The previously announced live-action film adaptation of Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! manga revealed its first teaser trailer today, presenting Mei Nagano as Red Blood Cell and Takeru Sato as White Blood Cell, along with a December 2024 theatrical release in Japan for the Hideki Takeuchi (Thermae Romae live-action film)-directed feature.
Yuichi Tokunaga (Kaguya-sama: Love is War live-action film) pens the script.
Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! manga was serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine from January 2015 to January 2021 and released in six volumes. The TV anime adaptation aired for two seasons between 2018 and 2021. Crunchyroll streams both seasons and describes the 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!
Source: Comic Natalie
