Cestvs: The Roman Fighter

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter (Japanese: セスタス-The Roman Fighter-, Hepburn: Sesutasu The Roman Fighter) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shizuya Wazarai. The first series, Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs, was serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal from 1997 to 2009. 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, when the magazine ceased its publication, and it is currently published on Manga Park web platform.

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
Cover of Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs volume 1 by Hakusensha
セスタス-The Roman Fighter-
(Sesutasu The Roman Fighter)
GenreHistorical,[1] sports[2]
Manga
Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs
Written byShizuya Wazarai
Published byHakusensha
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Original run1997 – 2009
Volumes15
Manga
Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs
Written byShizuya Wazarai
Published byHakusensha
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run2010 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series
Directed byToshifumi Kawase
Music by
  • Masahiro Tokuda
  • Akihiro Manabe
  • Yoshiyasu Ueda
StudioBandai Namco Pictures
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run April 2021 – scheduled

An anime television series adaptation produced by Bandai Namco Pictures is set to premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra late night anime block in April 2021.

Characters
Cestvs (セスタス)
Voiced by: Hiromu Mineda[2]

Media

Manga

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter is written and illustrated by Shizuya Wazarai. 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.[2] Hakusensha collected its chapters in fifteen tankōbon volumes, released from May 29, 1998 to May 29, 2009.[3][4]

A sequel, titled Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs (拳奴死闘伝セスタス, Kendo Shitō Den Sesutasu) began in Young Animal in 2010.[2] The series was transferred to Young Animal Arashi in 2014.[5] After Young Animal Arashi ceased publication in 2018, the series was transferred to Manga Park web platform.[6] Hakusensha released the first tankōbon volume on April 28, 2011.[7] As of June 28, 2019, nine volumes have been released.[8]

Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 29, 1998[3]978-4-592-13321-6
2 November 27, 1998[9]978-4-592-13322-3
3 May 28, 1999[10]978-4-592-13323-0
4 December 17, 1999[11]978-4-592-13324-7
5 June 29, 2000[12]978-4-592-13325-4
6 January 29, 2001[13]978-4-592-13326-1
7 February 28, 2002[14]978-4-592-13327-8
8 September 29, 2003[15]978-4-592-13328-5
9 August 27, 2004[16]978-4-592-13329-2
10 February 28, 2005[17]978-4-592-13330-8
11 September 29, 2005[18]978-4-592-14371-0
12 August 29, 2006[19]978-4-592-14372-7
13 July 27, 2007[20]978-4-592-14373-4
14 June 27, 2008[21]978-4-592-14374-1
15 May 29, 2009[4]978-4-592-14375-8
Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 April 28, 2011[7]978-4-592-14821-0
2 February 29, 2012[22]978-4-592-14822-7
3 December 26, 2012[23]978-4-592-14823-4
4 December 27, 2013[24]978-4-592-14824-1
5 March 27, 2015[25]978-4-592-14825-8
6 March 29, 2016[26]978-4-592-14826-5
7 May 29, 2017[27]978-4-592-14827-2
8 September 28, 2018[28]978-4-592-14828-9
9 June 28, 2019[8]978-4-592-14829-6

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in November 2020. The series will be directed by Toshifumi Kawase and produced by Bandai Namco Pictures. Masahiro Tokuda, Akihiro Manabe, and Yoshiyasu Ueda are composing the music. LOGIC&MAGIC are producing the CG. The series will premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra late night anime block in April 2021.[2]

References
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