#hataraku saibou Black

[synergysilhouette]

Four white blood cells with their red blood cells

(Plus some platelets, regular cells, and killer-T cells.)

[aquanuvens]

Y'all I think Hataraku Saibou (along with its many spinoffs) should be considered an actual valid piece of literature for anatomical study. Med schools don't know what they are missing pls listen to what I say

[not-that-debonair]

U-1196 but in a version of the uniform from main

(partially inspired by Bi-Cellular Disaster on ao3)

I couldn’t decide what version I liked better so you get both

[strawberoni]

cells at work code black fanart because i finished the anime!! also it’s my birthday so i wanted to post some art :3

AA2153 and AC1677 have something going on… they are the besties ever tho!!! ^0^

[d4rk-x-w0lf-17]

me after finished CAW S2: might as well check out CAW black. i remember hearing it's a bit more grim than the main series and delves with a bit more serious stuff, but it surely won't be THAT bad

me after ep 10:

[goldsunsets]

i kinda like emo aa2153 in episode 11

like noo dont kys youre so sexy aha

[kurlyfrii]

i love his side profile 🩸

[robinlmaoo]

i forgot to post this here so here you go:

i listened to lost ones weeping on repeat a bit too much while looking at code black fanart and this came out ig

[krizste]

[abandonedsock33]

White Blood Cell

[rinneon]

Ngl I kinda miss these two.

They're personally my favorites and it's honestly such a shame that there really isn't going to be anything more about them cause they're side characters. Who don't have names

(I gave them names for some reason)

[doyouknowthisanime]

Do You Know This Anime?

[yukine-sakamoto]

Review of Cells at Work: Code Black

I know it’s in the name, but this show was dark. I was expecting something a little closer to the light-hearted slice-of-life of the original, but this was depressing. It was interesting to see how the body responds to adverse conditions, so the educational draw was still there. However, they throw a lot at you pretty quickly, so it’s not like I’ll really remember any of it. I certainly don’t remember much from the original. I did appreciate that there was a bit more characterization and plot in this one. The issues that the body faced each episode built up and the stress affected the characters. But I can’t say I really enjoyed watching all these characters nearly or fully lose it because of the stress and trauma of their work, and there really wasn’t much character depth other than that.

I mainly wanted to watch this show because it featured a strong girl (WBC) protecting a relatively weaker boy (RBC), which is a dynamic I like and is so very rarely seen. (Kinda messed up that role reversal is only seen in the unhealthy body, not sure what they’re trying to say there.) I thought I was just being a perv, but apparently the artists had a similar idea. I won’t lie, I liked the WBCs’ designs. They’re tall, strong, confident, busty, dressed for action, and wield katanas. And, I could have appreciated a bit of fan service, but I think they went a little too hard. The tonal whiplash between watching the cells’ repeated near-death experiences and the copious boob shots was very difficult to process. The uniforms were nice but the plunging neckline felt out of place, and honestly some times the chests looked like they were drawn by amateurs, like, two big circles sticking straight out instead of the sort of tear-drop shape with actual gravity. And the characters weren’t deep enough to have any kind of real romance anyway. There were some cute moments but not much. I mean I knew it wasn’t a romance show going in but still.

I thought the show was a tad preachy as well. Like it felt very clear that it was urging people to lead healthier lives as well as commenting on work culture, especially Japanese black companies (thus the name). I think the weight of the work commentary is somewhat lost on a foreign audience, and while it’s not bad to encourage people to care for themselves, I don’t want to feel guilty while I’m trying to relax and watch tv. It was odd in the ED episode especially that they seemed to take a negative stance toward casual sex. I think that’s actually a very unhealthy stance to espouse, and it wasn’t really as scientific. Sperm die all the time no matter what your sex life is, so it’s weird for a cell to get worked up over it. Plus it felt strange coming after the episodes on smoking and alcohol, which are different and obviously unhealthy. It was honestly strange to spend a whole episode fixated on this guy’s boner. I mean sure, the follow up episode on STIs kind of makes sense, safe sex and all that, but those two came off with a different vibe for me.

Overall, it was decently enjoyable though somewhat forgettable: 7/10.

[metalichotchoco]

I love blood yuri dkdkdk

stalwart serious girl x gentle clumsy girl is a really cute dynamic imo

[a-simple-bacterium]

You’re telling me that this guy is the same height as U-1196? Insane. He’s a little guy, a squishy boy, a tiny blorbo. His box is bigger than he. I look at him and I want to cry.

[olivliv01]

i guess cells at work became one of my hyper-fixations???? maybe???? idk, maybe just a bit

well, anyway, I drew my OC in this universe and she's a rookie white blood cell. She's kinda chaotic, but has a good heart and takes her job seriously (although you can see her procrastinating with AC1677 sometimes lol)

also she gets lost very easily, just like AE3803. U-1825 is just a silly cell, don't judge her

and she has a crush on AA2153 (OMG JUST LIKE ME FR)

This girl is basically me but she's a cell lmao