Kentou Ankokuden Cestvs

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An extremely good manga that delves into roman politics and slave boxing which i found very intresting, The story revolves around a slave boxer who is tryng to be free.

Story- 7
This manga is like baki meets roman drama. The story is okay, I do like how the author delved into the Emperor and that bad shit that he does.

Art- 8
Fight scenes are fun as hell there is very little dialague and they are very well choreographed and the art progresses well.

Characters- 6
Characters are okay mc starts off like a scared little bitch then at the end he's just a slightly stronger Scared bitch.
Meanwhile ... side characters are made alot better with more craft and detail. including his trainer, in the story there are sum underlying themes that come alive with the side characters. The rival of cestvs is written better and i wouldnt have minded if he was the main character.

Enjoyment- 9
All that aside this was a fairly enjoyable story with well drawn fights.
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There is also an arc at the end which revolves around the the "Rival" of the story, and to be honest that arc was a hell of alot better than some of mc's arcs.

Me: Yo. Where my Gladiator (Movie) fans at? If you liked/loved Spartacus (TV Series), lemme get a loud HOORAH!!!!
Readers:........
Me: C'mon, I can't hear you. Do y'all need some milk? Someone get Demitorius ('Dimitri of Attica' early on) to rile this people up!!!
Readers: *sees Demitorius* HOO..HOORAH!!!!!
Me: That's more like it.

Me: Hold up. I ain't done with y'all. Lemme hit yous with that good good again. Do you fancy the movie Troy or Alexander? The Centurion? If yes, then hop right on because this is that type of shit!!!!

Story - 8
Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is basically Spartacus (TV Series) with not much ... of the sword fights, but more hand-to-hand combat. Everything else can be thrown in there. What's more interesting - the MC is a kid. What does that smell people? I smell me a lot of CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!! Anyway, if you've seen Spartacus, you'll get this manga real quick. The fights and goriness ever present. Friendship, relationships and bonds ever present. Slavery ever present. Tragic occurences ever present. All this issues revolve around the MC as he tries to develop as a slave boxer and as a human in general.

Art - 8
Pretty good. Very detailed. You would have thought this was Iwaaki taking into consideration the kinda story this manga portrays. The babes in this are mighty fine too, I'll take that. I am but a simple man. DON'T JUDGE ME!!!

Character - 8
The characters shown so far are pretty interesting. The MC isn't always some annoying kid, he's aware of his social standing and his position in life. He's ready to strive to move forward and survive. He cares a lot for friends but is a realist. This ain't shounen so you won't always find the 'the will to protect characters the MC cares about can be used to overturn a situation' boat floating here. The other characters are interesting in their own way and at 31 chapters currently out, I'm interested to see how things go. More backstories expected for the older characters. Luska (or Lusca) is definitely my favorite, I'll leave y'all readers to figure out who that is.

Enjoyment - 8
My my, what do yous wanna hear for this department? I enjoyed the action definitely. The fact the character gets to be a kid and his development in every possible way will be depicted is something I'll definitely enjoy. The brutality is a massive plus. As a fan of Gladiator and Spartacus, there's no way I can dislike this.

Overall - 8
I'm hooked as at 31 chapters. I can't wait for more and I see there's a sequel for this when the younger characters are older, that's something to look forward to being translated (probably) in the far future. Uhhhh I don't think there's anthing else to say than GO START IT RIGHT NOW!!! RIGHT NOW!!! Do not, by any means, wait for this to end before starting. That's all people. I saw this doesn't have a review yet and I've enjoyed what I read so far. I just had to jump on this real quick. Ya dig? Peace!!!!!

*DROPS MIC*

Kentou Ankokuden Cestvs...To quote a man that was about to pick up a cupcake "I mean It's alright like, overrated as fuck in my opinion."


Story 5/10: The story seemed interesting since I heard it's the Roman version of Baki. I can kinda see where people make the correlation, but it's not nearly as interesting as or exciting as Baki. We follow a boy named Cestvs who's a slave boxer during the rise of the Roman Empire and all he wants is to be free. He has a master he runs around with named Zafar, Zafar is also like a bit of a father figure to ... Cestvs.


Art 6/10: I like the art, but I'll admit it can be boring in some panels. It's similar to Kentaro Miura's style since he and the creator of Cestvs, Shizuya Wazarai, were friends.


Characters 4/10: I'll say this...these are very boring characters. Cestvs is just an okay MC, he fights and trains, that's it, he's just a watered-down version of Ippo. Zafar is sorta like a watered-down version of Cheif Kamogawa, Roxane is hot but boring, and Nero having a mental breakdown and becoming more of an ass is cool but not enough. The only too characters I liked a bit were Ruska and Demitorious, the father and son. This is where the Baki correlation comes, I mostly prefer Demitorious because he's like a mix of Roah and Yujiro.


Enjoyment 5/10: I was hyped in the first few chapters, but after that I was bored. Too much drama for a martial arts/action manga, even with the fights happening they were way too short and unentertaining. There should've been more blood in it too.


Cestvs could have been so much better, but it is what it is. If you love Roman history, I'd say give Cestvs a shot. If you expect this to be like Baki, you'll be disappointed. If you need more manga like Baki then check out the Tough series. Iron Kiba solos the Cestvs verse lmao.


For Fans Of Roman history, Caligula, and Hajime No Ippo