Content & Trigger Warnings for Cells at Work! (2018)
7 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Cells at Work! (2018) contains 7 content warnings : Terminal illness, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Needles / medical procedures, Vomit / emesis (emetophobia), Alcohol abuse (depicted), Gore / graphic violence.
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Does It Get Worse?
1 series-wide warning applies across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Terminal illness | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | The body faces life-threatening conditions that the cells must fight to survive |
| Terminal illness | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | The body faces cancer and other life-threatening conditions with serious stakes |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Blood is a constant visual element as the show takes place inside the human body, with red blood cells and bleeding shown regularly. |
| Body horror | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Cells being infected, mutated, or destroyed shown in animated biological detail |
| Body horror | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Cancer cells and severe infections create more disturbing biological imagery |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Medical procedures depicted from inside the body including injections and surgeries |
| Needles / medical procedures | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | More medical interventions shown from the cellular perspective |
| Vomit / emesis (emetophobia) | S1 | 1/5 | Depicted | Bodily functions including sneezing and stomach distress depicted comedically |
| Vomit / emesis (emetophobia) | S2 | 1/5 | Depicted | Bodily expulsion processes depicted as part of the immune response narrative |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | An episode depicts the effects of alcohol on the body's cellular systems |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Effects of excessive drinking on the body explored through cellular perspective |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Battles against germs and pathogens involve blood splatter and cell destruction depicted in action style |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Immune cell battles against increasingly dangerous pathogens with graphic cell destruction |
Mental Health & Emotional
The body faces life-threatening conditions that the cells must fight to survive
The body faces cancer and other life-threatening conditions with serious stakes
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is a constant visual element as the show takes place inside the human body, with red blood cells and bleeding shown regularly.
Cells being infected, mutated, or destroyed shown in animated biological detail
Cancer cells and severe infections create more disturbing biological imagery
Medical procedures depicted from inside the body including injections and surgeries
More medical interventions shown from the cellular perspective
Bodily functions including sneezing and stomach distress depicted comedically
Bodily expulsion processes depicted as part of the immune response narrative
Substance Use
An episode depicts the effects of alcohol on the body's cellular systems
Effects of excessive drinking on the body explored through cellular perspective
Violence & Physical Harm
Battles against germs and pathogens involve blood splatter and cell destruction depicted in action style
Immune cell battles against increasingly dangerous pathogens with graphic cell destruction
