Cells that Don't Work (はたらかない細胞 Hatarakanai Saibou?) is a spin-off written and illustrated by Moe Sugimoto, and supervised by the author of the original, Akane Shimizu.[1]
As of February 2019, there have been two volumes published. It has been published by Kodansha America as Cells NOT at Work!.
Plot[]
Similar to the original, the series is set in a world of anthropomorphic cells living in a body. It focuses on the lives of a Macrophage who works in a certain Red Bone Marrow, and the erythroblast she has to deal with that refuses to undergo erythropoiesis because he does not want to be working as an erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell).
He is the oldest erythroblast in the Bone Marrow and wishes to become a White Blood Cell, so he attempts fighting different cells and bacteria, much to Macrophage's annoyance.
Unlike the original, cells in this series have the tendency to display incompetence and disinterest towards their supposed functions.
Volume 1[]
| No | Title | Japan release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erythroblasts in Moratorium | |
| 2 | Cells Unable to Work? | |
| 3 | Macrophage's Grande Scheme For Enucleation! ☆ | |
| 4 | Artists | |
| 5 | 871's Policy | |
| 328's Idol | 6 | |
| 7 | Speedy Enthroblasts | |
| 8 | What Even is a Nucleus? | |
| 9 | An Unacceptable Mascot | |
| 10 | The Immoral Macrophage (Part One) |
Volume 2[]
| No | Title | Japan release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | The Immoral Macrophage (Part Two) | |
| 12 | Macrophage Chronicles | |
| 13 | Cells with Insomnia | |
| 14 | Ghost in the Cell | |
| 15 | A Macro Oath | |
| 16 | The Fable of King of 314 | |
| 17 | 725 | |
| 18 | Enucleation Ceremony |
Volume 3[]
| No | Title | Japan release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | A Red Boy with a Green Pet | |
| 20 | Deep Crimson Takes the Stage | |
| 21 | Reunion | |
| 22 | Regarding My Little Sister Being Acquainted with the NEET I Excessively Fret About | |
| 23 | 036's Big Brother | |
| 24 | Cells Still Not at Work | |
| 25 | In a Certain Collection Pool | |
| 26 | An Average Day in the Bone Marrow | |
| 27 | The Defendant, 871 |
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