Hataraku Saibou!! (Cells at Work!!)

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Synonyms: Cells at Work! 2nd Season, Hataraku Saibou 2nd Season

Japanese: はたらく細胞!!

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Type: TV

Episodes: 8

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 9, 2021 to Feb 27, 2021

Premiered: Winter 2021

Broadcast: Saturdays at 23:30 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Kodansha, Magic Capsule

Licensors: Aniplex of America

Studios: David Production

Source: Manga

Genre: Comedy

Themes: Anthropomorphic, Educational, Medical

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.36¹ (scored by 96,149 users)

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Ranked: #2486²

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Popularity: #891

Members: 271,819

Favorites: 584

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The cells of the human body never rest for too long; there's always something new to do and learn every day. At least, that's what Hakkekkyuu U-1146 feels as he rushes to and fro, searching for any pathogens that could cause harm to the body. Despite his dangerous line of work, it's all worth it to protect the happy smiles of Sekkekkyuu AE3803, the platelet crew, his fellow neutrophils, and the other cells he meets along the way.

In his latest pathogen-hunting adventures, Hakkekkyuu U-1146 discovers how important cells can sometimes make mistakes, and that not all bacteria are actually bad. Everybody has their bad days, but everything eventually works out when their comrades have their backs. In the end, it's just another normal day for these hardworking cells!

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Characters & Voice Actors

Hakkekkyuu U-1146

Main

Maeno, Tomoaki
Japanese

Sekkekkyuu AE3803

Main

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Ippan Saibou

Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke
Japanese

Kesshouban

Supporting

Naganawa, Maria
Japanese

Macrophage

Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko
Japanese

Jujou Saibou

Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko
Japanese

Killer T Saibou

Supporting

Ono, Daisuke
Japanese

Gan Saibou

Supporting

Ishida, Akira
Japanese

Kousankyuu

Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao
Japanese

NK Saibou

Supporting

Yukinari, Toa
Japanese

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Ogura, Hirofumi

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Chiba, Daisuke

Episode Director

Ueno, Takehiro

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Soejima, Yasufumi

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Opening Theme

"GO! GO! Saibou Fiesta" by Sekkekkyuu (Kana Hanazawa), Hakkekkyuu (Tomoaki Maeno), Killer T Saibou / Memory T Saibou (Daisuke Ono), Macrophage (Kikuko Inoue), Ippan Saibou (Yuusuke Kobayashi), Nyuusankin (Yuuri Yoshida)

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Ending Theme

"Fight!!" by ClariS

Reviews

Feb 25, 2021

KANLen09

Recommended

I feel like this show needs no introduction for the myriad of you who've watched Season 1 way back in 2018. The TL;DR is this: our favorite body cells are back at it again, resuscitating a healthy body from many of the immune diseases as inspired and suffering from real life, but giving it the anime flare and feel that's basically one and the same from Season 1.

The only reason why we have a Season 2 in times like now, is because the spin-off (which is Hataraku Saibou Black, or Cells at Work: Code Black) is chosen to air in Winter 2021, so both mangaka ... Akane Shimizu and David Production had the perfect idea to release them both at the very same time in Japan, leading to that 1-hour back-to-back TV broadcast, and that by itself is a great call to advertise more of the mangaka's works.

The main gripe that I have with Season 2 is that while nothing has changed (and to be honest, this works for the better), it's more of the same to push the near-perfect body back to health through different means of immunities and diseases, and with only 8 episodes, I'd feel it's the right length to finish off this show, along with all the translated manga chapters so far (as of the time of this review). In a nutshell, you can tell that mangaka Akane Shimizu spends MORE time on her part supervising the countless spin-offs (which are far more interesting) than progressing the main series, and that by itself is kind of both a blessing and a curse. Not to say that it's all bad, but generally a creative mix of ideas from different mangakas is a good way to establish the main series further, however in turn, trades off for a solid foundation of "returning the series to its roots" and leaves no room for more creativity of what the main series could have offered as potential.

But rest assured: if you like or love Season 1, this sequel is a good follow-up of the countless adventures of the main character cast of cells working together to alleviate naughty, bad cells and old enemies from raging within the body. OST is pretty much the same atmosphere as the previous season, so at least there is consistency in an otherwise well-known series.

If you're wondering about the movie that was released before Season 2 came out, save your money (if you're intending to watch it), as it covers the 2nd half of the show in its entirety (from Episodes 4 to 8) for another TL;DR, you're welcome. I'd thought that the movie itself would compensate for the remainder of 2 hours (or 5 episodes equally) worth of new content, but it wasn't meant to be, so, oh well.

All in all, while Season 2 was just as bombarding as a marketing gimmick, it should come as no surprise that it's still worth watching all the way through. Not as amazing as how Season 1 landed the expectations, but hey, that's OK.

P.S. Watch the spin-off Code Black, it's reverse gender-bender, but better.

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Feb 25, 2021

slavemaster_1991

Mixed Feelings

TLDR: if you liked the first season - you will most likely like this one. If you did not - don't waste time.

Story: basically it is more of the same stuff, out cells doing their work and overcoming different situations. It is really nothing much to speak about, considering this season is only 2/3 of a normal season in length.
Art, sound: the same as S1, solid but nothing stellar.
Characters: once again, more of the same. Most of the characters were already established in the first season (or at least had episodical role), so you know what to expect. No real character progression if by ...

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Feb 25, 2021

d5202047

Not Recommended

There are a few episodes that sync up with Code Black, which aired at the same time. For example, both shows may talk about hair or something. So that might be more fun for you to watch both simultaneously.

Too many corners are cut in the animation department. CGI red blood cells walking around.
Educational value is decent except for the last two episodes which is nothing but action scenes and a bacteria that wears a fox fursuit.

Two episodes with platelets and a few more with the lactic acid bacteria. So you won't completely waste your time watching this, but you can tell they're trying ...

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