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Thermae Romae
Thermae Romae: Lucius Meets Moe
Here’s a very funny short video shot for Yoyogi Anime Academy, featuring the star of Thermae Romae. I wonder now if NoitaminA wishes they’d contracted for a full season, given how popular the franchise seems to have become, mostly thanks to the live-action. Read more
Thermae Romae Bath Guide
Thermae Romae – the last good series to appear on the NoitaminA block – has come out with an onsen guide: Rurubu Thermae Romae, a collaboration between the Japanese travel magazine Rurubu and Mari Yamazaki’s Thermae Romae bathhouse manga, went on sale in Japan on Saturday. The magazine, which features […] Read more
Thermae Romae – 5-6 (End)
What, the conclusion already? Thermae Romae – 05 One of the things I really enjoy about Thermae Romae is the way I can see some of my own reactions mirrored in those of Lucius. I’m a huge fan of onsen – they’re one of my favorite things about Japan – […] Read more
Thermae Romae – 3-4
What a shame it is that among the most interesting Winter 2012 series, one is three episodes and the other is three minutes. The latter, of course, is Recorder to Randoseru – a fairly interesting premise (in a silly way) that’s terribly unsuited to a three-minute format. The three episode […] Read more
First Impressions – Inu X Boku SS, Thermae Romae
Inu X Boku SS – 01 On balance, the first episode of Inu X Boku left a pretty flat impression on me. Visually, aurally and intellectually, my immediate reaction was “generic”. There was generic fanservice, very standard seiyuu performances, unexceptional visuals (somewhat surprising from David Production) and what passes for […] Read more