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Cells at Work!(TV show/series, 2018-2021)

Original title: "はたらく細胞" (Japanese/JA)
TV-14
| 24min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Animation, Action & Adventure

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 21 episodes

Cells at Work!Rating: 4.1/5 (with 125 votes)
Cells at Work! (Japanese: はたらく細胞, Hepburn: Hataraku Saibō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu. It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell and a white blood cell she frequently encounters. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from January 2015 to January 2021. It is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. A spin-off manga series, Cells at Work! Code Black, was published from 2018 to 2021. The series has been adapted into an anime television series by David Production, with two seasons broadcast from July 2018 to February 2021, totaling 21 episodes. A theatrical anime titled "Hataraku Saibō!!" Saikyō no Teki, Futatabi. Karada no Naka wa "Chō" Ōsawagi! premiered in September 2020. ()
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About Cells at Work!

This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body... According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the bacteria-fighting white blood cells, get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you! It's the oddly relatable and interesting story that is the life of cells!

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Cells at Work!! English Dub Trailer(Trailer, 2:20)

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Cells at Work! Seasons and Episodes

01/09/2021Season 2 - 8 episodes
#1 | 01/09/2021Bump
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
One day, while White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is busy exterminating germs, he meets Backward Cap, a Platelet who wears her cap backwards. She is secretly training to become a stronger Platelet. However, a huge rumbling noise suddenly echoes inside of the body followed by violent shaking.
#2 | 01/16/2021Acquired Immunity/Peyer's Patch
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Memory Cell sees a dream where the arrival of messengers from the outside signal the end of this world... As if his dream became reality, unidentified enemies enter the body! Does Memory Cell not only have the power to remember the past, but also predict the future now? Will this world be ruined as Memory Cell predicts?
#3 | 01/23/2021Dengue Fever/Acne
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)
Toxic reaction found on the epidermis! Mast Cell does her job according to the manual, but complaints pour in from other cells that are annoyed by her actions. Mast Cell loses her cool and unleashes her rage... An incident occurs where an unknown entity breaks through a blood vessel and the blood cells get sucked away!
#4 | 01/30/2021H. Pylori/Antigenic Shift
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
An incident has occurred in the body! The Immune Cells rush to the scene and fight the cells infected by a virus. An Ordinary Cell observes this everyday scene with a bored look on his face and says to himself, "I want to heroically save somebody and have them say to me, 'Thank you for helping me.'" A group of mysterious bacteria appear in front of the Ordinary Cell and...
#5 | 02/06/2021Cytokines
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Ordinary Cell heads to the intestines with White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) to reunite the lactic acid bacteria with their friends, but they get separated from one of the bacteria on the way there. Ordinary Cell desperately searches for the lactic acid bacterium but is attacked by cells infected by a new virus!
#6 | 02/13/2021Harmful Bacteria
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The antibody information of a cell has leaked. There is tension in the air after NK Cell makes a comment to White Blood Cell (Neutrophil). The journey to reunite the lactic acid bacteria with their friends takes the group to the large intestine. In the intestine, which has been irritated due to toxic gas being released by harmful bacteria, the group meets up with Memory T Cell who was formerly known as "Killer T Cell."
#7 | 02/20/2021Cancer Cell II (Part I)
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The most formidable foe has returned... Cancer Cell has reappeared, and harmful bacteria are wreaking havoc in the intestinal environment. With the body being in unprecedented danger, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and his comrades fight a bloody war to protect the future of the world they live in.
#8 | 02/27/2021Cancer Cell II (Part II)
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
"Stop it, Cancer Cell!" White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and his comrades confront Cancer Cell, but Regulatory T Cell obstructs their fight against the enemy! Meanwhile, Ordinary Cell, who had risked his life to save lactic acid bacteria, finds himself in the clutches of harmful bacteria! What fate awaits this world and the cells that live in it?
#9 | 03/06/2021Episode 9
07/08/2018Season 1 - 13 episodes
12/26/2018Specials - 7 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Cells at Work!" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 19 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Thai (TH), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 07/08/2018
Last episode released on: 02/27/2021
Appearing Characters: Kesshouban, Red Blood Cell, White Blood Cell
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Células no Trabalho!"
"工作细胞第2季"
"Hataraku Saibou"
"LES BRIGADES IMMUNITAIRES (CELLS AT WORK - HATARAKU SAIBOU)"
"Hataraku Saibō"
"Hataraku Saibou"
"はたらく細胞!!"
"はたらく細胞!!(2021)"
"働く細胞"
"Hataraku Saibou"
"Células no Trabalho!"
"Робота клітин!"
"Робота клітин!!"
"Cells at Work!!"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:27660, Added: 08/23/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024