CESTVS -The Roman Fighter- - Season 1 - Eps 8: Epiphany
Cestvs wins his first fight of the qualifier, but he is irritated for reasons he doesn't understand, and even clashes with the other fighting slaves. He can feel that his training has produced results, but something's not right... As Cestvs struggles with the problem, Zafar tells him to open his eyes. He must discover the answer for himself and apply what he has learned. After training with a clear mind and doing some self-reflection, Cestvs finds the feeling he's been looking for. However, his next opponent is a powerful professional gladiator who uses a style unlike anything he's faced before.
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)