The official Twitter account of Cells at Work! anime series has announced on Saturday that the popular anime will get a second season.
The social media post also uploaded an announcement photo featuring the characters of the popular anime, but details regarding the second season, including the premiere date, may be announced at a later date.
🎉アニメ「#はたらく細胞」の第2期制作が決定！🎉
続報は後日発表いたします、
お楽しみに！
引き続きアニメ「はたらく細胞」をよろしくお願いします！
ゲームも是非是非あそんでくださいね👏 pic.twitter.com/0QS5tm4PQY— 『はたらく細胞』公式 (@hataraku_saibou) March 23, 2019
Cells at Work! is an anime adaptation of a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu, which is being published by Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine since March 2015. The manga currently has five (5) volumes.
Aniplex of America, which distributed the anime series in North America, has described the anime series:
This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body…
According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen carrying Red Blood Cells to the bacteria fighting White Blood Cells, Get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you!
The anime adaptation is directed by Kenichi Suzuki, who previously worked in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series, while Orange scriptwriter Yuuko Kakihara handled the series composition.
Takahiko Yoshida, who previously worked on the two seasons of Honey and Clover, handled character designs, with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable’s Kenta Mimuro worked on cell character’s designs, which was produced by David Production.
The Japanese voice cast are lead by Kana Hanazawa (“Kosaki Onodera”, Nisekoi – False Love) as “Red Blood Cell” (Erythrocite), and Tomoaki Maeno (“Naotsugu”, Log Horizon) as “White Blood Cell” (Neutrophil).
Mamiko Noto, who previously voiced characters in A Certain Magical Index (as Aisa Himegami) and Hanasaku Iroha (as Tomoe Wajima), served as the show’s narrator.
Cells at Work! was aired on Japanese television in July last year, which was also aired on ANIMAX Asia in Southeast Asia on a simulcast basis.
