CESTVS -The Roman Fighter- - Season 1 - Eps 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.
About CESTVS -The Roman Fighter-

Title: CESTVS -The Roman Fighter-
First Air Date: 2021-04-15
Last Air Date: 2021-06-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 44 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 11
Network: Fuji TV
Genres: Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Bandai Namco Pictures
Synopsis
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?!
Cast

Hiromu Mineta
Cestvs (voice)

Rikiya Koyama
Zafar (voice)

Kensho Ono
Ruska (voice)

Hiroki Touchi
Demitrius (voice)

Yuto Uemura
Nero (voice)

Kikuko Inoue
Agrippina (voice)

Aya Endo
Sabina (voice)

Ryota Takeuchi
Emden (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi
Roxanne (voice)

Akio Otsuka
Narrator (voice)