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* AnimatedAdaptation: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtt7pTwBPVU 60-second commercial]] showing an abridged version of the first chapter played in front of the first episode of ''Manga/WelcomeToTheBallroom'''s adaptation.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtt7pTwBPVU 60-second commercial]] showing an abridged version of the first chapter played in front of the first episode of ''Manga/WelcomeToTheBallroom'''s adaptation. Th series got a proper anime the following year.
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* DeusExMachina: Just as the body was about to shut down from the rampage the (...) put it in, from the "heavens" suddenly comes an emergency blood transfusion to get it back in order. It's almost a played straight version of the trope.
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* DeusExMachina: DeusExMachina:
** During the heatstroke chapter, the body was about to collapse from the heat and the blood cells can't defeat a rampaging bacteria. Then suddenly comes "a flood from the heavens" (actually a fluid injection) that rehydrates the body and solves everything.
** Just as the body was about to shut down from a hypovolemic shock, therampage red blood cells are gone, the (...) put it in, from normal cells are dying due to lack of food and oxygen, and the "heavens" bacteria rampaging in the body...suddenly comes an emergency army if red blood cells from a blood transfusion to get it back in order. It's almost a played straight version of the trope.
** During the heatstroke chapter, the body was about to collapse from the heat and the blood cells can't defeat a rampaging bacteria. Then suddenly comes "a flood from the heavens" (actually a fluid injection) that rehydrates the body and solves everything.
** Just as the body was about to shut down from a hypovolemic shock, the
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Turns out Red Blood Cell and White Blood Cell already met each other when they were still an erythoblast and a myelocyte (basically children cells) when a bacteria attacked the bone marrow they were staying in. However, they only met that once so they don't remember each other's faces when they met again as adult cells.
* GeniusLoci: Well, the "world" they cells are staying is inside a human body. All the disasters they're experiencing are actually illnesses the body is experiencing.
* GeniusLoci: Well, the "world" they cells are staying is inside a human body. All the disasters they're experiencing are actually illnesses the body is experiencing.
* NoSenseOfDirection: The primary Red Blood Cell we follow is hopelessly bad at travelling the body at the start and regularly needs White Blood Cell helping her. She gets better as time goes on.
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* Pun: The Dengue virus is depicted as {{Tengu}} masks.
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* TheVirus: Well, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin virus]]. They're depicted as accessories like hats or masks that forcibly attach themselves to cells and brainwash the victims. The victims then create more of these hats/masks.
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* AlienAbduction: Blood transfusion is depicted in a similar manner to one for the hapless Red Blood Cells involved.
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* AlienAbduction: Blood transfusion is depicted in a similar manner to one for the hapless Red Blood Cells involved. Similarly, a mosquito bite is depicted as a giant tube in the sky sucking out red blood cells.
* NinjaMaid: The Macrophages are depicted as gentle women in maid dresses who are constantly smiling. They also wield large weapons like machetes and can easily slaughter bacterias.
* Pun: The Dengue virus is depicted as {{Tengu}} masks.
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* ZombieApocalypse: An influenza outbreak is portrayed this way.
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* ZombieApocalypse: An influenza outbreak is portrayed this way.way, with the infected cells becoming zombie-like.
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* TheHunter: Eosinaphil is dressed like a deer hunter and carries a hunting spear, to reflect her role as a dedicated parasite huntress.
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* LongLived: The Dendritic Cell is depicted as looking the same age he does in the present in the flashback to Helper and Killer T's childhood, reflecting the fact that nerve cells have a much longer lifespan than other types of cells.
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* LongLived: The Dendritic Cell is depicted as looking the same age he does in the present in the flashback to Helper and Killer T's childhood, reflecting the fact that nerve cells have a much longer lifespan than other types of cells.childhood.
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* StealthPun: Sneezing is depicted as a high-powered missile carrying junk and unwanted materials. In other words, a literal ''snot'' rocket.
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* StealthPun: Sneezing is depicted as a high-powered missile carrying junk and unwanted materials. In other words, materials -- a literal ''snot'' rocket."snot rocket", if you will.
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The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen Sirius'' as well.
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The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into as lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen Sirius'' as well.
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** Mast Cell is extremely busty, referencing ''mastos'', the Greek word for breast (the name actually comes from the German word for fattening, as it was once believed Mast Cells provided nutrients to other cells).
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* ActionGirl: A few of the immune cells are depicted as female, most notably the Natural Killer Cell.
** Eosinaphil is a FauxActionGirl [[CripplingOverspecialization when up against any threat that isn't a parasite]] (and is painfully aware of this fact).
** Eosinaphil is a FauxActionGirl [[CripplingOverspecialization when up against any threat that isn't a parasite]] (and is painfully aware of this fact).
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* MultiformBalance: The maid-like Macrophages whose job is to support growing blood cells and collect samples of defeated germs to develop immunity from can change into the hazmat-suited Monocytes to engage in combat and perform other functions that are not well understood.
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* TheHunter: Eosinaphil is dressed like a deer hunter and carries a hunting spear, to reflect her role as a dedicated parasite huntress.
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* InherentInTheSystem: Allergies are portrayed this way. Everybody did their jobs exactly the way they were supposed to and it turned into a disaster anyway.
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* LongLived: The Dendritic Cell is depicted as looking the same age he does in the present in the flashback to Helper and Killer T's childhood, reflecting the fact that nerve cells have a much longer lifespan than other types of cells.
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* ButtMonkey: Whoever this manga takes place inside does not have an easy life. Among other things they contract a hideous, eel-like parasite from bad sushi; suffer sever allergies attacks; almost get cancer and are horribly wounded and nearly die from blood loss.
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* ButtMonkey: Whoever this manga takes place inside does not have an easy life. Among other things they contract a hideous, eel-like parasite from bad sushi; suffer sever allergies allergy attacks; come down with malaria; almost get cancer and are horribly wounded and nearly die from blood loss.
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* AlienAbduction: Blood transfusion is depicted in a similar manner to one for the hapless Red Blood Cells involved.
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: The transfused Red Blood Cells speak with one to differentiate them from the native ones.
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* ButtMonkey: Whoever this manga takes place inside does not have an easy life. Among other things they contract a hideous, eel-like parasite from bad sushi; suffer sever allergies attacks; almost get cancer and are horribly wounded and nearly die from blood loss.
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* TragicVillain: The Cancer cells are mutated, dangerous beings, but although they pose a threat to the body they just want to live a normal life like any other cell. After one gets pursued and figures out they're supposed to die, he goes berserk and decides to [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum take the whole body down with him]] if he isn't allowed to live.
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* CastOfPersonifications: The manga is about personifications of cells that make up the human body, although it mostly focuses on the immune system. It also turns organs into places, like blood vessels as roads and the stomach as a giant kitchen.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''We work, and work, and work!'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''We work, and work, and work!'']]
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* FisherKingdom: Whatever is happening to the body externally, it reflects in some way on the cell's plane. For example, a person suffering from heat stroke will have that reflected in their world as a massive heat wave.
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* FisherKingdom: Whatever is happening to the body externally, it reflects in some way on the cell's cells' plane. For example, a person suffering from heat stroke will have that reflected in their world as a massive heat wave.
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* KnowledgeBroker: Not the Memory cell, surprisingly, but the Dendritic Cell, who has information on most other cells.
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* RousingSpeech: The Dendritic Cell is capable of encouraging Naive T Cells to join their team
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* RousingSpeech: The Dendritic Cell is capable of encouraging Naive T Cells to join using these, awakening their teamkiller instinct.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtt7pTwBPVU 60-second commercial]] showing an abridged version of the first chapter played in front of the first episode of ''Manga/WelcomeToTheBallroom'''s adaptation.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: Aside from the obvious Red and White Blood Cells, Killer T cells are black, Monocytes are yellow, Eosinophils are pink, Dendritic Cells are green, and B Cells and Basophylls are blue.
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* ColorCodedCharacters: Aside from Shimizu provides a helpful color guide for the obvious cells:
** Red and White BloodCells, Cells get their obvious assignments.
** Killer T cells areblack, black.
** Monocytes areyellow, yellow.
** Eosinophils arepink, pink.
** Dendritic Cells aregreen, and green.
** B Cells and Basophylls areblue.blue, but B Cells are a lighter shade than Basophylls.
** Red and White Blood
** Killer T cells are
** Monocytes are
** Eosinophils are
** Dendritic Cells are
** B Cells and Basophylls are
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* Courier: Red Blood Cells are depicted as employees of a package delivery service, delivering vital items like oxygen to various parts of the body.
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* Courier: {{Courier}}: Red Blood Cells are depicted as employees of a package delivery service, delivering vital items like oxygen to various parts of the body.
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''Cells at Work!'' (''Hataraku Saibou'') is a manga by Akane Shimizu about all the wonders of the human body, shown to us as, well, humans. The manga began running in ''Shonen Sirius'' in 2014, with up to 5 volumes so far.
The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen Sirus''.
The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen Sirus''.
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''Cells at Work!'' (''Hataraku Saibou'') is a manga by Akane Shimizu about all the wonders of the human body, shown to us as, well, humans.as humans themselves. The manga began running in ''Shonen Sirius'' in 2014, with up to 5 volumes so far.
The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''ShonenSirus''.
Sirius'' as well.
The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen
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* ZombieApocolypse: An influenza outbreak is portrayed this way.
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* ZombieApocolypse: ZombieApocalypse: An influenza outbreak is portrayed this way.
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* FischerKingdom: Whatever is happening to the body externally, it reflects in some way on the cell's plane. For example, a person suffering from heat stroke will have that reflected in their world as a massive heat wave.
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* FischerKingdom: FisherKingdom: Whatever is happening to the body externally, it reflects in some way on the cell's plane. For example, a person suffering from heat stroke will have that reflected in their world as a massive heat wave.
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The human body is a vast, wide network of paths, tubes, and chemicals. To keep all of that in order, it has 60 million cells set to do their part. Like a well-oiled machine, each cell has a job to do. Supplying oxygen to muscles? Red blood cells can handle it. Remembering the body's reactions to foreign substances? Let the memory cells jot it down. And woe to the poor germ that has a run-in with an antibody. Between keeping clear of antigens and delivering the proper materials to different parts of the body, there's a lot of effort to be done to keep it in top shape. It may sound daunting to the average person, but to a cell, it's all in a day's work.
''Cells at Work!'' (''Hataraku Saibou'') is a manga by Akane Shimizu about all the wonders of the human body, shown to us as, well, humans. The manga began running in ''Shonen Sirius'' in 2014, with up to 5 volumes so far.
The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen Sirus''.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Let it be known that a manga about the human body can get you to feel bad for ''Cancer cells'', of all things.
* AlwaysOnDuty: As this is the human body, the cells never have a moment to rest.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The series as a whole personifies various cells of the human body and how they function. The young Platelets veer more into MoeAnthropomorphism.
* BadassArmy: The Killer T squad is portrayed as this.
* BloodIsTheNewBlack: The White blood cells tend to cover their jumpsuits in blood often. U-1146 is practically never seen without it.
* TheCorruption: The Influenza virus, depicted as a mushroom-like parasite.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Aside from the obvious Red and White Blood Cells, Killer T cells are black, Monocytes are yellow, Eosinophils are pink, Dendritic Cells are green, and B Cells and Basophylls are blue.
* Courier: Red Blood Cells are depicted as employees of a package delivery service, delivering vital items like oxygen to various parts of the body.
* DeusExMachina: Just as the body was about to shut down from the rampage the (...) put it in, from the "heavens" suddenly comes an emergency blood transfusion to get it back in order. It's almost a played straight version of the trope.
* DestructiveSavior: A Steroid deployed during a cedar allergy attack managed to suppress the reactions, but at the cost of leveling the rest of the area.
---> '''Cells:''' We're sorry, Mast Cell and B Cell! You guys... you guys are so much more civilized than that thing!!
* DissonantSerenity: The Macrophages are just as bloodthirsty as their male counterparts, but they tend to hide it under a calm, gentle appearance.
* {{Edutainment}}: While it is a fun story, it teaches readers about the basic functions of cells and microorganisms in the body along the way.
* FalseInnocenceTrick: A bored normal cell makes fast friends with a possessed cell, thinking it to be a harmless prankster. This quickly turns on its head when the cell tries to kill the poor boy after goading him to try on his "hat".
* FischerKingdom: Whatever is happening to the body externally, it reflects in some way on the cell's plane. For example, a person suffering from heat stroke will have that reflected in their world as a massive heat wave.
* HumanPopsicle: The transfused Red Blood Cells turn out to be this, referencing blood centrifugation. One recalls that they were sucked up, frozen in their new home, then woke up in the current body with no recollection of where they were.
* HeroicAlbino: White Blood Cells are this by definition, with many of them being pale, white-haired protectors of the body and defenders against foreign contaminants. That's not to say that all of them are all that [[GoodIsNotNice friendly]], such as the Killer-Ts.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: All of the various personalities in the series are pretty much known by their cellular name. However, some of them have call signs featured on their clothes, which is how some of them are identified.
* IResembleThatRemark: After a Mast Cell starts releasing Histamine in response to a minor threat, some cells come into her office to complain about her hysterical nature. Mast Cell responds by [[HairTriggerTemper throwing a violent temper tantrum]].
* MesACrowd: Bacteria like the Pneumococcus can divide themselves to gain larger numbers.
* PeopleJars: The regular cells are in charge of creating clones of themselves using these.
* ProphecyTwist: Legends passed down between Memory Cells tend to have this effect. One such legend involved the ground splitting, floods, and volcanoes erupting when the body had an allergic reaction to cedar pollen. All of these happened, but slightly different: The eruptions were sneeze missiles, the land rising was the inflammation of the nasal mucosa, and the floods were the overproduction of histamines and tears.
* Rousing Speech: The Dendritic Cell is capable of encouraging Naive T Cells to join their team
* SeekerWhiteBloodCells: White Blood Cells are quick, brutal, and efficient in their line of work.
* ShoutOut: The tengu mask attaching itself to the Langerhans resembles the way [[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure Stone Masks]] attach themselves to people.
* ShownTheirWork: The cells' different personalities, uniforms, and habits all come from some aspect of the cell they were based on.
* StealthPun: Sneezing is depicted as a high-powered missile carrying junk and unwanted materials. In other words, a literal ''snot'' rocket.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback:
** AE 3803 thinks back to her childhood in the bone marrow on a delivery run there.
** One chapter focuses on the past between Killer T and Helper T during their time in the military academy.
* ZombieApocolypse: An influenza outbreak is portrayed this way.
''Cells at Work!'' (''Hataraku Saibou'') is a manga by Akane Shimizu about all the wonders of the human body, shown to us as, well, humans. The manga began running in ''Shonen Sirius'' in 2014, with up to 5 volumes so far.
The series received a spinoff title running for ''Nakayoshi'' in April 2017 titled ''Hataraku Saikin'' ("Bacteria at Work"), which focuses on the battle between good and bad bacteria in the intestines. It also inspired a spinoff in July of the same year called ''Hatarakanai Saibou'' ("Cells that Don't Work"), about, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cells that don't work]]. It primarily focuses on the Erythroblasts, immature blood cells personified into lazy shut-ins. The spinoff runs in ''Shonen Sirus''.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Let it be known that a manga about the human body can get you to feel bad for ''Cancer cells'', of all things.
* AlwaysOnDuty: As this is the human body, the cells never have a moment to rest.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The series as a whole personifies various cells of the human body and how they function. The young Platelets veer more into MoeAnthropomorphism.
* BadassArmy: The Killer T squad is portrayed as this.
* BloodIsTheNewBlack: The White blood cells tend to cover their jumpsuits in blood often. U-1146 is practically never seen without it.
* TheCorruption: The Influenza virus, depicted as a mushroom-like parasite.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Aside from the obvious Red and White Blood Cells, Killer T cells are black, Monocytes are yellow, Eosinophils are pink, Dendritic Cells are green, and B Cells and Basophylls are blue.
* Courier: Red Blood Cells are depicted as employees of a package delivery service, delivering vital items like oxygen to various parts of the body.
* DeusExMachina: Just as the body was about to shut down from the rampage the (...) put it in, from the "heavens" suddenly comes an emergency blood transfusion to get it back in order. It's almost a played straight version of the trope.
* DestructiveSavior: A Steroid deployed during a cedar allergy attack managed to suppress the reactions, but at the cost of leveling the rest of the area.
---> '''Cells:''' We're sorry, Mast Cell and B Cell! You guys... you guys are so much more civilized than that thing!!
* DissonantSerenity: The Macrophages are just as bloodthirsty as their male counterparts, but they tend to hide it under a calm, gentle appearance.
* {{Edutainment}}: While it is a fun story, it teaches readers about the basic functions of cells and microorganisms in the body along the way.
* FalseInnocenceTrick: A bored normal cell makes fast friends with a possessed cell, thinking it to be a harmless prankster. This quickly turns on its head when the cell tries to kill the poor boy after goading him to try on his "hat".
* FischerKingdom: Whatever is happening to the body externally, it reflects in some way on the cell's plane. For example, a person suffering from heat stroke will have that reflected in their world as a massive heat wave.
* HumanPopsicle: The transfused Red Blood Cells turn out to be this, referencing blood centrifugation. One recalls that they were sucked up, frozen in their new home, then woke up in the current body with no recollection of where they were.
* HeroicAlbino: White Blood Cells are this by definition, with many of them being pale, white-haired protectors of the body and defenders against foreign contaminants. That's not to say that all of them are all that [[GoodIsNotNice friendly]], such as the Killer-Ts.
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: All of the various personalities in the series are pretty much known by their cellular name. However, some of them have call signs featured on their clothes, which is how some of them are identified.
* IResembleThatRemark: After a Mast Cell starts releasing Histamine in response to a minor threat, some cells come into her office to complain about her hysterical nature. Mast Cell responds by [[HairTriggerTemper throwing a violent temper tantrum]].
* MesACrowd: Bacteria like the Pneumococcus can divide themselves to gain larger numbers.
* PeopleJars: The regular cells are in charge of creating clones of themselves using these.
* ProphecyTwist: Legends passed down between Memory Cells tend to have this effect. One such legend involved the ground splitting, floods, and volcanoes erupting when the body had an allergic reaction to cedar pollen. All of these happened, but slightly different: The eruptions were sneeze missiles, the land rising was the inflammation of the nasal mucosa, and the floods were the overproduction of histamines and tears.
* Rousing Speech: The Dendritic Cell is capable of encouraging Naive T Cells to join their team
* SeekerWhiteBloodCells: White Blood Cells are quick, brutal, and efficient in their line of work.
* ShoutOut: The tengu mask attaching itself to the Langerhans resembles the way [[Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure Stone Masks]] attach themselves to people.
* ShownTheirWork: The cells' different personalities, uniforms, and habits all come from some aspect of the cell they were based on.
* StealthPun: Sneezing is depicted as a high-powered missile carrying junk and unwanted materials. In other words, a literal ''snot'' rocket.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback:
** AE 3803 thinks back to her childhood in the bone marrow on a delivery run there.
** One chapter focuses on the past between Killer T and Helper T during their time in the military academy.
* ZombieApocolypse: An influenza outbreak is portrayed this way.
