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 toCestvs.

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