{"id":226678,"date":"2021-04-14T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cells-at-work-code-black-will-scare-you-into-self-care-film\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:00:30","slug":"cells-at-work-code-black-will-scare-you-into-self-care-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cells-at-work-code-black-will-scare-you-into-self-care-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cells at Work CODE BLACK Will Scare You Into Self-Care \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cf9a07f974\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cf9a07f974\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cells-at-work-code-black-will-scare-you-into-self-care-film\/#What_Makes_It_Great\" >What Makes It Great<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cells-at-work-code-black-will-scare-you-into-self-care-film\/#What_It_Brings_to_the_Conversation\" >What It Brings to the Conversation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cells-at-work-code-black-will-scare-you-into-self-care-film\/#Why_Non-Anime_Fans_Should_Check_It_Out\" >Why Non-Anime Fans Should Check It Out<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Cells at Work CODE BLACK Will Scare You Into Self-Care \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-666265 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Cells-at-Work-CODE-BLACK-700x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Cells at Work CODE BLACK\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Cells-at-Work-CODE-BLACK.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Cells-at-Work-CODE-BLACK-360x154.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>(Welcome to\u00a0<\/i><b><i>Ani-time Ani-where<\/i><\/b><i>, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a>.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last year, right before the world entered into lockdown, I wrote about the fun and violent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/o\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Cells at Work!<\/i><\/span><\/a>, an anime with tons of monster-killing and also some important biology lessons about the wonderful things your body does to keep you alive. Now, the show\u2019s first spin-off, <b><i>Cells at Work: CODE BLACK<\/i><\/b>, takes a different approach by scaring the shit out of you for not taking care of your body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The basic plot remains the same, taking us inside the human body with anthropomorphized body cells carrying out the tasks that keep you alive and fighting with onslaught of bacteria and other creatures that are constantly trying to invade. What\u2019s different this time is that the host body is incredibly unhealthy and constantly on the verge of collapse, making this more of a disaster movie where something threatens the world every 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">More than just a show about unhealthy habits, <i>Code Black<\/i> is a poignant exploration of \u201cblack companies\u201d overworking their employees, and how that affects your mental health and then your physical health, making this arguably the timeliest anime to come out of 2021<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Makes_It_Great\"><\/span><b>What Makes It Great<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Right out of the bat, <i>Code Black<\/i> shows off a much darker and serious tone compared to its predecessor. While the original was very optimistic about its portrayal of body overcoming almost any obstacle, this takes the opposite approach. Our main character, a red blood cell, starts out the show during orientation day, where he watches an introductory video explaining his tasks and the various colorful cells he will encounter along the way. The video is very upbeat and everyone is shown enjoying their job, but the reality is bleaker. The red blood cell encounters nothing but pessimistic and bitter old people who hate their job and just can\u2019t wait to die so they can stop working. There\u2019s no better indication of the difference in tone compared to the main <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> than the cute platelets now being portrayed as mean teenagers. Indeed, <i>Code Black<\/i> has huge horror vibes, with a bigger emphasis given to the way the cells die horrible deaths and are mutilated by bacteria or other substances. The first episode introduces the idea of carbon monoxide from smoking transforming blood cells into zombies, and the score for the show resembles something out of a John Carpenter movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Code Black<\/i> also features a more serialized format that escalates the kind of problems the host body faces in the show, building up the idea that these are not just isolated incidents that happen all the time, but direct results of an unhealthy lifestyle that brings about increasingly deadly problems. In one episode, the entire body is put into double duty to counter the host body suffering from erectile dysfunction, which then leads into an invasion by gonorrhea in the next episode, which then causes a bunch of cells to die, leading to an overactive immune response that causes hair loss in the episode after that, all building up to a season finale that rivals <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2018\/08\/dinosaurs-tvs-saddest-sitcom-finale.html\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Dinosaurs<\/i><\/span><\/a> as one of the grimmest and most devastating conclusions in television.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_It_Brings_to_the_Conversation\"><\/span><b>What It Brings to the Conversation<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">What makes <i>Code Black <\/i>stand out is how its subtitle doesn\u2019t just indicate a darker and more adult tone, but how it\u2019s directly referring to the Japanese concept of a \u201cBlack Company\u201d \u2014 basically a sweatshop-style working environment that exploits its workers and overworks them to the extreme.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The show constantly juxtaposes the working conditions that lead the host body to be this unhealthy and the incredibly dangerous working conditions the cells face day-to-day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Every episode, and nearly every scene, has a character hammering a \u201cwork until you die\u201d mantra, with everyone just agreeing that\u2019s the way things work around here. The Glomeruli \u2014 kidney cells \u2014 are portrayed as women who are expected to work in absolute silence, no matter what they see. Any sort of complaint is seen as shameful, and older cells are constantly encouraging the younger ones to just give up on their emotions and work until they die, with many a character\u2019s last words being just \u201ckeep on working.\u201d When a character is stricken with grief and is unable to do his job, he gets yelled at because he\u2019s physically fine and can\u2019t take a break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">More-so than the main series, <i>Code Black<\/i>\u00a0deals with mental health issues and how they affect your physical health, like the aforementioned grief-stricken cell being unable to function as he struggles to cope with a heavy loss. This is a welcome addition to the show, especially during a time when it\u2019s safe to say most people\u2019s mental health is taking a hue toll due to\u2026well, <em>everything<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Make no mistake: this show has no sense of optimism. At most, it argues that you can maybe find small joys in your suffering, and the finale teases an incredibly cruel potential season 2. Is this necessary? Maybe not, but it\u2019s definitely an effective wake-up call.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Non-Anime_Fans_Should_Check_It_Out\"><\/span><b>Why Non-Anime Fans Should Check It Out<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Very few anime have managed to capture the horror of the work-life under late-stage capitalism as well as <i>Code Black <\/i>does. Not only is this an entertaining horror show with compelling characters you care about (but shouldn\u2019t get attached to), it shines a light on both the horrifying effects an unhealthy lifestyle has on your body, and also on the real horrors of being overworked in a gig-economy that doesn\u2019t give a single damn about your or your health. As we start to see a light at the end of this pandemic tunnel, it\u2019s important to remember we are not completely out yet, and as some workers start returning to an office after working from home for the past year, remember to take care of yourselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Watch This If You Like: <\/b><i>Osmosis Jones, Devilman Crybaby, Neon Genesis Evangelion, feeling bad about your health<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Cells at Work: CODE BLACK <\/i>is streaming on Funimation.<\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/post -->\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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