Nearly ignorant of biology,I’m much obliged to はたらく細胞 for imparting me those biological knowledge about our body ,cells and innards,etc in such a colourful ,informative and appealing way.As for me,I don’t agree this anime should be categorized into pseudo-science.Because there is no convincing evidence showing its presentation of biological education is erroneous as yet.Abd we are still not too retarded to be devoid of the faculty for identifying the practice of anthropomorphism,that is to say,we certainly know the silhouette of cells are not human-like,and bacteria are not actually into the way like the intellectual aliens.If an anime bound up with science education could manage to tantalize my appetite to delve into the sphere around which the one centers,I think it is a success despite its so-called“superficiality”.
In addition,the shaping of the characters is so excellent ! Indeed,the two main characters ,red/white blood cell,impressed you a lot,but the supporting characters are also memorable .I have a hunch that I would hardly forget the adorable platelets,the serene but also aggressive maids macrophages,the eerie ninja basophil ,the virile and muscular T-cells ,the miserable and doomed cancer cells,and so on.Each of them is so individual and subtly created in reference with their practical functions in real life.To be frank,David Production ,as well as the writer Shimizu has the techniques in making you infatuated with the characters created and immersive in that fantastic world setting.
However,it is a bit ironic that your cells are living in such a society,which you might call Utopia or authentic Communism without exploitation and sordid currency circulation system(well,regardless of the fact that they don’t have an option to select their occupations ),whereas you are being compelled to struggle hard ,work like a dog,and watch Hataraku Saibou at the same time as eating instant noodle to appease your hunger. From this perspective,we might find more resonances from the manga Hataraku Saibou Black rather than this TV series(lol).
Nevertheless,don’t be crestfallen by comparison,see,they are always bouncy rather than being jaded,protecting you and fighting for you relentlessly without a pause.Consequently,shall we give them some positive responses ? :)
In a word,I hope you enjoy the show !