Platelet (Cells at Work)

The Platelets are a group of supporting characters featured in the Cells at Work! manga and anime series. Their primary job is to cover open wounds in order to stop the body from bleeding out and to prevent any more harmful pathogens from getting in. Since real platelets are very small, the series depicts them as Kindergarten-age children. They are represented by the Platelet Leader, a young girl holding a yellow flag who serves as the face of the group, and has the most screen time and voice lines.

The platelets have become breakout characters in the series, gaining popularity because of their highly moe traits: young, cute children demonstrating various feats of teamwork. In the online anime communities, the Platelet Leader's loli appearance has made her the subject of "don't lewd" memes and actual explicit fan arts, which further contributes to her popularity. She enjoyed success in the seasonal tournaments of r/anime and ISML, finishing runner-up in the former behind Grand Blue's Chisa Kotegawa, and winning the seasonal diadem on the latter after beating Island's Rinne Ohara. The platelet has since been relegated to a bottom-feeder contestant in the two websites' main contests since then --- in ISML her only main tournament appearance was a fourth period exit in 2019, and in r/anime she has never made past the second round in both Best Girl and Best Character contests.

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Contest Wins (2)
 * ISML 2019 Diadem of Summer (seasonal)
 * Torneo MPMC: Besto Waifu 2018