Hataraku Saibou!! - Kiến Thức Cho Người lao Động Việt Nam

I feel like this show needs no introduction for the myriad of you who’ve watched Season 1 way back in 2018. The TL;DR is this: our favorite body cells are back at it again, resuscitating a healthy body from many of the immune diseases as inspired and suffering from real life, but giving it the anime flare and feel that’s basically one and the same from Season 1.

The only reason why we have a Season 2 in times like now, is because the spin-off (which is Hataraku Saibou Black, or Cells at Work: Code Black) is chosen to air in Winter 2021, so both mangaka

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Akane Shimizu and David Production had the perfect idea to release them both at the very same time in Japan, leading to that 1-hour back-to-back TV broadcast, and that by itself is a great call to advertise more of the mangaka’s works.

The main gripe that I have with Season 2 is that while nothing has changed (and to be honest, this works for the better), it’s more of the same to push the near-perfect body back to health through different means of immunities and diseases, and with only 8 episodes, I’d feel it’s the right length to finish off this show, along with all the translated manga chapters so far (as of the time of this review). In a nutshell, you can tell that mangaka Akane Shimizu spends MORE time on her part supervising the countless spin-offs (which are far more interesting) than progressing the main series, and that by itself is kind of both a blessing and a curse. Not to say that it’s all bad, but generally a creative mix of ideas from different mangakas is a good way to establish the main series further, however in turn, trades off for a solid foundation of “returning the series to its roots” and leaves no room for more creativity of what the main series could have offered as potential.

But rest assured: if you like or love Season 1, this sequel is a good follow-up of the countless adventures of the main character cast of cells working together to alleviate naughty, bad cells and old enemies from raging within the body. OST is pretty much the same atmosphere as the previous season, so at least there is consistency in an otherwise well-known series.

If you’re wondering about the movie that was released before Season 2 came out, save your money (if you’re intending to watch it), as it covers the 2nd half of the show in its entirety (from Episodes 4 to 8) for another TL;DR, you’re welcome. I’d thought that the movie itself would compensate for the remainder of 2 hours (or 5 episodes equally) worth of new content, but it wasn’t meant to be, so, oh well.

All in all, while Season 2 was just as bombarding as a marketing gimmick, it should come as no surprise that it’s still worth watching all the way through. Not as amazing as how Season 1 landed the expectations, but hey, that’s OK.

P.S. Watch the spin-off Code Black, it’s reverse gender-bender, but better.

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