Kinkyuu Hasshin Saber Kids

Aired: 1991

A science-fiction action anime produced by TMS Entertainment and broadcast on TV Tokyo, following a young squad of pilots who belong to the covert organization Sabers. Trained to fly the cutting-edge Saber Machines, they tackle incidents and crises around the globe. The series carefully details its aircraft mechanics while balancing teen rivalry and friendship inside the cockpit, delivering brisk, family-friendly heroics. The opening theme Dancing Beat and the ending TAKE A CHANCE, both performed by LOVERS, brought a danceable, contemporary pop sensibility to the early-90s anison scene that helped the show's youthful identity stand out.