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Cells at Work!: Cells at Work!

13 episodes Premiered Jul 8, 2018 Updated Jul 22, 2026

Cells at Work! is an animated television series that premiered in 2018. The show is categorized under the genres of action, adventure, and comedy. The narrative explores the internal functions of the human body, which contains approximately 37.2 trillion cells that operate continuously throughout the year. The story focuses on the daily responsibilities of these cells as they maintain the body's health. The plot fol

Season overview

Cells at Work! is an animated television series that premiered in 2018. The show is categorized under the genres of action, adventure, and comedy. The narrative explores the internal functions of the human body, which contains approximately 37.2 trillion cells that operate continuously throughout the year. The story focuses on the daily responsibilities of these cells as they maintain the body's health.

The plot follows Sekkekkyuu AE3803, a cheerful and somewhat airheaded cell who has recently completed training and is tasked with the vital responsibility of transporting oxygen. Simultaneously, the series depicts the work of Hakkekkyuu U-1146, who patrols the body to identify and eliminate foreign bacteria that attempt to establish a presence within the system. Additionally, the show features groups of platelets that organize and execute construction projects. The series provides an anthropomorphic perspective on biological processes, presenting the body as a complex environment where these various cells perform their specific duties. The program is rated TV-14 and is documented as part of a series that spanned from 2018 to 2021.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Pneumococcus

Jul 8, 2018 · 24 min

This 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 Pneumococci and rescued by a White Blood

S1·E2

Scrape Wound

Jul 15, 2018 · 24 min

Things have been peaceful for Red Blood Cell when suddenly an abrasion occurs before her eyes. The White Blood Cells (Neutrophils) arrive to battle the bacteria and viruses invadin

S1·E3

Influenza

Jul 22, 2018 · 24 min

Naive 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 fle

S1·E4

Food Poisoning

Jul 29, 2018 · 24 min

Bacteria appear near the stomach. White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is on the scene at once. There, he finds Eosinophil, another type of White Blood Cell, already in battle, but she’s

S1·E5

Cedar Pollen Allergy

Aug 5, 2018 · 24 min

The 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 (Neutrophil) runs into Memory Cell. Memory Cel

S1·E6

Erythroblasts and Myelocytes

Aug 12, 2018 · 24 min

Let 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 Erythroblast. The Erythroblasts are train

S1·E7

Cancer Cells

Aug 19, 2018 · 24 min

The 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 mu

S1·E8

Blood Circulation

Aug 26, 2018 · 24 min

Delivering carbon dioxide to the lungs, and bringing oxygen to cells throughout the body... That’s Red Blood Cell’s important task. Though she’s still directionally-challenged and

S1·E9

Thymocytes

Sep 2, 2018 · 24 min

In the middle of a drill, Killer T Cell tosses a subordinate right into Helper T Cell’s office. The two polar opposites start arguing. According to Dendritic Cell, although they pl

S1·E10

Staphylococcus Aureus

Sep 9, 2018 · 24 min

Red 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 Blood Cell family and a type of Immune Cel

S1·E11

Heat Stroke

Sep 16, 2018 · 24 min

The world (body) is engulfed in sweltering heat. Even after triggering sweat, the body can't be cooled down. Abnormal increased vascular flow, soaring fever... That's right, the bo

S1·E12

Hemorrhagic Shock (1)

Sep 23, 2018 · 24 min

Red 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 losing her way, and getting yelled at by

S1·E13

Hemorrhagic Shock (2)

Sep 30, 2018 · 23 min

"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