Unfortunately, this manga was not really my style. The idea was interesting, but I am not interested in these kind of things.

I loved the anime series, and I love this spin off version. Like the anime, this book presents the human body in a way that is entertaining as well as educational, displaying the circulation system like a massive city that the cells, portrayed as people, tend to every day.

Cells at Work has been growing in popularity and with good reason. It presents science about the body in a fun and entertaining story, with delightful characters who we follow through the many routes of the body. It’s so popular it spawned an anime, and a spinoff series Cells at Work: Code Black, set in an unhealthy body that puts the cells work in deeper risk. And now we have a new version: babies.

Ever wondered what a newborn has to go through in the first year of life? Now you can know. All our characters are adorable chibi designs who are thrust into the world and have to discover how to do their jobs, while learning how every other cell works in the process. Exploring labour, milk, digestion, and so much more, the lives of baby cells prove to be more interesting and complex than we thought.

Because it follows the same formula as its mangas predecessors, the style of it can get repetitive at times. You focus on a certain bodily function, something happens, it gets fixed, and so forth. I forgive it for that because the aim is to be educational, and the content is detailed and in-depth, and when it comes to the human body, things never always go smoothly. You also get treated to an interview with Dr Hashimoto, the paediatrician who consulted on the manga, which gives another insight into the mangas creation.

If you’re a Cells at Work fan, or are looking for an educational manga, then go no further. Cells at Work: Baby is cute, informative, and a great addition to the collection.

ARC Copy...Hard and too early to say if younger readers can read this due to chibi-rizing of the cells + taking place in a baby's body. It cute and adorable to see the cells as kiddies doing their duty in a baby body plus the human body facts +danger are still present just like its "parent" series.

Get ready for Cells at Work but mini edition! The story follows some of our favorite characters but as kids. These cells are working hard and join them on their daily work duties in our bodies! A fun read and just great!

*Thanks Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*