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」
S114FALL 2018SPECIAL
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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
Aug 30, 2026, 08:35 PM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
20.0
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (david production) renew 18% of productions, above the catalogue average of 3%
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 73.1
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 56,301 likes / 57,850 reactions on recent episodes
Runway
Feasibility warning
NoneSource material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.
Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.
Financial & Commercial59
Production Feasibility22
Audience Reception66
Strategic Priors61
Fandom Engagement37
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 08:35 PM
Next scheduled11 days ago
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 20% renewal probability. 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 20 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. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Cells at Work!: The Common Cold's renewal probability?
- Cells at Work!: The Common Cold's CourScore is 20 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-updated probability 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 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 103 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 19,387 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 44 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 1,549 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 56,301 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 9,923 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Aug 30, 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 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 686 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,120 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.53 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 30 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 41,415 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 50,829 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 8,086 | Aug 30, 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 | 744 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.91 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 257 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 215 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 13,956 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 49 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.74 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,063 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.1 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 75 | Aug 30, 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 |