Basophil

Basophil
anime manga
JAPANESE NAME	好塩基球
ROMANJI	Kōenkikyū
CHARACTER STATUS
STATUS	Active
GENDER	Male
SPECIES	Basophil Cell
OCCUPATION	Not Fully Discovered
DEBUT
ANIME DEBUT	Episode 4
MANGA DEBUT	Chapter 4
VOICED BY
JAPANESE	Tomokazu Sugita

Basophil (好塩基球, Kōenkikyū^?) is a minor character in Cells at Work!.

He is a type of white blood cell, specifically Basophil. He is capable of triggering the release of histamines when encountering an antigen. He also can allure eosinophils and neutrophils when they are needed. His role is not fully discovered as he always remains mysterious. He is also a type of Granulocyte.

Appearance

Befitting his enigmatic personality, most of his body is covered, leaving only the area around his eyes visible. He wears a rain jacket over what appears to be a knit cap and a balaclava and carries an umbrella around, likely for protection against stomach acid. What lies behind that mask of his may never be known...

Personality

Much like actual basophils, he remains a mysterious figure, often appearing to speak through philosophical and metaphorical language.

Trivia

• Eosinophil is the only other cell shown to understand his style of speech, even interpreting for him in chapter 5 of the manga (episode 4 of the anime).
• Despite being a white blood cell, he has not been shown participating in combat himself.