Cells at Work! Cat - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - Chapter 1: Ticks

[MangaDex]

 

[Mangamoz]

Depicting a tick like a kaiju attack is brilliant.

 

[EchoGirl]

Did not expect this kinda spinoff but can't go wrong with cats lol

(I imagine it's more like "Mee - kay" versus "Like Mike" but it's pretty amusing to just see a cat name written as Mike lol)

 

[yoshiii]

Love this haha thank you!

 

[LilyNovice]

came for the cat, stayed for the anti-tick robots

 

[Doctor_Malsyn]

Alright now this is kinda adorable.

 

[Sonaldo]

Did not expect this kinda spinoff but can't go wrong with cats lol

(I imagine it's more like "Mee - kay" versus "Like Mike" but it's pretty amusing to just see a cat name written as Mike lol)

You're right. That's how the name is pronounced in Japanese lol. Another manga I've read has a male calico with that same name and I kept wondering why did he have a western name for some reason. It wasn't until I found out about Mikeneko (a vtuber) that the name is commonly given to calico cat in Japan and isn't pronounced the western way

 

[XeroTheGod]

Did not expect this kinda spinoff but can't go wrong with cats lol

(I imagine it's more like "Mee - kay" versus "Like Mike" but it's pretty amusing to just see a cat name written as Mike lol)

Yeah, I was unsure how to get that across in the translation. Most English speaking people will just see "Mike" not "mī-kayh"
I like keeping her Mike, because girl cats with boy names is cute. But my husband likes Micky better. 😅

 

[XeroTheGod]

You're right. That's how the name is pronounced in Japanese lol. Another manga I've read has a male calico with that same name and I kept wondering why did he have a western name for some reason. It wasn't until I found out about Mikeneko (a vtuber) that the name is commonly given to calico cat in Japan and isn't pronounced the western way

I'll have to check out that youtuber! 🤣 I love watching random Jtuber and Japanese Vtuber channels!

 

[Sonaldo]

I'll have to check out that youtuber! 🤣 I love watching random Jtuber and Japanese Vtuber channels!

Yeah just ignore the controversy and drama about her

 

[glad-barfs]

@XeroTheGod There is a missing page in this chapter:

Spoiler: screenshots

 

[glad-barfs]

Did not expect this kinda spinoff but can't go wrong with cats lol

(I imagine it's more like "Mee - kay" versus "Like Mike" but it's pretty amusing to just see a cat name written as Mike lol)

You're right. That's how the name is pronounced in Japanese lol. Another manga I've read has a male calico with that same name and I kept wondering why did he have a western name for some reason. It wasn't until I found out about Mikeneko (a vtuber) that the name is commonly given to calico cat in Japan and isn't pronounced the western way

Heh. I pretty much had the opposite problem when I was reading this series:
https://mangadex.org/title/58e52bea-76de-487b-acc9-b306e801bbe1/my-brother-s-husband

It involves a character from Canada named Mike. My brain kept confusing itself. 💀

 

[XeroTheGod]

@XeroTheGod There is a missing page in this chapter:

Spoiler: screenshots

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Oh snap! Looks like that page was missing in my copy of the chapter!
I'll translate the chapter and fix it when I upload chapter two in a few days!

 

[EchoGirl]

You're right. That's how the name is pronounced in Japanese lol. Another manga I've read has a male calico with that same name and I kept wondering why did he have a western name for some reason. It wasn't until I found out about Mikeneko (a vtuber) that the name is commonly given to calico cat in Japan and isn't pronounced the western way

maybe in official translations/localizations they put some kinda accent mark or and an extra 'i' or so (But i can totally imagine some ppl naming their pets western names b/c it sounds cute/cool like "Oliver")


Tho it is amusing when dogs/cats have 'human/average joe' names like "Steve" and such

Heh. I pretty much had the opposite problem when I was reading this series:
https://mangadex.org/title/58e52bea-76de-487b-acc9-b306e801bbe1/my-brother-s-husband

It involves a character from Canada named Mike. My brain kept confusing itself. 💀

yeah that series was quite something, i think they got a wrestler? or some kinda pro athlete to cast as mike in the live drama

 

[MaoTheGasGrill]

If you want to keep the original pronunciation, then maybe you could put 'Mikeh' instead? Otherwise, if you want to put an English name, something like 'Callie' might be better, like a shortened form of Calico.

 

[glad-barfs]

yeah that series was quite something, i think they got a wrestler? or some kinda pro athlete to cast as mike in the live drama

I had no idea there was a live action. Just found and watched the trailer for it. Thanks for mentioning it!

 

[TaqPCR]

Basophils aren't B-cells. They don't make antibodies. They get activated by antibodies which make them secrete immune signaling molecules to do things like upregulate inflammation or downregulate clotting.

 

[_hng_]

Red blood cells don't transport carbon monoxide, but carbon dioxide. Carbon monoxide is particularly toxic since it can bind and lock with haemoglobin and rendering red blood cells unable to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.

 

[Fugutron]

No bulli the platete kitties~

 

[Kaarme]

Yeah, I was unsure how to get that across in the translation. Most English speaking people will just see "Mike" not "mī-kayh"
I like keeping her Mike, because girl cats with boy names is cute. But my husband likes Micky better. 😅

Not super relevant, but for whatever it's worth, in Girls und Panzer, the Continuation High School, which is based on Finland, the three characters Mika, Mikko, and Aki all have male names, despite naturally being girls in the series. I reckon it might also be some kind of inside joke thing for the Japanese in the manga/anime industry, perhaps if a foreign male name sounds more like a female name in the Japanese ear.