はたらく細胞

2018 - 2021

Pneumococcus

Episode 1

This is a story that happens inside a human body. One day, as a Red Blood Cell is delivering oxygen and carbon dioxide, she is assaulted by Pneumococci and rescued by a White Blood Cell. To protect the body that’s their world, the White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) chases after the one Pneumococcus who’s escaped. But the enemy has hidden himself in the most unlikely place...

Scrape Wound

Episode 2

Things have been peaceful for Red Blood Cell when suddenly an abrasion occurs before her eyes. The White Blood Cells (Neutrophils) arrive to battle the bacteria and viruses invading through the wound, but they struggle against enemies like Staphylococcus aureus. Will the White Blood Cells (Neutrophils) find a way to defend this body?

Influenza

Episode 3

Naive T Cell is patrolling the body for influenza virus proliferation. But since he’s never taken on the enemy before, he’s completely terrified and useless. He finally ends up fleeing the battlefield where White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and the veteran Killer T Cells are fighting. Naive T Cell is filled with self-loathing until Dendritic Cell sees him and speaks to him kindly.

Food Poisoning

Episode 4

Bacteria appear near the stomach. White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is on the scene at once. There, he finds Eosinophil, another type of White Blood Cell, already in battle, but she’s struggling badly. Seeing how powerless she is, the other cells start trashing Eosinophil behind her back. Even after White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) tells them, “There’s a job that only Eosinophil can do...”

Cedar Pollen Allergy

5th August 2018

Episode 5

The body has been invaded by a mass of cedar pollen! Rushing to the scene so that he can eliminate the cedar pollen, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) runs into Memory Cell. Memory Cell is a Lymphocyte who retains the immune system’s memories. Seeing what’s actually going on, Memory Cell is strangely flustered. “What the heck? This is just like the legend...” What “legend” is Memory Cell talking about?

Erythroblasts and Myelocytes

12th August 2018

Episode 6

Let me become a great red blood cell one day... This is the story of Red Blood Cell before she became Red Blood Cell, when she was a young Erythroblast. The Erythroblasts are training hard to become full-fledged Red Blood Cells under the supervision of their teacher, Macrophage. But Erythroblast is directionally-challenged, and she’s always getting lost in the middle of drills. One day, while practicing to evacuate from bacteria, Erythroblast once again loses her way...

Cancer Cells

19th August 2018

Episode 7

The enemy disguising himself as a common cell has revealed his true identity. He is Cancer Cell. To protect this world, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil), Killer T Cell, and NK Cell must now confront the attacking Cancer Cell in battle.

Blood Circulation

26th August 2018

Episode 8

Delivering carbon dioxide to the lungs, and bringing oxygen to cells throughout the body... That’s Red Blood Cell’s important task. Though she’s still directionally-challenged and always losing her way, she can’t be a fledgling forever. She’s determined to go through Circulation by herself without any help from the older cells, but in the shadows, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) watches over her with a worried look on his face.

Thymocytes

2nd September 2018

Episode 9

In the middle of a drill, Killer T Cell tosses a subordinate right into Helper T Cell’s office. The two polar opposites start arguing. According to Dendritic Cell, although they play very different roles today, they were actually classmates at Thymus School. Not only that, but they were totally different back then! What was it that developed between these two during their days of enduring hellish training sessions at Thymus School where only two to three percent of cells manage to survive?

Staphylococcus Aureus

9th September 2018

Episode 10

Red Blood Cell is being chased by a germ! The one to come to the rescue is a masked Monocyte. Apparently, they are also part of the White Blood Cell family and a type of Immune Cell. There’s no way Red Blood Cell could be attacked by bacteria twice in one day, but she encounters another one on her way to the nasal cavity. The germ turns out to be Staphylococcus Aureus. They usually just exist on the skin and pores. But this time, they have a secret plan. What could it be?

Heat Stroke

16th September 2018

Episode 11

The world (body) is engulfed in sweltering heat. Even after triggering sweat, the body can't be cooled down. Abnormal increased vascular flow, soaring fever... That's right, the body is suffering from heat stroke! Taking advantage of the situation, the Bacillus cereus is rampaging to his heart's content. Reeling from the effects of heat stroke, the usually reliable White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is suddenly unable to perform... Isn't there any way to save the world from further global warming?

Hemorrhagic Shock (1)

23rd September 2018

Episode 12

Red Blood Cell has been assigned to train a rookie Red Blood Cell! She resolves to “show her what a dependable senpai I am!” But she keeps losing her way, and getting yelled at by other cells, so it’s not going very smoothly. Just then, a major incident rocks the world inside the body.

Hemorrhagic Shock (2)

30th September 2018

Episode 13

"We have detected life-threatening damage!" Hearing of this emergency, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) rushes to the blast area. But there, he finds no traces of the blood cells he's supposed to protect! Due to massive bleeding, a huge amount of blood cells have already been flung outside the wound. And the bleeding continues... The situation grows more dire every second, but to protect this world and to save her friends, Red Blood Cell continues to deliver oxygen with Li'l Kouhai Red Blood Cell. Their world is on the brink of destruction... What kind of fate lies ahead for the cells?

Top Cast

Kana Hanazawa•Tomoaki Maeno

Animation Action & Adventure Comedy

This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body... According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the bacteria-fighting white blood cells, get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you! It's the oddly relatable and interesting story that is the life of cells!

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Kana Hanazawa

Red Blood Cell AE3803 (Erythrocyte) (voice)

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Tomoaki Maeno

White Blood Cell U-1146 (Neutrophil) (voice)

Full Crew

Norihito Ishii

CGI Director

Hirofumi Ogura Image

Hirofumi Ogura

Series Director

Tomoyasu Hosoi

Art Direction

Yoshio Kaneko

Executive Producer

Takahiko Yoshida

Supervising Animation Director

Keiko Tamaki

Supervising Animation Director

Mutsuki Aoki

Assistant Director of Photography

Nobuhiro Negishi

Sound Mixer

Yui Ando

Foley

Takako Shiratori

Production Manager

Ryuichi Inoue

Online Editor

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Yusuke Kobayashi

Theme Song Performance

Yu-ri Yoshida Image

Yu-ri Yoshida

Theme Song Performance

Rei Ueno

Sound Effects

Yohei Ito

Producer

Hisataka Kasama

Producer

Kana Hanazawa Image

Kana Hanazawa

Theme Song Performance

Tomoaki Maeno Image

Tomoaki Maeno

Theme Song Performance

Daisuke Ono Image

Daisuke Ono

Theme Song Performance

Kikuko Inoue Image

Kikuko Inoue

Theme Song Performance

Yuko Kakihara

Series Composition

Takahiko Yoshida

Character Designer

Masaharu Yamanouchi Image

Masaharu Yamanouchi

Music Producer

Yuma Takahashi Image

Yuma Takahashi

Producer

MAYUKO

Original Music Composer

Kenichiro Suehiro Image

Kenichiro Suehiro

Original Music Composer

Yuki Oshima

Director of Photography

Tomoyuki Harada Image

Tomoyuki Harada

Medical Consultant

Akane Shimizu

Comic Book

Kenta Mimuro

Prop Designer

Yoshihiro Sono

Art Designer

Aiko Mizuno

Color Designer

Kiyoshi Hirose

Editor

Jin Aketagawa

Sound Director

Masanori Miyake

Executive Producer

Shuichiro Tanaka

Executive Producer

Kenta Mimuro

Creature Design

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