Cestvs: The Roman Fighter

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
First tankōbon volume cover
セスタス -The Roman Fighter-
(Sesutasu -Za Rōman Faitā-)
GenreHistorical, sports
Manga
Kentō Ankoku Den Cestvs
Written byShizuya Wazarai
Published byHakusensha
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Original run19972009
Volumes15
Manga
Kendo Shitō Den Cestvs
Written byShizuya Wazarai
Published byHakusensha
Magazine
  • Young Animal (2010–2014)
  • Young Animal Arashi (2014–2018)
  • Manga Park (2018–2020)
  • Young Animal Zero (2020–present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 28, 2010 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Toshifumi Kawase (chief)
  • Kazuya Monma
Written byToshifumi Kawase
Music by
  • Masahiro Tokuda
  • Akihiro Manabe
  • Yoshiyasu Ueda
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run April 15, 2021 June 24, 2021
Episodes11

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. 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 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.