Firestorm

is a Japanese anime series co-created by Gerry Anderson and John Needham. It was produced by Studio Trans Arts and premiered on TV Tokyo from April 6 to September 28, 2003

The series combines CGI animation for mecha and traditional cel animation for characters. Despite high-quality animation and an emphasis on futuristic vehicles traditional to Anderson productions (such as the Thunderbirds), the series was not warmly received in Japan and limiting its availability in other countries has been limited.

Plot
By the year 2104, the nations of Earth have finally achieved world peace. However, that peace is threatened by a new worldwide terrorist organization called Black Orchid. To counter this threat, the United Nations has created a military peacekeeping force called Storm Force. Each Storm Force unit (8 total) acts independently, operating primarily from a large twin-hulled submarine. As the series opens, a new elite unit is formed called Storm Force 9, which is assigned a special mission; code-named "Firestorm."