Comic - Cells at Work

Have you ever thought about the cells in your body? Do you know about the function of cells? This time, I will introduce the unusual comic, Cells at Work (はたらく細胞). The genre is science, and the theme is how to protect the human body from bacteria and diseases.  The story and characters were written by Akane Shimizu. The comic was published in 5 volumes by Kodansha, and volume 1 came out in 2015. The price is 600 yen plus tax. The comic's English version was released too, so this comic is very popular among not only Japanese but also among readers from foreign countries. And this comic's animation starts on July 7th, so it will be even more famous from now on. However, grotesque images are shown many times, so please be careful if such images make you uncomfortable.

The comic is a story of cells in the human body, so many kinds of cells will appear. The main characters are a certain red blood cell and a certain white blood cell, but many others which called platelet, macrophages, killer t cell and more are drawn. In addition, many bacteria and viruses such as influenza virus, pollen, cancer cell and pneumococcus also appear. The story is drawn primarily focusing on the red blood cell, and it is often that a virus or something invades while she is working. When pathogenic bacteria attacks, all the cells cooperate to eliminate them. Especially, white blood cell rushes in quickly and kills the enemy. Although this comic has many difficult words, the author makes detailed explanations of all the characters, so it is no problem. And all characters are personified, so it is easy to read and easy to understand. If you are interested in this comic, please buy and read it.