# Cestvs: The Roman Fighter

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter (Japanese: セスタス -The Roman Fighter-, Hepburn: Sesutasu -Za Rōman Faitā-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shizuya Wazarai [ja]. The first series, Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs, was serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal from 1997 to 2009, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. A second series, Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs, was serialized in Young Animal from 2010 to 2014, later transferred to Young Animal Arashi, where it ran from 2014 to 2018, until the magazine ceased its publication; it was published on Manga Park [ja] online platform from 2018 to 2020, and was transferred to Young Animal Zero in 2020; as of 2023, eleven volumes have been released. An anime television series aired on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block from April to June 2021.

## Characters
### Cestvs (セスタス, Sesutasu)

    Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta

### Zafar (ザファル, Zafaru)

    Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama

### Ruska (ルスカ, Rusuka)

    Voiced by: Kensho Ono

### Demitrius (デミトリアス, Demitoriasu)

    Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi

### Nero (ネロ)

    Voiced by: Yūto Uemura

### Agrippina (アグリッピーナ, Agurippīna)

    Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue

### Sabina (サビーナ, Sabīna)

    Voiced by: Aya Endō

### Emden (エムデン, Emuden)

    Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi

### Roxanne (ロクサーネ, Rokusāne)

    Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi

### Narrator (ナレーション, Narēshon)

    Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka

## Media
### Manga

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter is written and illustrated by Shizuya Wazarai [ja]. Wazarai published Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs (拳闘暗黒伝セスタス, Kentō Ankoku Den Sesutasu) in Hakusensha's Young Animal from 1997 to 2009. Hakusensha collected its chapters in fifteen tankōbon volumes, released from May 29, 1998, to May 29, 2009.
A sequel, titled Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs (拳奴死闘伝セスタス, Kendo Shitō Den Sesutasu) began in Young Animal on May 28, 2010. The series was transferred to Young Animal Arashi in 2014. After Young Animal Arashi ceased publication in 2018, the series was transferred to Manga Park [ja] web platform. The series was transferred to Young Animal Zero [ja] on November 9, 2020. Hakusensha released the first tankōbon volume on April 28, 2011. As of May 29, 2023, eleven volumes have been released.

#### Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | May 29, 1998 | 978-4-592-13321-6 |
| 2 | November 27, 1998 | 978-4-592-13322-3 |
| 3 | May 28, 1999 | 978-4-592-13323-0 |
| 4 | December 17, 1999 | 978-4-592-13324-7 |
| 5 | June 29, 2000 | 978-4-592-13325-4 |
| 6 | January 29, 2001 | 978-4-592-13326-1 |
| 7 | February 28, 2002 | 978-4-592-13327-8 |
| 8 | September 29, 2003 | 978-4-592-13328-5 |
| 9 | August 27, 2004 | 978-4-592-13329-2 |
| 10 | February 28, 2005 | 978-4-592-13330-8 |
| 11 | September 29, 2005 | 978-4-592-14371-0 |
| 12 | August 29, 2006 | 978-4-592-14372-7 |
| 13 | July 27, 2007 | 978-4-592-14373-4 |
| 14 | June 27, 2008 | 978-4-592-14374-1 |
| 15 | May 29, 2009 | 978-4-592-14375-8 |

#### Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | April 28, 2011 | 978-4-592-14821-0 |
| 2 | February 29, 2012 | 978-4-592-14822-7 |
| 3 | December 26, 2012 | 978-4-592-14823-4 |
| 4 | December 27, 2013 | 978-4-592-14824-1 |
| 5 | March 27, 2015 | 978-4-592-14825-8 |
| 6 | March 29, 2016 | 978-4-592-14826-5 |
| 7 | May 29, 2017 | 978-4-592-14827-2 |
| 8 | September 28, 2018 | 978-4-592-14828-9 |
| 9 | June 28, 2019 | 978-4-592-14829-6 |
| 10 | March 29, 2021 | 978-4-592-16160-8 |
| 11 | May 29, 2023 | 978-4-592-16313-8 |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in November 2020. The series was directed by Kazuya Monma, with Toshifumi Kawase serving as chief director and script supervisor, and produced by Bandai Namco Pictures. Masahiro Tokuda, Akihiro Manabe, and Yoshiyasu Ueda are composing the music. The boxing scenes are supervised by professional boxer Yoshihiro Kamegai. The 3DCG animation is produced by Logic&Magic, with character designs handled by Kei Yoshikuni, while the 2D character designs are handled by Yuka Shiga and Ako Nakazawa. The series aired on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block from April 15 to June 24, 2021. The opening theme song, "Endeavor", is performed by Dragon Ash, while the ending theme song, "Kirei Da" (You're Beautiful), is performed by Sarasa Kadowaki. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Fighting Slave Cestvs" Transliteration: "Kendo Sesutasu" (Japanese: 拳奴セスタス) | Harume Kosaka | Toshifumi Kawase | April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15) |
| 2 | "A Different Kind of Fight" Transliteration: "Ishu Kakutō" (Japanese: 異種格闘) | Harume Kosaka | Toshifumi Kawase | April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) |
| 3 | "The Boxing Dogs" Transliteration: "Kentō no Inu-tachi" (Japanese: 拳闘の犬たち) | Kazuya Monma Satoshi Yanagawa | Toshifumi Kawase | April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29) |
| 4 | "Surviving Until Tomorrow" Transliteration: "Ashita e no Seikan" (Japanese: 明日への生還) | Kaoru Yoshitake | Kōji Miura | May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) |
| 5 | "Where Hope Can Be Found" Transliteration: "Kibō no Arika" (Japanese: 希望の在り処) | Kazuya Monma | Toshifumi Kawase | May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13) |
| 6 | "Separated From the Goddess" Transliteration: "Megami to no Ketsubetsu" (Japanese: 女神との決別) | Kazuya Monma | Toshifumi Kawase | May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20) |
| 7 | "Caged Screams" Transliteration: "Ori no Naka no Sakebi" (Japanese: 檻のなかの叫び) | Kazuya Monma Satoshi Yanagawa | Kōji Miura | May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27) |
| 8 | "Epiphany" Transliteration: "Kaigan" (Japanese: 開眼) | Kazuya Monma Satoshi Yanagawa | Kōji Miura | June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) |
| 9 | "The Lucky Man" Transliteration: "Kōun na Otoko" (Japanese: 幸運な男) | Kazuya Monma Satoshi Yanagawa | Toshifumi Kawase | June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10) |
| 10 | "Quiet Groundwork" Transliteration: "Shizuka Naru Fuseki" (Japanese: 静かなる布石) | Kaoru Yoshitake | Kōji Miura | June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17) |
| 11 | "A New Battlefield" Transliteration: "Arata Naru Senjō" (Japanese: 新たなる戦場) | Harume Kosaka | Toshifumi Kawase | June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24) |