History YMMV / CellsAtWork

** In episode 4, [[spoiler: Eosinophil killing the giant, kaiju-like Anisakis worm, with a single strike from her harpoon!]]
** Episode 3 has Dendritic Cell giving Naive T-cell a heart-to-heart [[HoldYourHippogriffs (nucleus-to-nucleus?) ]] pep talk, after which he [[spoiler: morphs into the big, muscular Effector T-cell and lays the smackdown on the zombified virus cells!]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: Killer T-cell disapproval of the ShipTease between White Blood Cell and Red Blood Cell is due to the first two's purpose.

** The ''real'' Cells at Work.[[labelnote: Explaination]] All sorts of jokes were made about the Cells and their real-life counterparts, ranging from [[https://monster-lover-and-nerd.tumblr.com/post/176136404081 biology textbooks being the "real" manga]], to microscopic videos marked as the live-action adaptation, to photos of actual cells being embarrasing/lewd in-universe or Dendritic Cell's PornStash.[[/labelnote]]
** "Anone anone!" [[labelnote: Explaination]] The anime version of the Platelet Leader's first scene dialed up the cuteness to the point it's regarded as her fanon CatchPhrase. Viewers considered it so much of a MostWonderfulSound that they could watch a [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=igHEgsX8vcE 10-hour remix]] of the Leader saying just that over and over again.[[/labelnote]]

** "Don't say you liked the anime, if you [[https://monster-lover-and-nerd.tumblr.com/post/176136404081 haven't read the manga!]]" ''(pictures of biology textbooks)''
** A picture of an anime screenshot showing two or more characters, then a picture of the actual cells as seen in real life, with the caption [[https://hatsuzuki.tumblr.com/post/176391504383/same-picture "Same picture."]]
** There were quite a lot of memes about how anime has made a ''[[PerverseSexualLust waifu]]'' (anime crush) out of everything, first countries in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'', and now body cells!

** The [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igHEgsX8vcE 10-hour remix]] of the Platelet Leader saying "Anone anone!" over and over again.

* AdaptationalBadass: According to [[https://carnival-phantasm.tumblr.com/post/176387106401/they-are-trying-to-make-it-look-like-a-badass-but this Tumblr post,]] the Anisakis nematode is depicted as a nightmarish monster, when in real life the most dangerous thing about it is that it easily dies and causes an allergic response!

** "Don't say you liked the anime, if you haven't read the manga!" ''(pictures of biology textbooks)''
** A picture of an anime screenshot showing two or more characters, then a picture of the actual cells as seen in real life, with the caption "Same picture."

** The 10-hour remix of the Platelet Leader saying "Anone anone!" over and over again.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In episode 4, [[spoiler: Eosinophil killing the giant, kaiju-like Anisakis worm, with a single strike from her harpoon!]]

* MemeticMutation: "Don't say you liked the anime, if you haven't read the manga!" ''(pictures of biology textbooks)''
** There were quite a lot of memes about how anime has made a ''waifu'' (anime crush) out of everything, first countries in ''Hetalia'', and now body cells!
** Jokes about the Platelets abound, mostly memes warning "stop lewding the Platelets or they won't make your bleeding stop".

* MemeticMutation: "Don't say you liked the anime, if you haven't read the manga!" (pictures of biology textbooks)

** Episode 3 has Dendritic Cell giving Naive T-cell a heart-to-heart pep talk, after which he morphs into the big, muscular Effector T-cell and lays the smackdown on the zombified virus cells!

* MemeticMutation: There were quite a lot of memes about how anime has made a ''waifu'' (anime crush) out of everything, first countries in ''Hetalia'', and now body cells!

** Calling the activated Effector T-cell "Osmosis JoJo".

* FandomBerserkButton: Try to make Rule 34 fanarts of the Platelet leader. I dare you.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Platelet Leader quickly gained popularity in the first episode due her diligence and hard-working attitude, all while being ridiculously adorable at the same time. Her popularity spreaded more in the second episode, who gave the spotlight to her and her fellow Platelets during its second half, when they succesfully seal the scratch with the blood clot they made.

* {{Moe}}: The Platelets. A group of small children in overly large shirts earnestly working despite their size? Gosh darn adorable, and pretty much all of the cells that we get to see react to them think so too.

* {{Moe}}: The Platelets. A group of small children in overly large shirts earnestly working despite their size? Gosh darn adorable, and our heroes think so too.

** You know that bit about "Japanese ''Osmosis Jones''" in the CounterpartComparison section? Thanks to ''Cells at Work BLACK'' putting the spotlight on bad body upkeep, you can now see what the City of Frank looks like in this setting.

* EmsembleDarkhorse: The Platelet Leader quickly gained popularity in the first episode due her diligence and hard-working attitude, all while being ridiculously adorable at the same time. Her popularity spreaded more in the second episode, who gave the spotlight to her and her fellow Platelets during its second half, when they succesfully seal the scratch with the blood clot they made.

* NeverLiveItDown: To a very minor extent, the [[spoiler:violated edit of the]] [[https://hugelolcdn.com/i/533960.jpg AE 3803's "actual" gender in the Wikipedia]] might have left a sour taste on the fans.

** The Wikipedia article referring to AE3803 as a "he" may also be this, as the main Red and White Blood Cells in ''BLACK'' are {{Gender Flip}}s of the ones from the main manga.

* NeverLiveItDown: To a very minor extent, the [[spoiler:violated edit of the]] [[https://hugelolcdn.com/i/533960.jpg AE3803's "actual" gender in the Wikipedia]] might have left a sour taste on the fans.

* HilariousInHindsight: You know that bit about "Japanese ''Osmosis Jones''" in the CounterpartComparison section? Thanks to ''Cells at Work BLACK'' putting the spotlight on bad body upkeep, you can now see what the City of Frank looks like in this setting.

* NeverLiveItDown: In a very minor extent, the [[spoiler:violated edit of the]] [[https://hugelolcdn.com/i/533960.jpg Red blood cell's "actual" gender in the Wikipedia]] might have left a sour taste on the fans.

* NeverLiveItDown: In a very minor extent, the [[spoiler:violated edit of the]] Red blood cell's "actual" gender in the Wikipedia might have left a sour taste on the fans.

* {{Moe}}: The Platelets. A group of small children in overly large shirts earnestly working despite their size? Gosh darn adorable, and our heroes think so too.

* HilariousInHindsight: You know that bit about "Japanese ''Osmosis Jones''" in the CounterpartComparison section? Thanks to ''Cells at Work BLACK'' putting the spotlight on bad body upkeep, you can now see what the City of Frank looks like in this setting.

* CounterpartComparison: With its focus on anthropomorphic cells and surprisingly detailed take on how a body works like a city, North American fans came to see it as a Japanese ''Film/OsmosisJones'' (or for non-Americans, ''Once Upon a Time... Life'').

* CounterpartComparison: With its focus on anthropomorphic cells and surprisingly detailed take on how a body works like a city, North American fans came to see it as a Japanese ''Film/OsmosisJones''.

* CounterpartComparison: With its focus on anthropomorphic cells and surprisingly detailed take on how a body works like a city, Western fans came to see it as a Japanese ''WesternAnimation/OsmosisJones''.

* CounterpartComparison: With its focus on anthropomorphic cells, and surprisingly detailed take on how a body works like a city, Western fans came to see it as a Japanese ''WesternAnimation/OsmosisJones''.