Cells at Work (Review)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5

Today's anime review is on a series called Cells at Work. It's an educational set of episodes about the cellular goings-on within the human body. It's highly informative and really helps teach you the basics of human biology. It's a great show for anyone who is interested in biology, learning or just anime in general as the story line itself is rather captivating. It follows a protagonist Sekkekkyuu AE3803, also known as a red blood cell and her attempts to follow through with all her daily tasks to take care of the human body. But, being that Sekkekkyuu AE3803 is rather clumsy, naive and easily distracted she frequently finds herself in uncomfortable, unnecessary and, at times, dangerous situations, quite often bumping into bacteria's, infections and cancer cells just waiting to stir things up.

I felt the need to review and share awareness of this show for the reason that I genuinely think that I needed to let people know that a series like this exists as it's super informative. I even learnt that Macrophages have many, many roles in the body in comparison to other cells and they travel absolutely everywhere! If I had something like this back when I was in high school I would have gotten far greater grades in Biology than I did. I've learnt far more about the human body and its many functions on a cellular level than I ever did in any science class from just 13 episodes. Probably far more prepared now to take an exam than I was 10 years ago. Back in my day there were shows like The Magical Show Bus and Once upon a time... Life but those shows were for actual children. But one thing that I Iove about most animes, in general, is the fact that age isn't really a thing and you can watch whatever you want. There's a wonderful variety that's acceptable for anyone with varying ages and interests. And I, as a 27 year old, loved this show, however, I genuinely think that high schoolers could do with watching this show. Cause what better way to learn than through watching something that's actually entertaining.

In each episode Sekkekkyuu AE3803 encounters a new invasive character that doesn't or shouldn't belong in the human body. And as each episode progressed you learn about all the organs and cells that are required to fight off the intruder, with a simple explanation on each new cell before the great battles begin. Each intruder comes with their own set of characteristics some being silly, some being downright hilarious, and some seeming horrifically terrifying. But it's always so beautiful to see how all the cells come together to aid in the protection of the human body.

As mentioned before he protagonist Sekkekkyuu AE3803 is clumsy, naive and easily distracted. She also never seems to accomplish her tasks right away, and always tends to need the help of her friends due to her naivety and clumsiness, frequently getting lost throughout the human body, which is where she tends to bump into trouble. Then there's the second protagonist the white blood cell, also known as Hakkekkyuu U-1146. He works under the Neutrophil Division along side other neutrophil comrades. His role is to patrol the blood vessels and remove all intruders such as germs, diseases and unwanted bacterias. But, as you watch through the show you realise that his task on most occasions becomes making sure that Sekkekkyuu AE3803 doesn't get into more trouble, or, if she is in trouble to help her out of it. Basically becoming the hero and the secret love interest (this isn't ever stated, but I see the chemistry, hehe, see what I did there).

I definitely love the two protagonists but I think my favourite characters are the little Platelets , constantly roaming around the body in their little cuteness always trying to build things with their little hands, and lift heavy objects with their little knees. Call it the maternal instincts in me but I can't help but awe at the screen every time they appear, they're cuteness is too much. But saying that Platelets do generally play a really important underrated role in the human body which I didn't even realise until watching the show. When ever you hurt, cut, or scrape yourself the platelets are usually always the first at the scene ready to begin patching you up and prevent bacteria's and infections from entering through the openings. After creating the first layer of protection they then focus on closing up the whole completely. Yup, those little kids do all that in the show and it's adorable to watch the little tots try.

Graphically the visuals are beautiful as almost all anime usually is. Saying this I found that in comparison to other anime's have watched the producers of the shows clearly decided to keep to very minimalist, neutral colours as there isn't that much vibrancy throughout. The colour palette is rather plain, but very easy and appealing to the eye. Mostly it's the characters that have the most colour and that is probably, I assume, to help the viewer play close attention to what the show is trying to teach rather than being distracted by all the goings on within the background. If this is the intended purpose then I believe it is achieved very well, and I think it's a great idea behind it.

I think the idea of this show as a whole is fantastic and as stated before I really, truly wish something like this existed back when I was a teen in school because I genuinely have learnt a lot from the show. The show itself isn't just informative though, it's also funny, captivating and the battle scenes are pretty epic with several unexpected plot twists as new characters are revealed throughout the series. I really love the platonic relationships throughout and love seeing how all the characters interact with one another. It truly is an interesting and informative perspective of how the organ and cells within our body interacts and connects with each other to aid and protect the body in which they live. The whole series is laid out as if they live in this huge city so, at times you even forget you're watching something informative about the human body which is why I believe this show would be great for all viewers of different ages and genres.

To summarise, Cells at Work is a fun, hilarious, educational show about the inner workings of the human body the mainly discusses the cells and their varying types. This is a great show for all people, of all ages, but I highly recommend high school students to watch this as it could greatly help them with their grades in biology. Throughout the show you follow the Red Blood Cell around as she tries to achieve her tasks with great difficulty always to be humorously saved by the White Blood Cell who's task is to protect the body from invaders. Throughout the show you also get to meet various other characters and their job roles and how they help the human body function properly. There are many great, epic battles interluded with a few seconds of scientific information to teach the watcher. Visually the show is minimalistic beautiful, using neutral colours throughout. The platonic relationships amongst the characters are very well portrayed allowing the viewer to witness a new perspective of how the body works together to help care for us and keep us safe from the outside world.