Series synopsis
CESTVS -The Roman Fighter-, also known as セスタス -The Roman Fighter- is a Japanese animation drama action & adventure television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 15, 2021. It ended on June 24, 2021. It stars Hiromu Mineta, Rikiya Koyama, Kensho Ono and Hiroki Touchi.
Cestvs enters his first match at the slave gladiator training school. Though he's bewildered to discover that his opponent is his best friend, he wins the match, and his opponent is killed on the spot. According to his instructor Zafar, losers have no future. "Every time you win, your opponent will die. You're practically a murderer!" With all his sorrow and rage clenched in his fists, Cestvs survives, as one after another powerful opponents stand in his way, as well as the shadow of Nero, fifth ...
Premise
Cestvs enters his first match at the slave gladiator training school. Though he's bewildered to discover that his opponent is his best friend, he wins the match, and his opponent is killed on the spot. According to his instructor Zafar, losers have no future. "Every time you win, your opponent will die. You're practically a murderer!" With all his sorrow and rage clenched in his fists, Cestvs survives, as one after another powerful opponents stand in his way, as well as the shadow of Nero, fifth emperor of the Roman Empire. With no other way to secure his freedom, can Cestvs seize his future?!
Premise: The Legend of Boxing in the Dark Ages
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiromu Mineta as Cestvs (voice)
- Rikiya Koyama as Zafar (voice)
- Kensho Ono as Ruska (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Demitrius (voice)
- Yuto Uemura as Nero (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Agrippina (voice)
- Aya Endo as Sabina (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Emden (voice)
Supporting cast
- Sanae Kobayashi as Roxanne (voice)
- Akio Otsuka as Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 15, 2021 | June 24, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fighting Slave Cestvs As Nero was being crowned emperor of the Roman Empire at the tender age of 17, Cestvs the slave was fighting in a boxing match in order to become a fighting slave. However, the moment he defeats his friend from the training school, countless arrows strike his friend in the back. Defeat means death... Cestvs is terrified to learn the cruel fate of fighting slaves. He is promised his freedom if he wins one hundred matches, but the path to freedom is long. A competition between training schools sponsored by the emperor is to be held in Rome, and Cestvs steps onto the big stage. |
April 15, 2021 |
| 2 |
A Different Kind of Fight During an audience with Emperor Nero, Agrippina orders Cestvs to fight the young guard Ruska. After being choked out by fighting prodigy Ruska, Cestvs is discouraged by his first defeat, but when Zafar tells him that he has a future, he pledges to become stronger. Time passes, and Cestvs visits Pompeii as part of Drisco's boxing group, where he encounters Pompeii's strongest fighting slave, Emden. At the mansion he is invited to, he spots a person sneaking in late at night... who turns out to be a beautiful woman. Who is she really?! |
April 22, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Boxing Dogs Sabina, daughter of a wealthy family of Pompeii, orders Cestvs to fight some thugs in the city. After realizing his own powerlessness, he asks Zafar to teach him how to throw a single knockout punch. Sabina offers to purchase Cestvs, but he rejects her offer, saying he wants to buy himself back on his own. Offended by his rejection, Sabina instructs Emden to thoroughly beat him in a boxing match. Emden agrees. He and Sabina have made a promise that will be fulfilled once he completes his undefeated record. |
April 29, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 15, 2021 |
| Last aired | June 24, 2021 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:55:00 |