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Cells at Work!

TV·2018–2021·2 seasons, 21 episodes·Gunma TV·Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy·24m·8.1

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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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  1. 01Cells at Work! S01E07Cancer CellsS01E07 · 9.5The enemy disguising himself as a common cell has revealed his true identity. He is Cancer Cell. To protect this world, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil), Killer T Cell, and NK Cell must now confront the attacking Cancer Cell in battle.
  2. 02Cells at Work! S01E13Hemorrhagic Shock (2)S01E13 · 9.5"We have detected life-threatening damage!" Hearing of this emergency, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) rushes to the blast area. But there, he finds no traces of the blood cells he's supposed to protect! Due to massive bleeding, a huge amount of blood cells have already been flung outside the wound. And the bleeding continues... The situation grows more dire every second, but to protect this world and to save her friends, Red Blood Cell continues to deliver oxygen with Li'l Kouhai Red Blood Cell. Their world is on the brink of destruction... What kind of fate lies ahead for the cells?
  3. 03Cells at Work! S01E03InfluenzaS01E03 · 9.0Naive T Cell is patrolling the body for influenza virus proliferation. But since he’s never taken on the enemy before, he’s completely terrified and useless. He finally ends up fleeing the battlefield where White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and the veteran Killer T Cells are fighting. Naive T Cell is filled with self-loathing until Dendritic Cell sees him and speaks to him kindly.

Cast

Kana HanazawaKana HanazawaRed Blood Cell AE3803 (Erythrocyte) (voice)Tomoaki MaenoTomoaki MaenoWhite Blood Cell U-1146 (Neutrophil) (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2018Aired 8.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Cells at Work! S01E01PneumococcusJuly 8, 2018 8.8This is a story that happens inside a human body. One day, as a Red Blood Cell is delivering oxygen and carbon dioxide, she is assaulted by
  2. S01E02Cells at Work! S01E02Scrape WoundJuly 15, 2018 8.8Things have been peaceful for Red Blood Cell when suddenly an abrasion occurs before her eyes. The White Blood Cells (Neutrophils) arrive to
  3. S01E03Cells at Work! S01E03InfluenzaJuly 22, 2018 9.0Naive T Cell is patrolling the body for influenza virus proliferation. But since he’s never taken on the enemy before, he’s completely terri
  4. S01E04Cells at Work! S01E04Food PoisoningJuly 29, 2018 9.0Bacteria appear near the stomach. White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is on the scene at once. There, he finds Eosinophil, another type of White B
  5. S01E05Cells at Work! S01E05Cedar Pollen AllergyAugust 5, 2018 9.0The body has been invaded by a mass of cedar pollen! Rushing to the scene so that he can eliminate the cedar pollen, White Blood Cell (Neutr
  6. S01E06Cells at Work! S01E06Erythroblasts and MyelocytesAugust 12, 2018 9.0Let me become a great red blood cell one day... This is the story of Red Blood Cell before she became Red Blood Cell, when she was a young E
  7. S01E07Cells at Work! S01E07Season's bestCancer CellsAugust 19, 2018 9.5The enemy disguising himself as a common cell has revealed his true identity. He is Cancer Cell. To protect this world, White Blood Cell (Ne
  8. S01E08Cells at Work! S01E08Blood CirculationAugust 26, 2018 8.5Delivering carbon dioxide to the lungs, and bringing oxygen to cells throughout the body... That’s Red Blood Cell’s important task. Though s
  9. S01E09Cells at Work! S01E09ThymocytesSeptember 2, 2018 8.0In the middle of a drill, Killer T Cell tosses a subordinate right into Helper T Cell’s office. The two polar opposites start arguing. Accor
  10. S01E10Cells at Work! S01E10Staphylococcus AureusSeptember 9, 2018 8.5Red Blood Cell is being chased by a germ! The one to come to the rescue is a masked Monocyte. Apparently, they are also part of the White Bl
  11. S01E11Cells at Work! S01E11Heat StrokeSeptember 16, 2018 9.0The world (body) is engulfed in sweltering heat. Even after triggering sweat, the body can't be cooled down. Abnormal increased vascular flo
  12. S01E12Cells at Work! S01E12Hemorrhagic Shock (1)September 23, 2018 9.0Red Blood Cell has been assigned to train a rookie Red Blood Cell! She resolves to “show her what a dependable senpai I am!” But she keeps l
  13. S01E13Cells at Work! S01E13Hemorrhagic Shock (2)September 30, 2018 9.5"We have detected life-threatening damage!" Hearing of this emergency, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) rushes to the blast area. But there, he

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2021Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Cells at Work! S02E01Season's bestBumpJanuary 10, 2021 8.0One day, while White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is busy exterminating germs, he meets Backward Cap, a Platelet who wears her cap backwards. She
  2. S02E02Cells at Work! S02E02Acquired Immunity/Peyer's PatchJanuary 17, 2021 8.0Memory Cell sees a dream where the arrival of messengers from the outside signal the end of this world... As if his dream became reality, un
  3. S02E03Cells at Work! S02E03Dengue Fever/AcneJanuary 24, 2021 7.7Toxic reaction found on the epidermis! Mast Cell does her job according to the manual, but complaints pour in from other cells that are anno
  4. S02E04Cells at Work! S02E04H. Pylori/Antigenic ShiftJanuary 31, 2021 7.5An 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
  5. S02E05Cells at Work! S02E05CytokinesFebruary 7, 2021 8.0Ordinary Cell heads to the intestines with White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) to reunite the lactic acid bacteria with their friends, but they ge
  6. S02E06Cells at Work! S02E06Harmful BacteriaFebruary 14, 2021 8.0The antibody information of a cell has leaked. There is tension in the air after NK Cell makes a comment to White Blood Cell (Neutrophil). T
  7. S02E07Cells at Work! S02E07Cancer Cell II (1)February 21, 2021 8.0The most formidable foe has returned... Cancer Cell has reappeared, and harmful bacteria are wreaking havoc in the intestinal environment. W
  8. S02E08Cells at Work! S02E08Cancer Cell II (2)February 28, 2021 7.5"Stop it, Cancer Cell!" White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and his comrades confront Cancer Cell, but Regulatory T Cell obstructs their fight aga

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