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Netflix Adds Thermae Romae Novae Anime in India

Netflix is listing Thermae Romae Novae, the new anime based on Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae manga, for release in India. Netflix is not displaying a release date for India, but the show is slated for a worldwide debut on March 28.

Tetsuya Tatamitani (Africa Salaryman) is directing the anime, and Yūichirō Momose (Africa Salaryman, So I'm a Spider, So What?) is writing the scripts. NAZ is producing the animation with the original manga as a base, while also featuring new stories written by Yamazaki.

Netflix describes the story of the manga and anime:

Lucius, a bath designer in the Roman Empire, accidentally slips back in time to present day Japan and learns about Japanese bath culture in this comedy.

Kenjiro Tsuda will voice protagonist Lucius in the anime.

Netflix announced a partnership with Yamazaki along with five other Japanese creators in February 2020 to develop and produce original Japanese anime projects.

Yamazaki ended her Thermae Romae manga in March 2013. The manga previously inspired a three-episode anime in 2012 and two live-action films starring Hiroshi Abe and Aya Ueto. Yen Press publishes the manga in English.

Source: Netflix