"Exosquad" was among the first animated series by Universal Animation Studios (then known as "Universal Cartoon Studios") and was created under influence of anime imported from Japan. As a result, its complex story line covered a large number of topics from war through romance to genetic engineering and was able to appeal to a broad audience. Although the first season ran for only thirteen episodes in 1993, the rising popularity of the show allowed Universal to make the second one three times as long. In its second season, "Exosquad" was put together with another action series form Universal, "Monster Force". The series animation was provided for Universal by AKOM in South Korea.