Cells at Work! Baby, Vol. 4

Cells at Work! Baby #4

by Yasuhiro Fukuda, Akane Shimizu (Creator)

NOT KIDDING AROUND

In the same way that a baby eagerly learns how to crawl, the cells in a baby’s body work just as hard! Food allergies, summer colds…
When things are tough for mom and dad, the cells are busy too! As the baby starts to eat baby food and grow bigger, the cells grow steadily. Everyone used to be a baby, and this manga, which represents cells as small children, is dedicated to all of us.

FINAL VOLUME!

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Science, Humor

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 21, 2021

About the author

Name (in native Japanese): 福田泰宏

Reviews

[LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions) · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's the final volume of Cells at Work! Baby, which means it's time for the moment readers of this series likely saw coming since F's informational box changed in volume 2, or possibly even as early as volume 1 and the start of pulmonary circulation. But first, we have food allergies.

Although it's not that funny from the outside (I have a niece who has had eczema due to food allergies pretty much her entire life), I got a kick out of watching the regulatory T cell try to get everyone's attention as they were freaking out over the apparent invasion of a bunch of monster chickens.

The rest of the volume, dealing with RBC and F's relationship (more entertainment than education, here) and F's disappearance, was surprisingly emotional even though I was expecting it for a while. Yes, the edutainment manga made me tear up a bit.

I still need to complete all of the original Cells at Work!, but I felt that this spinoff found the perfect place to end things. Overall, I really enjoyed Cells at Work! Baby.

Extras:

A short interview with Dr. Shirai, the medical advisor for the Japanese editions of volumes 3 and 4.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baby's body is continuing to grow and develop. Red blood cell remembers first meeting F, but F is fading away and doesn't want her to know ahead of time. Baby's body adjusts to eating more solid foods, has an allergic reaction to some food, and has a cold.

This is the final volume in the Cells at Work! Baby series according to the back of this book. It wasn't my favorite volume (Red Blood Cell's reaction to the formation of feces was super weird...I think she's supposed to be drooling over the hard work of the cells, but it looks like she's drooling over poop...weird), but I did like how it explained food allergies. A great way for readers to learn anatomy & immune system functions.

Notes on content:
Language: 4 minor swears
Sexual content: None
Violence: White blood cells stab and kills bacteria and other invaders. One cell disappears (dies) because it is no longer needed.
Ethnic diversity: The cells appear to be White or Asian in depiction.
LGBTQ+ content: None
Other: Just weirdness about pooping.

[Robby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not expect Cells at Work! Baby to go this hard, embracing themes of obsolescence and death in a more hard-hitting way then even the main series.

Still don't quite understand the main character's ongoing obsession with poo.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful, heartwarming conclusion to the Cells at Work Baby series.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a great read! Educational, cute, and entertaining.

[Omar Villafane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Birth is a crazy complex process. We really are walking miracles

[First Last · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good ending to this series. I liked how we got to see all the cells mature since the beginning. F’s departure was sad but good.
good :.)

[Selam · Rating 5 out of 5]

never thought i would cry over fetal hemoglobin

[Flora · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always, an amazing read. Adorable at? Check. Informative yet balanced with a good feeling of comedy? Check.

However, I was TOTALLY not expecting to spend half the book in tears 😭

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite mangas. I love the fun twist on educational information

[claire :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

why was the f part so sad i didn't expect that
rip fetal hemoglobin you will be missed
the rest of the book was very educational i really like cells at work books