Zoids: New Century - S01

Zoids, powerful animal-shaped combat mechs, are no longer used in warfare but in organized sporting competitions. The Blitz Team, a group of pilots struggling to find their place in the Zoid battling leagues, get a lucky break when Bit Cloud, a wandering junk dealer, stumbles into their group and proves he can pilot the temperamental Liger Zero, a Zoid that won't let anyone else into its cockpit. Led by Bit and the Liger, the Blitz Team steadily climb toward the top, but along the way they draw the unwanted attention of the Backdraft Group, an organization of Zoid pilots operating outside the laws set by the Zoid Battle Commission. The Backdraft want powerful Zoids for their ranks, and they have their eye on the Liger Zero...