Red Blood Cell AE3803

Rookie Clumsy Delivery Worker

A rookie clumsy delivery worker who easily gets lost, she is a representative individual of red blood cells that transport oxygen and nutrients within the body.

Quotes

  • If I get lost, I'll take a breather and calm down!
  • I have a mission! Delivering oxygen and nutrients is my job!
  • Even if I fail, I can just try hard again!
  • For everyone's sake, I'll do my best today too!
  • Getting lost might be the beginning of an adventure!

Trivia

  • The hat's shape is modeled after the actual form of a red blood cell.
  • The getting-lost setting originated from a proposal by the original author's younger sister.
  • Energy source is glucose, with depictions of eating ice cream and manju.
  • Even among red blood cells, there are seniors and juniors, and they are sometimes identified by numbers.
  • In anime Season 2, due to few appearances in the original work, original scenes were increased.
  • The red blood cell's getting lost fulfills a cheering role or storyteller-like function in the story.

Alternate names

Red Blood Cell AE3803 AE3803 Red Blood Cell 3803

Tags

Cells at Work Red Blood Cell Anthropomorphized Cells Medicine Health Clumsy Girl Anime Adaptation

Profile

Species
Red Blood Cell
Gender
Female

Appearance

Overall appearance
Short red hair, wearing a hat modeled after the shape of a red blood cell with an ahoge sticking out from the hat. Wears a black short-sleeved T-shirt and a reversible red jacket.
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Red
Distinguishing features
  • Red blood cell-shaped hat
  • Short red hair
  • Ahoge protruding from the hat
Iconic items
  • Handcart
  • Delivery box
  • Red blood cell hat

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Hardworking
Detailed personality
An extreme directionally challenged clumsy girl who often gets lost, but pure and works diligently. Frequently gets involved in troubles such as bacterial invasions, and while scared, desperately carries out her work.
Keywords
  • Directionally challenged
  • Clumsy girl
  • Pure
  • Hardworking
  • Getting lost
  • Kind
  • Tenacious
Talents
  • Oxygen and nutrient transport
  • Tenacity
  • Crisis avoidance
  • Sense of responsibility
Skills
  • Delivery work
  • Navigation
  • Emergency response
Motivation
To safely deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cells within the body.
Habits
Frequently gets lost.
Favorite foods
Ice cream, Manju
Disliked situations
Getting lost, Encountering bacteria, Trouble

History

Backstory
A rookie red blood cell who easily gets lost in the labyrinth-like internal body environment. Though matured as an erythroblast within the bone marrow, she has a poor sense of direction. While bearing the important role of delivering oxygen and nutrients from blood vessels to every corner of the body, she often gets lost and is helped by cooperating with white blood cells.
Debut date
2015-03
Work title
Cells at Work
Media type
Manga

Encounter with Pneumococcus

Significant event
Encounter with Pneumococcus
Description
Targeted by pneumococcus at the beginning of the work, but overcomes the crisis together with the white blood cell.

Meeting with White Blood Cell U-1146

Significant event
Meeting with White Blood Cell U-1146
Description
Helped by a white blood cell while lost, nurtures friendship and together resolves numerous troubles.

Hemorrhagic Shock Crisis

Significant event
Hemorrhagic Shock Crisis
Description
Encountering a critical emergency in the body, her figure desperately continuing transport duties with her innate sense of responsibility is depicted.

Relationships

Herself from the erythroblast era

Her immature state. Matured in the bone marrow and graduates to become a red blood cell.

Red Blood Cell AA5100

Mentor

Cares for rookie Red Blood Cell AE3803 and is a reliable senior who helps with work.

Red Blood Cells

Red Blood Cells: unknown

Media appearances

Cells at Work

Manga / Protagonist

Started March 2015

Cells at Work

Anime / Protagonist

Season 1 July-September 2018, Season 2 January-February 2021

Intracorporeal Theatrical Play 'Cells at Work'

Stage play / Protagonist

November 2018

Cells at Work Movie

Movie / Protagonist

Releasing December 13, 2024

Voice cast and creators

Kana Hanazawa

Voice actor
Kana Hanazawa
Language
Japanese
Version or series
TV Anime Edition
Notes
Appears as one of the protagonists

Rinko Suzuki

Voice actor
Rinko Suzuki
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Live-action Movie Edition Childhood Role

Mei Nagano

Voice actor
Mei Nagano
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Live-action Movie Edition
Notes
Lead actress (Red Blood Cell AE3803 role)

Akane Shimizu

Creator name
Akane Shimizu
Role
Original author

Kodansha

Creator name
Kodansha
Role
Publisher

david production

Creator name
david production
Role
Animation studio

Takahiko Yoshida

Creator name
Takahiko Yoshida
Role
Character designer

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