Hataraku Saibou
Cells at Work!
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Hataraku Saibou

Alternative Titles

Japanese: はたらく細胞
English: Cells at Work!
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 30
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 26, 2015 to Jan 26, 2021
Genre: Comedy Comedy
Themes: Anthropomorphic Anthropomorphic, Educational Educational, Medical Medical
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Sirius
Authors: Shimizu, Akane (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.731 (scored by 49444,944 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #15942
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1021
Members: 19,228
Favorites: 255

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Volumes: /6
Chapters: /30
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Cells at Work!
Volume 1
$12.99

Synopsis

Inside the human body, there are around thirty-seven billion cells, who diligently carry out their duties every day. New to her job, clumsy but cheerful Sekkekkyuu AE3803 is excited to start delivering oxygen and collecting carbon dioxide despite her poor sense of direction. Meanwhile, Hakkekkyuu U-1146 is always ready to fight and kill any pathogen that he comes across. After running into each other multiple times, they quickly become good friends, regardless of their contrasting personalities.

Entertaining and educational, Hataraku Saibou follows the two blood cells and their many comrades as they work together to keep the body healthy.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Hataraku Saibou placed seventh in the male readers category in the 2016 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! magazine.

The series was published in English as Cells at Work! by Kodansha Comics USA from November 1, 2016 to August 31, 2021, and in French by Pika Editions since May 31, 2017.

Characters

Jujou Saibou
Supporting
Gan Saibou
Supporting
Kousankyuu
Supporting
B Saibou
Supporting
Kouenkikyuu
Supporting

Reviews

Nov 17, 2024
This was cute. You do actually learn a bit about how your body works.

Very episodic, which might really hinder it in terms of storytelling, because none of the cast are stand out enough to have real fun with on an episode to episode story. The romance between White and Red was super cute though, I love heterosexuals. The world building is interesting, but sometimes leans a bit too much into the education content, which makes me loose interest. The art is nice, and I'm always appreciative of character designs that have women wearing clothes.

I'll recommend it, but it's not life changing. I wouldn't ...
Jul 7, 2018
Preliminary (25/30 eps)
This is one of the my most anticipated adaptation after reading it on a whim, an exceptional story about Cells, by turning them into characters, emphasizing the similarities of humans and cells through comparing them by how they do their job.

This manga is entertaining so far, for an author to be able to make great characters even if they are cells, an action packed story which centers around White Cell's adventures along with blood cell, this is truly one of the most interesting stories that I've ever read.

Story: 7
I don't think this manga was made for biology, anatomy or even medical students, this manga ...
Jul 1, 2018
Preliminary (25/30 eps)
As someone who thinks that the immune system is the most exciting feature of the human body, I always waited for a day I would find a manga like "Hataraku Saibou", otherwise known as "Cells at Work".

Story: 9
The story mainly focuses on a red blood cell (Ae 3803) and a white blood cell (U-1146). They aren't given names, but numbers. The red blood cell has a hard time trying to find routes through the body, so the white blood cell helps her out. Through this, we get to know what exactly happens in different parts of the body and encounter different types of cells ...

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