Cells At Work Code Black Vol. 01

Cells At Work Code Black Vol. 01

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!

THE CONTENT OF ADULTS

There are trillions of cells in the human body, and they all have to work hard to keep that body alive. But what if that body isn’t taking great care of itself? What if that body smokes too much? Or drinks too much? What if that body forgets to use protection? Why, it might find itself with all manner of dysfunction, and who’s going to have to pick up the pieces? It turns out the same immune cells that fight off the common cold also have to deal with troubles of a distinctly more adult nature…

Biographical Notes:

Akane Shimizu is the acclaimed creator of Cells at Work!, the manga that dramatizes the action inside a human body.

The work has seen manga spinoffs, a stage play adaptation, and a global hit anime, released by Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Netflix in the US.

Quotes / Reviews:

“Sheer ridiculousness… I had no idea what this manga was going to be like when I heard it was licensed, but now I’m totally sold. Give me more.” -Manga Bookshelf

“An awful lot of fun as it makes science into an action manga… Far more entertaining than it ought to be.” -Anime News Network

“Fantastically odd, ridiculous and over-the-top… a great deal of fun.” -Experiments in Manga

Title Notes:

A more adult extension of the Cells at Work! premise replaces the cheery whimsy and bright colors of the original with dark humor and bloody action, taking the natural next step: What if the body in Cells at Work! wasn’t so fit?

The story still centers around a Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell, and it’s still got all the anthropomorphized cells and diseases and accurate medical detail readers loved in the original.

This time the illnesses are more adult – if the original was middle school biology, this is scared-straight high school health class.

Fans have been talking about this spinoff since it premiered in Japan, and it’s highly anticipated.

Ages 18 and up due to a chapter on erectile dysfunction, some nudity, and a battle with STD monsters. This volume will feature a “Surgeon General’s Warning” that is not for children.

More details on Akane Shimizu:

“Cells At Work Code Black” Publisher’s Twitter Page

More works by Akane Shimizu