Cells at Work! Gets New Spinoff Manga “Aimed at Adult Women”

It was announced this Saturday in Kodansha’s Morning Two magazine that hit science anime Cells at Work! is set to receive yet another spinoff manga series. The newest spinoff in the franchise will be entitled Hataraku Saibou Lady (Cells at Work Lady) and is set to debut in the magazine’s March issue, which will be shipped out on January 22. The manga will be drawn by Akari Otokawa with Shigemitsu Harada writing the story. Harada also wrote the story for another spinoff, Cells at Work! Code Black.

While the announcement revealed that the new spinoff is “aimed at adult women”, it is unclear what this means. Is it all about cells in a female’s body? But why for adult women only?

An official Twitter account was opened for the new spinoff series, which posted a preview image of the manga.

Written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu, Cells at Work! was first serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius in 2015. It features the anthromorphized cells of the human body, with the story mostly told from the perspective of a clumsy but lovable Red Blood Cell along with her reliable friend Neutrophil, who almost always ends up saving her from pathogens. The series depicts their daily activities and respective responsibilities as cells in the human body.

The manga series has already received several spinoff mangas, such as Hataraku Saikin (Bacteria at Work), Hatarakanai Saibou (Cells That Don’t Work), Hataraku Saibou BLACK (Cells at Work! Code Black), Hataraku Saibou Friend, Hataraku Kesshouban-chan (Platelets at Work), and the latest, Hataraku Saibou! Baby. 

Cells at Work!’s first season, which was produced by David Productions, aired from July to September of last year. It was directed by Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Drifters) with Yuuko Kakihara (Persona 4 the Animation) in charge of series composition. The script was collaborated on by both Suzuki and Kakihara. Its success among fans had led to a stage play adaptation that ran last November, and a mobile game entitled Itsudemo Hataraku Saibou. Last March, David Productions has announced that the anime series will be getting a second season.

Source: Anime News Network