History Manga / CellsAtWorkBacteria

FunnyForeigner: Though more "odd" funny than "ha-ha" funny, the ''natto'' bacteria are a bunch of weirdly dressed country bumpkins who hang around the stomach -- much to the good bacteria's exasperation -- not doing much of anything... until [[LetsGetDangerous the bad bacteria attack, and the natto bacteria proceed to grant]] ''incredible power'' to the Bifidum Army...

* VirtuousVegetarianism: Enforced. The ''Bifidum'' bacteria, the only gut bacteria who are dedicated to protecting their host, are vegetarians who thrive when their host eats fruit and veggies. Conversely, the "bad" ''C. perfingens'' bacteria [[MeatVersusVeggies thrive when the host eats too much meat]], though they're more [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain generally antagonistic]] than [[AntiVillain genuinely evil]]. While these portrayals oversimplify things a bit from real-world fact, these designations were likely created in order to reinforce one of the key [[AnAesop lessons]] of the series, which is that diets high in fiber, fruits, and vegetables help promote good digestive health.

As the name implies, ''Cells at Work: Bacteria!'' (''Hataraku Saikin'') is a ''shojo'' manga focusing on the lives of the various bacteria that colonize the various areas of the human body, be they pathogenic ("bad bacteria") or beneficial ("good bacteria"), or neutral ("opportunistic bacteria"). As they are the main characters, the bacteria are treated differently from the other titles in the franchise: rather than being alienesque ''shonen''-manga villains or brutal, animalistic forces of nature, they're all recast as characters in a ''shojo'' manga: lots of plucky cute girls and [[{{Bishonen}} brooding pretty boys]] abound. There's also a bit more nuance to the morality of the series: the good bacteria aren't always "right" and the bad bacteria aren't necessarily always "wrong." The series all but admits that there has to be a balance to keep everything in check.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:''C. perfingens'']] sacrifices himself to stop Salmonella. After all, if the human host ''dies'' then so will all the bacteria -- good, bad, or neutral. [[spoiler:The death doesn't stick, however.]] It does however played out in the penultimate chapter when [[spoiler:C. perfingens saved B.Longum from getting hit by the antibiotic bullet]].

* OurHeroIsDead: [[spoiler:Happens with C. perfingen in the penultimate chapter]]

* ExcitedShowTitle: Like all other works in the franchise, the title contains an exclamation.
* FunnyForeigner: Though more "odd" funny than "ha-ha" funny, the ''natto'' bacteria are a bunch of weirdly dressed country bumpkins who hang around the stomach -- much to the good bacteria's exasperation -- not doing much of anything... until [[LetsGetDangerous the bad bacteria attack, and the natto bacteria proceed to grant]] ''incredible power'' to the Bifidum Army...

A sequel, ''Cells at Work: Bacteria NEO'', is set to launch in February 2021.

* PostStressOvereating: Following a supposedly bad break-up, the host body has taken to eaten more meat in general, which causes her to have varying levels of intestinal distress.

* TakingTheBullet : [[spoiler:This happens at the end of the penultimate chapter when C. perfingens saves B.Longum from getting hit by a antibiotic by letting it strike at him.]]

Other [[SpinOff Spin-Offs]] of ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' include ''Manga/CellsNotAtWork'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkCodeBlack'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkAndFriends'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkPlatelets'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkBaby'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkLady'' and ''Manga/CellsAtWorkWhite''.

* ShoutOut: When the ''Clostridium perfingens'' leader finds out why the Bad-Bacteria colony suddenly shrinks, he puts on [[Manga/DetectiveConan Conan Edogawa]]'s glasses and bowtie.

* BittersweetEnding : [[spoiler: The C. perfinigens leader sacrifices himself to save longum from getting hit by a antibiotic which result in his subordinate to take his place while taking care of his duplicate who was created from him.]]

Other [[SpinOff Spin-Offs]] of ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' include ''Manga/CellsNotAtWork'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkCodeBlack'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkAndFriends'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkPlatelets'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkBaby'', and ''Manga/CellsAtWorkLady.''

Other [[SpinOff Spin-Offs]] of ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' include ''Manga/CellsNotAtWork'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkCodeBlack'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkAndFriends'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkPlatelets'', ''Manga/CellsAtWorkBaby'', and ''Cells At Work: Lady!.''

As the name implies, ''Cells at Work: Bacteria!'' (''Hataraku Saikin'') is a ''shojo'' manga focusing on the lives of the various bacteria that colonize the various areas of the human body, be they pathogenic {"bad bacteria") or beneficial ("good bacteria"), or neutral ("opportunistic bacteria"). As they are the main characters, the bacteria are treated differently from the other titles in the franchise: rather than being alienesque ''shonen''-manga villains or brutal, animalistic forces of nature, they're all recast as characters in a ''shojo'' manga: lots of plucky cute girls and [[{{Bishonen}} brooding pretty boys]] abound. There's also a bit more nuance to the morality of the series: the good bacteria aren't always "right" and the bad bacteria aren't necessarily always "wrong." The series all but admits that there has to be a balance to keep everything in check.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:''C. perfingens'' sacrifices himself to stop Salmonella. After all, if the human host ''dies'' then so will all the bacteria -- good, bad, or neutral. The death doesn't stick, however.]]
** [[spoiler:It does however played out in the penultimate chapter when C. perfingens saved B.Longum from getting hit by the antibiotic bullet]]

** [[spoiler:It does however played out in the penultimate chapter when C. perfingens saved B.Longum from getting by the antibiotic bullet]]

** ** [[It does however played out in the penultimate chapter when C. perfingens saved B.Longum from getting by the antibiotic bullet]]