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2018·2 seasons·21 eps·Gunma TV·7.5
AnimationAction & AdventureComedy

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!

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Cells at Work! CODE BLACK

2021·S1 · 13 episodes·7.5
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Direct spin-off in the same franchise. Same anthropomorphized-cells educational premise but set inside an unhealthy body, sharing the medicine/biology/educational keywords.

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

2020·S1 · 12 episodes·8.1
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Similarly clever, edutainment-flavored anime that turns a niche subject (animation production) into accessible, enthusiastic learning, mirroring Cells at Work's educate-while-entertaining tone.

Land of the Lustrous

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2017·S1 · 12 episodes·7.9
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Anthropomorphizes non-human entities (gems) into characters with assigned roles and battles, echoing Cells at Work's personification-of-biology conceit, with a thoughtful, accessible style.

Heaven's Design Team

Heaven's Design Team

2021·S1 · 12 episodes·6.8
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Edutainment anime where designers create real-world animals, blending science lessons with comedy in episodic structure exactly like Cells at Work.

Dr. STONE

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Shounen edutainment built around real science: chemistry, biology, physics presented through entertaining narration, very close to Cells at Work's teach-through-action formula.

One-Punch Man

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2015·S3 · 36 episodes·8.6
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Shared parody-action-comedy DNA, similar episodic monster-fight rhythm and seinen humor that fans of Cells at Work's white blood cell action set pieces enjoy.

Ushio and Tora

Ushio and Tora

2015·S1 · 39 episodes·7.6
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Shounen action-comedy with episodic monster-of-the-week structure and Kana Hanazawa in the cast, matching Cells at Work's lighter battle tone and vibe.

Sekirei

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Shares the bubbly Kana Hanazawa lead voice and an Animation/Comedy/Action mix; ecchi tone is a divergence but the breezy episodic energy overlaps.

Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!

Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!

2021·S1 · 12 episodes·7.6
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Light comedic spin-off format with chibi/personified characters and short episodic gags, matching Cells at Work's playful, character-forward humor.

Ajin

Ajin

2016·S2 · 26 episodes·7.5
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Body-horror-adjacent biology premise (immortals, regenerating tissue) appeals to viewers fascinated by Cells at Work's pathology and immune-system action.

High School of the Dead

High School of the Dead

2010·S1 · 12 episodes·7.1
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Virus/epidemic premise with action against pathogens loosely echoes Cells at Work's invader-vs-defender dynamic, though far darker and ecchi.

Killing Bites

Killing Bites

2018·S1 · 12 episodes·6.3
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Anthropomorphism (animal-human hybrids) and combat-driven episodic structure offer a tangential conceptual overlap with personified-cells-fighting.

LAST HOPE

LAST HOPE

2018·S1 · 26 episodes·5.7
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Shares both lead voice actors (Tomoaki Maeno and Kana Hanazawa) and a science-fiction biology disaster premise, giving a thin thematic and cast bridge.

Tengoku Daimakyo

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Seinen sci-fi with biological/medical mystery elements (organ transplants, mutated monsters) hits the body-as-battleground note, though dramatically darker.

Gachiakuta

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Shounen action with strong world-building of a hidden underbelly (the Pit) parallels Cells at Work's hidden-world-inside-the-body premise.

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