Remember this GIF?
Many anime lovers are probably not unfamiliar, this picture is from "Working Cell", which is a popular science animation drama adapted from the manga of the same name created by Japanese manga artist Akane Shimizu. It takes a unique approach to cell anthropomorphism, imagining a person's body as a vast city in which 37 trillion 2 trillion cells run, each performing its own duties, building a bright and prosperous world.
The platelets in the GIF have exploded the QQ space and circle of friends of countless people overnight because of their innocent and cute posture. "Working Cell" rose with the tide, when only 11 episodes were released and the number of plays exceeded 100 million, becoming one of the hottest animations in 2018, with a Douban score of 9.1 that year, and also won the Best Animation Screenplay Award at the 25th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Award. Not only did it become a hit in the animation circle, but it also immediately became a hot topic of discussion in Japanese society.
In China, "Working Cell" has also attracted a lot of attention. In 2020, CCTV even introduced and dubbed it. This is the first time in 14 years that CCTV has introduced Japanese animation, and it should be known that the last time CCTV introduced Japanese animation was "Detective Conan" in 2006, which shows the popularity of "Working Cell".
Each episode of the animated version of "Working Cell" basically reflects an event related to human health, such as streptococcus pneumoniae invasion, influenza, fir pollen allergy, food poisoning, etc., which not only explain the pathogenic principle in the interesting story, but also vividly show the means and measures of the immune system to fight disease.
Just on April 9, the movie version of "Working Cell: Cell Battle" was released in China. The film tells the story of white blood cells and red blood cells meeting good general cells and lost lactic acid bacteria. In order to escort the lactic acid bacteria to the place where their companions are, white blood cells and ordinary cells advance towards the intestines, but they encounter the cancer cells of the strongest opponent of the resurrection, and the physical world seems to be in an unprecedented fatal crisis...
Recognize the real body of the cell from the animated image
In "Working Cells", the most famous thing is of course the successful anthropomorphization of cells, turning these originally awkward and abstract cells into real and cute character images. Whether it is appearance or personality, their anthropomorphic settings are closely related to their actual functions, reproducing their working order and responsibilities in the real cell world, so that the audience can quickly remember their characteristics and functions.
Now let's get to know these popular characters and their real identities:
erythrocyte
Functions
It travels around the body, delivering oxygen to cells everywhere and some of the carbon dioxide to the lungs. It is the most important medium for transporting oxygen through the blood in vertebrates, and it also has immune function.
peculiarity
It is the most abundant blood cell in the blood, without a nucleus, and is broken down and destroyed by immune cells after aging. The red-blooded girl in the anime is optimistic and positive, but she is also a novice road fool who fights tirelessly against the lost every day. In a stumbling rookie career, I often asked for help with white blood cells.
White blood cells (neutrophils)
White blood cells are commonly known as immune cells, and the prototype of the character in the anime is actually the neutrophils in the immune cells, which are responsible for removing foreign bodies such as bacteria and viruses that invade the outside world, accounting for more than half of the white blood cells in the blood.
Patrols in immune units are always on the front line, react quickly, and can move between tissues. Moreover, when killing the enemy, he did not hesitate to go forward and follow. The white blood cells in the anime have a strong "contrast cuteness", which looks cold on the outside, but is actually very gentle and kind, and likes to drink tea.
platelet
One of the cellular components contained in the blood, when the blood vessels are damaged, they are gathered to block the wound, and they are smaller than the average cell.
Beneath the young and irregular appearance, there is a powerful clotting ability! In the anime, he is an orderly pumping little expert, soft and cute, making the audience exclaim "the heart has melted".
Macrophages
Human scavengers, responsible for swallowing foreign bodies such as dust, cell debris, pathogens, and germs, and also go to the site of inflammation for treatment, is a wide range of white blood cells. If it can't get busy, it will also summon many companions through antigen presentation.
It is distributed throughout the body and has a variety of forms. The anime character is set as a beautiful big sister dressed as a maid, who looks weak, but is actually superior in battle! Often save the field during battle, help white blood cells fight. Since both macrophages and monocytes are phagocytes, she will also disguise herself in the anime.
Dendritic cells
He has a strong ability to absorb information, process and migrate, and is the head of the liaison soldiers on the battlefield. It has the effect of presenting invading bacteria and virus-infected cell fragments as antigens, communicating to other immune cells, and also releasing cytokines.
As its name suggests, it protrudes like trees around. The anime is set as a gentle man in a green uniform.
Killer T cells/memory T cells
The prototype is cytotoxic T cells, which can recognize and destroy foreign bodies such as virus-infected cells and cancer cells. Some of them will differentiate into memory T cells, which can be prepared in advance to deal with the reappearance of the same enemy.
Usually rarely appears, following the orders of helper T cells. In the anime, it is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, muscle-muscled man wearing black short sleeves, with a bit of a middle two in the name of the move, directly fighting with the enemy, and using less weapons.
Helper T cells
Regulates or "assists" other lymphocytes to function, and after receiving news of the invasion of bacteria and viruses, formulate strategies, inform all cells of the direction of enemies, and direct killer T cells.
Activated helper T cells secrete cytokines, proteins, or peptides to regulate other immune cells. But it is also the target cell of the HIV virus, which is drastically reduced when AIDS occurs. In the anime is an adult male commander. Cute points are sharp reflective glasses, uniforms, foodies, and like to make harsh remarks in the live broadcast of sending orders.
Natural killer cells (NK cells)
Patrols the whole body and is not controlled by the orders of helper T cells, and will attack once cancer cells and cells infected by viruses are found. It is not only related to anti-tumor, antiviral infection and immunomodulation, but also participates in the occurrence of hypersensitivity reactions and autoimmune diseases, and can identify target cells and killing mediators. Its exact source is unknown and is generally thought to have been derived from the bone marrow.
It can be called a special soldier in the immune force, which is a very important immune cell, which can be activated by neuropeptides and has super combat effectiveness! In anime, the representative character of this type of cell is a beautiful and sassy black short-haired woman with a cold personality.
cancer cell
ability
Cancer cells can infiltrate the boundaries of normal cells and proliferate indefinitely. As the tumor develops, it metastasizes and spreads with blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, preferentially attracting nutrient-rich blood. The terrible thing is that the human body will naturally produce cancer cells, and even a healthy human body can produce thousands of cancer cells every day! And cancer cells can also disguise themselves as ordinary cells to deceive the immune system, and only NK cells can accurately recognize them.
Cancer cells are not caused by a viral infection, but by genetic mutations that occur randomly when normal cells divide. Therefore, the cancer cells in the anime are sad that they are just born different from people and will be hunted down, think that the world is unfair and full of resentment, feel pain for their existence, and intend to spread cancer cells to more places.
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The immune cells in these anime and manga fight with various bacteria and viruses every day to protect their health, and they are "cute" and "burning". The audience also learned about the workings of the immune system - it turns out that in our seemingly calm bodies, these cute cells have been working all year round, full of energy. They are loyal to their duties, always stick to their posts in order to protect their health, and fight many unknown and brutal battles.
It's a real life-and-death fight! T cells (green) are destroying cancer cells (red)
NK cells disintegrate cancer cells
Our bodies are the whole world of cells, so correspondingly, every "misdeed" we do, such as smoking, drinking, staying up late, getting sick, and getting injured, will also bring them powerful enemies, let them experience a life-and-death test or a catastrophe!
Therefore, for these immune cells who protect your health day and night and never give up, you must also live well, work and rest regularly, and be sure to stay healthy!
Now people know that the quantity and quality of immune cells are closely related to life and health. However, they will gradually decrease with age, and the human body will enter a period of frequent diseases.
With age, immune function inevitably declines, especially after the age of 50, and the risk of disease increases sharply
Therefore, we must also remember to come to Haier International Cell Bank early to store our healthiest immune cells and keep a hope for life. In the future, replenish the number of autoimmune cells and make yourself healthier for a longer time!