Episode 9 (CaW CB)

"Calamity, Athlete's Foot, and Meaning of Work" (異変、水虫、働く意味) is the 9th episode of the Cells at Work! CODE BLACK! anime adaption.

Plot
AA2153 discovers the genitals are infected with ringworm and the sperm count is low. U-1196 warns that the white blood cell count is low and AA2153 discovers the red blood cell count is low as well. AA2153 is assigned to be a mentor to some rookie red blood cells, but this causes him to go behind schedule on oxygen deliveries and the cells complain. He and AC1677 go to the feet, but find it has Athlete's foot. U-1196 and her only backup, two other Neutrophils, battle the ringworm, but are overwhelmed until the body treats the infection with Butenafine Hydrochloride. The exhausted immune cells are then ordered to battle ringworm elsewhere. AA2153 becomes obsessed with emulating U-1196's work ethic and works himself to exhaustion with deliveries. AC1677 forces him to stop and rest, pointing out the body continues to function without them.

New Characters

 * NC8429
 * Ringworm

Returning Characters

 * U-1196
 * AA2153
 * Sperm
 * Sertoli cell
 * AC1677
 * U-8787
 * U-1212
 * Killer T Cells (BLACK)