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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. 1h353o


Type
Manga

Related Series

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

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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

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1 topics, 1 posts
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Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (61 votes)
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Last Updated
March 10th, 2025 4:00am PDT - 3 months ago

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Serialized In (magazine)
Young Animal (Hakusensha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

List Stats
On 298 reading lists
On 335 wish lists
On 118 completed lists
On 16 unfinished lists
On 132 custom lists

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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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The Roman equivalent of Berserk  
by residentgrigo
11 years ago
Rating: 8.5  / 10.0

Shizuya and 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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hmm..  
by sweetnsour321
15 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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all the flavors under the rainbow, of fecal matter  
by son of eskimo
16 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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