Cells at Work! (manga)

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Alternative title:
Cells at Work! - Lavori in corpo (Italian)
Hataraku Saibō (Japanese)
はたらく細胞 (Japanese)
工作細胞 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: slice of life
Themes: biology
Plot Summary: The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she's not alone... she's got a whole human body's worth of cells ready to help out. The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets -- everyone's got to come together if they want to keep you healthy.
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Seen in part or in whole by 19 users, rank: #2765 (of 7295)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.429 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.9898, rank: #2407 (of 8338)
Weighted mean: 7.887 (Very good), rank: #1724 (of 8338) (seen all: 7.83 / seen some: 8.92 / won't finish: 6.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.809 (Very good−), rank: #833 (of 3601)
Number of tankoubon: 6
Chapter titles: We have 30
Vintage: 2015-01-26 to 2021-01-26 (Shonen Sirius, Mar 2015 - Mar 2021)
Release dates: We have 11
Review:
Cells at Work! GN 1 (Nov 13, 2016)
News: Show:
Cells at Work! Gets Dental Spinoff Manga (Sep 28, 2026)
Cells at Work! Gets Kabuki Stage Play in April 2027 (Aug 18, 2026)
Crunchyroll Adds Jujutsu Kaisen Compilation Film, English Dubs for Given Movies (Jun 5, 2026)
Kodansha USA Licenses Masamune Shirow Artbook, When a Dragon Calls, Cells at Work! Cat, More for Fall 2026 (Oct 10, 2025)
Look Back, 4th Live-Action Kingdom Film Win Japan Academy Film Prizes (Mar 14, 2025)
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film Reveals IMAX Visual, 4D Screenings (Nov 29, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 28-February 3 (Feb 1, 2024)
Azuki Adds Over 300 Volumes from 77 Kodansha Manga Series (Sep 14, 2023)
'Cells At Work! Illegal' Manga Ends With 4th Volume in September (Updated) (Jun 6, 2023)
Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! Gets Manga Spinoffs About Cats, Medicine (Apr 28, 2023)
Cells at Work! Manga Gets Live-Action Film (Mar 19, 2023)
Cells at Work! Gets New Cells at Work! Muscle Spinoff Manga (Feb 14, 2023)
Kodansha USA Licenses Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Chat Noir, 15 More Manga (Nov 25, 2022)
Cells at Work Lady Manga Ends in Next Chapter (Aug 22, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 15-21 (May 17, 2022)
Cells At Work! Illegal Manga Launches on February 1 (Jan 23, 2022)
Cells at Work! Video Manga Streams in Hindi (Nov 20, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 22-28 (Aug 24, 2021)
Japan's Health Ministry Posts Cells at Work! Manga's COVID-19, All-New Vaccine Chapters for Free Globally (Apr 28, 2021)
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2020-2021 (Apr 8, 2021)
Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! Manga Ends in January (Dec 25, 2020)
Cells at Work! Manga Listed With 1st New Volume in 3.5 Years (Dec 10, 2020)
Cells at Work!! Season 2's 2nd Video Reveals More Staff, Themes by Cast & ClariS, January 9 Debut (Nov 23, 2020)
Main Cells at Work! Manga Gets 1st New Chapter in 2 Years (Sep 25, 2020)
Cells at Work! Film Debuts at #10, Doraemon Stays at #2 (Sep 7, 2020)
Cells at Work!! Theatrical Anime to Run With New Platelet Anime Short (Aug 1, 2020)
Cells at Work Manga Gets New Hataraku Saibō Lady Spinoff Series (Dec 21, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 3-9 (Nov 6, 2019)
Cells at Work! Manga Gets New Spinoff Set Inside Baby's Body (Oct 11, 2019)
Cells at Work! Code Black Manga Goes on Hiatus Until October (Aug 8, 2019)
Cells At Work! Manga Gets 2nd Stage Play (Jul 26, 2019)
Cells at Work! Spinoff Manga About Platelets Launches in May (Apr 26, 2019)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 25-31 (Apr 2, 2019)
Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - February 2019 (Updated) (Mar 3, 2019)
Cells at Work Gets New Spinoff Manga on Saturday (Jan 11, 2019)
64th Shogakukan Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (Dec 20, 2018)
Cells at Work Stage Play Reveals 2nd Main Visual (Nov 8, 2018)
Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - October 2018 (Nov 3, 2018)
Cells at Work Stage Play Reveals Cast in Costume (Oct 25, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23 (Sep 26, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 27-September 2 (Sep 5, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 13-19 (Aug 22, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 6-12 (Aug 15, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 30-August 5 (Aug 8, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 9-15 (Jul 18, 2018)
Cells at Work! Stage Play Reveals Cast, Staff, November Run (Jul 5, 2018)
Cells at Work Manga Gets Stage Play (Jun 25, 2018)
Cells at Work! Gets BLACK Spinoff Manga in June (May 18, 2018)
42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (Apr 5, 2018)
Cells at Work! Manga Gets TV Anime in July (Jan 18, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 19-25 (Nov 21, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 21-27 (Aug 30, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 14-20 (Aug 23, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 7-13 (Aug 16, 2017)
Cells at Work! Manga Gets Animated Commercial (Jul 2, 2017)
Cells at Work Manga Gets New Spinoff About Cells That Don't Work (Jun 27, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 30-May 6 (May 2, 2017)
Cells at Work! Manga Gets Spinoff Focusing on Intestinal Bacteria (Apr 6, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 26-April 1 (Mar 28, 2017)
Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2017 (Feb 2, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 25-31 (Dec 27, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 12-18 (Dec 21, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 5-11 (Dec 14, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 28-December 4 (Dec 7, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 30-November 5 (Nov 1, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 20-26 (Jun 29, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19 (Jun 22, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 6-12 (Jun 15, 2016)
Kodansha Comics Licenses The Prince in His Dark Days, Cells at Work! Manga (Mar 22, 2016)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers (Dec 10, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22 (Nov 25, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 13-19 (Jul 22, 2015)
Press Releases:
Azuki Adds Over 300 New Volumes from 77 Kodansha Manga Series Including Fire Force; A Silent Voice; 'Kiss Him, Not Me!'; Princess Jellyfish; Attack on Titan; and Edens Zero (Sep 14, 2023)
Kodansha USA Fall 2023 New Print Licenses Announced (Nov 25, 2022)
Top Publishers of Japanese Manga & Novels Announce Exciting 2019 Titles (Mar 14, 2019)
Aniplex of America Launches U.S. Teaser Site And Reveals Key Visual for Summer Action Comedy Anime: Cells at Work (Jan 20, 2018)
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The Fall 2019 Manga Guide - Cells At Work! Code Black (Oct 31, 2019)
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eBook
    Cells at Work! (eBook 1) 2016-11-01 (from $12.99)
    Cells at Work! (eBook 2) 2016-12-27 (from $12.99)
    Cells at Work! (eBook 3) 2017-03-28 (from $12.99)
    Cells at Work! (eBook 4) 2017-05-02 (from $12.99)
    Cells at Work! (eBook 5) 2017-11-21 (from $12.99)
Graphic novel
    Cells at Work! - [Box Set] (GN) 2022-05-17
    Cells at Work! (GN 1) 2016-11-01
    Cells at Work! (GN 2) 2016-12-27
    Cells at Work! (GN 3) 2017-03-28
    Cells at Work! (GN 4) 2017-05-02
    Cells at Work! (GN 5) 2017-11-21
    Cells at Work! (GN 6) 2021-08-31 (from $12.99)
    Cells at Work! [Omnibus] (GN 1-3) 2023-11-28
    Cells at Work! [Omnibus] (GN 4-6) 2024-01-30

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Akane Shimizu
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Director:
Ben Applegate (Publishing Services, vol 6)
Dave Barrett (Publishing Operations, omnibus)
Translation:
Iyasu Adair Nagata (vol 6)
Yamato Tanaka

Additional Lettering: Belynda Ungurath (Omnibus)
Associate Director:
Angela Zurlo (Production, omnibus 1)
Stephen Pakula (Operations, vol 6)
Cover Design: Phil Balsman
Editing:
Ben Applegate (vol 6)
Maggie Le (omnibus)
Paul Starr
Tomoko Nagano (omnibus)
Lettering: Abigail Blackman
Managing Editor:
Alanna Ruse (Publishing Services, vol 6)
Grace Chen (omnibus 2)
Madison Salters (Publishing Services, vol 6)
Managing Editorial Assistant: Grace Chen (Publishing Services, omnibus 1)
Production manager:
Angela Zurlo (vol 6, omnibus 2)
Emi Lotto (vol 6)
Publisher:
Kiichiro Sugawara (vol 6 & omnibus 1)
Toshihiro Tsuchiya (omnibus 2)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Kodansha Comics
Online Distribution: K MANGA
Spanish companies
Spanish staff
(none)
Licensed by: Utopia Editorial (Argentina)
Publisher:
Ediciones Babylon (Spain)
Panini Comics (Mexico; Colombia; Chile; Peru)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Andrea Maniscalco

Adaptation: Nicola Cervellati
Graphic Adaptation:
Chiara Scaglione (vol. 1, 3, 5)
Fabio Bettazzi (vol. 2)
Valentina Serra (vol. 4)
Lettering:
Christian Biscaro (vol. 1-2, 4)
Federica Bellinato (vol. 3, 5)
(none)
Italian companies
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Publisher: Studio JG
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation: Lídia Ivasa
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: Planet Manga (Brazil)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
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