Glitch Techs

After a rather abysmal decade, it looks like Nickelodeon is hitting the round running in 2020 with Glitch Techs.

The premise of the show is a solid one: Hector (High Five) and Miko are two teenagers who, through a surprisingly complex series of events, end up as Glitch Techs: soldiers who use high tech weaponry in order to battle rogue video game code (glitches) that manifests in the real world.

Right off the bat, the art style of this show is fantastic. It's vibrant, stylized, and really helps to convey the overall tone of the show. The animation fluctuates between smooth and intentionally choppy which helps to give it a very distinct and unique feel, and the electronic and glitchy music fits the show like a glove.

Next, there's our two lead characters, Five and Miko, who are a lot of fun to watch together. Five's analytical personality contrasts well with Miko's high-energy and excitable nature. Throughout the course of the first season (the only one available as of the writing of this review), Five and Miko grow and learn with and from each other all while battling cool-looking digital monsters via some of the best action choreography I've seen in an animated series in years.

The writing in the show is relatively simple and straightforward (aside from the double-length pilot episode) but manages to be engaging and character-focused without slipping into overly-childish or obnoxious territory. Both of the lead characters are well fleshed out and play off of each other extremely well.

Being a show heavily themed around video games, Glich Techs is especially fun for those who are avid gamers, containing fun references to everything from Pokemon and Castlevania to Metal Gear Solid and Street Fighter. The sheer passion that Five and Miko hold for video games is one that can be related to by anyone who happens to love them as well.

For Glitch Techs, it feels like the creators took elements from Danny Phantom, Ghostbusters, Men in Black & even Scott Pilgrim and rolled it all into one upbeat, eye-catching, action-filled romp that any animation fan, gamer or no, should be able to appreciate. In a way, I'm almost sad that Nick decided to relegate this show to Netflix. A series of this quality is exactly what their *actual* channel needs at this point. If there is any one thing I can fault the show for, it's that some of the dialogue can come off as cringy or trying a tad too hard to pander to the Gen Z crowd, but this is an extremely minor complaint.

To sum it up, Glich Techs is an extremely fun and satisfying watch and I cannot wait to see what Eric Robles and Dan Milano have in store for season 2.

The show is really amazing the animation is Great and Smooth The characters looks cool the story and writing is perfect The creator of Fanboy and chum chum really improve from his previous show i can admit i used to like fanboy and chum chum as a kid I'm very suprised that his new show is great this is a huge improvement !!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH

I loved the show since the first minute watching it! It is so so funny that in almost every episode I was crying because of the goofy jokes.

I also loved that the characters grow and change through the series. Hope that we get a lot of seasons

Animation - The show's animation is extremely fluid. It helps that it comes from the same animation studio that animated Rise of the TMNT, which also has beautiful animation. It also has a nice color palette that's easy on the eyes, and good geometric character designs.

Writing - The show has fairly good writing. The story is engaging and unique, and the dialogue is sharp. There's also a lot of video game references to stuff like Pokemon, Sonic, and Castlevania for all of us video game nerds out there.

Characters - The show's characters are also well-written, and get a lot of development. Five and Miko genuinely seem like real people that you would meet and have a lot of traits to round them out, as well as a good dynamic with each other. Bitt is adorable, and Mitch is the guy you love to hate. The only problem is that Zahra and Haneesh don't get enough screen time or development, but hopefully they will in future episodes.

Music - The show's music really stands out. It's 8-bit and inspired by retro video games, obviously. The opening theme and credits songs are both really catchy.

Enjoyment - The only problem I have is that it drags sometimes due to being 22 minutes and not 11 minutes, but overall it's a fun show with a compelling story, great action scenes, smooth animation, likable characters, everything you need to make a great Nicktoon. It's a crying shame that Nickelodeon screwed it over and dumped it on Netflix. Everyone complains that Nickelodeon doesn't come up with original ideas anymore when this show and the new show It's Pony exist. Support both of those shows if you want more original ideas from Nickelodeon.

This show is really amazing, Animation 10/10 Story pfff just PERFECT

It seems that they learned the mistakes of fanboy and chum chum, to bring something from another level.

The sad thing is the choices Nickelodeon takes with his animated series, first Harvey Beaks, then welcome to the Wayne (super dead), Pinky Malinky (Netflix) and now Glitch Techs, is what gave Nickelodeon more freshness. but as always, nickelodeon with bad decisions as always, I just hope that with the new president everything is fine ...