Miko et High Five

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.

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

I rarely review anything online but this show had me hanging on to whatever I had nearby cause it has a loooot going on in it, starting with an amazing OST + animation, the plot has a couple of holes that you can quickly ignore due to the amazing gaming references and battles going on, not only actual but retro too, the retro feeling is never lost, even when they are supposedly dealing with advanced tech, I hope they really develop this series into something solid and not let it die cause It's been a while since anything good that screamed nostalgia aired, specially from nick, the plus is that the animation is on point boiiii.

Glitch Techs is a very, VERY good cartoon and might be the best thing Nickelodeon has put out in years. Despite a few uses of outdated gamer slang at times as well as the phrase "Like a boss" at one point (although to be fair it was said by a character that was meant to be obnoxious), the writing is solid overall with quickly paced delivery that works most of the time, with characters that complement the writing very well. Five and Miko are very charming and well developed protagonists, and not at one point do they border on annoying or intolerable. The music is also fantastic, it might be one of the best soundtracks to an animated show I've heard in a long time. And the animation is STUNNING. The lighting and colours are eye popping and the fluidity and kinetic energy of each action scene is truly a sight to behold. It's been a long time since there's been a major action cartoon, but Glitch Techs looks to fill in that gap. I hope that more people see this as we only have nine episodes so far and more should definitely be made. Please support this show if you want more original animated content in the future.

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.