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はたらく細胞 / Cells at Work! #1
Cells At Work #1
¡Streptococos! ¡Fiebre del heno! ¡Influenza! ¡Rasguños! En este mundo (el cuerpo) hay una amenaza tras otra, ¿qué tipo de ataque y defensa se está desarrollando en el cuerpo? Glóbulos blancos, glóbulos rojos, plaquetas, células B, células T... ¡Todos trabajan las 24 horas del día, los 365 días del año
140 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 9, 2015
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August 5, 2019
Gripping narrative! Likeable characters! So cute! Educational!
Seriously, if we had read this in middle school I might actually remember the biology we were supposed to learn.
White Blood Cells are truly heroic.
My favorite chapter was the legend of the Cedar Pollen apocalypse.
Seriously, if we had read this in middle school I might actually remember the biology we were supposed to learn.
White Blood Cells are truly heroic.
My favorite chapter was the legend of the Cedar Pollen apocalypse.
August 21, 2018
I've been laughing like a loon...
Granted, to get the jokes one needs a tolerable familiarity with both manga and anime, and some grip on biology, but hey, no problem here. Or anywhere, since the work teaches you the biology as it goes, accurately as far as I can tell. Who would have thought that the tropes of action manga and anime and a tour of the function of the anthropomorphized immune system would mesh so well? Akane Shimizu, apparently.
Neutrophil 1146 is my new hero, heh. Although the gnomic ninja Basophil may have character development ahead, too. Dear lord, we've even had the angsty backstory about the young cells growing up in the bone marrow. The cosplay opportunities for science geeks must be ravishing.
I recently binge-watched the first seven episodes of the anime, all Crunchyroll has up so far, then backtracked to my library to discover that yes, they had an e-version of the manga for lending. It inspired me to blunder through and figure out how to get non-Kindle manga to appear on my tablet, my preferred reading mode for manga (and everything else) these days, so yay.
Gonzo inventiveness. I'm not giving it five stars only because I suspect depth of characterization is not what lies ahead, but it is highly recommended.
Ta, L. Still giggling.
Granted, to get the jokes one needs a tolerable familiarity with both manga and anime, and some grip on biology, but hey, no problem here. Or anywhere, since the work teaches you the biology as it goes, accurately as far as I can tell. Who would have thought that the tropes of action manga and anime and a tour of the function of the anthropomorphized immune system would mesh so well? Akane Shimizu, apparently.
Neutrophil 1146 is my new hero, heh. Although the gnomic ninja Basophil may have character development ahead, too. Dear lord, we've even had the angsty backstory about the young cells growing up in the bone marrow. The cosplay opportunities for science geeks must be ravishing.
I recently binge-watched the first seven episodes of the anime, all Crunchyroll has up so far, then backtracked to my library to discover that yes, they had an e-version of the manga for lending. It inspired me to blunder through and figure out how to get non-Kindle manga to appear on my tablet, my preferred reading mode for manga (and everything else) these days, so yay.
Gonzo inventiveness. I'm not giving it five stars only because I suspect depth of characterization is not what lies ahead, but it is highly recommended.
Ta, L. Still giggling.
February 17, 2017
A completely unique manga from the perspective of science/health. Red blood cells, white blood cells, killer T cells, infectious diseases. . . .neurons, platelets, as CHARACTERS in the series! Because bodies fight off disease invaders, we get manga-like battles between all these different germs/bacteria. It’s essentially an entertaining educational manga series about the human body. Some of the cells are personified or anthropomorphisized (the good cells), and some of them are just monsters (the bad cells). Will Red Bllos Cell and White Cell get together?! A good way to learn science. And pretty silly, which is a good thing in learning something.
Thanks, Stewart, for recommending. Completely unique.
Thanks, Stewart, for recommending. Completely unique.
March 15, 2020
A manga that teaches you biology.
The setting here is our body, which is portrayed as a huge building with different departments. The cells take on a humanoid form. Bacteria and viruses are depicted as monsters. There's lots of fighting.
There's also lots of information on how the body's immune system works, which cells are doing which job and how they work together.
This first volume has a monster of the week character, as we see our cells battling a sneaky Pneumococcus, the invasion of Cedar Pollen allergens, Influenza zombies, and invading bacteria from a scrape wound respectively.
There's also a tiny bit of overarching narrative, as we follow a Red Blood Cell who's new on the job and is repeatedly helped out by a White Blood Cell.
The self-contained stories with reappearing characters (cells) lead to a certain repetitiveness in terms of information. But it is actually helpful in this particular case. The intention of it certainly being to consolidate knowledge.
There's also quite a bit of violence, which only makes sense, if you consider how our immune system works. But it makes it harder to recommend for young kids. I'm not quite sure what's the appropriate age group for this and would suggest that interested parents first read it themselves.
The respective stories were entertaining enough, but also felt a little scattered, which is additionally emphasized by some very busy artwork. The ending of the first chapter particularly, though, made me laugh. And I think the Platelets are some of the cutest characters I have ever seen.
For future volumes I hope that the relationship between Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell will be further developed. I don't know how much character development can be expected here, since this is just not the primary purpose. But I think it wouldn't hurt.
This one here was more like a three star read for me. But it gets an extra star for being educational in a creative and fun way. Maybe I wouldn't have slept through most of biology classes if we had used something like this in school.
The setting here is our body, which is portrayed as a huge building with different departments. The cells take on a humanoid form. Bacteria and viruses are depicted as monsters. There's lots of fighting.
There's also lots of information on how the body's immune system works, which cells are doing which job and how they work together.
This first volume has a monster of the week character, as we see our cells battling a sneaky Pneumococcus, the invasion of Cedar Pollen allergens, Influenza zombies, and invading bacteria from a scrape wound respectively.
There's also a tiny bit of overarching narrative, as we follow a Red Blood Cell who's new on the job and is repeatedly helped out by a White Blood Cell.
The self-contained stories with reappearing characters (cells) lead to a certain repetitiveness in terms of information. But it is actually helpful in this particular case. The intention of it certainly being to consolidate knowledge.
There's also quite a bit of violence, which only makes sense, if you consider how our immune system works. But it makes it harder to recommend for young kids. I'm not quite sure what's the appropriate age group for this and would suggest that interested parents first read it themselves.
The respective stories were entertaining enough, but also felt a little scattered, which is additionally emphasized by some very busy artwork. The ending of the first chapter particularly, though, made me laugh. And I think the Platelets are some of the cutest characters I have ever seen.
For future volumes I hope that the relationship between Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell will be further developed. I don't know how much character development can be expected here, since this is just not the primary purpose. But I think it wouldn't hurt.
This one here was more like a three star read for me. But it gets an extra star for being educational in a creative and fun way. Maybe I wouldn't have slept through most of biology classes if we had used something like this in school.
January 9, 2025
Cells at Work is a collection of short stories following cells in the human body as they fight off infections and perform their jobs to ensure the human body is functioning well.
I watched the anime a few years ago and it was adorable. The manga is just as adorable as the anime, especially with the little platelets. I love all of the character designs and I’d love to cosplay some of the different cells some day.
This manga is educational on top of being just entertaining and the way it’s done in the manga made a lot of the information feel like infodumping. I didn’t get this same infodumping feel from the anime, so I think I prefer the anime slightly more.
I watched the anime a few years ago and it was adorable. The manga is just as adorable as the anime, especially with the little platelets. I love all of the character designs and I’d love to cosplay some of the different cells some day.
This manga is educational on top of being just entertaining and the way it’s done in the manga made a lot of the information feel like infodumping. I didn’t get this same infodumping feel from the anime, so I think I prefer the anime slightly more.
August 12, 2021
Dragonball Z invades a biology text book to make learning a blast in this educational battle manga. Red Blood Cell AE3803 is a bit inept at her delivery duties, often finding herself in the midst of battle zones as invading aliens try to wreak havoc in the body where she lives, but warriors like White Blood Cell U-1146 are there to shred and blast those invaders to bits or die trying.
Extra star for the charge of the Platelet Brigade. ~heart melting~
Extra star for the charge of the Platelet Brigade. ~heart melting~
December 13, 2020
This was a slightly different manga than I'd normally go for, and it was actually pretty entertaining, not to mention, educational. I discovered this series on Kindle unlimited, and after I got past the first few somewhat tedious pages, it was fairly straight forward to read. The characters were interesting, and the artwork was decent.
August 11, 2022
¡Aprender es divertido! Lástima que ya no tengo clases de biología, sino esto me hubiera sido muy útil.
Un manga muy gracioso y bizarro que tiene como protagonistas a nuestras propias células.
Un manga muy gracioso y bizarro que tiene como protagonistas a nuestras propias células.
November 5, 2018
I've always been quite partial to my platelets but now I love them more than ever because they're cute!
March 1, 2020
(*review hanya untuk volume pertamanya)
Intinya, ini komik edutainment tentang sistem peredaran darah. Apa yang ada di buku paket pelajaran Biologi disulap jadi sebuah dunia dengan karakter-karakter antropomorfis, yang masing-masing punya kepribadian dan pekerjaan sesuai fungsinya di dunia nyata.
Jadi, konsep semacam ini bukan hal baru. Yang membedakan Cells at Work! dari buku/video edutainment pada umumnya adalah dunia, karakter, dan plotnya, yang amat kreatif dan hidup. Tidak begitu terasa ada pemisahan antara ‘cerita’ dan ‘pelajaran’, karena keduanya berjalan beriringan apa adanya dalam narasi aksi campur komedi. Pembaca bisa memilih antara fokus saja menikmati ceritanya, atau sambil sekalian belajar/menyegarkan ingatan dengan menyimak sisipan penjelasannya.
Yang jelas, hal paling menawan dari komik ini ada pada desain karakternya. Desain eritrosit, leukosit, dan trombosit sangat efektif, dan saya juga dibuat ngakak oleh penampakan tokoh bakteri/virus yang dibuat ala-ala musuh dari komik macam Dragon Ball xD
Ngomong-ngomong, saya juga nonton video reaksi/komentar dokter betulan terhadap episode pertama versi animenya (*saya suka nonton orang-orang mengomentari karya fiksi yang menampilkan profesi atau bidang mereka). Dari situ, saya sempat merasa bahwa versi animasinya terlihat bahkan lebih seru lagi ketimbang komiknya, karena adegan aksinya bisa ditampilkan lebih dinamis dan (tentunya) berwarna.
Tapi kembali lagi ke selera pribadi, versi komiknya juga menarik. Saya yakin kalau saya baca ini semasa SD dulu, saya akan jauh lebih gampang mencerna dan mengingat berbagai istilah teknis soal sistem peredaran dan pertahanan tubuh, haha. Tunjukkan komik ini ke orang-orang berpikiran sempit yang bilang kalau komik itu nggak mendidik!
(^bagian yang langsung terasa relevan dengan isu yang sedang mewabah saat ini, apalagi saya juga baru baca-baca tentang Covid-19 tepat sebelum baca komik ini)
Sebenarnya ingin langsung kasih empat bintang, tapi sayamasih agak bete dengan harganya yang di atas manga standar mau lihat dulu sampai seberapa jauh pengarangnya bisa mengembangkan dunia ini di volume-volume selanjutnya. Masih penasaran juga apa ada perkembangan karakter lebih lanjut, atau penampakan wujud manusia tempat para makhluk-makhluk ini bernaung. Mungkin akan semakin oke juga kalau bisa ada tips menjaga kesehatan yang disisipkan secara halus.
Momen menawan dari kelompok tokoh favorit sejauh ini:
Terima kasih banyak untuk kerja kerasnya selama ini, wahai sel-sel dalam tubuh saya!!
Intinya, ini komik edutainment tentang sistem peredaran darah. Apa yang ada di buku paket pelajaran Biologi disulap jadi sebuah dunia dengan karakter-karakter antropomorfis, yang masing-masing punya kepribadian dan pekerjaan sesuai fungsinya di dunia nyata.
Jadi, konsep semacam ini bukan hal baru. Yang membedakan Cells at Work! dari buku/video edutainment pada umumnya adalah dunia, karakter, dan plotnya, yang amat kreatif dan hidup. Tidak begitu terasa ada pemisahan antara ‘cerita’ dan ‘pelajaran’, karena keduanya berjalan beriringan apa adanya dalam narasi aksi campur komedi. Pembaca bisa memilih antara fokus saja menikmati ceritanya, atau sambil sekalian belajar/menyegarkan ingatan dengan menyimak sisipan penjelasannya.
Yang jelas, hal paling menawan dari komik ini ada pada desain karakternya. Desain eritrosit, leukosit, dan trombosit sangat efektif, dan saya juga dibuat ngakak oleh penampakan tokoh bakteri/virus yang dibuat ala-ala musuh dari komik macam Dragon Ball xD
Ngomong-ngomong, saya juga nonton video reaksi/komentar dokter betulan terhadap episode pertama versi animenya (*saya suka nonton orang-orang mengomentari karya fiksi yang menampilkan profesi atau bidang mereka). Dari situ, saya sempat merasa bahwa versi animasinya terlihat bahkan lebih seru lagi ketimbang komiknya, karena adegan aksinya bisa ditampilkan lebih dinamis dan (tentunya) berwarna.
Tapi kembali lagi ke selera pribadi, versi komiknya juga menarik. Saya yakin kalau saya baca ini semasa SD dulu, saya akan jauh lebih gampang mencerna dan mengingat berbagai istilah teknis soal sistem peredaran dan pertahanan tubuh, haha. Tunjukkan komik ini ke orang-orang berpikiran sempit yang bilang kalau komik itu nggak mendidik!
(^bagian yang langsung terasa relevan dengan isu yang sedang mewabah saat ini, apalagi saya juga baru baca-baca tentang Covid-19 tepat sebelum baca komik ini)
Sebenarnya ingin langsung kasih empat bintang, tapi saya
Momen menawan dari kelompok tokoh favorit sejauh ini:
Terima kasih banyak untuk kerja kerasnya selama ini, wahai sel-sel dalam tubuh saya!!
November 3, 2016
"Cells at Work!" is literally the story of cells at work. But these body cells of ours take humanoid form and are in this fantastical world that is our body, which is constantly invaded by foreign agents. A pollen allergy causes hysteria, an influenza virus turns cells to zombies, a scrape wound reveals overlooked heroes - these set off a chain reaction that introduces us to a range of cellular characters. Our protagonist Red Blood Cell is spunky and White Blood Cell is a brooding potential love interest.
Not sure what their jobs are? No worries, "Cells at Work!" explains it to you in the most digestible way. This is by far the most educational manga I have ever read, and also simplistically imaginative and adorable. I wonder what else they can do in terms of forming an overarching narrative since they seem like pretty isolated story arcs. I am highly entertained by this series off the bat so I'll be checking out the next few volumes. Even if it's just for the Platelets - they are just too cute!
Not sure what their jobs are? No worries, "Cells at Work!" explains it to you in the most digestible way. This is by far the most educational manga I have ever read, and also simplistically imaginative and adorable. I wonder what else they can do in terms of forming an overarching narrative since they seem like pretty isolated story arcs. I am highly entertained by this series off the bat so I'll be checking out the next few volumes. Even if it's just for the Platelets - they are just too cute!
February 2, 2017
Even by manga standards, this is an odd premise. Depicted on the front cover are Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell, and through their adventures, we get an anime style tour of the circulatory system populated by anthropomorphic cells of various sorts--macrophages, killer T cells, platelets, etc. Red is plucky, cheerful, and determined. White is mysterious, and deadly in a fight. There seems to be no major story arc. Each chapter introduces a new facet of the world these two inhabit, teaching us about the biology of the human body. It's quite fun, and I have a feeling that some of these visuals are going to spring to mind unbidden the next time I have a cold. I'm kind of curious how long this series can possibly last. The premise, while unique and clever, would seem to be inherently limiting. Eventually the body will have been thoroughly explored, but I'm skeptical that my interest will be held even that long. For the moment, though, I'm loving it. Recommended!
February 6, 2020
Educational but being in the health field i felt like i was revisiting my early uni days. Would be good for high schoolers interested in health
February 23, 2020
I wish they had published this ages ago when I was a student. It would make learning more interesting!
May 16, 2024
Ihan hauska ja täynnä toimintaa. Opettavaineniin vielä.
December 30, 2016
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Cells at Work is an imaginative way to learn about how the body's blood system works. Although educational, it is also fun - plenty of adventures and even a potential love interest between our hard working red blood cell protagonist and the mysterious but powerful white blood cell agent who protects her. As can be seen from the cover, all the cells looks like people but the bad guys (infections, bacteria, germs, viruses) all look like monsters.The story here is that our red blood cell works in a 'vein' factory, moving packages (oxygen). Her work is something she loves but the factory sometimes gets invaded by monsters. White blood cell armed security guards arrive and dispatch the invaders in a very bloody (ironic) and messy way. There are asides that describe the actual/real parts of the circulatory system/invaders and how they work. Those asides give just enough information to be informative but not so much that it is burdensome to read them.
A good example of the stories in this book (which admittedly in this first volume feel very 'monster of the week') is the first chapter: a pneumococcus bacteria invades and wreaks destruction on our poor red blood cells and heroine. White blood cells arrive and promptly take out the monster but not completely - he is able to hide part of himself to wait for another opportunity to invade. Along the way we learn about neutrophil, red blood cell and its job, venous valve, macrophage, lymph duct, cell capsule, pneumococcus bacteria, receptor, dendrite cell, platelet, blood clot, T helper cell, killer T cell, lymphocyte, lungs, capillary, alveolus, wandering cell, encapsulated bacteria, sneezing. And that's just the first chapter! Most chapters are fairly long in length to create a whole story arc.
How creative is this? The mangaka/author has created an extraordinary way to present biology. E.g., when the bad bacteria attacks our red blood cell, a white blood cell breaks through the ceiling and attacks him, exclaiming that white blood cells can pass between veins. The pneumococcus can use its own cell wall to protect itself - so in this case, the monster creates a shield matrix that our white blood cell has to penetrate in order to attack. There is even an encapsulation machine in the factory to capture the bad bacteria, put it in a rocket, and then eject it from the body with a sneeze!
This type of story could have been really boring or childish but owing to this being a manga, it's surprisingly mature and never talks down to the reader. It is quite violent by American standards, yes - but when you think about it, what the human body does to protect itself is quite violent to those invaders (and the invaders are violent to the body's cells and organs). The story is quite fun with an intriguing mixture of both shounen (boys) and shoujo (girls) manga sensibilities.
As entertainment, the fights between all the different germs/bacteria/viruses and the body's systems keep readers interested. But the real value here is the creativity in explaining the human body and how it works. And well, the platelets are just so darn cute! This is genius work here anthropomorphosizing the human body's circulatory system and won several awards in Japan. Highly recommended as the perfect manga for adults to give kids. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.
July 15, 2018
4🌟🌟🌟🌟
Funny, clever and with all the magic of manga!
También tiene anime y esta en emision :)
Funny, clever and with all the magic of manga!
También tiene anime y esta en emision :)
May 3, 2022
Por lo poco que recuerdo de mis clases de biología del siglo pasado, pues si me suena a que así funcionan las células.
Una forma muy divertida y jocosa de recordar como funcionan las células sanguíneas y del sistema inmune.
4 stars
Una forma muy divertida y jocosa de recordar como funcionan las células sanguíneas y del sistema inmune.
4 stars
August 11, 2021
I've seen the show and just wanted to revisit it again, still fun and a cool way to learn some basic body biology.
January 4, 2024
Wonderfully fun little manga with lots of health facts.
January 2, 2019
🎇🎇🎇--5/5 stars--🎇🎇🎇
A unique and terrifyingly accurate depiction on what actually happens during your body's never-ending fight against outside antigens and diseases and injuries. (Yes, you really do have teeny tiny people running around your veins and stuff! .... Nah I'm just kidding. But really.)
As a molecular biology and virology student, I really, really wish I had something as engaging as this to read while studying for my classes during college! It obviously won't help anyone pass their exams, but it would have made me that much more interested in the subjects. Lately, it seems it's becoming increasingly difficult for any educational material to be riveting (and make students actually care about it other than for a grade), but this manga manages to take a pretty meaty and mundane subject--immunology--and turn it into something that's charming and stimulating.
As the manga has yet to be finished, I'll definitely be following along as the chapters come out! I definitely recommend this to any current and/or up-and-coming biology students, and just to those who want a little more knowledge in the field!
A unique and terrifyingly accurate depiction on what actually happens during your body's never-ending fight against outside antigens and diseases and injuries. (Yes, you really do have teeny tiny people running around your veins and stuff! .... Nah I'm just kidding. But really.)
As a molecular biology and virology student, I really, really wish I had something as engaging as this to read while studying for my classes during college! It obviously won't help anyone pass their exams, but it would have made me that much more interested in the subjects. Lately, it seems it's becoming increasingly difficult for any educational material to be riveting (and make students actually care about it other than for a grade), but this manga manages to take a pretty meaty and mundane subject--immunology--and turn it into something that's charming and stimulating.
As the manga has yet to be finished, I'll definitely be following along as the chapters come out! I definitely recommend this to any current and/or up-and-coming biology students, and just to those who want a little more knowledge in the field!
January 16, 2022
80% | B+ | Great
"Target. Cells. Confirmed. Proceed. With. Removal"
What a perfectly executed and clever premise. As someone who has never really been interested in science, I was slightly hesitant to try this as I feared it would just be one long biology lecture. However, I'm happy to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this. Sure, someone who has good knowledge of human anatomy and the way the body works will probably get a lot more out of this than me, but it's presented here in such a charming way that it's impossible not to get swept up in the world that Shimizu has created. Red and White, despite being polar opposites, bounce off each other really well, and the supporting cast are also very memorable. A must-read for those who are fans of manga and biology, and a good time in general for those who aren't as well versed in those areas.
"Target. Cells. Confirmed. Proceed. With. Removal"
Follow the daily lives of cells as they battle influenza, hay fever and other threats to the human body
What a perfectly executed and clever premise. As someone who has never really been interested in science, I was slightly hesitant to try this as I feared it would just be one long biology lecture. However, I'm happy to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this. Sure, someone who has good knowledge of human anatomy and the way the body works will probably get a lot more out of this than me, but it's presented here in such a charming way that it's impossible not to get swept up in the world that Shimizu has created. Red and White, despite being polar opposites, bounce off each other really well, and the supporting cast are also very memorable. A must-read for those who are fans of manga and biology, and a good time in general for those who aren't as well versed in those areas.
January 14, 2022
Cells at Work is an imaginative, and unique way to learn how our body's blood system works. Although educational, it's fun and filled with plenty of adventures. It depicts what actually happens during our body's never-ending fight against outside antigens, diseases, and injuries. I felt the story was spot on! It's scientifically accurate, and extremely fun to read!
I’m actually gonna start being healthy... can’t let those cute cells down with my laziness. The fact that this teaches me more about biology and science more than school does is alarming!
I’m actually gonna start being healthy... can’t let those cute cells down with my laziness. The fact that this teaches me more about biology and science more than school does is alarming!
August 31, 2020
My kids love this book and I love the fact that they love it.
January 5, 2021
Did I get emotionally attached to cells? Yes, yes I did.
December 22, 2023
An educational yet entertaining series about the cells in our body!
I just know I would have loved something like this, back when I was studying the human body for school. In fact I recommended this series to a friend of mine, who's also a science teacher, and she often plays clips of the anime for her biology class! If that isn't a testament to how accurate the science is I don't know what is (and the kids love it!)
Now about the series itself: I absolutely adored the different characters/cells and they were each so loveable in their unique ways! (The red/white blood cells and tiny platelets have my heart) You can really see just how much research must have gone into the making of this manga. From the descriptions of each cell to the explanations of their jobs, Akane Shimizu manages to tie in the facts in such a seamless manner, that there's hardly a break from the main story-line.
I'm definitely curious to continue the series and learn more about the red and white blood cells as kids! On to volume 2!
Rating: 4/5
— Thank you Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I just know I would have loved something like this, back when I was studying the human body for school. In fact I recommended this series to a friend of mine, who's also a science teacher, and she often plays clips of the anime for her biology class! If that isn't a testament to how accurate the science is I don't know what is (and the kids love it!)
Now about the series itself: I absolutely adored the different characters/cells and they were each so loveable in their unique ways! (The red/white blood cells and tiny platelets have my heart) You can really see just how much research must have gone into the making of this manga. From the descriptions of each cell to the explanations of their jobs, Akane Shimizu manages to tie in the facts in such a seamless manner, that there's hardly a break from the main story-line.
I'm definitely curious to continue the series and learn more about the red and white blood cells as kids! On to volume 2!
Rating: 4/5
— Thank you Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
May 19, 2025
This manga takes place inside a human body and we see how it truly is a living fighting machine. Working alongside trillions of other cells, we follow a female red blood cell who is busy making oxygen deliveries throughout the body. She’ll end up getting caught of the crossfires of fatal situations such as alien-like viruses, a strep throat and a zombie-like influenza contagion. Luckily she’ll have the help of a Herculean white blood cell by her side and other important body cells that have their own important functions.
“CAW” is just a very unique and frenetic manga that’s full of bodily action, humor and peril. Its concept of our bodies having crime-fighting cells is just so quirky and imaginative, while also very informative of how they help our body stay safe. Story wise, it’s mainly on our likable red blood heroine making her deliveries and finding danger with others who are tough, adorable and regal. For how, it’s a fun and even educational read with one “cell” of a fighting team. A- (91%/Excellent)
“CAW” is just a very unique and frenetic manga that’s full of bodily action, humor and peril. Its concept of our bodies having crime-fighting cells is just so quirky and imaginative, while also very informative of how they help our body stay safe. Story wise, it’s mainly on our likable red blood heroine making her deliveries and finding danger with others who are tough, adorable and regal. For how, it’s a fun and even educational read with one “cell” of a fighting team. A- (91%/Excellent)
June 28, 2021
Thật ra là đã coi anime hết rồi nhưng nhân ngày bị vaccine hành thì quyết định lấy manga ra đọc. Thực sự vô cùng vô cùng reccomend bộ này cho tất cả mọi người luôn ý, đọc vừa giải trí vừa biết thêm một tỷ các kiến thức về cơ thể và sức khỏe. (Chẳng hạn như việc vì sao phải đi tiêm vaccine và vì sao tiêm xong thì nó hành cho lên bờ xuống ruộng thế này, có đáng hay không).
July 26, 2022
انیمه ش یه حس دیگه ای داشت.
شاید دیگه ادامه همین سری اصلیش که انیمه ش هست رو مانگا نخونم.
ولی اسپین اف های مانگاش رو میخونم.
چون مدل آموزش بدنش جالبه.
شاید دیگه ادامه همین سری اصلیش که انیمه ش هست رو مانگا نخونم.
ولی اسپین اف های مانگاش رو میخونم.
چون مدل آموزش بدنش جالبه.
September 15, 2025
Reading this while I am getting over a cold is one of the best things I could have done! An entertaining and educational series about the daily life of cells in the body.
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