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Ihmisruumis on täynnä ihmeitä ja äkkivääriä tilanteita. Punasolu päättää kiertää koko verenkiertoelimistön ilman muiden apua. Suuntavaistoton seikkailija päätyy projektinsa ansiosta pinteestä toiseen, mutta oppii samalla paljon itsestään. Valkosolu joutuu kohtaamaan toistaiseksi pahimman vastustajansa yksin. Ja kuten kaikki tietävät, akne on julma vihollinen!

190 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2017

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Akane Shimizu

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SHIMIZU Akane
Name (in native language): 清水茜

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Profile Image for Mir.
4,974 reviews5,331 followers
February 14, 2020
Bigger bloodier battles! More biology education!

High points in this volume:
--Really creepy cold germs.
--Fantastically simple and effective depiction of how vaccination works.
--Tear-jerking pathos of follicle laborers enslaved by evil acne.
Profile Image for Stewart Tame.
2,475 reviews120 followers
June 7, 2017
I'm still impressed by the sheer inventiveness of the concept. Just when I thought I'd seen all the variety that manga had to offer ... Silly me.

One thing I notice with this series is how self-contained the various chapters are. There's no overarching story, just isolated incidents. Characters recur, and volume 1 introduced the basic concept, but, that aside, these can really be read in any order. That's not as much of a handicap as it may seem. Despite the lack of ongoing plot development, it's still fascinating to see the interesting ways in which Shimizu portrays the details of the circulatory system within the context of his anthropomorphous metaphor.

And the cover of this one makes me grin. I love the contrast between the sweet platelet and the frankly dangerous white blood cell. Recommended!
Profile Image for Lady Entropy.
1,224 reviews47 followers
April 7, 2017
OMG I can't even.
I love this series.

So much.

Words fail me at the hilarity of it all and how it reverts and gently mocks traditional manga clichés.

I must have more.
Profile Image for Maria.
149 reviews1 follower
May 30, 2025
This series is simultaneously cute and disturbing
Profile Image for Jesus Flores.
2,569 reviews66 followers
December 17, 2023
Y seguimos "aprendiendo" sobre distintas celulas y enfermedades.
El rinovirus y sus gorritos
La inmunidad adquirida
El acne

Divertido los del flashback a el entrenamiento de la celula asesina T, ahora toda un maton, pero antes, jejeje


4 stars
Profile Image for haven ⋄ f (hiatus).
803 reviews14 followers
April 30, 2020
4.5

Ahhh. This is good. The art seems to have been rushed, and therefore worsened in some spots. The story is so amazing and I'm finding it super enjoyable! The characters are the best. White blood cell is so sweet!!!
Profile Image for Adriana.
3,510 reviews42 followers
April 4, 2019
Really 3.5 because it's finally gotten to a point beyond the anime and I loved how drammatic Shimizu made a zit. The unexpectedness of it is what's great about this series.
Profile Image for DonutKnow.
3,307 reviews48 followers
August 30, 2021
I love this series and all the determination that everyone has for their jobs 💪❤️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Dyah.
1,110 reviews64 followers
July 7, 2021
Mari kita lanjutkan belajar tentang sel-sel dalam tubuh dan bagaimana mereka bekerja. Di volume ini ada 5 chapter.
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Chapter 10 Peredaran Darah
Akhirnya eritrosit AE3803 berhasil melaksanakan tugas tanpa nyasar! Dia ngga sadar aja kalau neutrofil 1146 diam-diam membantunya (gemesss banget). Aku masih curiga sama sifat eritrosit yang satu ini, dan rambut nyengkliknya yang mirip bulan sabit. Hmmm...
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Chapter 11 Gejala Batuk Pilek
Ada satu sel umum di tenggorokan yang bosan sama kerjaannya yang dianggap biasa-biasa aja. Lalu dia ketemu sel usil yang mengajaknya main. Mereka mengerjai sel-sel darah putih. Tapi ternyata sel usil itu adalah sel yang sudah terjangkit virus flu 😷
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Chapter 12 Sel Timosit
Menceritakan masa lalu sel-sel timosit sebelum berkembang jadi sel T pembunuh, sel T pembantu, dan sel T regulator. Aku suka chapter ini karena lucu banget.
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Chapter 13 Imunitas Perolehan
Ini menceritakan tentang vaksin. Lucu banget juga. Sel memori diceritakan mengira dirinya bisa meramal masa depan karena tiba-tiba mendapat visi. Padahal visi itu ingatannya sewaktu tubuh diberi vaksin gondongan 🙈
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Chapter 14 Jerawat
Sesuai judul, menceritakan tentang terjadinya jerawat di salah satu pori-pori yang tersumbat. Penggambaran sel-sel di pori-porinya malesin banget. Kasian neutrofil 1146 di sini kecebur di sebum (minyak).
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Chapter-chapter di volume ini rata-rata lucu ceritanya dan ngga ada yang terlalu memancing emosi. Lumayan asyik dan ringan bacanya.
Profile Image for Natalie.
193 reviews
February 6, 2025
STOP!!!! When he helped her to not get super lost throughout the body or when he helped the little platelets AAAAAAAHHHHH WHITE BLOOD CELL IS SO NIIICCCEEE!!!!!
Profile Image for Ady Weasley.
1,774 reviews45 followers
May 6, 2023
La eritrocito siente que es u aviación por lo que decide hacer su recorrido sin ayuda de nadie...pero el Leucocito decide ir tras ella para ayudarla de ser necesario.

Conocemos un poco más sobre las células T.

Y una célula de memoria tiene que enfrentar un virus ya conocido pero sus recuerdos los confunde con una visión
Profile Image for Evan Dewangga.
301 reviews37 followers
November 25, 2022
Cerdas dan makin seru. Komik ini juga memberi disclaimer tentang konten mana yang dibuat hanya untuk kepentingan artistik, bukan akademik.
Profile Image for Robin.
296 reviews6 followers
September 15, 2025
bruh, the manga is so much kinkier than the anime 😅 i'd be in so much trouble if i were a white blood cell because literally all of the germs talk like sadistic doms.
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9,330 reviews183 followers
September 23, 2020
In this collection of immune system adventures Red Blood Cell tries to finally make it through a circulation cycle without help, the body fights off a cold virus, we learn how T cells mature and are chosen for roles, when mumps attacks Memory cell & B cell must come to the rescue, and the body fights off acne.

I know I say this each time I review one of these books, but wow do I wish I had these back when I taught Biology and AP Bio and Anatomy! They do such a great job of explaining how the immune system works in memorable ways. This one also goes over the path of blood through the heart and lungs and the circulatory system. And teens pick it up just because it is manga probably not even realizing how educational the series is. Highly recommended to Biological science teachers and students, and teens looking for more manga.

Notes on content: About 7 minor swears. No sexual content. There are battles between white blood cells and bacteria or viruses with black splatter after the battle (it's an anthropomorphized depiction of what really happens...your good cells will hopefully kill off bad invaders).
Profile Image for Andrea.
562 reviews26 followers
June 26, 2023
This got bumped down because I needed more Red Blood Cell. lol The Third book in the series is great and still funny! Check this out if you enjoy this series and want to know the rest of the story.
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1,133 reviews4 followers
July 16, 2025
I actually really enjoy this series. Don’t know why I thought I wouldn’t
Profile Image for 78sunny.
2,334 reviews41 followers
November 6, 2021
An sich finde ich das Thema super interessant und ich mag einen der Charaktere sehr. Allerdings ist mir der ganze Actionanteil zu viel und oft zu albern inszeniert. Auch die vielen Wiederholungen finde ich eher unangenehm. Wenn mir auf gefühlt jeder 5. Seite erklärt wird was ein weißes Blutkörperchen oder ähnliches ist, dann fühle ich mir etwas veräppelt. Eine Übersicht am Anfang oder Ende des Mangas wäre für mir da die deutlich bessere Lösung gewesen.
So nachdem ich nun erst einmal meine Kritik abgelassen habe, komme ich nun zu dem was mich doch immer weiter an der Reihe festhalten lässt. Ich finde die Vorgänge in unserem Körper sehr spannend und so etwas in Mangaform erklärt zu bekommen, finde ich einzigartig. In diesem Band lernt man etwas über die verschiedenen Entwicklungsstadien verschiedener Zellen und wie sich Akne auf eine Pore auswirkt.
Der Zeichenstil ist okay. Teilweise finde ich ihn richtig gut, dann wirken manche Figuren wieder proportional unangemessen gezeichnet. Außerdem habe ich Probleme mit der Darstellung mancher Bereiche. Vor allem da alles eben wie in Gebäuden dargestellt wird. Das machte für mich wenig Sinn und verwirrte mich teilweise.
Mittlerweile habe ich alle Bände gelesen, die ich zu Hause hatte. Ich möchte die Reihe zwar gern weiterlesen, finde aber den Preis von 10 Euro für einen Manga an dem ich schon einiges zu kritisieren habe, einfach zu hoch. Daher werde ich den vierten Band erst kaufen, wenn ich ihn irgendwo gebraucht oder als Mängelexemplar bekomme.
Allerdings interessiert mich die Spin-Off Reihe „Cells at Work Black“ so sehr, dass ich mir nun davon einen Band bestellt habe und ihn lesen werde bevor ich die Hauptreihe weiterlese. Ich bin gespannt, ob diese etwas erwachsener gestaltet sind.

Story 4,0/5
Charaktere 3,6/5
Zeichenstil 4,0/5
Wohlfühlfaktor 2,4/5
Gesamt 4,0/5
Profile Image for Rocío García.
304 reviews
December 5, 2021
Esta es la típica historia de humor en el que quizás no te estás desternillando a cada página, pero tienes una perpetua sonrisita en la cara porque te pone contento y la vibra que emana es feliz.

Creo que ya lo he dicho en reseñas previas, pero uno de los puntazos de esta serie es la personalidad que se le da a las células. Y en este tomo quiero destacar al neutrofilo (¿puede una célula ser un husbando?) porque es todo un héroe de acción de los 80, con esas entradas en el momento justo, siempre dispuesto a matar a todo germen que aparezca. La da más epicidad.

Y ahora que ya están presentados los tipos celulares pueden instruirnos contando sus relaciones personales 🤭, más allá del glóbulo rojo y el neutrofilo que es evidente que deberían estar juntos (sí, no me escondo, shippeo células).

La edición me sigue pareciendo preciosa con sus páginas a color y con toooodos y cada uno de los detallitos del fondo traducidos (menudo trabajazo 💯). Hace bastante que leí el segundo, pero en este me ha dado la sensación de que había más jerga y más expresiones informales. Por mí está estupendo porque le pegan mucho a la historia, aunque son modismos muy de España que sí podrían complicar la lectura a otros
Profile Image for Robyn.
76 reviews
September 18, 2023
RATING: 5/5
If you like Acne, the Common Cold, and IN VIVOULTIMATE SECRET TECHNIQUE! ANTIGEN SUPER PUMMELING SMASH-INTO PIECES FIST!! you may like Cells at Work! Vol 3

QUICK REVIEW
Volume 3 basically brings more of what I love about the series a hilarious, cute, and sometimes creepy collection of chapters. I really do appreciate the interaction with the other cells and makes it hard to believe this is all based on the human body. This is a must read for fans of this series!

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If you are following the series then it is no surprise that this is another hilarious volume! It's more of what I love in this series. I do like every major cell character gets a spotlight and we learn more about them and their relationships. I honestly forget that this is all based off of the human body but it works and the fantastic artwork makes you truly vested into this. I also enjoy that this volume has a cute-sy art style but can be quite creepy (see Chapter 11: The Common Cold & Chapter 13: Acquired Immunity). I must read for fans of this series! Also this has my favourite cover art so far!
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2,277 reviews25 followers
August 14, 2021
This was a pretty fun collection of stories of adventures around the cell, but I was also a little disappointed at how they were all just one-offs with limited connection between the tales. So this volume felt a lot more like an anthology of isolated stories instead of really being part of an ongoing series. It's not bad or anything, just a little weird and maybe I was hoping for stories to somehow progress or become more complex similar to the cancer adventure in the last book.

That said, a lot of fun things explored in this book ranging from a story about the red blood cell fully traversing the circulatory system to the randomness of hair growth. Hard to choose a truly standout favorite, so maybe it was the circulatory one and how there were so many creative analogies needed to depict its different aspects.

Also, White Blood Cell is really growing on me as being rather attractive? Which is funny given what most gives me that vibe is the view of his single eye. Funny how art works out that way.
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1,360 reviews37 followers
July 29, 2021
Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library.

Red Blood Cell-san is determined to make it around the entire respiratory system without the help of other cells. After numerous times getting lost and having a guardian angel in White Blood Cell-san help her from the shadows, she finally makes it all the way around for one cycle! Then, we go to a different cell who is in his apartment, dividing himself to make another cell. He finds another cell who is playing practical jokes on white blood cells and Killer T cells. The practical joker turns out to be a rhinovirus, wanting to infect all the cells and cause the Cold. Later, White Blood Cell-san fights tirelessly to help the cells of a hair follicle fight off the bacteria that causes acne. Lots of other white blood cells have tried and failed, but White Blood Cell-san isn’t a quitter!

Yet another outstanding volume in this explanatory manga series. Each chapter is pretty self-contained, but it's nice to see some of our major characters continue on and grow as characters. The chapter on the hair follicle is one of the best so far. Reader beware - you're going to feel feelings for skin cells. The bacteria enslaves these skin cells, and they've pretty much given up by the time White Blood Cell-san comes along. He gives them an inspiring talk that could definitely apply to everyday life, so readers can leave that chapter feeling uplifted after all that emotion.

Sara’s Rating: 10/10
Suitability Level: Grades 8-12
Profile Image for SaraKat.
1,976 reviews38 followers
June 28, 2022
This third volume is the one that I would recommend to biology students the most so far. It focuses on the effect of a cold virus, the circulatory system as a whole-especially the heart, vaccinations, pimples, and how t cells are made. I enjoyed reading the stories and the drama over even one little hair follicle makes you marvel at all the things going on in your body every day. I got a scratch from my cat and imagined all the reactions the platelets and white blood cells were having. :) I adored watching white blood cell stalking red blood cell to make sure she found her way okay. She will never know how close to death she came!

Content notes: some light swearing, the science is high school level, but middle grade students can enjoy this if they are interested because there is more to it than the biology.
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Author 9 books43 followers
September 14, 2022
"Aún si tus esfuerzos parecen vanos... No dejas de trabajar arduamente... Esa es tu virtud"

Me encantan las aventuras de la Eritrocita más despistada de la historia, y de este Leucocito hermoso que se la pasa haciendo su trabajo arduamente. Este par es simplemente alucinante, además de que no puedo evitar emparejarlos 🧡

En esta ocasión no tenemos muchas partes de estos dos juntos, pero si una ayuda incondicional del Leucocito para ayudar a la Eritrocita en la entrega de oxigenación ( lo que representa una tarea bastante ajetreada).

Por otra parte estamos en temporada de gripa, por lo que todos deberán estar atentos a las bacterias y además, conoceremos un poco de como se va formando el acné.
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8,484 reviews150 followers
December 22, 2022
Gosh this manga series is so fun and the different illnesses they focus on are fun to explore.

Again the action sequences are fantastically drawn with so much to pay attention to and follow. The introduction of the new characters that embody the germ or fighter cells are always creative. The intermix of instruction and education with action and adventure combine so powerfully that this is what STEM could/should be because it makes you think about things in a different way. Sneaky germs bent on destruction and the little cells that need to get it together to help. Either way, I am continuing to read all the books in the series that are published for the English-speaking audience. I don't want them to stop!
Profile Image for Luana.
1,671 reviews59 followers
May 17, 2019
Non so se ho adorato di più il globulo bianco che "stalkera" il globulo rosso per assicurarsi che segua per bene il percorso della circolazione, o il linfocita t killer che grida "stronzo bastardo" a tutti gli antigeni che trova. O la cellula della memoria che pensa di avere poteri di preveggenza, invece di ricordarsi delle informazioni raccolte in passato.
Menzione speciale per il capitolo ad alto tasso di drama dedicato a quelle cose maledette che rispondono al nome di brufoli.
Comunque questo manga rimane sempre una lettura piacevole, perfetta anche per farsi un ripassino su tutto quello che succede all'interno del nostro corpo.
Profile Image for Shin Donghae.
2,256 reviews8 followers
February 19, 2022
Tidakkah dengan penyampaian Akane Shimzu sensei ini membuat kita menemukan bahwa proses dalam tubuh kita sangat menarik dan memiliki sesuatu yang luar biasa seperti yang dijelaskan dalam bentuk manga ini? hha. Dalam volume ini sensei "mengajak" untuk belajar tentang berbagai tahap perkembangan sel yang berbeda dan (bahkan) bagaimana jerawat mempengaruhi pori-pori.
Artwork sensei tentu sangat oke. Namun terkadang saya merasa ini sangat bagus, namun pada beberapa figur tampak digambar kurang proporsional hhe.
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1,955 reviews17 followers
February 21, 2023
This remains a fun and accurate (for the most part) way to learn about the cells in the body. In this one red blood cell has only a minor role, the trials of learning the route around the body.

White Blood Cell is there throughout but even he takes a back seat to the story of how Killer t and Helper T grew up and how they followed very different paths. The other memorable one is a freaking out memory cell who is having terrible visions.

It's truly hard to sum up this oddball manga. Just know the art is great and the storylines make biology fun
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259 reviews14 followers
July 26, 2023
El tercer tomo también me gustó mucho, aunque no fue mi favorito de los tres, siento que me faltó algo más en la historia.

Disfruté mucho la manera en la que nos explicaban las cosas de una forma sencilla y clara para que sea más fácil comprender las funciones del cuerpo.

Si duda llegué a encariñarme con los personajes que aparecen, especialmente con la eritrocito y el leucocito. Además, en el manga había muchas partes que me hacían reír, lo que le da un plus.

Les recomiendo este manga si quieren una lectura ligera y entretenida que puedan leer en menos de un día.
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