はたらく細胞BLACK
Cells at Work! CODE BLACK
A rookie Red Blood Cell has been bustling about, frantically making oxygen deliveries all around the body! But his workplace is on the brink of going Code Black!! Drinking, smoking, stress, sleep deprivation... Struggling to survive a life not unlike the brutal corporate world, what must these overworked cells be thinking at the end of the day? This is a tale about the inside of your body... (Source: Funimation) Notes: - The episodes were streamed two days ahead of the Japanese broadcast on Funimation beginning on Jan 8, 2021 at 2:30 JST. The regular TV broadcast started on Jan 10, 2021 at 0:00 JST. - Episodes 3 and 4 were broadcast in Japan as a one hour special episode on Jan 19, 2021 at 1:40 JST.
Names
| Original | はたらく細胞BLACK (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hataraku Saibou BLACK |
| English | Cells at Work! CODE BLACK |
| Chinese | 工作細胞BLACK (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Les brigades immunitaires BLACK · เซลล์ขยันพันธุ์เดือด BLACK · Клетки за работой! КОД: ТЬМА |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2021-01-08 → 2021-03-19 (Winter 2021) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | LIDENFILMS |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionDramaSci-Fi |
| Themes | EducationalDystopianSeinenWorkPrimarily Adult CastEpisodicAnthropomorphismMedicineMale ProtagonistGoreDrugsSurvival |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · iQ · Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 7.41 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.42 / 10 |
| Composite | 54.0 |
| On lists | 65,913 |
| Favourited | 651 (1.0%) |
| Completion | 69.0% |
| Drop rate | 9.1% |
| In backlog | 39.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.44 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | LIDENFILMS | B | 23 of 93 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2021 | C | 30 of 86 |
| Year | 2021 | C | 151 of 356 |
| Demographic | Seinen | C | 316 of 775 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | B | 343 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | C | 418 of 1,557 |
| Era | Early 2020s | C | 667 of 1,596 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 843 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 865 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Action | C | 890 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,080 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,136 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 1,973 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hideyo Yamamoto, Chiaki Tsukahara |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hayashi Mori |
| Character design | Issei Hatsuyoshi, Eiji Abiko |
| Original creator | Akane Shimizu, Shigemitsu Harada, Issei Hatsuyoshi |
Franchise — はたらく細胞
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CRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| parent | 2018 | Cells at Work! |
AniList id 117533 · MAL id 41694 · record updated 2026-08-27