#gonna take a mini break from this show to watch something else then im comin back

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So I watched Cells at Work!

This is the best educational show I've ever seen. Cells at Work is great!

It's rare for me to have no criticisms to talk about. The characters are well done, the story is well done, and the education is phenomenal. This is such a genius way to present how your body works. It's not boring to sit through either. Even if it's being educational the story that it tells is very satisfying.

I really don't have much to say outside of it being good. All ages can enjoy this anime, but it does seem to have kids/younger teens as a target audience. There are dark moments that the anime is not shy about delving into, but season 1 keeps the tone generally positive. I'd recommend this to anyone regardless of whether or not you actually care about learning about how our cells work.

With that said, lets talk about production. The animation is handled by David Productions! I've only seen their work with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure so far. To me this studio is more recognizable for their animation direction rather than sakuga of individual scenes. It's no different here for Cells at Work.

Y'see, there's tons of re-used animation throughout the show, a good amount of CG used to save time on animation, and scrolling static backgrounds. All of these things are red flags to a lot of people. These are time saving methods to help production go more smoothly. However, there's a difference between doing it poorly and doing it well.

Cells at Work may have a lot of these "issues", but they are presented masterfully. There's such a nice clarity to how everything is framed and drawn throughout each scene. The CG frequently blends in very well with the 2D animation. There's rarely a complicated shot in the anime, but everything flows wonderfully even if the scene is re-used animation.

Maybe it's just cause I'm some nerd about animation, but I was honestly impressed at how well presented these time saving methods were. It's usually a sign of bad animation, but it looks perfectly fine here. Great even.

Oh, also I watched this dubbed to make it a bit easier to digest the material (it's educational after all). I was surprised that there's an english cover of the anime opening. I thought dubs didn't do that anymore! The dub itself was pretty good, no complaints there.

In conclusion, Cells at Work is pretty good! I'll watch the other seasons soon. I wouldn't call this peak anime that's a must-watch, but it's a damn good watch. Don't shy away from it if you're interested.