In 2018, Shigemitsu Harada and Issei Hatsuyoshiya launched the spin-off series, Cells at Work! Code Black in the pages of Kodansha's Morning magazine and Weekly D Morning digital magazine. Where the mainline Cells at Work! series follows the day to day tasks of the human body in the form of humanoid red and white blood cells, Code Black follows the same idea but in a body that is far from healthy and on the verge of shutting down consistently.
Since its release, the spin-off has been a huge hit and has published six compiled volumes in both Japan and the west. LIDEN FILMS has also confirmed they are hard at work on an anime adaption coming very soon! According to a new announcement, three new cast members have been added; Hekiru Shiina, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Daisuke Hirakawa are voicing Macrophage, Liver Cell, and Brain Cell (Command), respectively.
A new promo video was also released that features a lot of new footage and the announcement of the new opening song "Hashire! with Yamasaki Seiya (Kyūso Nekokami)" (Run!) being performed by POLYSICS. The release date for the anime has also been confirmed for January 9th!
The new series is looking like it will be a very intense installment in the Cells at Work! franchise and worth every second. Make sure to check out the new video, and don't forget to share your thoughts in the comments below!
In this new spinoff of the hit manga, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs... It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK!
Cells at Work! Code Black will premiere in Japan on January 9th!