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In the anime _Cells at Work_ ( _Hataraku Saibou_ ) that is currently airing,
AE3803 is a Red Blood Cell who does not have a sense of direction while
delivering packages to different parts of the human body. What does “AE” stand
for?


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Meaning of AE3803’s Name


There's no official statement for the production, but it seems the AE3803 is
[hexcode for a shade of red](http://www.color-hex.com/color/ae3803).


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Well, the hex color it leads to is technically called 'Rust'... So maybe you
could say that the author indirectly or, perhaps deliberately, named her
'Rusty'. It would explain why she is so clumsy but, then again, I do not know
much about Japanese culture or anything. So saying that someone is being rusty
might not make sense in translation. It's a thought, though. I'm curious
though. What are the Japanese words for 'rust' or 'rusty'? Maybe it makes for
a fun nickname.


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