The manga has inspired several spinoff series such as Hataraku Saikin (Bacteria at Work), Hatarakanai Saibō (Cells That Don’t Work), Cells at Work! Code Black (Hataraku Saibō Black), Hataraku Saibō Friend, Hataraku Kesshōban-chan (Platelets at Work), Hataraku Saibō Baby (Cells at Work! Baby), and Hataraku Saibō Lady (Cells at Work! Lady).
The anime adaptation of Shigemitsu Harada and Issei Hatsuyoshiya’s Cells at Work! Code Black (Hataraku Saibō Black) spinoff manga will also debut in January 2021 with a separate cast and staff.
Cells at Work!! (with two exclamation points), the second anime season of Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! manga, will premiere in January 2021.
Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga in English, and it shipped the manga’s fifth volume in English in November 2017.