Aliases
Hataraku Saibou Special, Hataraku Saibou: Cold Syndrome, 風邪症候群, Cells at Work Special, Cells at Work: Cold Syndrome, Cells at Work Episode 14, Hataraku Saibou: Kaze Shoukougun, Cells at Work!: The Common Cold, はたらく細胞「風邪症候群」, はたらく細胞 新作エピソード「風邪症候群」
FALL 2018SPECIAL
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Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
In production
Releasing
Completed
A mysterious cell wearing a stylish hat appears before the regular cells, who are bored with just the same (cell division) work over and over again, every day. This mysterious cell lures the regular cells into a mischievous scheme against White Blood Cell and Killer T Cell. The regular cells enjoy working out their everyday, pent-up frustration. But, just who exactly is this cell wearing a stylish hat?
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
19.0
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 8 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Aniplex, Kodansha, david production) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 31%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 73.1
- Cohort rating percentile - 79th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial45
Production Feasibility28
Audience Reception58
Strategic Priors51
Fandom Engagement49
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:21 AM
Next scheduledin 16 hours
Renewal FAQ
Cells at Work!: The Common Cold renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Cells at Work!: The Common Cold getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Cells at Work!: The Common Cold has a 19/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Cells at Work!: The Common Cold be renewed?
- Cells at Work!: The Common Cold currently scores 19 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Cells at Work!: The Common Cold's renewal probability?
- Cells at Work!: The Common Cold's CourScore is 19 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 96 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 19,555 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 44 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,550 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 56,438 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 10,087 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 689 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,210 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.47 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 30 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 41,551 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 50,998 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 8,113 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.75 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 20,750 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 6 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 748 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.51 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 257 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 215 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 13,962 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 125 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.75 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,097 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.1 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 75 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 139,936 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -481 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 326 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 11,680,086 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 4,730 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 22,875 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 22,875 | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |