A promotional video for the special episode "Hataraku Saibou !!" was posted on the official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu, Hataraku Saibou !! Saikyou no Teki, Futatabi. Karada no Naka wa "Chou" Ousawagi! ", Which will be released in theaters in Japan on September 5.
📢本予告公開！🎬— 『はたらく細胞』公式 (@hataraku_saibou) July 4, 2020
『「はたらく細胞!!」最強の敵、再び。体の中は“腸”大騒ぎ！』の最新映像を使用した本予告を公開✨
TVアニメ第2期の中で描かれる原作コミックス第5巻のエピソードをオンエアに先駆け劇場上映する本作は、9月5日(土)より上映スタート！
🎦https://t.co/AuiPeqWuSr#はたらく細胞 pic.twitter.com/4HrbNL3Uc0
The site also revealed a promotional image and new members of the voice cast:
- Yuri Yoshida as Lactic Acid Bacteria (Kuro).
- Rie Takahashi as Lactic Acid Bacteria (Aka).
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Lactic Acid Bacteria (Panda).
- Yurika Kubo as Lactic Acid Bacteria (Buchi).
This episode will show a story presented in the fifth compilation volume of the original manga and is actually one of the episodes from the second season, only it will have an early premiere.
For her part, Shimizu has published the manga in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine since March 2015, and has inspired a considerable number of spin-off series based on other types of cells.
Additionally, the work inspired an anime adaptation of twelve episodes broadcast between July and September 2018, and produced by David Production studios under the direction of Kenichi Suzuki and scripts written by Yuuko Kakihara. A second season is confirmed for the month of January 2021, as well as an anime adaptation of the spin-off manga Hataraku Saibou Black for the same month.
Production team
- Hirofumi Ogura is the new director for the second season (and this special) at David Production Studios.
- Yuuko Kakihara returns for script writing and supervision.
- Takahiko Yoshida returns to design the characters.
- Kenichiro Suehiro returns to compose the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Hataraku Saibou
This is a story about you. It is actually a story that unfolds within you. According to a new study, the human body is made up of about 37 trillion cells. These cells must work hard every day in a world that is actually your own body.
From erythrocytes carrying oxygen to bacteria fighting leukocytes, meet these forgotten heroes and the drama unfolding inside you! This is the strangest and most interesting story about the life of cells!
Source: Comic Natalie
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