What is "basquash!"

is a sports and sci-fi anime which aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System. It involves characters playing basketball while riding mecha. The series premise was created by Thomas Romain and Shoji Kawamori, with the animation produced by Satelight. Shoji Kawamori handled the project direction, while the series direction was done by Shin Itagaki and later Eiichi Sato. The series was planned to be adapted as a remake that would have been targeted to children and sport fans. There has been no new information since then.