Cells at Work!
2018 2 seasons · 21 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Cells at Work!

はたらく細胞

Cells at Work! sits in the top 6% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #283 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

はたらく細胞

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!

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
240
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #283 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #129 of 1,411 (top 9%).

Also On Tokyo MX

Other series that aired on Tokyo MX.

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Comedy + Animation in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cells at Work! itself).

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

Among 569 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Cells at Work! places #51 — near the top of its class.

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    #5

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    #7

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cells at Work! premiered alongside 194 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan seriess in 2018.

The 3778th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

240
Reviews
88th
Review-volume percentile
77th
Popularity percentile

240 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 77th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 8, 2018
Last Air Date
February 27, 2021
Broadcast Span
2.6 years
Total Episodes
21 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 8.4 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesDavid Production, Aniplex, Kodansha
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 21
Release DateJuly 8, 2018
Official Sitehataraku-saibou.com

Questions Answered

When did Cells at Work! end?

Cells at Work! finished its run with its final episode airing on February 27, 2021.

Where did Cells at Work! air?

Cells at Work! aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.