Fans have been enjoying
Glitch Techs ever since Nickelodeon's long-awaited animated series finally bowed on Netflix in February. One of the great aspects of the show is that it boasts a great cast of characters with different abilities and ethnic backgrounds. And now, Dan Milano (
Greg the Bunny,
Warren the Ape), one of the co-creators of
Glitch Techs has shared a tidbit of information about a character from the show that makes the series even better!
Answering a fan on Twitter, Milano
confirmed that in the series, High Five and Miko, the show's two protagonists, are aged 15 and 16, respectively, however, when writing the show's original bible in 2015, they were originally aged 13 and 14, revealing that Nickelodeon asked them to "age up" the characters in 2018.
Milano then revealed that whilst growing up, Miko had some learning difficulties from her ADHD, causing her to be held back a year in school, and that she has just finished junior high in the series!
Yes, Miko has ADHD! I know it doesn't seem like much, but details like this are important. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is on the rise. In the
U.S. alone, one in 10 children between ages 5 to 17 years receives an ADHD diagnosis, making this one of the most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorders in the country. And it's not only children who are affected by it - ADHD can affect adults, too.
And that's not all - boys are more than twice as likely as girls to receive an ADHD diagnosis - which makes Miko having ADHD even more unique!
The makers of
Glitch Techs have put in a lot of effort to make this show inclusive - including having a Muslim-American female character who wears a hijab - and it shows. Representation matters - people need to see themselves in TV shows and movies, to have heroes just like them. Including a good range of characters is what makes
Glitch Techs even more of an absolute gem of a show. It's a pity that
Glitch Techs didn't make it to air on Nickelodeon like it was produced to, but like
Dan Milano said, "look at it this way, we're reaching a much wider audience of children around the globe on @netflix".
Update (8/6) - Dan Milano has talked more about Miko having ADHD. He said how it's definitely the intent, though they wanted to make it more official once a consultant was brought onboard. The details of her schooling are kept as "soft canon" since they have ideas that could possibly contradict it, but her core character is still intact.
Glitch Techs is available to stream on Netflix today!
Who knows what really happens when a video game starts to glitch? In
Glitch Techs, two teens work at a game store as a front for their actual job: Hunting video game monsters who've broken out into the real world for a super secret task force, The Monster Hunters! Nickelodeon's brand-new animated adventure-comedy series follows two newly recruited kids as they battle video game monsters that come to life in the real world.
This brand new animated series features High Five and Miko, two gamers who are recruited into the world of Glitch Techs: kids who battle the video game glitches that enter our world through faulty game consoles!
In the world of Glitch Techs, Hinobi is a huge gaming and tech company that makes massively popular video games consoles. What Hinobi customers do NOT know is that their games sometimes glitch and release dangerous video game creatures into the real world! That’s when the company send the Glitch Techs: a trained support team equipped with an arsenal of fantastic gaming gear designed to capture video game pests and out them back where they belong!
Once a glitch is returned, the Techs must remove any evidence it was there – including the memories of any witnesses! Not only do Glitch Techs fight for the safety of the city, they also work at Hinobi stores, helping customers with tech support and service needs.
Enter Miko and high Five – new recruits who fight glitches and reformat witnesses all before the store closes at 5pm. Talk about a crazy job! Respect the Tech!
Glitch Techs stars Ricardo Hurtado as High Five, Monica Ray as Miko, Luke Youngblood as Mitch, Sandeep Parikh as Haneesh, Zehra Fazal as Zahra, Josh Sussman as Bergy, Eric Lopez as Papi, Dan Milano as BITT and Scott Kreamer as Phil, as well as Scott Kreamer, Betsy Sodaro, Ashly Burch, Greg Nix, Dee Baker, Stephanie Sheh, Jolene Kim, Felicia Day, Cree Summer, Roshon Fegan, Rachael Russakoff, Nolan North and many more. Dee Bradley Baker (
Legends of the Hidden Temple,
American Dad) and Stephanie Sheh voice Miko's parents, Jane Lynch (
iCarly,
Glee) will guest star on the series. In addition to voicing some characters, Felicia Day was also a consultant for the series.
Glitch Techs comes from Eric Robles (
Fanboy & Chum Chum,
The X's,
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan) and Dan Milano (
Greg the Bunny,
Warren the Ape), both hailing from Nickelodeon's Artist Collective, an internal artist-led development program, and is produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, Calif. Nickelodeon has picked-up
Glitch Techs for an initial 20-episode first season. A second season was commissioned, however, Nickelodeon halted production half-way through. If
Glitch Techs season one is successful, there is a chance that the remaining 10 episodes will get animated.
On his Twitter co-creator Milano described the influences and inspiration behind the animated show, “Being childhood fans of the paranormal investigation genre,
Glitch Techs is absolutely Eric Robles’ and my love letter to
Ghostbusters and
Men in Black with plenty of
X-Files,
Buffy,
Doctor Who,
Star Trek, and dozens of other stuff we and our collabs grew up on.”
Although there isn't any official
Glitch Techs merchandise available to purchase just yet, fans can purchase Holographic Miko & Ally Sticker on
Lacelle's official webstore.
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Originally published: Friday, June 05, 2020.
Original source: Anime Superhero Forum /@SweetShop209.
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