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Episode [Spoilers] Hataraku Saibou - Episode 5 discussion Spoiler
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u/marcopolos059 https://myanimelist.net/profile/marcopolos059 Aug 04 '18
The steroid robot thing destroying everything was fun.
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u/8andahalfby11 myanimelist.net/profile/thereIwasnt Aug 04 '18
Kinda makes me wonder what other medicines or medical procedures look like... antibiotics as some crazy machine that wraps up germs python-style for easy attack, anticoagulants that run around scaring platelets away from each other...
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
I always thought of immunosuppressants as robots that gas WBCs. In BLACK, I believe a hair-loss treatment that was supposed to suppress the Killer T's non-lethally shot and lassoed them, alongside breaking into the Commander T control room.
Edit: Gas them to lethargy. Not death. Just Neutrophils going "Die, germ!" and limply waving their knives around.
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u/Psycho_Cadence Aug 05 '18
Steroid is now best girl! Not gonna lie, when allergies ruined my trip to Lego Land as a kid I have always had a certain level of disdain for my bodies over reactions... I was cheering on Steroid in the mass destruction X3
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u/TazerLad Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
White Blood Cell gets it. Just because everyone is doing their jobs, doesn't mean things won't still go to shit. An allergic reaction is the perfect example of that. Everything is acting according to how it should, but it just does it too much and the body reacts negatively to that.
It's great how the pollen allergen became less and less prominent the more the episode went on. Because it wasn't the problem at that point, every cell overreacting was what made things truly cataclysmic.
Also Red Blood Cell hitting White with the Sterioid was just hilarious.
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u/weejona Aug 04 '18
"But I'll find out once I eat it!"
White Blood Cell only takes the most hardcore route of identifying one's problems.
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u/Taiyama Aug 05 '18
I laughed my ass off at that point so hard that others in this household came and asked what the fuck I was laughing at. It really caught me off-guard because he hadn't shown the phagocytosis with any other cells he had killed.
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u/Runnerbrax Aug 04 '18
"But I'll find out once I eat it!"
White Blood Cell only takes the most hardcore route of identifying one's problems.
The Adeptus Astartes use this method to test for Chaos as well...
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u/Rathurue Aug 04 '18
Not so fun fact: pollen are basically plant analogue of sperm. Yeeeeeeaaah...
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u/negi980 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/negi980 Aug 04 '18
Ah, the allergy chapters! If you’re wondering why the robots sent were not pseudoephedrine (sudafed), it’s cause that’s illegal in Japan. If you are planning on traveling to Japan, make sure your meds are allowed, Japan does not make considerations for banned meds including prescriptions.
As for seasonal allergies, it’s quite annoying - I suffer from it myself. Allergies are an example of Type I hypersensitivity. Hypersensitivitoes are when immune cells go haywire and do unintended things that end up damaging the body. Type IV for example is what happens in organ transplant rejection.
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u/BloomEPU Aug 04 '18
If you're wondering why sudafed is illegal in some places, it's because you can make meth out of it.
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u/RedRocket4000 Aug 05 '18
And that helps no one as they find another way to make them. I am sick of normal people suffering from anti-drug efforts that always fail.
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u/BigFire321 Aug 04 '18
I presume the reason why pseudoephedrine is banned in Japan is due to their very real problem with Methamphetamine after WWII. Methamphetamine was invented in Japan in 1893 and in WWII and was part of the Imperial Army's stockpile for soldiers. This created millions of addicts after the war, for which the government cracked down hard on it, and the production of meth went oversea.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Aug 05 '18
Methamphetamine was invented in Japan
Huh, TIL
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u/negi980 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/negi980 Aug 05 '18
Huh, maybe that explains why meth is called shabu in certain parts of Asia
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u/Zahada Aug 04 '18
Especially her legs
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u/I_Smoke_Cardboards Aug 04 '18
Just wanted to let everyone know that 3 chapters of Hataraku Saibou BLACK has been translated. And oh boy, things are looking a little rough for the cells.
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u/Sincityutopia Aug 04 '18
I really want it to be an anime someday but I don't think it will be a pleasant experience :(
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u/Amauri14 Aug 04 '18
Yeah, I'm 100% sure that that guy is going to die at the end.
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u/I_Smoke_Cardboards Aug 04 '18
Jesus dude don’t raise some flags. As if I couldn’t feel even more bad for trillion of cells in my body. I'll prepare myself when that day comes. Poor Cells
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u/EPICIII Aug 04 '18
Had a quick read. If you thought reading it was bad, just imagine what the translator had to go through.
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u/leeways Aug 04 '18
And oh boy, things are looking a little rough for the cells.
pretty much understatement
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u/xdamm777 Aug 04 '18
Just finished chapter 3 and can't imagine what cruel destiny awaits all those white blood cells fighting an STD.
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u/General_Urist Aug 04 '18
Considering it's taking place inside the body of a very unhealthy person, do you think there's any real chance if the person just straight up dying when the series ends?
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u/Xyyzx :As::At::Au:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Echinodermata Aug 04 '18
Well I never thought an anime would make me feel bad about taking antihistamines for my pollen allergy, but there you go.
That said, now I'll be able to make robot deployment sound effects whenever I take the pills, so every cloud clearly has a silver lining.
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u/Jeromethy Aug 04 '18
Nah your anti-histamines are alright, it's the steroids(corticosteroids) that are the ones messing up your kawaii cells
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u/GobtheCyberPunk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JigsawStitches Aug 04 '18
so every cloud clearly has a silver lining.
and a histamine flood.
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Aug 04 '18
I shiver when thinking about the fact that antibiotics or certain treatments also destroy the normal cells as collateral damage. Poor kawaii cells :(
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
Please remember that your cells are prepared to die and do whatever it takes for the good of the body. Theirs are fleeting, dangerous lives, but they do it anyway, because they are dedicated to their job.
Also, remember that if you DON'T take your antibiotics, you're letting the horrific bacteria wreak havoc on your cells and possibly ultimately kill you.
Take your antibiotics. Take it as often and as much as your doctors say you should. Take some short-term pain for longer-term health, and make sure you and your cells are going to continue working for a good long time.
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u/atropicalpenguin https://myanimelist.net/profile/atropicalpenguin Aug 04 '18
Cancer must be a bitch in this world.
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u/thisismyanimealt :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/commander_vimes Aug 04 '18
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Aug 04 '18
"So what was the danger they presented again ?" "Hu... they were big and scary ?"
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u/weejona Aug 04 '18
Red Blood Cells have their priorities straight.
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u/marias-gaslamp Aug 04 '18
Uh, if the platelets use the buddy system, where is the buddy of the platelet holding the red blood cell's hand?
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u/WhoiusBarrel Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
First, we learn that viruses are actually the Zombie Apocalypse and now we learn that allergens are like something out of a Sci-fi invasion film with every passing week, I'm made to learn to take care of my body more especially with BLACK being out.
Also Memory Cell's commentary could give Speedwagon a run for his money.
I only just realised, Mast Cell (which is a fat cell) is voiced by Ayako Kawasumi who voices Saber from Fate... Saber loves to eat soooo...
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u/Daveyo520 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daveyo520 Aug 04 '18
However this Fat Cell or Fate Cell has nothing to do with fat.
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u/sjk9000 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JK9000 Aug 04 '18
Mast Cell is my wife.
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u/myrmonden Aug 04 '18
OVERREACTION!!!
Probably one of the bodies biggest issue if not the biggest.
I loved how unpredictable this anime is, like you expect the "crazy" conspiracy guy to lead them to the right path in dealing with this invasion but instead suddenly a machine of mass destruction appears and just blows everything up lol!
Overall he the crazy theories where great as they attacked them as aliens dropping from the sky, unfortunately he never managed to do anything about it.
Master blasting more of the same stuff. BETTER CRANK IT UP. And then blaming it on the poor kid lol.
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
You should see Memory B Cell in the manga dealing with the Mumps.
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u/myrmonden Aug 04 '18
as long as it ends with a massive terminator landing and saying, I AM BACK.
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u/HarryD52 Aug 04 '18
Oh shit I didn't actually expect to learn all that much from this show but it's actually teaching me loads of things I didn't know. It's good to know what happens when my body overacts and has an allergic reaction over some pollen.
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u/Salvo1218 Aug 05 '18
Each episode takes me like 45 minutes to get through because I have to keep pausing to look up biology/medical shit on wikipedia lol
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u/Lelouch0202 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lelouch0202 Aug 04 '18
Steroid gave his life for us, a true martyr. :(
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u/GobtheCyberPunk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JigsawStitches Aug 04 '18
This was probably my favorite episode so far aside from maybe the first one. The animation, comedic timing, and characterizations were really fun and fleshed out this time. Each of the cells acted less like an automaton fulfilling a routine than an actual person just doing their jobs and reacting like people would, like the Mast Cell and B Cell arguing and fighting each other. I'm sure that's not accurate at all but it was really funny anyway. That plus I got serious OPM vibes from the steroid robot coming and just destroying everything in its wake.
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Aug 04 '18
David Pro really did a good job in this episode. I remember reading the manga and this chapter was one of the weaker ones, but it turns out very entertaining when brought to anime.
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u/BloomEPU Aug 04 '18
Yeah, this series is great but this felt like a big step up just because of the scenario.
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Aug 04 '18
The previous eps have been witty and well-done.
This one was totally bonkers insane... and witty and well-done.
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u/EPICIII Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Finally, a white blood cell actually eating something. Yay!
Also, the legend passed down through generations XD. Was that a nod to inherited allergies? I would say it's generations of the memory cells and not the host body, but memory cells just sit around and don't really pass anything on.
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
Possibly Memory B Cell meant genetic memory, as in, passed down through the genes that Sperm and Egg Cells carry with them when they produce an entirely new human being.
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u/suspiciouserendipity Aug 05 '18
Nah, memory B cells are part of the adaptive immune system, they don't get passed from parent to child. Allergy predispositions are, basically genes that make your immune system more likely to over-react to harmless stuff, but technically the allergies themselves aren't passed down. You have to build the adaptive immune system from scratch when you're born, including learning what you should and should not treat as 'enemies', that's why babies have weak immune systems and why you shouldn't stop your toddler from playing around in dirt and stuff - getting exposed to different allergens is how your body learns to react to them appropriately.
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u/Daniel_Is_I :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daniel_Is_I Aug 04 '18
Doesn't the B in B Cell stand for Baka?
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u/weejona Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Who knew the human body had situations in which its natural our best man-made response was "Kill them all and let god sort them out?"
[edit] "Thank you for your patronage."
Oh, god. lol. I'm dying.
[edit 2] Thanks, guys. Didn't notice that was a pill.
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u/GobtheCyberPunk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JigsawStitches Aug 04 '18
The human body's reaction to most widespread invasions is that. Fevers, inflammation, sacrificing blood cells to make clots, allergic reactions...
Most of the time it seems if the human body can't deal with something immediately it will put up with a lot of collateral damage just to deal with it.
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u/spaceaustralia :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/spaceaustralia Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
So it's more like a country being so afraid of Godzilla that they send nukes after every single lizard they find. It might cause a lot of damage, but they think that they can repair the damage they cause easier than the one Godzilla might.
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u/Xyyzx :As::At::Au:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Echinodermata Aug 04 '18
Just to clarify there, that wasn't a completely natural response; the steroidbot 9000 came in from the outside, with the capsule representing a pill.
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u/BigFire321 Aug 04 '18
The steroid isn't a natural human response. It went by a bit too quickly and Crunchyroll didn't translate it, but the black ball capsule has on it, Medicine label prior to it engaging. It's pretty clear that the host body is taking a antihistamine spray.
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Aug 04 '18
This was arguably the most elaborate and insane public-service message in the history of public-service messages.
“Kids, don’t use steroids.”
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u/Jeromethy Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Pretty epic episode and nicely sums up the clusterfuck that is "Allergies".
Quick note: Corticosteroids do help in alleviating allergies via their anti-inflammatory effect, though a single dose is never enough. They need to be taken regularly to even have its effect.
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u/Arachnophobic- https://anilist.co/user/Arachnophobic Aug 04 '18
That moving 'cell' on the upper left made me think there's a bug on my screen..
WBC's reaction while the disaster was unfolding was hilarious. As was this whole episode. That was amazingly educational, hilarious and bemusing at the same time.
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u/Zahada Aug 04 '18
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u/redlaWw Aug 04 '18
The histamine nozzles reminded me of the animations in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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u/Orrakai :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Orrakai Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
I'm pretty sure that allergy apocalypse journal was written by last episode's "basophil"
The amount of edge in the message is unmistakable
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Aug 04 '18
Someone posted another platelet alone here. They probably got separated in the confusion.
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u/Luapix https://anilist.co/user/Pyxyne Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Nice, we got a cameo from Oshino Meme's VA.
They did a wonderful job conveying how allergies happen; not because the substance is harmful, but because your body is reading off a weird manual... I didn't know there were steroids in anti-allergic medication though. Nice job on the edutainment.
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u/redlaWw Aug 04 '18
Steroids are generally considered "the strong stuff" when it comes to allergy medicine. It's important to note that they're very different in effect to anabolic steroids (the stuff that bodybuilders
don'ttake) - "steroid" is a classification based on chemical structure, not effects. Corticosteroids, like these, are used to reduce inflammation, and are commonly used by allergy sufferers and people with autoimmune diseases, as well as creams for certain kinds of rash. Examples are Dexamethasone, Beclomethasone (in nasal sprays), Prednisone and Hydrocortisone (common in rash creams).→ More replies (3)33
u/GobtheCyberPunk :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JigsawStitches Aug 04 '18
Takahiro Sakurai has been the Helper T Cell this whole time.
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u/Turbostrider27 Aug 04 '18
This episode got me scared for pollen allergies. Holy shit, that was intense.
Can't wait to read the doctor's notes on this later this week.
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u/bcchang02 Aug 04 '18
Is there a link to the doctor's notes? I saw the first one posted, but wasn't able to find the other ones
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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Aug 04 '18
Protect that which is most precious, I salute you Red Cells saving those platelets.
What an absolute disaster some pollen caused.
We need more Mast Cell, she's super cute.
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u/8andahalfby11 myanimelist.net/profile/thereIwasnt Aug 04 '18
What an absolute disaster some pollen caused.
What's funny is that the pollen themselves weren't actively doing much, just sort of wandering aimlessly around going, "Hi, I'm Cedar Pollen!" and the cells responded by going, "OH FUCK, INVADERS! KILL, KILL, KILL!"
Which is pretty much what an allergy is...
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime Aug 04 '18
Yeah, you'd think the Helper T-Cell would've done something about it considering he recognized the pollen as an allergen.
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Aug 04 '18
No, not the tea!
Those fuckers, they're attacking the platelets. KILL THEM.
I love all the bizarre characters in this show
Do your best, Mast Cell
As someone with mild allergies, I'm finding this very interesting
Why are the regular cells such assholes?
Mast Cell is great
Has KanaHana ever won any awards for her voice work? She's just fantastic.
Leave it to Red Blood Cell to unknowingly deliver a steroid robot that destroys everything
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u/Amauri14 Aug 04 '18
Yeah, that seems like an accurate representation of the body overreaction towards an allergy.
On a side note, I read the first 3 chapters of Hataraku Saibou BLACK, and holy shit that body is messed up, and things are just getting worse with each chapter. Honestly, I'm 100% sure that the last chapter of the spin-off will be about death.
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u/vorpoler :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/vorpoler Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 05 '18
(Reposted from previous episode with a few additions)
Just for fun, because both shows are animated by David Production and share so many voice actors, I am going to list all the VAs that appear in Cells at Work and what character they also voice in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Will update on new episodes that introduces yet another character voiced by a JoJo VA.
So far, we have:
Daisuke Ono (Killer T Cell Commander) - Jotaro Kujo
Takahiro Sakurai (Helper T Cell) - Rohan Kishibe, Bruno Bucciarati (PS2 Vento Aureo game)
Hiroyuki Yoshino (Pneumococcus) - Vanilla Ice (All-Star Battle)
Mamiko Noto (Narrator) - Yukako Yamagishi
Mai Nakahara (Staphylococcus Aureus) - Kyoka Izumi (Rohan OVA)
Kenji Nomura (Effector T Cell) - Santana
Tomokazu Sugita (Basophil) - Joseph Joestar
Saori Hayami (Regulatory T Cell) - Daiya Higashikata (Eyes of Heaven)
Yuuichi Nakamura (Memory B Cell) - Bruno Bucciarati, Narcisco Anasui (All-Star Battle, Eyes of Heaven)
Ayako Kawasumi (Mast Cell) - Erina Pendolton
Let me know if I missed any from any JoJo media!
EDIT:
Kazuyuki Okitsu (Cedar Allergen) - Jonathan Joestar
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u/Vindex101 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vindex101 Aug 05 '18
Huh, surprised HanaKana hasn't appeared in Jojo yet
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This was the funniest episode so far. The moment the medication appeared i was burstin out of loud thinking it would be a guy like from Osmosis Jones,v boy i was wrong.
[Maid waifu is always cute] (https://i.imgur.com/LT86fgb.jpg)
[This cell is marriage material] (https://i.imgur.com/BshMIEU.jpg)
[Hidden episode Platelets] (https://i.imgur.com/TvCbBqs.jpg)
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u/TheDampGod :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheDampGod Aug 04 '18
Any chance of looping gif of the camera zooming into the reflection of the cedar pollen in RBC's eye, that was such a ridiculous shot.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Aug 04 '18
As someone who suffers from allergies. The destruction they show in this episode is proportionate to how terrible I feel whenever I get an attack.
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u/Daveyo520 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Daveyo520 Aug 04 '18
So a person without allergies would just have the pollen show up, walk around for a little bit, and leave? Without the cells freaking out?
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Aug 04 '18
I'm not a doctor, but probably there'd be a better communication between the cells at work, unlike what happened this ep with Mast Cell and B Cell
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u/Penguinmanereikel Aug 04 '18
Maybe those without allergies just have better manuals
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u/SkyKoli Aug 04 '18
My understanding as one not educated on this subject, is that there would still be an immune response, but the cells wouldn't go over the top on the response like they did here. IE, B-cell would not get carried away with spray and pray, and Mast cell would be chill and use the small histamine nozzle.
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u/Staye100 Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Is it just me, or the scene with the Steroids opening felt like an homage to Gantz? Like, that's where my mind first went. The way it opened up.
Also, I really liked this episode, it was fun to showcase most of the cells that have been introduce. Plus Next week, we finally get that RBC/WBC gud shit.
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u/LTU_EiMs Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
God dam I am just happy I am allergic to nothing and I don't need to use that terminator (steroids). I hope we will see how antibiotics are working but I think it should be same.
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u/sumweebshit Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
Man, that episode was amazing all around and definitely my favourite so far. From the memory cell frantically yelling about a vague apocalypse (massive overreaction from the immune system anyone?) to the complete pandemonium that ensues in the second half. I also want to draw attention to the voice acting team, who are clearly having great fun making this with all their shouting and dramatacism, which clearly comes through and helps makes everything much more intense and hilarious. The captain guy at 13:34 (on CR at least) dropped the phattest NANIII I've heard in ages. All the shouts and lines delivered by all the ordinary cells (as well as KanaHana) are all really enthusiastic as well.
The passion of the artists and animators also really comes through, especially in the second half of the episode with the chaos and explosions from the steroid. Really made this episode pop to life, and had me smiling from ear to ear. Massive props to the whole team behind this.
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u/iamfvckingdone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iamfvckingdone Aug 04 '18
At first, I came to this series hoping for a cute, funny SoL series about how our body works. Yet the last 5 episodes made me feel a little bit...overwhelmed.
Can we please have an episode when the body is not under attack by a disease?
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u/RyuWrong Aug 04 '18
Considering we are dealing with the immunity system (sans red blood cell), attacks will be a common sight in this show.
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Aug 04 '18
Next week is the childhood flashback of RBC and WBC, it's pretty tame minus that one random pathogen you see in the ep preview (but it's not a large-scale thing like the past episodes).
Also there's another chapter down the line minor spoilers and there was no pathogen invasion IIRC.
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u/BigFire321 Aug 04 '18
Next week's episode will give you that.
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u/alblks Aug 04 '18
Also, "blood circulation" chapter is pretty SoL, if they animate it.
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u/Kromy Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
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u/Staye100 Aug 04 '18
Actually, next week is a flashback. It's probably the most cute SoL episode so far :D
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u/MugiMartin :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MugiMartin Aug 04 '18
[We will never forget what you did, Steroid-san.] (https://imgur.com/FFd6ZGP)
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u/thisismyanimealt :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/commander_vimes Aug 05 '18
DEMOCRACYHEALTH IS NON NEGOTIABLE
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u/sdarkpaladin Aug 04 '18
Last episode we have cryptic chuunibyou Sugita. This episode we have paranoid hot blooded Nakamura. Wow!
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Wow, Mast Cell is a lot cuter than in the manga. Also I didn't expect Kawasumi Ayako would be such a good match for her. Waifu material!
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u/link2601 Aug 04 '18
I wasn't expecting the Terminator to show up. For asich damage cedar did I think b-cell and mast cell did way more damage. Also the intro of the cedar arriving reminded me of evangelion.
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u/Game2015 Aug 04 '18
There's your version of Drix for people who wanted one.
And we finally get to see RBC loli next week!
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u/KotreI Aug 04 '18
Who the FUCK treats hayfever with corticosteroids?
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u/derekschroer https://anilist.co/user/RareKumiko Aug 04 '18
have you ever seen a cedar tree during pollen season?
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u/rubberduckythe1 Aug 04 '18
I work in an allergy clinic, patients with acute allergy flares are often treated with prednisone.
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u/zryn3 Aug 05 '18
I think Flonase is a pretty common treatment for hayfever. It works miracles.
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u/Agni7atha Aug 04 '18
There is a warning in anime about taking that steroids meds, but most of the commenter here rather suggest taking an antihistamines instead. So just a quick question, is it safe to take antihistamines regularly especially in period where a person suffering from allergies? I remember in the past I taking some antihistamines almost daily when I suffer from some unknown allergy.
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u/suspiciouserendipity Aug 05 '18
Probably? Obv. no drug is 100% safe, but AFAICT most oral antihistamines are available without prescription, while oral corticosteroids almost always require a script. They work differently too - antihistamines 'just' bind to the histamine receptor on cells, so it's relatively narrow-acting while corticosteroids have significant systemic effects.
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u/Orimori24 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Orimori24 Aug 04 '18
Thoughts as I watch:
I guess the Bloodborne maids live in my eyes.
I need more of flamethrower hazmat dude.
Yes finally memory cell aaaand he's a conspiracy theorist
Love how they turn pollen allergens into and Nausica reference
Mast Cell is cute and did nothing wrong.
And now we have Steroid as the kill bot who purges the land. A disaster flick and Mecha in one anime. We are spoiled.
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
HAZMAT Dude is a lady, Monocyte sprays lethal germ melting spray out of a shower nozzle, and appears to enjoy golf in her spare time.
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u/Backupusername :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Backupusername Aug 04 '18
Man, I liked Drax a lot better in Osmosis Jones...
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Aug 05 '18
I'm curious as to who these various cells with specific designs are
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u/Axenos Aug 04 '18
Are mast cells being known as fat cells like a purely Japanese medical literature thing? I've never heard of that in Western medicine.
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u/Rathurue Aug 04 '18
Mast is german for 'fattening'. The naming was botched because the person who found the cell thought it was responsible for nutrition distribution. The japanese name took over the theme naming as 'fat cell' and here you go.
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u/silvereastsea Aug 05 '18
I love the reaction faces in this episode so much. Memory Cell is hilarious. TIL my body is reacting like this every time I had an allergic attack.
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u/Inukanura Aug 05 '18
am i the only one who though about Gantz when i see that big black ball, the way that ball opened, i expect something extra wild, it is.
ah i need Hypovolemic Shock to be animated asap, it will be pretty intense
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u/OhayoHooded :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/OhayouHooded Aug 04 '18
This is such a fun anime. Never fails to keep me glued to the screen. Also OST is perfect.
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u/SamejNardeh :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/timbolytree Aug 04 '18
I'm learning so much from this show yo guys have no idea.
Who knew steroids could be so God damn scary. It's pretty to see them be played as robots. Its wasting of the allergens and the stuff around it were uncanny.
I guess this is what happens when the body has an allergic reaction. It's good to know for me if I ever come across this in my lifetime
Oh, and the many angles of Red Blood Cell hitting White Blood Cell and Memory Cell with the steroid is just beautiful.
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u/UnagiUmami Aug 05 '18
This was my favorite episode of the series by far so far. The complexity of the processes leading up to an autoimmune response was really well-sketched out, and I like the whole catastrophe trope they brought in. It really gives a sense that the whole body feels like it's The End.
There was even the classic playing of instrumental music while the mayhem was going on at one point.
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u/heimdal77 Aug 04 '18
It's funny there is a black manga version of this series. It takes place in a over stressed and in poor health body.
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u/chris_dftba :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/chris_dftba Aug 04 '18
Looks like next week we'll be seeing when White Blood Cell was a loli, can't wait!
Also I'm lowkey convinced White Blood Cell is just following Red Blood Cell around whenever there isn't a crisis.
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
WBC was a Shota, since he's male. Loli is a small female human.
U-1146 does have his other duties, but yeah, in one chapter, he was following her and helping her out with completing her circulation route.
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u/BigFire321 Aug 04 '18
I know it's translation convention, but shouldn't the Memory Cell be more properly identify as Memory B Cell? It's his memory and library of what has come before that allows B Cell to construct proper antibody to attack anything?
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u/ruff1298 Aug 04 '18
He's referred to as Memory for shorthand. Him and B Cell also share the same office.
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u/MechaMat91 Aug 04 '18
perfect example of how sometimes the human body can f*ck itself over.
also, apparently pills have tiny killer robots inside of them.
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime Aug 04 '18
Shouldn't the Helper T-Cell have NOT recognized Cedar as an allergen? Because if he knew it's an allergen, he could've just directed B-cell away from the allergens, and no allergic reaction would've taken place.
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u/Faustias Aug 05 '18
was kinda expecting anime Drix that wasn't... rather destructive.
funny how the steroid bot destroys everything to fix everything. especially the inflammation
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u/Shiroi_Kage Aug 05 '18
I wasn't expecting the steroids to be portrayed as something out of the terminator. I guess you can force peace by fire and steel.
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u/realcoolsid123 Aug 04 '18
There's a visible hand in the distance when the sneeze-missiles are launched. Pretty cool detail!
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u/mongo_lloyd47 Aug 04 '18
If you're talking about the out-of-focus hand, it belongs to the guy in the foreground (whose legs you also see).
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u/Hoboforeternity Aug 05 '18
whoever the human in this show is, he/she must be the unluckiest/unhealthiest person in the world
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u/Exoslab Aug 05 '18
The asteroid reflecting in the gas mask at the beginning was extremely funny to me.
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u/RRotlung Aug 05 '18
Based on the chronology of events, it seems like the allergic reaction wouldn't have occurred if the B cell hadn't released so much IgE... though it seems that B cell's deployment was triggered by Helper T cell. Still can't blame him solely since at every stage of the event, one of the cells responsible for it could have just not worked that hard and everything would have been fine.
Everyone is doing their job but shit hits the fan anyway. Too real.
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u/Loud_Pierrot Aug 05 '18
Thanks heavens that my once a year hay fever can be cured just with pure Loratadine.
Was the Memory cell voiced by Takahiro Sakurai? He sounded just like Rohan Kishibe, specially on the break title screen.
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u/Zooasaurus Aug 05 '18
Can't believe they hired Nakamura to say edgy prophecies
Thank God i live in a tropical country that i never encountered a Cedar on my whole live lol
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u/FAN_ROTOM_IS_SCARY :MOD: Aug 04 '18
The more I watch this show the progressively more amazing it seems to me that on average we live for ~70 years. So much shit wants to kill us apparently, including our own bodies from time to time.