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The finale has Satsuki reuniting with Lucius in Ancient Rome, and go on to bear his child.]]

A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan in April 2012. The manga, written by Mari Yamazaki, has ended after reaching six volumes, and is available in English print thanks to [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2012-04-07/yen-press-adds-thermae-romae-anything-and-something-umineko-no-naku-koro-ni Yen Press]]. The anime has recently been licensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia.

* InstantExpert: Reading "Latin For Dummies" is enough for Mami to become fluent.

* InvoluntaryTimeTravel: Lucius has no control over his time travel jaunts they just happen.

* [[spoiler:TimeTravelRomance: Lucius and Satsuki develop feelings for each other.]]
** [[spoiler:BabiesEverAfter: The finale has Satsuki reuniting with Lucius in Ancient Rome, and go on to bear his child.]]

* AdultFear: Hadrian's greatest fear is that he might outlive his adopted son (and chosen successor)Commodus. [[spoiler: Later on, his fear comes true.]]

* {{OutlivingOneOffsprng}}:

* IncompatibleOrientation: Emperor Hadrian recently lost his gay lover, in his introductory episode Lucius is afraid Hadrian might become infatuated with him and attempt SexualExtortion. They do become friends, but no more than that.

* {{Otaku}}: [[spoiler:Satsuki]] is this towards [[spoiler:anything related to the roman empire. She founded a Roman Empire themed club in high school and learned english, french, italian and latin so that she could read about the Roman Empire from western sources. This becomes useful once she meets Lucius when he becomes stranded in Japan.]]

* TheRomanEmpire: The emperor Hadrian appearing in episode 4 of the anime. Stablising his reign is one of Lucius' goals.

* IncompatibleOrientation: Emperor Hadrian recently lost his gay lover, in his introductory episode Lucius is afraid Hadrian might become infatuated with him and attempt SexualExtortion. They seem to be on a strictly working relationship in the anime though.

* {{Otaku}}: [[spoiler:Satsuki]] is this towards [[spoiler:anything related to the roman empire. She ''founded a Roman Empire themed club in high school'' and learned english, french, italian and latin so that she could read about the Roman Empire from western sources. This becomes useful once she meets with Lucius when he becommes stranded in Japan.]]

* MyBiologicalClockIsTicking: Lucius' wife is rather big on this.[[spoiler: It becomes one of the main reasons she leaves Lucius (along with the rumors that he might have become Hadrian's lover).]]

* {{Otaku}}: [[spoiler:Satsuki]] is this towards [[spoiler:anything related to the roman empire. She learned, english french, italian and latin so that she could read about the Roman Empire from western sources. This becomes useful once she meets with Lucius when he becommes stranded in Japan.]]

* MyBiologicalClockIsTicking: Lucius' wife is rather big on this.

[[spoiler:* TimeTravelRomance: Lucius and Satsuki develop feelings for each other.]]