by Mari Yamazaki · Star Comics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788864201733
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«Thermae Romae» is the historical manga by Mari Yamazaki, published by Star Comics in paperback (192 pages, in Italian).
Lucio, a Roman engineer specialized in the design of baths during the era of Emperor Hadrian, is sucked into a whirlpool while bathing and reappears in a modern Japanese spa. That accident leads him to travel between ancient Rome and modern Japan, where he discovers Japanese bathing customs and uses them to revolutionize his baths.
First volume of the Thermae Romae saga. The work was recognized with the Manga Taisho Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2010.
Seinen manga for readers interested in historical comedy, Roman civilization, and Japanese bath culture.
