Mobile Mecha (2020)

Mobile Mecha is a reboot of the original Mobile Mecha franchise. It is a collection of five animated series, plus a short web series that is part of the new Mobile Mecha Extended Universe. The series is collectively produced by Jake Borella Enterprises and Beta Cartoon Productions, with other companies producing shows. Four are confirmed as of April 2019.

Production
Production started in October 2017 when the twenty-first season of Mobile Mecha ended. It was originally going to be developed for the 22nd season, but Jake Borella himself stated that "This series needs a reboot. A fresh start. We've had this original universe for over 25 years. We need a new Big Bang." And so, afterward, Jake Borella and a few staff members from Firebasket Studios launched Jake Borella Enterprises, a spiritual successor to the old JB Animation & Co.' studio. It is owned by Firebasket Studios, and later in September of that year partially owned by Beta Cartoon. Jake also employed his son and daughter, Timothy Borella and Shannon Borella to help produce, direct, and write the series.

Writing
Writing for the base story took place from December 2017 to April 2018. Timothy Borella, head of writing and mecha designer, stated that writing was the worst part of the process due to the stress of writing a base storyline to connect all five main series. Due to the heavy load of writing for every episode, Firebasket Studios and Nightway Productions writers and even some directors wrote episodes for the collective series.

Animation
Animation for the main two series (Graduating Class and War) were animated by Studio 4°C, Powerhouse Animation Studios, Studio Mir, Studio Acesky Special Projects Studio, and Venga Animation. Rooster Teeth Animation also worked on some CG scenes on Graduating Class, while Firebasket Animation worked on CG scenes on War. Animation for Behind Enemy Lines and Rogue Fighters were done by Gonzo, Silver Arts Animation, Venga Animation, and Vasoon Animation. Animation for Operation Stealth was done by Gonzo, Saerom Animation, Acesky Animation Services of Canada, and SurgeKorea Animation. Animation for Unknown Quest was done by Studio Acesky Studio E, Acesky Animation Services of America, and Hong Ying Animation.

Casting
The casting was done by Shannon Borella of JBE and Vanessa Blanchard of Nightway Productions. Voice production took place at Skywalker Sound, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Venga Vancouver, Sentai Studios, and NYAV Post. Shannon Borella is also the voice director. Christopher Mintz-Plasse was cast as the main character, Blitz Murlock. Lana Condor, Rosa Salazar, Justin Chatwin, Colm Feore, and Zawe Ashton were also cast in undisclosed roles.

Season two
Season two started production in early 2021, with the majority of production being done remotely. Only four shows will return to the main Mobile Mecha timeline: War, Rogue Fighters, Graduating Class, and Behind Enemy Lines. Timothy Borella continued being the head writer for the show, with Jake Borella contributing scenarios and storylines for War and Graduating Class. Keenan Gonzalez and Phillip Christensen were hired from Nightway Productions to work on the second season full time, mainly working on Rogue Fighters and Behind Enemy Lines. Animating the four series will be Studio Mir, Powerhouse Animation Studios, Tiger Animation, and Firebasket Animation (War, Graduating Class), and Studio 4°C, SurgeKorea Animation, Saerom Animation, and Gonzo (Rogue Fighters, Behind Enemy Lines).

The series will officially launch in late February 2022, with a trailer releasing on January 1, 2022.

Series
& Mobile Mecha: Graduating Class
 * Mobile Mecha War
 * Produced by Jake Borella Enterprises, Firebasket Studios, Beta Productions. Airs on Firebasket Entertainment. Rated TV-PG DLV/TV-14 LV
 * Focuses on general warfare in the Launch vs Rogue vs Kelia war.
 * Season 1 Airdate: June 1, 2020 [12 episodes]
 * Mobile Mecha: Rogue Fighters
 * Produced by Jake Borella Enterprises, Nightway Productions, Beta Cartoon Productions. Airs on EXO. Rated TV-PG V
 * Focuses on rouge members of the Launch Mecha army.
 * Season 1 Airdate: July 26, 2020 [10 episodes]
 * Produced by Jake Borella Enterprises, Ellation Studios, Rooster Teeth, Beta Cartoon Productions, Stormedia Productions. Airs on VRV. Rated TV-PG LV
 * Focuses on Launch Mecha Academy students.
 * Season 1 Airdate: September 4, 2020 [10 episodes]
 * Mobile Mecha: Behind Enemy Lines
 * Produced by Jake Borella Enterprises, Firebasket Studios, Beta Cartoon Productions. Airs on Beta Cartoon. Rated TV-PG DLV
 * Focuses on the Kelia army.
 * Season 1 Airdate: September 4, 2020 [10 episodes]

Former series

 * Mobile Mecha: Operation Stealth
 * Produced by Jake Borella Enterprises, Beta Cartoon Productions. Aired on Beta Cartoon. Rated TV-PG V
 * Focuses on a group of both Launch and Kelia armies doing stealth missions.
 * Season 1 Airdate: Fall 2020 [6 episodes]
 * Mobile Mecha: Unknown Quest
 * Produced by Jake Borella Enterprises, Frederator Studios, Beta Cartoon Productions. Airs on Channel Frederator/VRV (Episodes were later moved to Paramount+ in 2021). Rated TV-PG LV
 * Focuses on a squadron of Launch military members, trying to get information about the Kelia army and other missions.
 * Season 1 Airdate: August 1, 2020 [6 episodes]