Cells at Work! (2018)

[はたらく細胞]

Season 1

Director: Kenichi Suzuki
Studio: David Production
Starring: Kana Hanazawa, Tomoaki Maeno, Daisuke Ono
Episodes: 13

Synopsis:
A fledgling red blood cell struggles in her delivery work and befriends a white blood cell that saves her from a rampaging bacterium.

Impressions:
The gimmick for this series is an interesting one, anthropomorphizing cells and dramatizing their activities in the body. There's a lot of creative imagining of the world of the human body and its denizens. I appreciate the great attention to detail and how the information is packaged to make it easily digestible. Even if you set aside all that, there's solid storytelling and characterization. Our main duo make a fun couple and the supporting cast is rather good as well. You may never look at your body the same way again. Give this one a watch, definitely. It's a fine example of edutainment done right.

Rating:
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