Kentou Ankokuden Cestvs

Description

54 AD. Cestus, a young boy orphaned by the Roman empire and made a slave, is placed into a training school for pugilists. It is here that he begins his journey to defy fate and fight for his own freedom.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Kendo Shitouden Cestvs (Sequel)

Associated Names

Cestus

Cestus - The Legend of Boxing in the Dark Ages

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter

Kento Ankokuden Cestvs

เซสทัส จอมหมัดสนับเหล็ก (Thai)

拳斗暗黑传

拳闘暗黒伝セスタス

Groups Scanlating

Dumbnut

Wild Fang Project

Latest Release(s)

v.15 c.154 (end) by Dumbnut 7 years ago

v.15 c.153 by Dumbnut 7 years ago

v.15 c.152 by Dumbnut 7 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

15 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 15, Chap 154 (EP 6) Heavily abridged, Skips Chap 9-89, 116-152

User Reviews

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Forum

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (61 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.5 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 22nd, 2025 5:25am PDT - 2 months ago

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Genre

Action Historical Martial Arts Mature Seinen Tragedy
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Hakusensha

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Animal (Hakusensha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #487

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Monthly Pos #1709

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3 Month Pos #3205

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6 Month Pos #3975

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Year Pos #6326

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List Stats

On 299 reading lists

On 337 wish lists

On 119 completed lists

On 16 unfinished lists

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Kento Ankokuden Cestvs Get TV Anime in April 2021

5 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

hmm..

by sweetnsour321
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

it's not that bad. it shows live or die situtations for slaves during the roman era. How they were considered as basically animals. It's interesting. I'm not sure about the character right now because theres only one volume out..he seems pretty strong and good at fighting. I'm sure he'll mature over time. i'm pretty sure it'll get a lot better seeing its still ongoing after 15 volumes. It's not SUPER good it's a decent read..you know just reading in your free time.

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The Roman equivalent of Berserk

by residentgrigo
11 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

Shizuya and Berserk (10/10)´s Miura went to school together and it shows through the similar art and world-views.
The violence is equally impactful here and everyone has to suffer though living hell too. No happy endings will be found in this first series and this may also be one of the best takes on slavery i have seen in a comic. The historic research the author undertook is lastly very palpable and i like the direct sequel (basically Vol. 16) equality. Fans of HBO´s Rome or Starz´s Spartacus and certainly of Historie / Vinland Saga (10/10) will feel at home with this tale.

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It is a good manga

by Vingrand Peacefolk
14 years ago

Rating: 8.2 / 10.0

Hey, I have read the whole 15 volumes of this manga in Chiense version. I can assure you this is a good one. Although it doesn't like other manga that exaggerate boold and the power of protagonist, but it does have good character development. If you like Berserk, Vinland Saga, and Claymore, I think this one may suit your reading preference, though it may not as good as those masterpieces mentioned.

If you are only 5 years old and like some manga with characters owning the superpower to do some impossible martial art, then I don't recommend this manga to you. All move and action in this manga is possible though training.

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Legit really good

by MLGSwag
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Like every villain is actually very well thought out, as well as really relatable, i am honestly surprised by how relateable some of these villains were, i even found myself qanting them to also achieve their goals.

Only issue is that some characters are just forgotten, like the circus performer.

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Historically Inaccurate Feminist Garbage Featuring Nothing but Cookie-Cutter Characters

by BeAsOne
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

I've read 3 volumes.

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all the flavors under the rainbow, of fecal matter

by son of eskimo
17 years ago

Rating: 2.0 / 10.0

i just read the first chapter, which i have been waiting for for ages, and quite frankly, while i was expecting awesome blood, fists and roman style gore, i got 17 kinds of un-awesome and a steaming pile of bitchy effeminate protagonist, quite frankly, i don't see myself waiting for the release of the whole volume

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