Discotek has been making a name for themselves licensing classic anime, but there was a different announcement today, with the addition of Thermae Romae. "We licensed something from 2012! And it is hilarious! It's about bath houses and time travel! Release will be in 2013 sometime." More after the jump.
Thermae Romae, the live-action film adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's popular manga, passed amazing 5 billion yen (approximately US$62,815,000) as of June 12. It is the first Japanese film grossed over 5 billion since The Last Message: Umizaru in 2010. Hit the jump for more information.
Yoyogi Animation Gakuin/Academy is a vocational institute with 12 campuses across Japan, where you can learn many aspects of professional anime, manga, game, and character figure production. They produced a new CM featuring the third collaboration title with Noitamina, Thermae Romae, on YouTube. Check the video after the jump.
Publisher Yen Press had a slew of announcements at this weekend's Sakura-Con, but one took the cake for most unexpected. Yen will be bringing Mari Yamazaki's award-winning seinen comedy manga, Thermae Romae, to store shelves in deluxe hardcover omnibus format. More announcements past the break!
With the latest update to the official site for Thermae Romae, we now have a look at the anime's cast. FROGMAN leads the charge as Lucius in the 3-episode flash-animated adaptation, set to premiere on January 12, 2012. Full details past the jump!
The official site for the anime adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae manga is now streaming a quick 16-second promo clip. The series will run for three weekly episodes starting in January. Have a look below. Video after the jump.
Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae is an especially particular manga, concerning modern Japan and ancient Rome's shared love of baths. If live-action and anime adaptations aren't enough, the unusual manga is also getting capsule figure reproductions of its memorable covers. Check them out after the jump.
Following the initial confirmation of the existence of the Thermae Romae anime adaptation, the site for the anime adaptation has opened, confirming more key details, such as air date and start time. Hit the jump for all the info so far.
Following a week of speculation, the long-rumored Thermae Romae anime adaptation has been confirmed via the magazine cover of the next edition of Monthly Comic Beam. Hit the jump for all of the details.