The 20th issue of this year's Morning magazine announced a television anime adaptation of Shigemitsu Harada and Issei Hatsuyoshiya's Hataraku Saibou Black (Cells at Work! Code Black) spin-off manga on Thursday. The anime will premiere in January 2021.

Synopsis
In this new spin-off, 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!

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? This new take stars a fresh-faced Red Blood Cell and his friend, the buxom White Blood Cell, as they struggle to keep themselves and their world together through alcoholism, smoking, erectile dysfunction, athlete's foot, gout. 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... (Source: Kodansha Comics, edited)

Cast
Hakkekkyuu 1196: Yoko Hikasa (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou)
Sekkekkyuu AA2153: Junya Enoki (Kono Oto Tomare!)
Narrator: Kenjirou Tsuda (Id:Invaded)

Staff
Director: Hideyo Yamamoto (Strike the Blood, Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka)
Series Composition, Script: Hayashi Mori (Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katri no Nazotoki File)
Character Design: Eiji Abiko (Juushinki Pandora, Osomatsu-san animation director)
Music: Yuugo Kanno (Ajin, Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited)
Studio: LIDENFILMS

Harada and Hatsuyoshiya launched the spin-off manga in Morning magazine in June 2018. Kodansha will ship the sixth volume on April 23. Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga in English and shipped the fourth volume on March 24.

A second anime season based on the original manga by Akane Shimizu will also premiere in January 2021.

Announcement

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Official site: https://saibou-black.com/
Official Twitter: @cellsatworkbla1
Manga official page: https://morning.kodansha.co.jp/c/hatarakusaiboublack.html

Source: PR Times

Hataraku Saibou Black (TV) on MAL