>>280221830
>How would the cast of Plinius or Thermae Romae fare?
I doubt they would fare well. One of the reason Pliny stays away from Rome is to avoid the conflict and conspiracies surrounding Nero. He'd probably do the same mistake as Gennai ("humiliating" Sadanobu) and incur the wrath of some higher-up (like when he yawned when Nero was singing). He's pretty close to Gennai in the way that they're both eccentric naturalists that travel the land. On top of that, he's also shit at understanding women, so I doubt he'd fare well in a world where they're the majority.
Lucius also seems too straight-forward to get involved in conspiracies. It could work with the right shogun like the guy in the first volume.