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  • Published: 18 October 2022
  • ISBN: 9781646512201
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • RRP: $34.00

Cells at Work! CODE BLACK 8



In this new spinoff of the hit manga, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs... It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK!

In this new spinoff of the hit manga, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs... It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK!

After a vicious battle, the body has finally subjugated ghastly cancer. But the damage has been done. Sensing weakness, bacteria and viruses attack the body. Distrust and confusion pit cells against one another. Can the body do what is necessary to create a healthy environment and avoid cancer’s recurrence? The grief and horror of Cells at Work: CODE BLACK reach their dramatic climax in this, the last volume of the series!

  • Published: 18 October 2022
  • ISBN: 9781646512201
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • RRP: $34.00

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Praise for Cells at Work! CODE BLACK 8

"I found myself wanting to be healthier after reading it... a better PSA than anything I was forced to watch back in middle school. I really don't want my body turning into a really janked up version of 1984." -reader review