{"id":23363,"state":"active","merged_with":null,"title":"Cells at Work!","native_title":"はたらく細胞","romanized_title":"Hataraku Saibou","secondary_titles":{"en":[{"type":"unofficial","title":"Hataraku Saibou"},{"type":"unofficial","title":"Cells at Work!"}]},"cover":{"raw":{"url":"https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/bx86778-yms0DmPwIXu9.jpg","size":73649,"height":653,"width":460,"blurhash":"|XRCJPpd?wrWxux]T0VtawR6ozxaflRjR+RisTtS*JV@VYkqRPV?i{bcoekVo}RPxuWBRjs:ayozmmX7WAogkWV@kWn*kCxua0WBX7tRRjWVozV@T0niX8n%nibajZX8aKtlR*W;xGaej]j[WUaKtRRjaLoybuaLo0bGay","thumbhash":"s0gKFQrrlZV591aJaIWXliF5MKUG","format":"jpeg"},"x150":{"x1":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x150@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc","x2":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x150@2/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc","x3":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x150@3/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc"},"x250":{"x1":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x250@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc","x2":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x250@2/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc","x3":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x250@3/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc"},"x350":{"x1":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x350@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc","x2":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x350@2/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc","x3":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x350@3/aHR0cHM6Ly9zNC5hbmlsaXN0LmNvL2ZpbGUvYW5pbGlzdGNkbi9tZWRpYS9tYW5nYS9jb3Zlci9sYXJnZS9ieDg2Nzc4LXltczBEbVB3SVh1OS5qcGc"}},"authors":["Akane Shimizu"],"artists":["Akane Shimizu"],"description":"From Akane Shimizu, winner of Shounen Sirius' Rookie Award, comes an informative tale about anthropomorthized cells!\n

\nStrep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! 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!\n

\n(Source: Kodansha Comics & MangaUpdates)\n

\nNote: Contains the spin-off one-shot \"Hataraku Saibou: Kansen-hen\".","year":2015,"status":"completed","is_licensed":true,"has_anime":true,"anime":{"start":"Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 4, Chap 19 (S2)","end":"Vol 4, Chap 18 (S1) / Vol 6, Chap 30 (S2)"},"content_rating":"safe","type":"manga","rating":77.6002142857143,"final_volume":"6","final_chapter":null,"total_chapters":"30","links":["https://comics.inkr.com/title/1119-cells-at-work?ref=search","https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10294/episode/339399","https://kodansha.us/series/cells-at-work/","https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303001575/?content_id=103030015750001","https://read.mangaplanet.com/comic/6170cc175932c","https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%9F%E3%82%89%E3%81%8F%E7%B4%B0%E8%83%9E","https://shonen-sirius.com/series/sirius/saibou/","https://mangabaka.org/23363"],"publishers":[{"name":"Omoi","type":"English","note":"Stream"},{"name":"INKR Comics","type":"English","note":null},{"name":"Kodansha","type":"Original","note":""},{"name":"Kodansha Manga","type":"English","note":"6 Vols - Complete | 3-in-1 Omnibus - Fall 2023"}],"genres_v2":[{"id":36,"parent_id":539,"name":"Fantasy","name_path":"Settings > Fantasy","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":52975,"level":1},{"id":39,"parent_id":542,"name":"Action","name_path":"Themes > Action","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":33552,"level":1},{"id":6,"parent_id":542,"name":"Comedy","name_path":"Themes > Comedy","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":64782,"level":1},{"id":324,"parent_id":542,"name":"Educational","name_path":"Themes > Educational","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":807,"level":1},{"id":350,"parent_id":542,"name":"Medical","name_path":"Themes > Medical","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":924,"level":1},{"id":7,"parent_id":542,"name":"Slice of Life","name_path":"Themes > Slice of Life","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":34928,"level":1}],"genres":["comedy","action","fantasy","shounen","slice_of_life"],"tags_v2":[{"id":248,"parent_id":537,"name":"Working","name_path":"Activities > Working","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":4061,"level":1},{"id":38,"parent_id":911,"name":"Shounen","name_path":"Audience Demographics > Male Oriented > Shounen","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":27539,"level":1},{"id":158,"parent_id":332,"name":"Primarily Adult Cast","name_path":"Character Types > Cast > Primarily Adult Cast","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":6654,"level":1},{"id":362,"parent_id":544,"name":"Ensemble Cast","name_path":"Character Types > Ensemble Cast","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":1266,"level":1},{"id":59,"parent_id":544,"name":"Female Lead","name_path":"Character Types > Female Lead","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":17346,"level":1},{"id":902,"parent_id":544,"name":"Hard-Working Protagonist","name_path":"Character Types > Hard-Working Protagonist","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":865,"level":1},{"id":58,"parent_id":544,"name":"Male Lead","name_path":"Character Types > Male Lead","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":20011,"level":1},{"id":67,"parent_id":58,"name":"Strong Male Lead","name_path":"Character Types > Male Lead > Strong Male Lead","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":3200,"level":1},{"id":247,"parent_id":544,"name":"Non-Human Protagonist","name_path":"Character Types > Non-Human Protagonist","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":3414,"level":1},{"id":166,"parent_id":568,"name":"Adapted to Anime","name_path":"Derivative Work > Adaptations > Adapted to Anime","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":4244,"level":1},{"id":657,"parent_id":568,"name":"Adapted to Drama CD","name_path":"Derivative Work > Adaptations > Adapted to Drama CD","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":982,"level":1},{"id":858,"parent_id":568,"name":"Adapted to Live Action","name_path":"Derivative Work > Adaptations > Adapted to Live Action","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":776,"level":1},{"id":604,"parent_id":568,"name":"Adapted to Movie","name_path":"Derivative Work > Adaptations > Adapted to Movie","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":443,"level":1},{"id":607,"parent_id":568,"name":"Adapted to OVA / OAV","name_path":"Derivative Work > Adaptations > Adapted to OVA / OAV","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":424,"level":1},{"id":262,"parent_id":563,"name":"Gore","name_path":"Narrative Tropes > Gore","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"erotica","series_count":2929,"level":1},{"id":265,"parent_id":563,"name":"Survival","name_path":"Narrative Tropes > Survival","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":1176,"level":1},{"id":904,"parent_id":566,"name":"Important Non-Romantic Relationship/s","name_path":"Relationship > Important Non-Romantic Relationship/s","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":773,"level":1},{"id":338,"parent_id":539,"name":"Urban","name_path":"Settings > Urban","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":1466,"level":1},{"id":342,"parent_id":395,"name":"Anthropomorphic","name_path":"Species & Creatures > Monsters > Anthropomorphic","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":1266,"level":1},{"id":830,"parent_id":542,"name":"Violence","name_path":"Themes > Violence","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":2595,"level":1},{"id":686,"parent_id":13,"name":"Award-Nominated Work","name_path":"Work Info > Award Winning > Award-Nominated Work","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":410,"level":1},{"id":115,"parent_id":562,"name":"Episodic","name_path":"Work Info > Episodic","description":"","is_spoiler":false,"content_rating":"safe","series_count":2062,"level":1}],"tags":["Primarily Adult Cast","Violence","Disease","Male Protagonist","Directionally Challenged Characters","Work","Clumsy Female Lead","Survival","Atypical Premise","Medical","Hard-Working Male Lead","Adapted to OVA / OAV","Anthropomorphic","Gore","Educational","Episodic","Award-Nominated Work","Real Life Facts","Bacterias","Important Non-Romantic Relationships","Female Protagonist","Hard-Working Female Lead","Non-Human Protagonists","Adapted to Live Action","Viruses","Hard-Working Protagonist","Strong Male Lead","Edutainment","Cancer","Ensemble Cast","Blood and Gore","Weak Female Lead","Anthropomorphism","Urban","Red-Haired Female Lead","Clumsy Protagonist","Adapted to Anime","Adapted to Movie","Blood as a Theme","Biology","Adapted to Drama CD","Delivery Woman","Pandemic"],"last_updated_at":"2025-12-19T11:08:11.969Z","relationships":{"spin_off":[29973,29975,29974,34386,37687,37689,105139,44952,46317,51891,52911,5447,76043,77901]},"source":{"anilist":{"id":86778,"rating":7.6,"rating_normalized":76},"anime_planet":{"id":"cells-at-work","rating":4,"rating_normalized":80},"anime_news_network":{"id":18165,"rating":7.80515,"rating_normalized":78},"kitsu":{"id":38044,"rating":7.775,"rating_normalized":78},"manga_updates":{"id":"2rphbh5","rating":7.71,"rating_normalized":77},"my_anime_list":{"id":91641,"rating":7.71,"rating_normalized":77},"shikimori":{"id":91641,"rating":7.72,"rating_normalized":77}}}