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Kikuko Inoue, Ayako Kawasumi, Takahiro Sakurai, Daisuke Ono, Yûichi Nakamura, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kana Hanazawa, Aya Endô, Tomoaki Maeno, Saori Hayami, Mao Ichimichi, Toa Yukinari, Shoya Chiba, and Maria Naganawa in Cells at Work! (2018)

Parents guide

Cells at Work!

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    None
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

None
29 of 31 found this to have none
A female character has a larger bosom that is emphasized by lingering scenes that start at her chest and work its way up to her head. This character is fully clothed and these scenes aren't intended to be sexual.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
19 of 30 found this moderate
There is frequent fantasy violence/combat against viruses, bacteria, allergens and parasites that are attempting to enter and infect the body. While there is bloody injury detail, there is no excessive gore or brutality.
Full of bloodiness from the beginning of the first episode. Example: viruses being attacked by knife-wielding "white blood cells" and spurting blood all over.
Violence is frequent and bloody in nature, but this is only against grotesque-looking bacteria (though, said bacteria have faces and talk like people). It doesn't dwell on the violence.
There is some over the top blood when the Germs, Bacteria, Allergens, and Viruses are killed. However, the show has a very lighthearted tone. When a dead monster is seen, they have a cartoony X for their eyes. In the show, you rarely ever see any people (Cells) getting killed.

Profanity

Mild
14 of 20 found this mild
Regular use of mild coarse language ('damn', 'hell', 'bastard', 'crap') in the official subtitles.
The word "sh**" is used twice in the second season.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
21 of 24 found this to have none

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
16 of 21 found this mild
Although the overall tone of the series is light-hearted and sometimes even cutesy, some of the viruses and bacteria can be frightening-looking to certain audiences. The cancer cells, in particular, have a rather hideous and monstrous look and demeanor to them, though, it's nothing truly disturbing or anything.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • MA15+original rating
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Germany
    • 16
  • India
    • 16self-applied
  • Indonesia
    • R13+self-applied
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • P13
  • New Zealand
    • RP13
  • Philippines
    • 16+self-applied
  • Singapore
    • PG13
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 12
  • Taiwan
    • 6+
  • United Kingdom
    • PG
    • 12Netflix rating
  • United States
    • TV-14
    • TV-PGNetflix rating
  • Vietnam
    • C16self-rating, most episodes

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