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Anime Watch Time

How Long Does It Take to Watch Cells at Work!?

Romaji: Hataraku Saibou · Native: はたらく細胞

Cells at Work! takes about 5.2 hours (5 hours 12 minutes) to watch in full, across 13 episodes. Use the watch time calculator for an estimate based on your own pace and playback speed.

About Cells at Work!

The average human body contains about 60 trillion cells, and each of them has work to do! But when you get injured, viruses or bacteria invade, or when an allergic reaction flares up, everyone from the silent but deadly white blood cells to the brainy neurons has to work together to get through the crisis!

Series Context

Score

7.40

Year

2018

Format

TV

Source

Manga

Status

Finished Airing

Prequels, Sequels & Related Entries

Cells at Work! connects to 3 other entries — useful to know if you want the full watch time for the whole story, not just this one.

Franchise Guide

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The franchise page groups the connected seasons, movies, and specials into one watch-order guide, with a combined total watch time.

Episode Count and Watch Time

Cells at Work! Episode Count and Total Watch Time

Episodes

13

Episode length

24 min

Total watch time

5 hours 12 minutes

Status

Finished Airing

At this length, it's a manageable watch over a single weekend for most viewers.

Binge Watching Schedule

Simple Watch Schedule for Cells at Work!

Based on average episode length and normal playback speed.

Episodes per dayDays to finish
26.5 days
52.6 days
101.3 days

Quick Answers About Cells at Work!

Does Cells at Work! have filler episodes?+

No — Cells at Work! has no filler episodes, so the full watch time already reflects the main story only.

What changes if you skip intros and outros?+

Skipping roughly 3 minutes per episode lowers the total watch time to about 4.6 hours, versus 5.2 hours with intros and outros included.

Is Cells at Work! worth binge-watching?+

At this length, it's a manageable watch over a single weekend for most viewers.