| Super_Boom said: This show is really something else, I feel like anime this clever don't come along that often. I never thought an anime would make me feel sympathetic towards cancer of all things, but it was actually very well done and the story was pretty fitting given how the world is set up. I was talking with my sister, who works as P.A, and she was surprised the anime was even adding an NK cell into the story. I'm trying to get her to watch it to see how much she'll geek out over it. |
It wasn't all that long ago that I took Anatomy & Physiology, so I actually do remember some of this stuff. The Helper T cell especially made me chuckle, as did the whole thing with Histamine overproduction--anyone with allergies probably felt sympathy pangs during that, as the worst part is the fact that your own body is making you suffer by overreacting. Mast cell was really cute, though.
I've said it before but I can see Moyashimon being an inspiration. That's about a college freshman who can see microbes, which are personified as cute little goobers. It's actually a mature series that touches on different lifestyle choices, so the narrative is much different, but part of the charm is the way it talks about how the various microbes interact with their environment, both good and bad, like causing sickness or producing alcohol, and gives little lessons about them. It makes you look at the world a little differently, since microbes are everywhere.
I can't find much video footage but this AMV shows some of what I mean. A very underrated series (in the west) that would probably have seen more popularity in today's environment where people are watching more than just Bleach or Naruto.
It was plenty popular in Japan and even had a rather good live action series. This scene is about fermentation and is absolutely gross. Kiviak, it seems, is made when you stuff a bunch of dead birds into a dead seal and then bury it for a year or so. I mean, who even thought to try that the first time?
