History YMMV / CellsAtWorkCodeBlack

* MisaimedFandom: A lot of readers and viewers misinterpret Chapter 3's message as being anti-masturbation, in part due to the {{Moe}} designs of the sperm cells and [=AA2153=] subsequent breakdown upon finding out that they're constantly exposed to UncertainDoom and that the Red Blood Cell's efforts are viewed as AllForNothing... except there's nothing in the chapter's text that suggests the case, especially since it's a natural occurrence that the body sometimes takes advantage of to clear out dead or weak cells that builds up over time. What also doesn't support this claim is that the chapter ends with [=U1196=] announcing that Gonorrhea has invaded the body (which becomes the focus of Chapter 4), something that can only happen from the host having unprotected sex with an infected partner.

* MisaimedFandom: A lot of readers and viewers misinterpret Chapter 3's message as being anti-masturbation, in part due to the {{Moe}} designs of the sperm cells and [=AA2153=] subsequent breakdown upon finding out that they're constantly exposed to UncertainDoom and that the Red Blood Cell's efforts are viewed as AllForNothing... except there's nothing in the chapter's text that suggests the case, especially since it's a natural occurrence that the body sometimes takes advantage of to clear out dead or weak cells that builds up over time. What also doesn't support this claim is that the chapter ends with [=U1196=] announcing that Gonorrhea has invaded the body (which becomes the focus of Chapter 4), some thing that can only happen from the host having unprotected sex with an infected partner.

* FanNickname: The Neutrophil squadron of the [[spoiler:original]] host body, especially [=U1196=], gain the moniker "White Boob Cell" by English-speaking fans for their BoobsOfSteel.

* UncertainAudience: is a spinoff of an EdutainmentShow (admittedly one that can get pretty [[ValuesDissonance gory and depressing by Western standards]]) aimed at children, and is even more {{Anvilicious}} about the importance of healthy living than its parent series. Yet the manga runs in a {{Seinen}} magazine, and it isn't afraid to show the negative consequences of unhealthy habits through its CrapsackWorld setting where AnyoneCanDie, and it doesn't shy away from graphic depictions of health problems like drug addictions and sexually transmitted diseases, which, combined with [[TooBleakStoppedCaring the sheer bleakness of the setting and likelihood of the main characters to either die or end up in situations even worse from when they started]], makes it too dark and dramatic for the child audience of the parent manga to enjoy. Meanwhile, the show's heavy-handed commentary about the health effects of bad habits fails to appeal to most adult readers, since the series doesn't offer any insight that couldn't have already been found in a self-help book or Google search. It's been commented that the only people the manga could appeal to are the adult PeripheryDemographic of the original series, since they already know the franchise's M.O. when it comes to morality plays and edutainment.

* AccidentalAesop: While the main aesop of the story is to take care of your body, you could also interpret it as a cautionary tale about how unhealthy a {{Workaholic}}-mindset really is and how it can negatively affect both you and your environment. The cells run themselves ragged every day, leading to a very low work morale and heavy tolls on their mental states, with special mention going to the Killer T Cells who end up snapping due to the never-ending workload. The body is also heavily implied to be a workaholic himself. Most of his health problems are either stress-induced or a result of him trying to alleviate stress through harmful coping mechanisms like smoking and drinking.

** Honestly, every cell tends to fall into this from time to time but special mention goes to the Killer-T Cells. They're rude, arrogant and dismissive of the other White Blood Cells in the body, even going so far as to call the [=WBCs=] useless and weak after they suffer heavy losses in the battle against the phallic Gonorrhea. However, at this point they had been severely overworked already ''and'' had to cover for the White Blood Cells additionally. Is it any wonder they're less than thrilled that their workload just increased?

* {{Squick}}: Frequently and deliberately induced, as you might expect from a manga about poor health! An excellent example would be the gratuitous, almost full page shot of the ''extremely'' phallic Gonorrhea killing hordes of White Blood Cells, ripping off their bloodied clothing, and moaning "So gon-ely..." while they're at it.
* TooBleakStoppedCaring: For some fans, it's difficult to follow ''CODE BLACK'' due how depressingly dark it is. While the show does serve a purpose in educating viewers about the severe effects of poor health, it also means the main characters are [[YankTheDogsChain never going to get a happy ending]] because otherwise the series has no point if [[StatusQuoIsGod the body isn't in some sort of spiral of self destruction]].
* TheWoobie: Practically the entire cell cast is a case of this, for both bodies. The hosts doing horrible jobs taking care of their bodies means that each and every cell is heavily stressed to the breaking point, frequently experiencing mental breakdowns at their situation, which isn't even getting into the fact so many of them actually end up ''dying''. The way they express their woobie-dom is quite varied, with Red Blood Cell and few others being regular woobies, White Blood Cell having a StoicWoobie attitude that occasionally falters, and a large number of cases where the cells deal with the traumas by becoming {{Jerkass Woobie}}s.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** The schematics for the inside of a [[https://mobile.twitter.com/hatsuyoshiya/status/1019254023990308866 Sperm Cell.]] Of particular note is that their wedding rings either come in X or Y shaped gemstones, representing the chromosome they contribute, and their offspring's potential gender.
** The entirety of episode 3 has the narrator and cast describing the process of an erection and causes of erectile dysfuction with a straight face. Even if the goal is to potentially give new life to the world, you know there's likely a blooper reel for this alone.
--->'''RBC:''' If we run now, who's going to trigger the erection?
** The cheerful outro, in which the two secondary White Blood Cells each take a dramatic, hammy pose in turn, and the primary one raises her arms halfheartedly before the Hepatocyte pops up happily in front of the camera.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Even more so than the main series, ''TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY''. The effects of poor upkeep may not be a big thing to you, but they mean much more to your insides.
** ''DEPRESSION AND STRESS ARE AS DAMAGING AS ANY OTHER ILLNESS.'' Both bodies suffer from stress and many of their health problems result from attempts to cope with that stress, and the second body develops depression, leading to a suicide attempt and likely contributing to the poor hygiene that causes so many problems. When [=AA2153=] decides to stop transporting antidepressants, [=DA4901=] demands that he "stop underestimating sickness!"
** More subtly, "Medicine should be used properly." The cells express ambivalence or even hostility to the medications the bodies receive and the second body abuses sleeping pills, but correctly-used medication saves the bodies multiple times; some cells protest the use of any drugs for fear of another overdose, demanding a "natural body," and RBC even stops carrying the drugs as a result, but they're vital to helping the body deal with the depression that almost killed it.
** There's also something about toxic work environments in there, directly evoked by the comparisons of the two bodies to 'black' companies, which are notorious for not caring about their employees and pushing them to their breaking point. It's implied that the humans are enmeshed in a Japanese corporate culture that contributes to or causes their health problems, and that the cells are driven to the breaking point and deprived of the resources to do anything about it because their human hosts are in similar straits.

** More subtly, "Medicine should be used properly." The cells express ambivalence or even hostility to the medications the bodies receive and the second body abuses sleeping pills, but correctly-used medication saves the bodies multiple times; RBC even stops carrying drugs because he believes the body can heal itself, but they're vital to helping the body deal with depression.

** There's also something about toxic work environments in there, directly evoked by the frequent comparisons of the two bodies to 'black' companies, which are notorious for not caring about their employees. It's implied that the humans themselves are enmeshed in a toxic Japanese corporate culture that contributes to or causes their health problems: The cells are driven to the breaking point and deprived of the resources to do anything about it because their human hosts are in similar straits.

** There's also something about toxic work environments in there, directly evoked by the frequent comparisons of the two bodies to 'black' companies, which are notorious for not caring about their employees. It's implied that the humans themselves are enmeshed in toxic environments that contribute to or cause their health problems, due to Japanese corporate culture pushing employees to work abusive amounts of overtime and attend "morale-raising" drinking parties, with the second body in particular suffering the worst effects of chronic stress. The cells are driven to the breaking point and deprived of the resources to do anything about it because their human hosts are in similar straits.