Cells at Work! (Anime)

Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō (はたらく細胞)) is the anime adaption of the original manga series produced by David Production, aired on July 7, 2018 with 13 episodes.

On 22 March 2019, season 2 has announcement.

Plot
The story follows the world of a human's body which is represented as cities with roughly 37.2 trillion anthropomorphic cells who work together endlessly daily to run their world. Everyday, they struggle to remove and resist against pathogenic cells such as germs and bacteria from invading the body.

A ditsy red blood cell who is new to her job, AE3803 and a ruthless white blood cell who is a part in the immune system, U-1146 are featured in the story as protagonists. As a red blood cell, AE3803 transports goods such as oxygen and nutrients. On the other hand U-1146 patrols the blood vessels and destroys threats.

Staff
Studio: David Production Director: Kenichi Suzuki

Producer: Yuma Takahashi

Writer: Yūko Kakihara, Kenichi Suzuki

Color Designer: Aiko Mizuno

Music Composer: Kenichirō Suehiro

Voice Cast (Japanese)
Narrator Main Characters Minor Characters
 * Mamiko Noto as Narrator
 * Kana Hanazawa as Red Blood Cell (AE3803)
 * Tomoaki Maeno as White Blood Cell (U-1146)
 * Daisuke Ono as Killer T Cell
 * Kikuko Inoue as Macrophage
 * Maria Naganawa as Platelet
 * Takahiro Sakurai as Helper T Cell
 * Saori Hayami as Regulatory T Cell
 * Shōya Chiba as B Cell
 * M·A·O as Eosinophil
 * Nobuhiko Okamoto as Dendritic Cell
 * Aya Endō as Senior Red Blood Cell (AA5100)

Songs
Opening Theme - "Mission! Ken・Kou・Dai・Ichi"
 * Lyrics, Composition by Mayuko/Yū mao (ゆうまお)


 * Arrangement by Kenichiro Suehiro (末廣 健一郎)

Ending Theme - "CheerS"
 * Sung by Kana Hanazawa, Tomoaki Maeno, Daisuke Ono, Kikuko Inoue
 * Sung by ClariS


 * Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement by LIVE LAB.